East Central Expands Night Classes for Veterans This Fall
East Central plans a record number of graduate and undergraduate evening courses for veterans amid rising enrollments. Col. Bobby Davis notes veteran numbers have doubled in two years, with potential enrollment near 400 this fall. A joint East Central Veterans Administration office will open Aug 1 to assist benefits qualification.
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Davis
Veterans Administration
Army
Eran
Raymond Hall
East Centre
Transportation Problems Outlined Railroads Suffer Overcompetition
Washington AP Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr outlines the need to shift spending to fix railroads and reduce overcompetition among carriers. He calls for consolidation to two or three transcontinental railroads per direction, notes airlines could profit with fewer flights, and questions long distance rail profitability for Amtrak. He stresses avoiding monopolies while ensuring at least two railroads serve major cities and seaports and cites waste from multi railroad usage and logistical costs.
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America
William T. Coleman Jr
Amtrak
Coleman
Philadelphia
Transportation
U.S
Chicago
Omaha
CBS coverage of Ford news conferences in doubt
CBS News chief Richard Salant says live coverage of President Ford's news conferences may be halted until the FCC rules on the equal time question. CBS seeks to exempt live events from equal time laws, noting potential GOP contenders could demand time if Ford seeks re election in 1976.
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Ford
Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
CBS News
Richard S. Salant
CBS
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FCC
California
Ronald Reagan
Milt Gross
Johnson
Goss
Nixon
Salant
Van Type Trucks Gain Popularity With Youth
Detroit AP reports van type trucks are rising 1.3 percent year over year as young buyers convert vans into mobile bedrooms. Industry data show 206,311 vans sold through June 20 versus 203,604 a year earlier, with commercial windowless models leading and buyers spending on extras like air conditioning and radios.
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John B. Naughton
Ford
Chevrolet
Terry Shank
Merrolis Chevrolet
Jerry Milchram
Tonis Refuses To Part With His Model T
Sacramento man Mike Tonis 81 keeps his navy blue Model T Ford after 700000 miles of use. He bought it for 5 dollars during hard times and plans to drive it forever despite offers of 3000 dollars and a 1948 Cadillac. The car runs well with little trouble and Tonis drives it regularly.
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Calif
Mike Tonis
Tonis
Skin cream comes in plastic bottles boom in New York
A plastic bottle boom grows as skin care firms plan a 40 percent production rise by 1979 per John Malloy of the Plastic Bottle Institute. Industry officials expect bottle production to advance 8 to 10 percent annually through 1980.
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New York
John Malloy
The
Plastic Bottle Institute
Society of the Plastics Industry
Kennedy Death Warrants Probe Raises reopening talk
Senator Richard Schweiker on Face the Nation says CIA probe could reopen Kennedy assassination questions. He notes earlier Warren Commission missed Castro assassination attempts and a Castro warning before Dallas, suggesting potential motivational links though no hard proof exists. Schweiker cites possible governmental involvement in Castro plots.
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Richard S. Schweiker
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Warren Commission
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Fidel Castro
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Dallas
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United States
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Sen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Los Angeles Embraces Expansive Street Murals Across the City
LA boosts public art with giant murals from Eastside walls to Burbank hydrants. The Inner City Mural Program funds 19 works from Venice to the coast with a 5000 dollar NEA grant supporting artists and education.
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Venice
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Ocean
National Endowment For the Arts
Marijuana study links heavy use to addiction traits
In a Langley Porter trial funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse volunteers lived stoned for a month and received high doses of THC. Researchers report tolerance and dependence symptoms emerged with heavy use, but no drug-seeking behavior or major memory deficits were found.
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University of California
Reese T. Jones
Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Jones
EC Workshop Emphasizes Law Education at ECU
East Central University hosts a five day workshop in the North Lounge Student Union from 1 to 5 pm led by Dr. John Densford. Fifteen scholarships available. The program centers on liberty property equality power and justice to help teachers integrate law concepts into classroom practice.
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John Densford
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