Ford warns auto and oil industries to unite on air pollution
Henry Ford II, chairman of Ford Motor Co, told American Petroleum Institute leaders that autos and petroleum must join forces to combat air pollution and traffic congestion. He argued public impatience could trigger policy, and urged broader education on pollution sources beyond cars, tires, and exhaust.
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Agit Automobile and Petroleum Industries
Ord II
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American ‘Petroleum Institute
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Ford
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Petroleum
Eure
Detroit
Los Angeles
Pelibuier
Low Angeles
East Bay
Steel
Bay Area
Mizeli Wins Congressional Seat in Countdown Era
Vinegar Bend Mizeli, once a major league pitching ace, secures a congressional seat. The piece notes his unlikely rise amid a broader, tongue in cheek look at politicians throwing legitimate curves at voters. Five Mexican scientists claim a medical computer could assist future family doctors. It won’t make house calls, a jab at changing medical practice.
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Vinegar Bend Mizeli
Congress
No Easy Solution To Aerial Piracy
Paul Harvey argues aerial piracy lacks a single motive or method. He cites October and November 1968 incidents including hijackings, diversions to Cuba, and a attempted attack on a Philippine airliner. He discusses detection limits of fluoroscopes, legal penalties, rising air traffic, and the need for covert surveillance without false alarms. He ends by inviting readers to propose solutions.
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Anether
Bucard
FBI
CSA
Don MacLean on Valenti Movie Code and Morality
The column mocks Jack Valenti and the evolving Hollywood film rating system. It notes shifts from G and R to A and NA like labels and jokes about adding a IC category for simple plots. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek salute to Valenti amid commentary on moral guidelines.
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Washington
Jack Valenti
Lyndon Johnson
Mr. Valenti
Valenti
Hollywood
Mothers of America
When Heroes Err Look Another Way
Washington columnist accuses media outlets of bias and hypocrisy in handling a partnership tax tale tied to Arlington court dealings. He cites Abe Ribicoff Fortas and Brennan and accuses the Washington Post and New York Times of protecting favored figures while praising Scripps Howard for coverage. He defends press freedom despite economic pushback.
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Arlington
Supreme Court
Arthir Goldberg
Abe Fortas
William Brennan
Chicago
Democratic Party
Abe Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
Ribbott
N.Y. Times
Washington Post
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Fortas
Carolyn Agger
Post
Walter Jenkins
Lyndon Johnson
Charles E. Smith Companies
Scripps Howard
Washington Daily News
Walter Jenking Mars
Justice Fortas
Universities Turn To Stocks Amid Endowment Struggles
Stanford and Harvard illustrate the pressure on private endowments as costs rise and government funding shifts. Endowment yields lag inflation while tuition soars. some schools diversify into stocks and major holdings like IBM, GM, and Xerox shape new investment strategies to sustain operations and planned expansions.
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Callf
Stanford University
Peace Corps
Harvard
Stanford
Indiana University
Elvis J. Stahr
Yale
Dow
General Motors
University of Rochester
Eastman Kodak
Xerox
Executive Vice President of Washington International Horse Show Assoc
A reader notes Rene R. holds the post of Executive Vice President at the Washington International Horse Show Association. The message also questions a $50,000 government expenditure to underwrite a film on the mating dance of the Amazon butterfly, speculating on possible uses for biologists.
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Washington International Horse Show Association
Rene R
World Time Line Highlights From 1937 to 1964
Key events include Chungking becoming wartime China’s capital in 1937. Nuremberg trials began in 1945 with 24 German leaders. In 1947 Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten. Roy Howard, newspaper executive, died in New York in 1964. Thomas S. said music is the speech of angels.
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China
Nuremberg
Elizabeth
England
Philip Mountbatten
Roy’ Howard
New York City
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