Rate of Illegitimate Births Tripled Since 1940
A National Center for Health Statistics study shows the U S illegitimate birth rate more than tripled from 1940 to 1965 with nonwhite rates lagging white rates since 1960. The rise slowed after 1957 and urban births increased as more unmarried women aged 15 to 44 became at risk.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
U.S
Stephanie J. Ventura
National Center For Health Statistics
Ventura
National Center
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Driver Charged With Criminal Negligence In Fatal Barnum Crash
John W. Carl, 26, of Barnum, Minn., faces a criminal negligence charge after a Dec 23 head-on crash on Highway 61 near Barnum. Allan J. Berry, 27, of Hopkins, died. his 13 month old daughter Serena is hospitalized. Carl was not jailed but held for observation. wife and three other children were treated and released. Highway Patrolman Donald D. Carpenter filed the complaint.
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Carleton, Minn
John W. Carl
Barnum
Minn
Allan J. Berry
Hopkins
Highway 61
Serena
Duluth
Carl
Moose Lake Hospital
Donald D. Carpenter
Stocks Withstand Shocks and Close Year With Cheer
The 1967 stock market ended on a strong note with a year end rally on the New York Stock Exchange as investors participated widely. NYSE volume reached 14.95 million shares on the final trading day, while 2.5 billion shares changed hands for the year, the second highest yearly total on record. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 119.42 to 905.11 for the year.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Elderly pay for Congress failure to curb doctor fees rise
Washington AP reports William Hutton of the National Council of Senior Citizens blasts a Medicare premium hike from $3 to $4 monthly, effective April 1, as critics warn doctors' fees push up costs. The administration cites expected slower next-year inflation and ongoing cost projections.
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Washington
Congress
William R. Hutton
National Council of Senior Citizens
Medicare
Hutton
American Medical Association
Tor
AMA
Thai Navy Probes False Casualty Phone Calls
The Royal Thai navy investigates phone calls to relatives of sailors in Vietnam reporting fake casualties. The Bangkok Post reports navy wives and relatives also received letters with similar messages.
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Bankok
Thailand
Royal Thai Navy
Vietnam
Bangkok Post
Minnesota to Run $7,000 Ebony Ad Targeting Minorities
Minnesota plans a $7,000 full page Ebony ad inviting minority groups to vacation in the state. The program, run by the Department of Economic Development with the Department of Human Rights, aims to tap new tourist dollars and promote non discrimination in 1968. Commissioner Frank Kent says the effort makes minorities welcome and promising visits, with a 24 hour discrimination complaints line planned for next summer.
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St, Paul
Ebony Magazine
Minnesota
National Negro Magazine
Department of Economic Development
Department of Human Rights
Frank Kent
Kent
State Department
Three Drug Firms Found Guilty on Antitrust Count
NEW YORK AP Three major drug firms American Cyanamid Bristol Myers Charles Pfizer were found guilty of antitrust violations in the manufacture and distribution of 1.7 billion dollars of antibiotics. A jury convicted them of restraint of trade conspiracy to monopolize and actual monopoly. Maximum penalties include 150 000 dollars fines per defendant and potential treble damages for civil suits. The case highlights federal scrutiny of cost and quality in health care amid Medicare growth.
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New York
U.S. District Court
Tango Play in St Paul Delivers Sharp Surreal Comedy
The Minnesota Theater Co presents Sławomir Mrożek's Tango in St Paul with the Guthrie Players. A family portrait blends absurd humor and dark drama as Grandma dons tennis shoes and a coffin becomes a penance stage. Father lounges, Uncle clashes with danger, and Sonny seeks conventional respectability amid provocation and power.
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Father
Sonny
Poland
Slawomir Mrozek
America
Minnesota Theater Co
St. Paul
Edward Payson
Guthrie
Mrozek
Grandma
CIA Ends CIA Funded Support to Private Groups
The State Department announced that covert CIA funding of overseas activities by private educational and voluntary groups will be discontinued before December 31, 1967. The exact organizations remain undisclosed, with only a "very small" number known to have received aid.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
CIA
Robert J. McCloskey
Small Minnesota meat plants defended by legislator
Minnesota Senator Howard Nelson, speaking for the Minnesota Frozen Food Locker Association, defended small state licensed meat plants amid criticism by Liberal lawmakers and officials from the USDA. He said the small slaughter industry is largely above reproach and urged continued inspections to promote wholesome meat products.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Minnesota Frozen Food Locker Association
Howard Nelson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Harold LeVander
Nelson
Food Locker Association
Judge Man by His Clothes in Chicago Burglary Case
George Phillips, a Boulev ard Loan Co. clerk, says you can judge a man by his clothes. He reported eight suits and other items stolen in a burglary. A man then entered the office to pawn a suit, the suit seeming familiar. Police charged the man with grand theft burglary and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Chicago
George Phillips
Phillips
Boulevard Loan Co
Deer May Be Given Pills to Curb Overpopulation
In SANDUSKY Ohio NASA and Ohio State University scientists plan a fertility study at Plum Brook to curb a deer herd that has grown to more than 700. The program will sample pregnancies and may involve shooting some deer for study to assess population control options.
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Sandasy
NASA
Ohio Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit
Tony J. Peterle
Ohio State University
Mississippi KKK leader among seven jailed for civil rights killings
Seven men connected to Mississippi killings receive federal prison terms for conspiring to violate civil rights of three young men slain near Meridian. Imperial Wizard Samuel Bowers and Alton Roberts get 10 years, Cecil Price and Billy Posey six years, others three to six years with appeals planned.
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Neshoba County
Billy Wayne Posey
Philadelphia
Horace Doyle Barnette
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Richard Broberg
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
John W. Gardner
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Gardner
American Cyanimid Co
Bristol Myers Co
Charles Pfizer and Co
By George Moses
Mississippi
Shreveport
Jimmy Arnedge
Meridian Steel
Jimmie Snowden
Meridian
Justice Department
Bowers
Posey
Price
Cox
Leo
Ott Eitene
NEW Years Coupon
Seasons Pictures
Nestle
N. Main
Austin
Gelusil
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