Free Society Assn. one year in, still growing
Barry Goldwater's Free Society Association marks its first anniversary. About 42,500 members, far short of the 400,000 to 500,000 projected, with a $500,000 first-year budget. Republican leaders see limited impact on funds and unity efforts while the group pursues conservatism through newsletters, issue papers, and regional meetings.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Goldwater
Association
GOP National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Society
GOP
Bliss
Tion
Denison Kitchel
Lichenstein
LBJ Faces Pressure to Speak on War as Campaign Looms
President Johnson, praised for political skill, faces declining polls on his handling of the Vietnam War and will soon be forced to address the nation in detail. With Congress' pace slowing and the November elections approaching, his ability to persuade depends on a stronger record in the coming months.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Parachutist Transferred to Bethesda After Coma
Nick Piantanida, 33, of Brick Town New Jersey, in a waking coma, was moved from Hennepin County General Hospital to Bethesda Maryland for neurosurgical evaluation after a May 1 oxygen loss during a record parachute attempt over Minnesota. He fell from 57 000 feet, guided by his ground crew, and remains in serious condition with brain damage.
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Minneapolis
Nick Piantanida
Minnesota
Hennepin County General Hospital
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Piantanida
Brick Town
N.J
Matland Baldwin
Janice
Maryland
Sioux Falls
Minnesota Attorneys Disbarred in Two Cities
ST. PAUL AP reports two Minnesota lawyers, Floyd J. Minium of New Ulm and Carl A. Johnson Jr. of Mankato, were disbarred by the State Supreme Court. Minium faced sanctions for mishandling client funds while Johnson pleaded guilty to a third degree murder charge last October.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
Floyd J. Minium
New Ulm
State Board of Law Examiners
Carl A. Johnson Jr
Mankato
ISU Prof Tots 3 and 4 Could Start School
Iowa State University child development chair Dr. D Bruce Gardner supports allowing children to begin school at ages three or four with a flexible nursery program. He warns against early prep for first grade and favors individualized sensory-based learning rather than socialization focused sharing.
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Ames
D. Bruce Gardner
Iowa State University Department of Child Development
Future Lunar Tests Check Man's Chances of Survival
NASA officials say Surveyor 1 confirms the moon surface can support man but stress that tests remain. Future missions will include radioactivity measurements and a digger device to probe beneath the surface.
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John D. McClain Washington
U.S
Earth
Homer E. Newell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Surveyor
NASA
Robert Gilruth
Manned Space Center
Houston
Surveyor 1
Moon
Newell
Oceanus Procellarum
Iowa GOP to Hold Raucous Caucus Fundraiser Affair
Iowa Republicans plan a frisky convention weekend beginning with a Polk County picnic at the fairgrounds featuring go go dancers rock and roll and Dixieland. The event aims to boost party coffers ahead of district caucuses and a state central committee election. Beer and cola will replace champagne as refreshments with admission priced at 2.25 before June 12 and 5 afterward.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Gop
GOP
Veterans Auditorium
Polk County
Iowa Fairgrounds
Allen L. Barney Danielson
$100 000 Grant to U of M Spurs Taconite Research
The Iron Range and Resources and Rehabilitation Commission approved a $100,000 grant to the University of Minnesota School of Mines and Metallurgy for underground taconite studies. Prof. Pfleicher and Assoc. Prof. Yardley lead tests across 10 Iron Range sites to assess depth and iron content and review earlier drilling back to 1909.
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ST. Paul
Iron Range and Resources and Rehabilitation Commission
University of Minnesota School of Mines and Metallurgy
Eugene P. Pfleicher
Donald H. Yardley
University Mines School
Armando de Yoannes
Onamia
Onamia Indian Reservation
James Weiland
Midwest Senators Vote on Debt Limit
The Senate passed a temporary debt limit to 330 billion dollars by a 50 to 17 vote. In Minnesota McCarthy voted for and Mondale did not vote. In North Dakota Burdick voted for and Young voted against. In South Dakota McGovern voted for and Mundt voted against.
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Midwest
Washington
Minnesota
Dakotas
Senate
McCarthy
Mondale
North Dakota
Burdick
Young
South Dakota
McGovern
Mundt
Tobacco Tax Dilemma On Lettuce Cigarettes In Utah
Utah State Tax Commissioner asks Attorney General whether a Texas firm selling lettuce processed and packaged like cigarettes must pay tobacco tax. The firm argues it should not pay the tax, while authorities weigh the tax status of this product.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Orville Gunther
Atty
Phil L. Hansen
Texas
Gunther
Her Sex Stood in Way of Her Career
Boston AP reports Maxine Bixby a Salem senior received a Naval Academy invitation. She replied that her sex barred admission. A certificate signed by Brigade Cmdr. Michael J. Sweeney stated she could not become a midshipman due to circumstances beyond her control.
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Boston
Maxine Bixby
Salem
Mass
U.S. Naval Academy
Maxine
Midshipmen
Naval Academy
Michael J. Sweeney
Synod Advances 1967 Budget Over Six Million
Delegates to the Christian Reformed Church Synod approved a 1967 budget exceeding six million dollars. The plan raises about $500,000 over the previous total and asks roughly 60,000 families in over 600 congregations to contribute an average of 101 dollars, up from 98 dollars.
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Pella
Iowa
Christian Reformed Church Synod
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