Bill Does Not Include Cedar River Flood Study
Minnesota rivers receive major share of a $1.598 billion flood control measure by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve Minnesota projects are listed including the Upper Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, but the Red Cedar river near Austin is not included for surveys or projects. Local flood damage prompted hopes the omission is temporary and will be corrected before final action.
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Minnesota
House Appropriations Committee
Upper
Mississippi
Root River
Warroad River
Minnesota River
Red River
St. Croix River
Yellow Medicine
Lac Quiparle
Zumbro River
Bull Dog Creek
Red Cedar River
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Austin
Corps of Engineers
Congress
Campus free speech debates across universities unfold
The piece contrasts North Carolina and Harvard events on free speech. NC faced accreditation threats over Communist speakers while a Harvard Phi Beta Kappa chapter tried to bar McGeorge Bundy from speaking on Viet Nam and Dominican Republic policy. Bundy faced pickets and boos. The column notes liberal campus contrasts with regional bigotry.
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North Carolina
Harvard University
Phi Beta Kappa
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Bundy
South
Beatles honored in British Empire list sparks mixed reaction
London papers protest the Beatles being named MBEs as war heroes and veteran recipients object. Harold Wilson faces political heat over the honors list while supporters cite peacetime merit. Some see the controversy as shifting global focus from Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.
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London
M.B.E
Harold Wilson
Electronic Traffic Control by Computers Gains Momentum
An editorial argues that electronic traffic control using computers, tested in Toronto five years ago, dramatically reduces delays and accidents. Detectors feed data to a central computer which directs signal changes, with early results showing 18 percent faster travel and 15 percent fewer crashes in 140 intersections.
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Toronto
Quotation and Commentary From Various Authors
The Red Wing Republican Eagle reports on quotes about work and character, notes Ruskin’s view of toil, and discusses farm policy debates. It highlights farmers resisting centralized controls, with examples from cherry growers voting against a federal order while supporting a state program to promote cherries.
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Wisconsin
Door County
Lake Michigan
RED Wing Republican Eagle
Turn Back The Clock Camporee and Local Developments
Twenty one Boy Scouts from St Augustine's parish attended a camporee at Clarks Lake Waseca last week. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp opened a new gas station on the corner of Mill and St Paul streets today. Owatonna announced plans to purchase acreage adjoining Mineral Springs Park. Harold Beebe Austin is new Cedar Valley District Boy Scouts chairman. Jay C Hormel will speak at the Committee for Economic Development meeting in St Paul. Roy Nelson and R A Dunnette will attend the District Five M S conference Sunday at Faribault.
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St. Augustine’s Parish
Clarks Lake
Waseca
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Mill and
St. Paul Streets
Owatonna
Mineral Springs Park
Harold Beebe
Austin
Cedar Valley
Boy Scouts
Jay C. Hormel Wil
Committee For Economic Development
St. Paul
Roy Nelson
R. A. Dunnette
M.S
Faribault
Free Society talks and political quips in print
Barry Goldwater proposes a Free Society group while critics note the Johnson era themes and other political gibes. The column riffs on Lynda Bird Johnson archaeology, De Gaulle Humphrey dialogue, and a broad mix of social, cultural, and foreign policy curiosities.
Simkin Becomes White House Labor Crisis Chief
William Edward Simkin leads the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service as the nation’s top labor management mediator. He quietly calms crises across steel, oil, and other industries, relying on deep preparation, no publicity, and a steady eight hundred thousand disputes case history.
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Victor Riesel
Chicago
White House
William Edward Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Bill Simkin
Simkin
Washington
Berry's World Feud Sparks In-Field Industry Workshop
The recent workshop brought together top industry and labor figures to discuss construction, automation, job evaluation, seniority, early retirement and pensions. Government officials proved knowledgeable and dedicated as they return to regional offices, signaling a calmer industrial front despite minor noises.
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The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Timely quotes mirror era debates and public figures
A collection of notable statements from Robert Moses praising World Fair admission cuts, Gov. John McKeithen urging state responsibility, commentary on Medicare bill prospects amid a doctor boycott, plus Bobby Vinton predicting lifelong fan support.
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Runnymede
Robert Moses
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Today in History highlights June 21 1965 AP rundown
June 21 marks key past events including the Okinawa surrender after 81 days of battle, New Hampshire ratification of the Constitution, Cyrus McCormick’s patent, U S troops in Cuba, Scapa Flow, Berlin air armada, a North Korean air crew surrender, Eisenhower golf vacation, and Jim Bunning’s no hit bid.
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Associated Press
Okinawa
New Hampshire
Cyrus McCormick
U.S
Cuba
Scapa Flow
Berlin
Seoul
South Korea
Dwight Eisenhower
Hawaii
Jim Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
First American Newspaper Suppressed After One Issue
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick was the first American colonial newspaper. The Boston paper appeared just once before being suppressed and shut down.
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American
Boston
Family Memoir Glorifies Age of Agrarianism
Book review surveys Rochello Hunter’s A House of Many Rooms, a Knopf memoir set in Mormon Utah around the turn of the century. It extols agrarian virtues, kinship, and parental devotion, with anecdotal, nostalgic scenes and a tribute to Miles A. Smith as anchor of the narrative.
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Rochello Hunter
Knopf
Utah
Miles A. Smith
Cashier says he was decashed of 300 at tavern
In Colorado Springs local crime report Sam Cash, a tavern owner, told police a thief smashed the beer cooler lock and stole about $300 he had hidden there. The incident prompted police to investigate.
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Cash
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sam Cash
Reds Seek Jump on West on Military Base in Space
Washington report notes Soviet military space program leads in longer missions and aboard a manned orbiting laboratory. It cites McNamara's cautious stance delaying U.S. military space projects while hints of possible shift under pressure from advisers.
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Reds
Weston Military Base
Washington
NEA
Moscow
Defense
Robert McNamara
United States
McNamara
U.S. Space Initiative
Civilian
National Aeronautics and Space Ad
U.S
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Harold Brown
Brown
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