High Court Decisions in 1965 66 Term Shape Rights
Supreme Court issued landmark rulings expanding individual rights while not delivering its most sensational decisions. It protected rights against government power, upheld fair trial guarantees, banned poll taxes in state elections under the 14th Amendment, allowed broader Voting Rights Act provisions, restricted compelled confessions, and reinforced libel safeguards for public officials. The term included enforcement of voting access for thousands, including Black voters, and stricter trial standards for police procedures.
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James Marlow
Washington
Supreme Court
Johnson
Congress
Sam Levenson frets over evils of TV and kids
New York AP report on Sam Levenson, ex teacher turned humorist, arguing schools must teach children to watch television. He criticizes parents and broadcasters for failing to educate through TV while dismissing concerns about violence as passivity. A Northwestern study notes shifts in popular kids shows over 15 years.
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Sam Levenson
NEW York
New York Public School System
Levenson
Paul Witty
Northwestern University
Crusader Rabbit
Hopalong Cassidy
Wild Bill Hickok
Howdy Doody
Uncle Mistletoe
Austin Herald 1966 Local News Brief
Brief item from Austin Minnesota Herald dated Tuesday June 21 1966 reporting regional happenings and notes in a compact local format.
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Austin (Minn
Herald
California Population Growth Sparks Smog and Policy Debate
A Washington DC study cites proposals to tax new arrivals and curb growth in highways, industry, and water for California. State planning officer Dr. Leslie Corbett dismisses the idea of penalizing newcomers and questions the feasibility of planning a worse school system.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Washington, D.C
Leslie E. Corbett
Hollmann
Robert C. Cook
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Watts
Los Angeles
Redwoods
University of California
Two Iowa cases probe death and church fire in Dubuque
In Ottumwa a 61 year old woman Ruth Mahoney was found dead in the Mississippi near Rushburn and investigators consider homicide or suicide with a .22 bullet. In Dubuque police probe a fire gutted Westminster Presbyterian Church likely set by vandals as the building awaits demolition for a Boys Club site.
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Ottumwa
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Wapello County
Ruth Mahoney
Mississippi River
Rushburn
Dubuque
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Iowa Names Augustine to Student Activities Post
Roger D Augustine, assistant to the dean at Michigan State University, will become director of student activities and assistant professor of education at the University of Iowa this fall. The directorship is new and aims to provide students with extra help and guidance for extracurricular activities.
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Tou
Iowa City
Roger D. Augustine
Michigan State University
University of Iowa
Iowa
Man Charged in Mill City Swindle Case
Meredith P. Lowe, arrested in Phoenix, faces federal charges for scheming to defraud Minneapolis widow Angie A. Wetrosky of about $14,000 through false pretenses and misrepresentation, according to Assistant U. S. Attorney Patrick J. Foley.
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Minneapolis
Phoenix Ariz
FBI
Meredith P. Lowe
U. S
Patrick J. Foley
Angie A. Wetrosky
Idaho Governor to Visit Cresco and Sioux City
Governor Robert E. Smylie a Republican born 1914 in Cherokee County will visit Cresco Iowa for its centennial observance and then Sioux City to see his 86 year old father Loren. He will be honored at a reception and speak at a pageant performance titled Up from the Prairie.
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Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Cresco
Iowa
Sioux City
Loren
Smylie
Cherokee County
Wadena Mayor Dies of Heart Attack
Theo dore Ted Anderson, 67, mayor of Wadena Minnesota, died Monday from a heart attack after being stricken while playing golf last Wednesday. He had been hospitalized since the first attack five days earlier. Anderson was elected to his first term in December 1965 after 15 years as a councilman and was former manager of Equity Cooperative Creamery. Funeral services are pending.
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Wadena, Minn
Theodore
Ted) Anderson
Wadena
Anderson
Equity Cooperative Creamery
IRS Checks Out Non-Profit Store in Indiana
In Noblesville Indiana an IRS agent interviewed 7 year old Leif Foettel after a telephoned inquiry about a store run on his father Larry Foettel property. Leif said he sold radishes and turnips for a penny each and earned a net profit of 7 cents in two weeks.
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IRS
Noblesville, Ind
Internal Revenue Service
Larry Foettel
Foettel
Leif
Tiros 7 Satellite Still Functions After Three Years
In Camden New Jersey officials of RCA report that Tiros 7 the oldest still operating weather satellite remains in orbit after three years continuing to function well.
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Camden
N.J
Radio Corp. of America
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