Governor Outlines Four Traffic Safety Aims In Minnesota
Governor Elmer L. Andersen addressed about 800 police officers at the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers convention in Austin. He touted a 20 percent drop in traffic tolls, urged mandatory seat belts, reexamination for violators, expanded Highway Patrol, and compulsory driver training, and pressed legislators to fund the Crime Bureau adequately.
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Elmer L. Andersen
Minnesota Police and Peace Officers
Aus
Tin
Andersen
Crime Bureau
Official Ridicules Air Union Claim in Jet Era Debate
Washington AP report quotes Najeeb A. Halaby, FAA administrator, calling the Flight Engineers International Association claim that a light engineer must be a qualified mechanic to operate jets a base lie. He labels four man crews featherbedding and says safety is not at risk, as examinations cover training not mechanical skills.
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Washington
Najeeb A. Halaby
Federal Aviation Administrator
Flight Engineers International Association
Halaby
Investment Banking Association
Santa Barbara
Calif
Grounds Eastern
Engineers’ Union
Eastern Air Lines
Pan American
Engineers Union
United Twa
New York
Austin names Robt Nelson as police chief
At a police convention banquet Mayor announced Robert L. Boomer Nelson as the new Austin police chief succeeding George Roope. Nelson has served as acting chief since last April and was selected after weeks of testing. He is 40, Austin native, and a former waterfront director turned detective and acting chief.
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Albert Reinartz
Arrangements Cochairman
Gov. Andersen
Robert Rosavy
Robert Nelson
Arrangements
Minnesota
Roger Svejkovsky
Austin
Robert L
Boomer) Nelson
Nelson
George Roope
Peter L. Nelson
9Th St
Dolores Renfield
Blooming Prairie
Austin High
FBI National Police Academy
Washington D. C
Austin Pool
Air Force
Wwil
Man Committed to State Hospital in Pine City
Gerald Crist, 29, charged with assault for allegedly abducting his divorced wife, was committed to St. Peter State Hospital after a sanity hearing. His ex wife Hedy, 25, says Crist forced her to ride in his car and spend the night near Kettle River in Pine County, Minn. State's attorney Howard N. Ledin announced the commitment.
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Pine City
Minn
Gerald Crist
St. Peter State Hospital
Hedy
Crist
Kettle River
Howard N. Ledin
Pine County
Oil Fires Rage In Oran Harbor Amid Algeria Turmoil
In Oran Algeria during rising tensions after Algeria’s self rule vote, Secret Army Organization bombs ignite BP tanks causing massive black smoke and dock disruptions. European evacuees flee toward France as terrorists threaten more attacks and refuse peace pact terms.
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Oran
Algeria
British Petroleum Co
France
la Senia
Algiers
Army medics seek skin armor against insects sun and heat
Army medical researchers study chemicals to alter skin and secretions so soldiers repel disease carrying insects, resist sunburn, and endure nuclear flash exposure. The program aims for in skin repellents and protective filters produced after ingestion or topical application, with work on skin entry and surface incorporation.
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Washington
Army
Marion B. Sulzberger
Medical Research and Development Command
Sulzberger
Curtis Defies Rule and Seeks Senate Seat Challenge
Rep. Laurence Curtis age 68 will run in the September Republican primary against George Cabot Lodge for the U.S. Senate nomination in Massachusetts. The 1962 state convention endorsed Lodge by a narrow 848 to 5364 vote margin, while the Democratic side backed Edward M. Kennedy against Edward J. McCormack Jr. Curtis remains undeterred by the convention result.
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Boston
Laurence Curtis
Massachusetts
George Cabot Lodge
U.S. Senate
Lodge
Curtis
Senate
Democratic Party
Edward M. Kennedy
Atty
Edward J. McCormack Jr
U.S. House
Supreme Court Rules Against State Orchestrated School Prayers
The court found a nonsectarian New York prayer introduced by the state in public schools violated the First Amendment. Attorneys general, civil liberties groups, and state officials dispute or support the ruling, with calls to halt or modify prayers across cases in Abington Township and Dade County.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
New
Hyde Park
N.Y
Tell Court
New York
New York Civil Liberties Union
Long Island
William J. Butler
Alan Reitman
The
American Civil Liberties Union
New York Union
Leo Pfeffer
American Jewish Congress
Abington Township
Dade County
Fla
New York State
James E. Allen
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Supreme Court voids official school prayers drawing mixed reaction
The Supreme Court declared public school official prayers unconstitutional in a 6 to 1 decision. Justice Black wrote that government should stay out of religious functions, while Justice Stewart dissented noting congressional prayers. The ruling also implies federal aid cannot fund parochial schooling.
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Black
Potter Stewart
Supreme Court
God Save the
United States
Court
House
Senate
Pfeffer
Teachers Become Impatient Over Working Conditions
AP Education writer reports NEA official T M Stinnett warning teachers grow impatient with intolerable working conditions and may strike if issues persist. He cites New York City strike as result of disillusionment with politics bureaucracy outdated buildings and rotten equipment. He urges negotiation over power tactics and mutual recognition to resolve problems.
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Fort Collins, Cole
National Education Association
T. M. Stinnett
NEA
New York City
Stinnett
Judd Questions Eastern Firm's State Contract
Rep. Walter H. Judd questions a $328000 Minneapolis Post Office refurbishment contract awarded to Doll Painting Co of Somerville Massachusetts. He notes local bids from Twin Cities firms ranged from 364800 to 411730 and cites concerns that an outside bidder may have hidden cost advantages. Judd calls for a public protest to examine the awarding process.
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Washington (Ap
Walter H. Judd
R-Minn
Minneapolis
Doll Painting Co
Somerville
Mass
Judd
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Surprise townman Billie Estes wins immediate trial
Billie Sol Estes won an immediate trial in Pecos on one count of felony theft for allegedly defrauding Thomas A. Bell of $162,144 in fertilizer tanks sales. The judge recessed after voir dire. 14 jurors to report next day. Estes, 37, faces 3 to 10 years if convicted. Estes has other federal indictments linked to he and others swindling finance companies of about $22 million.
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Pecos
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Hume Cofer
J. H. Starley
West Texas
Estes’ Enterprises
Reeves County Grand Jury
Thomas A. Bell
John Cofer
Austin
John Dennison
Blooming Prairie Hosts Second Black and White Show
Blooming Prairie Minnesota hosts the second annual Black and White Show at Victory Field with about 125 animals expected. 4H and FFA cattle displays along with junior and senior judging contests and exhibitors from Dodge Freeborn Mower and Steele counties participate. A purebred Holstein heifer calf sponsored by area merchants will be drawn for a rural youth this afternoon.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
Dodge
Freeborn
Mower
Steele
Blooming Prairie Lions Club
Victory Field
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Iowa
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Alabama
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South Carolina
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Congress
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D-Va
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G. K. Hodenfeld
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Billie Estes
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Will Wilson
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Superior
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Weider Mondale
State Tax Department
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