Notable figures marked in birthdays and awards
Rep. Emanuel Celler, at 82, lauded by colleagues as dean of the House and longtime Judiciary Committee chair since 1923. Apollo 13 crew presented Space Division with a memorabilia plaque. Horatio Alger Awards went to Fong, Stokes, Hodges. Valentino honored on 75th birth anniversary. Robert Cummings and ex-wife Mary ordered to share community property and support.
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Washington
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
U.S
House of Representatives
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Downey
Calif
Rockwell Space Division
James Lovell
John Swigert
Fred Haise
Earth
William Bergen
North American
Horatio Alger
New York
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
U.S. Senate
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Peale
American Schools and Colleges Association
Fong
Stokes
Luther H. Hodges
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
North Carolina
LOS Angeles
Robert Cummings
Mary
Superior Court
William P. Hogeboom
Cummings
Riverside
Air strikes aim to pressure North Vietnam for real peace talks
U.S. air raids on four border areas are framed as protective by officials but aim to force Hanoi to meaningful negotiations. Defense Secretary Laird said the strikes show Washington will use air power if reconnaissance planes are fired on. Pilots were given leeway to hit ammunition points near anti aircraft and missile sites as part of a broader diplomatic-military tactic.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
United States
Paris
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
South Dakota seeks funds for irrigation project
Congressman Ben Reifel of South Dakota asked Congress for an extra 350000 dollars on Wednesday to start construction of pump stations for the Oahe irrigation project. About 500000 has already been spent on pre planning the project to irrigate 190000 acres in Brown and Spink counties. Another 500000 is requested in this year’s budget. Reifel urged the money before the public works appropriations subcommittee funding session.
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Washington
Ben Reifel
R-S.d
Congress
Oahe
Missouri
Brown and Spink
Reifel
Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Guerrillas Strike Israeli Patrol and Shell Settlements
Arab guerrillas attacked an Israeli patrol at the eastern Lebanese border and shelled three settlements. In the Mt Hermon ambush four Israelis and four guerrillas were killed. a crossfire wounded two soldiers and three attackers. Israel called in a helicopter to evacuate casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Haifa
Israel
Mt. Hermon
Burns jokes about governorship in Honolulu quip
Gov John A Burns told a visiting high school student he would rather quit than endure criticism, saying he felt like the man tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail. He added the honor of the job keeps him going.
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Honolulu
John A. Burns
Burns
FTC Chief Warns On TV Ad Exposure To Children
LA and Washington report: Federal Trade Commission chair Casper Weinberger warns that by age 18 the average child will have witnessed about 350000 televised commercial messages. He urges ongoing monitoring of ads to curb false advertising while praising networks for truthfulness. He calls television a powerful force for demonstrating democratic values.
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Los Angeles
Casper W. Weinberger
Federal Trade Commission
Massachusetts House keeps corporal punishment in schools
In Boston a House vote of 108 to 23 defeated a bill that would have banned corporal punishment in Massachusetts public schools. Rep. Edward P. Coury of Rew Bedford argued that authority should remain with teachers amid a troubled society.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts House
House
Edward P. Coury
Drew Bedford
Mayor Moon Landrieu to perform with New Orleans Philharmonic
Mayor Moon Landrieu will perform as piano soloist with the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony at Municipal Auditorium in a program featuring Paper Steamboat and Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train rock groups. Landrieu, 39, will play Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor, Opus 23, with the symphony.
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New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
Firing of Ministers Signals New Ireland Violence Fears
In Dublin the dismissal of Agriculture Minister Neil Blaney and Finance Minister Charles Haughey over alleged arms smuggling linked to the outlawed IRA sparks fears of a violence ramp in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Lynch faces a party split as opposition flags a looming summer of conflict. The plot allegedly aimed to ship arms from the continent at a value cited by Cosgrave at 192000 dollars.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Jack Lynch
Neil Blaney
Charles Haughey
Liam Cosgrave
IRA
Ulster
Lynch
Fianna Fail
Two Irelands
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Cosgrave
Population of Taipei Surpasses 1.5 Million
Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, has a population exceeding 1.5 million residents. The figure marks the city’s status as a major urban center with dense housing, commerce, and transportation networks.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Massive technology could keep world fed for decades
A Harvard Center for Population Studies director argues technology can feed a growing world for 20 to 30 years despite population rise. He urges irrigation, transport, storage, processing, and fertilizer development plus aid to underdeveloped nations and caution on birth control as a necessary, not sole, solution.
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Earth
Rogert Revelle
Harvard Center For Population Studies
California Institute of Technology
Revelle
Stanford University
Holdren
United States
Red Barn protest group builds People Park in Dinky Town
In Minneapolis an anti demolition protest group leading a four building occupation near the University of Minnesota created a temporary park on the site. About 50 workers watered sod planted flowers and landscaped the lot as Red Barn Inc plans to build a fast food outlet.
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Minneapolis
Dinkytown
University of Minnesota
Red Barn, Inc
South Australia Larger Than Some States But Populace Lags
South Australia is bigger in land area than Texas Arkansas and Louisiana combined yet its population trails behind Denver Colorado and other U S urban centers. The note contrasts state size with population density and urban population scales.
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Australia
South Australia
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Denver, Colo
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Rep. Celler
Valentino Anniversary Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery
Valentino Society
South Dakota
England
Flamingo Park Zoo
FTC
Weinberger
California
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Bureau of Standards
Kryptok
United Optical Workers
Opticians
N. Main Street
AeTheh Pitt
Ie Uta
Er U. Strand
Canada
Mayor
George A. Krimsky
Associated Press
Pasadena, Calif
Austin
Minn
John P. Holdren
Red Barn
Rosenthal’s
St. SW
Dix Garden Center
F.S.L.I.C
Stewartville
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