Mandatory Car Safety Rules Move Toward Standards
Washington AP report on Senate Commerce Committee hearings ending on Johnson highway safety legislation. Magnuson backs mandatory standards with interim rules, industry consultation, and possible collapsible steering wheels and dual brakes. Hartke urges rapid industry progress despite cost. Mondale proposes defect notification to owners and public with possible delayed standards.
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Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate
Commerce Magnuson
Johnson
Secretary of Commerce
Magnuson
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Mondale
Two Texans Die In Viet Nam Action
Washington AP reports two Texans and a Mexican among 17 US military killed in Vietnam. The list includes 12 Army men, four Marines and one Air Force officer. Names: Spec 4 Isidro Martinez of Mercedes Texas Spec 4 Carlos J Sanchez of Juarez Mexico Pfc Feliberto Villa of Ingleside Texas. Martinez and Sanchez served in the Army.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Isidro Martinez
Delia P. S. Martinez
Francis St
Mercedes
Tex
Carlos J. Sanchez
Maxino Sanchez-Jurado
Juarez
Mexico
Feliberto Villa
Felipe Villa
Ingleside Catholic Church
Ingleside
Villa
Marine Corps
Martinez
Sanchez
Good Friday Rites Planned in Shopping Center Alley
Three Protestant ministers in Raynham Massachusetts plan Good Friday services in a loud alley near a shopping center. They chose the site for the convenience of customers and workers at the center.
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Raynham
Mass
Texas Motor Volkswagen Opens Baytown Dealership Revamp
Baytown gains Texas Motor Volkswagen Inc after Lan Williams buys substantial stake from Paul Meister. Meister remains president as the 606 East Texas site expands, servicing over 2,000 cars, with Williams guiding as vice president and general manager.
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Bill Hartman
Lan Williams
Texas Motor Imports
Baytown
Volkswagen
Paul Meister
Meister
Texas Motor Volkswagen, Inc
Williams
East Texas
Osceola
Ark
University of Arkansas
Sue Clay
REL
Lan Jr
Suzanne
Frank
Lamar Elementary
Wiliams
Citizens Bank
Jonesboro
Texas Motor Volkswagen
Volkswagen Center
Liberty
Rose
Mary
University of Texas
Viet Nam government crisis tests improving war effort
Amid a political upheaval in Saigon senior U S commanders acknowledge battlefield gains as Allied forces press Communist positions. renewed U S troop infusion and air power bolster operations though concerns persist over instability and Buddhist protests. potential Ky resignation risks wider impact on the war effort.
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Saigon
South
Viet- Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ia Drang Valley
Texas GI Returns Key To Saumur Chateau
Lon D Minier of Fort Worth returns the five inch key he borrowed from the Loire Valley Chateau at Saumur in 1918. He traveled to Paris and Saumur to present the key to the city as an honorary citizen, planning a parade and a ceremonial return to the lock.
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Paris
France
Lon D, Minier
Fort Worth
Loire Valley
Saurmaur
Jor
Minier
32Nd Field Artillery
Saumur
Chateau
Congress Grants Pay Raise and Money Bills Ahead of Easter Recess
Congress ends its Easter recess in a pre holiday push passing a 2.9 percent pay raise for 1.8 million federal workers and two major finance bills totaling 8.3 billion for Treasury Post Office and Interior activities. The House backs a food for India program and a two month extension in signups for d actors insurance under Medicare while the Senate approves moving the Community Relations Service to the Justice Department. The House plans to resume April 18 and the Senate April 13 debates Dirksen constitutional amendment on state legislature apportionment. Many lawmakers head home to gauge public mood.
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Congress
House
Treasury, Post Office and Interior
Senate
Johnson
Commerce
Justice Department
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
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