Texas Supreme Court Rules Damages In Insecticide Poisoning Case
A Texas Supreme Court ruling upholds a Dallas area man's claim for damages after a rash from Magnolia-Tax Super insecticide caused by insufficient warning on the label. D. J. Muncy Jr. sued Magnolia Chemical Co. for injuries suffered at a cattle feedlot near Chan ning when sprayed while moving cattle. The Amarillo Court of Civil Appeals had overturned a trial verdict denying recovery, saying warning sufficiency was a jury question. The high court affirmed without a written opinion, preserving the appeals court decision.
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Channing
McGovern criticizes Safeguard reasoning amid SS9 warhead debate
In Washington, Senator McGovern accuses the Nixon administration of shifting rationales for the Safeguard anti missile system. He notes Defense Secretary Laird cited Soviet SS9 progress to justify deployment while stressing first strike capability and second strike survivability via submarines. The piece contrasts U S and Soviet warhead estimates, highlighting McGovern's warning that Russia could respond via subs while land based missiles remain vulnerable.
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George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Melvin R. Laird
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Laird
Russia
America
Richard B. Russell
U. S
New York Museum of Natural History Marks 100th Birthday
The American Museum of Natural History in New York celebrates its centennial with a renewed exhibit program and a ten year plan to refresh 15 of 58 halls. Highlights include restored jewels from a historic burglary, a 94 foot whale sculpture, and the Hayden Planetarium offering daytime shows due to lower night attendance. The institution, founded in 1869, now operates 19 buildings, 300 research projects, and five permanent field stations.
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Helmut Sommer
Bon
American Museum of Natural History
Coney Island Aquarium
Sommer
Cen‘tral Park
Harlem
Brooklyn
James Oliver
New York State
Hall of Man
Africa
Ocean Life
Hayden Planetarium
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J. P. Morgan
Albert S. Bickmore
Museum
Caribbean
Florida
Arizona
Kilgore Man Loses Suit Over Insurance Claim
Texas Supreme Court denied a Kilgore city employee’s suit against Hartford Accident and Indemnity for damages from an alleged accidental injury. The case centered on Elma fra McFarland who fell ill after spraying pesticides for the city. records say he mixed his own poison and used a hand pump. Doctors linked liver and heart injuries to contact with the pesticides, and concluded he cannot perform manual work again. The court upheld the Appeals Court ruling that the injury lacked a definite time and place.
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Texas Supreme Court
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co
Hartford
Elma Fra McFarland
Supreme Court
McFarland
Alcatraz Keeper Battles Paper With Dog and News
San Francisco AP reports John Hart keeper of Abandoned Alcatraz Prison receives Chronicle by boat helicopter and dog Duke fetches papers. Hart recounts Duke ripping the Chronicle seeking a hidden weenie, while a helicopter drops the Examiner to him each evening.
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John Hart
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
The
Chronicle
Hart
Duke
Herb Caen
the Examiner
Kansas Class Forgoes Party To Award Scholarship
Lawrence Kan AP the University of Kansas senior class votes to skip the traditional class party and use funds to create an 1800 dollar scholarship for disadvantaged students. For the first time seniors may skip commencement and donate cap and gown fees to the fund. Class president John Hill notes the move shows concern for others.
Gulf Stream Pace Outbound From Florida Strait
The Gulf Stream moves up to 70 miles daily as it exits the Gulf through the Florida Strait. It travels along the American coast widening and shallowing, then slows to about 10 miles per day near the Newfoundland Banks.
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Florida Strait
American
Newfoundland
Dark Situation For Telephones
State Rep. Ted Alvarez Jr. of Jacksonville filed a bill to restrict state agencies to black telephones to save money he says. He notes he cannot afford color phones in his dairy barn and argues the state can save thousands. Brazil spreads over nearly half of South America.
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Fla
Ted Alvarez Jr
Lrom Jacksonville
Brazil
South America
Groovy Gab On Generation Gap
New York AP reports clash between a student rebel and older officials over protest tactics and demands. The dialogue features lines about manifestos, mimeographs, barber shops, and a mayor offering ice cream as the street scene fills with tension and humor.
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Malcolm
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