Protesting Birth Control Ban Amid Catholic Church Boycott
Dr. Jeffrey J. W. Baker of the University of Puerto Rico proposed a nationwide economic boycott of Catholic churches to protest Pope Paul VI’s encyclical banning artificial birth control. The plan urges withholding church collections on a Sunday near the encyclical’s first anniversary, with possible central collection, picketing, and broad religious participation to support birth control information in struggling countries.
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Dallas
UPI
Jeffrey J. W. Baker
University of Puerto Rico
Baker
American Association For ‘the’ Advancement of Science
Paul VI
United States
Puerto Rico
Ike and Kennedy debated space flight fate in 1961
Dallas report recalls Eisenhower ready to scrap manned space flights after Mercury, but Kennedy chose to pursue a moon landing. John M. Logan of Catholic University notes critics viewed Apollo as expensive and unnecessary, while Kennedy urged NASA to aim for lunar landing with Johnson chairing space policy discussions. See APOLLO Page 2, Col. 3.
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Ike
Kennedy
Dallas
UPS
Eisenhower
America
John M. Logan
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
Logan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Lyndon Johnson
Bennington Brush Co plans expansion with new partner
Bennington Brush Company Inc announces a 1969 expansion program with a $200000 capital upgrade to handle growth within existing North Street facilities. Joseph E. Joseph says the effort will bring roughly 60 new jobs by year end, as Irving Casper joins as partner January 1 and pushes new, up-to-date plastic hand mirrors and dresser sets for national retailers.
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Joseph E. Joseph
Bennington Brush Company Inc
North Street
Joseph
Erwin Casper
Leominster
Mass
Bennington
Casper
Standard Pyroxoloid Corp
Bennington Brush
Mammoth Mart
69 Living Costs Rise to Highest Since 1951
The Labor Department reports November consumer prices rose four tenths of a percent, with housing, maintenance, and insurance driving the jump. The retail cost index went from 122.9 to 123.4, equating to $12.34 for a 1957-59 basket and $25.48 compared to 1939 dollars. Arnold Chase foresees December figures pushing the year-over-year increase toward 1951 levels.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Conspiracy Charges pressed on Dr Spock Case
Boston report states the government defends antiwar conspiracy convictions of Dr Benjamin Spock and three others, arguing they acted to disrupt the draft through mass resistance. It asserts the defendants conspired to counsel young men to evade the draft, while defense briefs challenge trial bias and the scope of free speech protections.
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Boston
UPS
Benjamin Spock
Selective Service
U.S. First District Court of Appeals
Francis J. W. Ford Jr
Asst
U.S. Atty
John Wall
Michael Ferber
Buffalo
N.Y
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Ment
Ferber
Harvard Graduate School
Marcus Raskin
Institute For Policy Studies
Washington, D.C
Spock
Coffin
Goodman
Vietnam
Red China tests hydrogen bomb amid nuclear program revival
The Friday atmospheric test near Lop Nor, detected by the AEC, yielded about three megatons. It was China’s eighth since 1964 and the first since Christmas Eve a year ago, signaling a restarted program and prompting the U.S. to pursue a $5 billion anti missile shield as sites are chosen.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lop Nor
China
Radio
Peking
U.S
Vermont Gov Deane Davis invites youth to stay in state
Gov Deane Davis urged about 80 Vermont graduates to consider Vermont for living and careers at a Development Department beckoning conference in Burlington High School. He noted an influx of people choosing Vermont over the last decade and praised local opportunities in food living and recreation. The event, keynoted by Davis, showcased Vermont job openings from 30 state business and industry firms.
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Davis
Burlington High School
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Mt. Greylock Regional High School
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Methuen
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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