Parachute Jumping Safer Than Playing Football
Montana State University's Silvertip Skydivers, formed in 1958, claim their sport is safer than football. Ten members jumped onto Dornblaser Field during homecoming, demonstrating freefall maneuvers before fans. The club reports over 2,000 jumps in five years with a 40 hour training program and certified instruction and examinations.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana State University
Dornblaser Field
Silvertip
U.S. Forest Serv
Parachute Club of America
Forest Service
Senators Debate Ethics Code Amid Baker Conflict Case
Washington AP report covers Senate Rules Committee inquiry into Robert G. Baker’s use of Senate influence for a private firm. Javits urges a permanent ethics code for Congress as lawmakers weigh future conflicts of interest and potential voting implications for members.
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Senate
Robert G. Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Capitol
Daniel Webster
Massachusetts
Sen. Webster
Nicholas Biddle
Bank of the United States
Advance Taping of Shows Can Be a Dangerous Practice
Television executives face risk when shows are taped far in advance. CBS and NBC altered schedules and postponed or swapped programs to stay flexible, while some series miss timely shifts and fail to launch.
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New York
Hazel
CBS
Judy Garland
Ben Casey
Vince Edwards
Telstar
Rome
London
Princeton
N.J
NBC
Britain
Spain Plans Major Telephone Expansion to Eight Million Lines
Madrid reports the National Telephone Company aims to raise Spain’s phones from 2 million to 8 million in 15 years and reach 90 percent automatic service. Last year 151,000 phones were added.
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Madrid
Spanish National Telephone Company
Spain
Bronx Zoo to Build World Wildlife Survival Center
Fairfield Osborn of the New York Zoological Society announced a 22 acre World Wildlife Survival Center at the Bronx Zoo to protect endangered species like guns and mountain gorillas. The project aims to preserve species in their habitats and may re introduce stock where extinct, with World Wildlife Fund support and Prince Philip backing the effort.
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Bronx Zoo
Fairfield Osborn
New York Zoological Society
World Wildlife Survival Center
Prayers Continue in North Brookfield Schools Despite Ruling
In North Brookfield Massachusetts the school board voted 5 to 2 to keep prayers and Bible readings in daily sessions despite the Supreme Court ban on religious exercises in public schools. Superintendent says democracy in action while opponents see defiance.
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North Brookfield
Mass
Aime Morin
U.S. Supreme Court
Owen B. Kiernan
Massachusetts Commissioner of Education
North Brookfield School Board
Donald Whitehead
Brooke
Supreme Court
Whitehead
Morin
Somone
Joseph Durkin
William C. Smith
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USS
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
RADIO
Fienberg
Main ST
Bennington
Cynthia Lowry
AP Television
Dayton
H. Greenberg & Son
Lewella
Panty
Vermont National Guard
Leonard F. Wing
172Nd Armor
Jack Croft
John Dempsey
Alfred J. Pineau
James F. Weeks
William Hill
Buckler
Bay State School
Prfames
B.C
By Bob Schulz
Johnny Hart
Blondie
Chic Young
Darling
Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff
MI Esposo
U.S
Canyon
Heart of
Juliet Jones
By Stan Drake
W.H
Eddington, Inc
Bennington, VT
del Monte
Walker’s
Scotland
Long John Importing Company
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