Japanese Socialists Seek Votes On Graft in Government Theme
Japanese Socialists push for votes by 1970 amid a string of graft scandals that toppled Tokyo officials in 1965. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato dismissed ministers over extortion and blackmail links as lawmakers face investigations.
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Liberal Democrats
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Eisaku Sato
Seijuro Arafune
Arafune
Sato
Shoji Tanaka
Agriculture Forestry
Raizo Matusono
Matsuno
Acapulco
Las Vegas
Respectability Becomes Issue In Georgia Gubernatorial Race
In Georgia 1966 the gubernatorial contest centers on respectability as Lester Maddox, once linked to racist acts, seeks election amid Howard Callaway's push to curb a Republican surge. Both men share views on race and federal policy, making the issue electability and image. Callaway warns of racial tensions and martial law if Maddox wins.
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Georgia
Atlanta
UPI
Lester Maddox
Rep
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Maddox
Callaway
Ellis Arnall
Johnson
Great Society
South
Hover Train Promises Air Cushioned Travel
French engineers envision the world’s first commercial hover trains in 18 months. The 20 ton, 80 passenger Aerotrain would ride on air cushions at speeds up to 155 mph on a 12 mile Orleans line. A 30 million franc contract is eyed within four months, with full operation about a year after signing.
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Paris
API
Jean Bertin
Aerotrain
Orleans
Bertin
Christopher Cockrell
Oldest skyscraper claims Kremsmünster tower
In Kremsmünster Austria a building known as The Mathematics Tower built in 1758 rises eight stories and serves as an observatory with instruments dating to 1570. Father Ansgar Rabenalt oversees restoration with a project cost around 1 million shillings. The tower houses sun dials and a 1565 celestial globe. The Austrian government backs the plan. The Soviet Union tops doctors per capita per a Bonn yearbook.
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Kremsmuenster
Austria
UPI
United States
Vienna
Ansgar Rabenalt
Krems
Upper Austria
Anselm Desing
Rebenalt
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