Flood Crest Sweeps to South
The Mississippi River floodwaters inundate Dubuque Iowa and sweep southward toward Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Crests are forecast for Saturday night at 26.5 feet in Dubuque with widespread damage, thousands evacuated, and Red Cross reporting over a thousand homes damaged across Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Slingis
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Quincey
New Hampton
Wisconsin-Iinois-lawa Junction
Red Cross
Jolson
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
East Dubuque
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
D.D
Ilinois
State Supreme Court Bans Fanny Hill as Obscene
The Massachusetts State Supreme Court upheld a ban on John Cleland's Fanny Hill in a 4-3 ruling. Justice Spalding led the majority, stating the memoir appeals to prurient interests and lacks constitutional protection. Atty. Gen. Brooke had filed the suit, with dissenters calling it a matter of taste.
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Boston
State Supreme Court
Fanny Hill
John YV. Spalding
Edward W. Brooke
Maye
Superior Court
Donald Macaulay
England
John Cleland
London
Spalding
Elm Street Parking Ban Proposed by City Committee
City Council Ordinances and Rules Committee recommends banning parking on the northerly side of Elm Street. The original petition was filed by Joseph Lanucha and others.
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Elm Street
Joseph Lanucha
Little Rock Board Adopts Freedom of Choice Plan
The Little Rock School Board abandoned the state pupil assignment law and adopted a freedom of choice plan allowing students to attend schools of their choice where possible. Attorney Herschel Friday Jr. noted parts of the state law could be struck down under the 1964 Civil Rights Act if challenged in court.
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Little Rock, Ark
Litte Rock
Herschel Friday Jr
Newspaper readers rise to nearly 110 million daily
In the last three years adult newspaper readers per day have increased from 95 million to about 110 million, according to a continuing national study by Sindlinger and Company.
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Sindlinger & Company
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Loren, Ponti
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UPD
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
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Ial
Giatiana Fiastri
Miss Loren
Mexico
Sy Ball Band
Verona
Plotzky
Tyler
IIT
State High Court
Raymond S. Wilkins
Paul G. Kirk
Paul C. Reardon
Arthur E. Whittemore
Jacob J. Spiegel
R. Ammi Cutter
Justice Cutter
City Hall
Little Rock
L. R. Sweatland, Inc
South SR
DIAL
Pittsfield Rye
Columbus
Pont
du Pont
du Pont Lawn & Garden Products
du Pont Lawn & Garden
du Pont Dealer
Terry
Fann
Dupont
Pittsfield Supply CO
North Street
Pittsfield
Elver
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