Cronkite hits newspapers TV as inadequate for public info
Walter Cronkite told Associated Press Managing Editors that newspapers and television fail to provide enough information for citizens to fulfill duties. He noted 55 percent rely on TV for news and urged deeper, more selective reporting to reach modern readers. He praised but warned against overpromising what media can deliver. The panel agreed enhancing display and depth is essential to serve informed citizenship.
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Buffalo
N.Y
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Associated Press
Cronkite
APME
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One-Armed Drivers Face Prosecution
Hartford UPI reports a 1965 law takes effect Friday banning driving with a person in front of or beside the driver who hampers operation. The same Friday brings a traffic rule requiring horse and animal riders on public highways to obey signs.
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Hartford
UPI
Casanova
Submarines Survive Underwater Collision Near San Diego
Two U S Navy submarines the Pomfret and the Bream collided at about 70 feet during a routine training south of San Diego both surfaced with minor damage and returned to port under their own power without any injuries to the 80 enlisted men and eight officers aboard each vessel.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Here
Cmdr
H.C. Huch
Huch
France and Red China to sign protocol in talks
In Paris UPI reports France and Communist China are expected to sign a protocol after three days of negotiations that began Tuesday. The accord would cover machinery and broaden exchanges in many cultural fields.
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Paris
UPI
France
China
Reproducing Virus Created In Test Tube
CHAMPAIGN Illinois UPI reports a self reproducing infectious virus formed in a test tube hailed as a major scientific breakthrough. Sol Spiegelman, microbiology professor at University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study, announced after three years of experiments on Tuesday night.
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Champaign, Ill
UPI
Sol Spiegelman
University of Ilinois Center For Advanced Study
Federal Allotment Benefits N E Schools
Washington announces New England states will receive over 15 million dollars for the current fiscal year under Titles II and II of the new elementary and secondary school act. Offices allocate 4.78 million for supplementary educational projects and 2.69 million for library resources textbooks and other instructional materials across Massachusetts Connecticut Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont with specific state totals listed.
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Washington
New England
Office of Education
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Ford Prices 1966 Cars With Added Safety Gear
Detroit based report states Ford GM and Chrysler raise 1966 model prices while adding standard safety equipment like rear seat belts back up lights and windshield washers. Despite higher prices the cars offer more features and still cost less than similarly equipped 1965 models, noting the federal excise tax cut is passed to consumers.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
New York Begins Fluoridating City Water
New York starts fluoridating its water today with 84 percent of the supply treated. City Water Commissioner Armand DAngelo announced the phased program will begin with water from the Kensico reservoir and 15 percent more is slated for fluoridation on October 11.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Armand D'Angelo
Kensico
Ku Klux Klan Opens Doors to Catholics in Delaware
Ralph E. Pryor Jr. reports the Klan in Delaware has repealed its anti Catholic stance and will accept Catholic members. The Imperial Office led by Robert M. Shelton Jr. approves the national shift. Church officials call Klan membership prohibited by canon law and offensive to church and state.
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Wilmington
Del
Ku Klux Klan
Delaware
Klan
Ralph E. Pryor Jr
United Klang of America
Imperial Office
Robert M. Shelton, Jr
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Pryor
John H. Dewson
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