Electric vehicles face hurdles before widespread highway use
The piece notes electric propulsion has potential and some real use in industry and golf carts but warns major automakers have no near plans for mass market cars. It cites ranges around 150 miles, high costs, heavy weight, and calls for breakthroughs in fuel cells or solar batteries. It concludes that pollution concerns and electricity demand could offset gains, delaying adoption for years.
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Federal Power Commission
Subcommittee to Hear Poor on Guaranteed Income Proposal
A US Senate subcommittee will invite poor representatives to testify on a guaranteed income plan. A disabled Kentucky miner argues that people would stop working if guaranteed money exists. Proponents must provide concise rebuttals.
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Senate
Kentucky
Reverse bias in Michigan strains civil rights goals
An editor argues that civil rights progress risks reversal through alleged reverse racism at the University of Michigan. He cites a Defense Department inquiry and 16 recommendations urging targeted minority recruitment and preferential advertising, warning such policies undermine equal opportunity and risk retaliation against whites. He stresses Congress intended equality, not double standards.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
America
Congress
University Record
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Walter Greene
Defense Department
Detroit
Greene
Michigan
Central Personnel Office
Earth Department
Department of Defence
Washington
Wallaces face test as Alabama schools desegregation roils South
Washington column examines how ex Gov George Wallace and his wife Lurleen Wallace confront federal desegregation orders in Alabama. It notes Alabama’s weak integration rate, court orders to desegregate by fall, and local business ties to racial harmony in Gadsden, Birmingham, and Little Rock. It highlights Northern industry presence and fears of federal funds impact.
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Drew Pearson
Gadsden
Ala
Deep South
George Wallace
Lyndon Johnson
Alabama
Wallace
George
Wallaces
Republic Steel
Goodyear
USA
Allis Chalmers Timex
I.D. Precision
Wat
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Kentucky
Delaware
West Virginia
Little Rock
Ark
Iear
Little Rock J
Floyd Parsons
William H. Fowler
Deep ‘South
Lurleen B. Wallace
Frank M. Johnson, Jr
Hobart H. Grooms
Richard T. Rives
Gov. Wallace
Thhat Lurleen
Safety on wheels in the line for better driving
Bob Considine surveys global driver education and safety trends. He cites Arthur D. Little studies showing high school training cuts accidents, but notes persistent casual attitudes. He highlights Switzerland Britain and Germany programs and warns of untrained drivers and dangerous lapses in the United States.
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Bob Considine
New York
ArlIthur D. Little Company
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Vietnam
Switzerland
Britain
West Germany
Avots Avows
England
Institute of Advanced Motorists
Austria
Michigan
Community Letter Praises Richard Danforth Against Filthy Movies
A local letter commends Richard Danforth for his campaign against objectionable films. Teens from Notre Dame de Lourdes School and the Young Citizens Civics Club voice support, urging theaters to show proper content and keep up the effort.
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Journal
Richard Danforth
Danforth
Young Citizens Civics Club
Notre Dame de Lourdes School
Sports stars drift into politics in the public eye
The piece muses on Sandy Koufax and Dizzy Dean entering politics and jokes about Ronald Reagan and Casey Stengel as leaders. It reflects amateur political ambitions blending with sports fame and public imagination.
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Sandy Koufax
Senate
Dizzy Dean
Ronald Reagan
Casey Stengel
Right to Quit Unemployment Rules Explain Court Rulings
A legal overview explains when quitting a job can still qualify for unemployment benefits. Courts have held that when job conditions become intolerable due to harassment or drastic wage cuts, quitting may not bar compensation. Minor grievances, however, typically deny benefits. frivolous quits burden the system.
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American Bar Association
Will Bernard
Registration rules need modernization to keep voters
Washington notes that high mobile populations clash with rigid state registration laws. About one fifth move annually, risking millions being disenfranchised in 1968. Gains include 60 day residency cuts and broadened absentee voting, with Democrats pushing continuous, automatic registration efforts for ease and fairness.
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Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
United States
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
New York
National Committee
Billie Farnim
Michigan
Farnum
Readying for a comeback farmers face looming population pressures
Paul Harvey notes a shift from petroleum worries to farming power as predictions warn of dwindling gas reserves, expanding population, and shrinking farmland. He cites Ford electric advances and Monsanto fuel cells while urging farmers to gain leverage over prices and wages to feed growing demand.
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Society of Petroleum Engineers
Dallas
Ford
Monsanto
Three Minutes A Day Builds Modern Home At West Plains High
A West Plains Missouri high school trades class completed a three bedroom house in two years. Students designed the layout and carried out carpentry bricklaying finishing and decorating selling the finished home for $20000. The instructor emphasized disciplined youth can achieve useful construction projects when guided.
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West Plains
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