Dixon blasts Nader student probes as smear tactics
FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon condemned Ralph Nader's student investigators for an anti business diatribe and personal attacks on agency staff. He dismissed the report as biased, calling the group critics Zealots and criticizing claims of discriminatory hiring.
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Johnson seeks Nixon aid on 10 percent surtax
Senate Minority Leader Dirksen says President Johnson wants the 10 percent income surtax extended and would like President-elect Nixon to join in recommending it. The aim is to keep the issue from becoming a political controversy it had before Congress passed the surtax last year.
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Secret jury questions in Sirhan trial revealed
Defense lawyer Grant Cooper said Judge Herbert Walker will allow private cross examination of prospective jurors on sensitive issues such as exposure to media. Open court will host death penalty questions. Jury selection slated to begin Monday amid a largely in chambers proceeding.
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Booth Named to Linn Draft Board
Floyd Booth, a Hiawatha farmer, has been named to the Linn county draft board filling one of two vacancies that have existed for several months. William Barron serves as chairman with Lee Winterberg and John Collins as fellow members.
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Salvadorean government bans foreign hippies
SAN SALVADOR AP The Salvadorean government Thursday banned the entry of foreign hippies. Immigration chief Col. Jose Angelo Berdugo called them a social menace.
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State Okays Restudy on Expressway Ramp Sites
The Iowa highway commission authorized a restudy to see if two proposed ramps near Cedar Valley expressway can be relocated. Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf of Kansas City will conduct the research over about two months, aided by anticipated federal funding. The move aims to spare Milwaukee railroad land and Iowa Electric Light and Power Co property while preserving city street access.
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Road study contract to be discussed by regional officials
Representatives of a consulting firm, highway commission officials, and Linn County Regional Planning Commission members will meet next week to discuss the road study contract and ways to hasten completion. Final freeway design cannot begin until the study is completed and approved by the highway commission and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, with design expected to take a year per Snyder.
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Record 50 Whooping Cranes Wintering at Aransas Refuge
Washington AP reports a record 50 whooping cranes have emigrated to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for winter. Six young cranes are in the flock and another 18 are in captivity along with the main group.
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Joking Carpetsalesman Delivers Neighbor’s Baby In Five Minutes
Pittsburgh AP A carpeting salesman Ronald Mazza 31 delivering a neighbor’s baby after taking telephone guidance from doctors. He joked he could deliver the baby cheap. Ambulances were kept from reaching the mother as Mazza delivered a 9 pound boy in five minutes. Mother Sharon Ann Nugent and son Brian Scott were later taken to a hospital and both are doing fine.
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