Viewers debate Turn-On cancellation and Laugh-In links
UPI reports mixed letters on ABC-TV cancellation of Turn-On after one airing. Readers debate obscenity versus freedom, comparing Turn-On Laugh-In and Smothers Brothers with other televised content. The piece notes audience divided and highlights responses from Kentucky Pennsylvania California and Hollywood. It also mentions NBC Tony awards and Brubeck Easter special as related TV items.
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Early Northern Railroad Merger Prospect Fades
Washington AP The prospect of an early Northern Lines railroad merger died in the supreme court Monday as justices declined to rule on anti trust objections before adjourning in June. The Great Northern Railway and Chicago Burlington and Quincy would have joined with Pacific Coast Railway and Spokane Portland Seattle in a $2.8 billion merger opposed by the Justice Department for anti competitive impact.
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Migrant Bill Lodged in Committee in Des Moines
A controversial Des Moines bill would require employers to verify the ages of migrant workers. Opponents blocked an amendment to ease employer responsibility, arguing that current practice lets parents misstate ages to allow child labor in the fields.
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Court Sidetracks Appeal Of College Demonstrators
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Bluefield State College demonstrators, upholding the college’s disciplinary powers. Justice Fortas distinguished peaceful protests from violent acts, finding an adequate hearing was provided and noting that the West Virginia case involved riotous conduct during a homecoming.
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Shirt Sent Back After Pay Raise Controversy
Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona says he will return a shirt mailed by Phoenix resident William Bell who complained about lawmakers voting themselves a pay raise. Bell sent the shirt with a note saying Fannin would get it anyway, and Fannin says he voted against the raise.
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Hickel Forges River Basin Water Standards Conference
Secretary of the Interior Hickel proposes conferences in Davenport Iowa and Council Bluffs Iowa to discuss interstate water quality standards for the Mississippi and Missouri basins. Murray Stein of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration is named chairman. Hickel argues Iowa town standards are insufficient in treatment, implementation, and discharge controls.
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Keota Couple's Son Dies in War
Mr and Mrs Alvin Ekiofe of rural Keota learned their son Corporal Samuel Exiofe was killed in Da Nang Vietnam on February 2 during his second tour. Exiofe, born in Ottumwa and a Fremont High School graduate, enlisted in May 1967. He is survived by eight brothers and eleven sisters. Memorial services are set for Tuesday at 1 30 at Johnson Funeral Home in Ottumwa.
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