Romney warns of power concentration eroding individual rights
Gov. George Romney of Michigan told Drake university law alumni that excessive power in government, business, labor, and the military threatens freedom. He warned states have shifted authority to Washington, urged renewed individual and voluntary action, and cautioned a permanent war economy could dominate the nation.
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DES Moines
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Drake University Law School
Republican
Washington
U.S
Reuther Calls Price Wage Review Board Plan
Walter Reuther urged creation of a public price wage review board at Rutgers. Companies with 25 percent or more industry output would must give 60 days notice before price hikes and justify them to the board. The panel would also review labor wage demands.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Walter Reuther
The
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Welcome for Wash Players Planned This Afternoon
Washington high school basketball team, thwarted in its bid for a state championship at Des Moines, was to receive a hero welcome in Cedar Rapids Sunday. Mayor Robert Johnson, city officials and a police escort would greet the Warriors at highway junction, guiding them to the high school parking lot for a planned celebration.
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Washington
Warriors
Des Moines
Marshalltown High School
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids City Limits
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Robert Fitzsimmons
Clark McCleary
Sixth Street
First Avenue W
First Avenue
Thompson Drive
Washington High School
Washington Gymnasium
Fitzsimmons
Turkey hens survive two weeks under eight feet of snow
Two turkey hens buried under eight feet of snow for two weeks escaped when the drift melted. They survived by staying near a gate on Sheriff Jay McGinnis’s farm in Highmore South Dakota during the March blizzard. Authorities had considered them goners but the thaw freed them.
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Highmore
8.D
Jay McGinnis
McGinnis
Chief Justice Warren Celebrates 75th Birthday
Washington AP reports Chief Justice Warren marked his 75th birthday with remarks at a party Saturday night calling it his first birthday celebration since boyhood.
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Washington
Warren
Buddhist Chief in Saigon Urges Social Reform and Unity
In Saigon the Buddhist Institute head urged government and economic reforms and unity in the war effort. He called for the return of exiled generals such as Nguyen Khanh and Duong Minh to resume duty with other officers, amid rallies after Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi’s ouster.
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Saigon
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
Nguyen Khanh
Europe
Duong van
Big) Minh
Thailand
Minh
Khanh
U.N
New York
Vietnam
Institute
Neuyen Chanh Thi
South Vietnam
1St Corps
Buster West Vaudeville Dancer Dead at 64
Encino California reports Buster West entertainer known for vaudeville and Broadway has died at age 64. West gained fame as a dancer and comedian performing on stage and in films during a long career.
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Encino, Calif
Buster West
Chuckle on Peace and Quiet Frustrations
A lighthearted note complains that six months of peace would help people catch up on worries and reflects on the world’s noisy pace.
Marines Hold Ground After 12 Hour Battle Outside Da Nang
U S Marines from the 9th Regiment battled Viet Cong entrenched in trees near Bich Nam eight miles south of Da Nang. A helicopter was shot down and ten Viet Cong were counted dead as the fire rained from mortars and small arms.
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Bich Nam
Vietnam
da Nang
U.S. 9Th Marine Regiment
Roane
Tunica, Miss
Uve
Hoover Library opens with pledge to accurate history
WEST BRANCH a new Hoover Presidential Library opens as a research treasury of historic documents. About 200 gathered for the ceremony including Dr Stefan Passony and library officials who stressed democracy rests on access to accurate records.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Robert K. Goodwin
Des Moines
Hoover Birthplace
Stefan T. Passony
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Dr. Passony
Hoover
Passony
Stanford
Hoover Library
Robert H. Bahman
U.S
Herman Kahn
Jack Miller
Franz G. Lassner
Dwight Miller
Rule Out Errors on Part of Astronauts
Houston AP reports Gemini 8 suffered a wild spin from a probable short circuit in thruster No 8 ending the flight. Investigators ruled out astronaut error by Neil Armstrong and David Scott after examining data from tracking stations and the spacecraft.
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Houston
Space Agency
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Manned Spacecraft Center
Armstrong
Scott
Agena
John Hodge
Mystery Defense Buildup Near Moscow Alarms Officials
Reports from Moscow indicate large mysterious structures in the countryside near Moscow and Leningrad may house an anti missile defense system. Analysts doubt a fully effective shield is feasible but say even a limited system could influence Kremlin risk calculations amid Cold War tensions. The note continues with space flight events involving Gemini 8 and astronaut actions following a thruster anomaly.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Europe
China
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Diesel Joyride Halts After Crash with Car
A 17 year old Vallejo driver, Dennis James Flynn, was injured when a Diesel switching locomotive taken for a joyride damaged a car and crashed near Napa. The engine, started by an unseen operator, was found parked across state route 29 after a seven mile pursuit of the one man rampage.
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Napa
Calif
Southern Pacific
Vallejo
Dennis James Flynn
California Highway Patrol
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