Jet Commander team readies for global speed record flight
Photographed at Cedar Rapids Municipal airport the Jet Commander will depart New York Wednesday to attempt the first global flight for its kind. Rockwell Standard Corp. leads a coalition of 21 nations 12 firms and eight U.S. agencies with Collins Radio providing long range communications. Fred Austin and Karl Keller piloting with entertainer-pilot Arthur Godfrey among the crew during preflight checks.
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Collins Radio Co
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Calif
Fred Austin
Karl Keller
Arthur Godfrey
Hairnets for Long Haired Men in Casper Cafes
Natrona county Sanitarian Nix Anderson says men with long hair serving food must wear hairnets. Previously caps sufficed, but now long hair requires a net or a haircut, aligning with rules for women workers in food establishments.
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Fear Wood Ibis on Brink as Nesting Returns Herald Hope
In Florida's Corkscrew Swamp sanctuary Phil Owens notes nests with up to five eggs marking a second breeding attempt by wood ibis. The droughts and storms nearly wiped them out. if extirpation continues a decade more could end the species. A separate item reports a juvenile court case over a boy who brought beer to school.
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Priests Learn to Deliver Engaging Sermons at Catholic University
Seven Roman Catholic priests will attend a two week workshop at Catholic University to improve sermon delivery and composition. Led by Father John Burke the program includes tutoring in sermon writing, taped practice sermons, critiques, and lectures from theologians and professors. Bishop Connare and Mother Sullivan will participate in lectures, with participants filming a two minute sermon for self evaluation.
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Catholic University
William G. Connare
Greensburg
William H. Graham
Kathryn Sullivan
Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart
Purchase, N. Y
Father Burke
Effort to Open Congress Hearings Faces Open Debate
A UPI report notes lawmakers push to open most congressional hearings and markup sessions, citing that about 90 percent of decisions occur in closed meetings. Reform advocates face a law that already requires openness in many hearings, with executives and editors shaping transcripts. Leaders warn public access could hinder negotiations and require careful balance.
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Mike
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Monroney
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Thomas L. Ashley
Dohio
Reform Group
William Proxmire
Dwis
Curtis
Joint Committee
Proxmire
Ray J. Madden
D-Ind
House Education and Labor Committee
Joint Reform Committee
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