Douglas at70 Wonders if Stone Age changes could reshape Warren Court
Justice William O. Douglas, turning 70, says a few on the bench could alter the court’s direction. He denies retiring plans and reflects on Fortas’s failed confirmation, crime rates, and fears of a police state while noting the court’s long, controversial history.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Warren Court
Douglas
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
Comsuuni
Moscow
Sen
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Russia
America
Justice Fortes
Abe Fortes
Senate
Fortas
Congress
Gun Error Kills 10 in Viet Village
U S marine artillery misfire near Thuong Duc camp kills 10 civilians and wounds 23 as troops sweep hills for Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. An elevation sighting error caused shells to land in a supposedly evacuated village northwest of the target.
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Saigon
U.S
Thuong Duc
da Nang
Owl-Eyed Gwuls Night Vision Surpasses Human Sight
Owl-Eyed Gwls are described as possessing vision up to fifty times sharper than humans enabling enhanced night perception.
Three American Missionaries Missing in Congo Plane Crash
Three American missionaries are missing after a single engine plane vanished while flying from Mbandake to Boende in the Republic of the Congo. The crew included pilot Max Meyers of Moline and missionaries Eunice Goodall of Birmingham and Mary Hoyt. Meyers had been in Congo since May with his family to assist as a Disciples missionary and served at Ecumenical Medical Association hospital at Boende.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Republic of the Congo
Christian Disciples of Christ Church
Mbandake
Boende
Max Meyers
Moline
Eunice
Goodall
Birmingham
Ala
Mary Hoyt
Meyers
Congo
Ecumenical Medical Association
Hoyt
Aeroline
Quad-City
Culver Calls Tax Reform Urgently Needed at Cedar Rapids
Congressman John Culver told the Cedar Rapids Association of Accountants that present tax loopholes waste revenue and that meaningful reform could generate enough funds to cover the 1968 federal budget deficit. He attacked surtax exemptions and highlighted massive tax avoidance by the wealthy.
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John Culver
Treasury
Cedar Rapids Assn. of Accountants
Culver
90Th Congress
Riley assails Vietnam black market and reforms
Republican candidate Tom Riley says at Miles that at least 120 million dollars of PX goods entered the Vietnam black market last year. He urges phased U.S. troop withdrawal and U.N. protection for South Vietnamese civilians seeking asylum.
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Miles
Tom Riley
Vietnam
American Post Exchange
Riley
U.S
South Vietnam
United Nations
Juvenile Arrested for Glue Sniffing in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police detained a 17 year old boy Tuesday evening in an alley behind First Avenue NE for sniffing glue. He was held overnight in the city jail and released to his parents.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue NE
Demonstrator Throws Gasoline Bomb at British Embassy
A demonstrator in Dublin Tuesday hurled a gasoline bomb at the British Embassy and was promptly arrested. The device exploded against a wall without causing damage.
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Dublin
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