Debates on gun control spark odd side issues in Congress
Congressional talk on gun control prompts offbeat arguments from Rep. Burt Talcott and Rep. David Henderson. A citizen proposes fingerprinting smokers to curb pollution and crisis seizure of tobacco, provoking questions on consistency and ends with a wary forecast of a longer, broader debate. The report also notes a bald men’s conference in France and Japanese city officials weighing removal of a tourist draw, plus a fact about Great Salt Lake’s salinity.
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R-Calif
Talcott
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D-N.c
Henderson
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Seal Beach
Calif
Kucera
Kuchera
Quirks in the News Roundup From Multiple Cities
A Chicago motorist erupts at a parking officer and is arrested for littering. In Sacramento the assembly unanimously fixes a UC textbook bill misspelling. Reno chapels seek BBB ethics code to boost image. London man Gerald Moss barred from suing without judge’s permission after multiple suits.
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Reno
Better Business Bureau
London
UPD
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Moss
Harold Wilson
Almanac for July 31 1968 United Press International
On this day in history notable events include 1792 David Rittenhouse laying the mint cornerstone in Philadelphia, de Gaulle appointing de Gaulle? no, de Gaulle not in text. 1943 Charles de Gaulle named chairman of French National Defense Committee. 1953 Senate leader Robert Taft dies in New York City. Bertha von Suttner quote on love and help ends.
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Germany
Committee of Liberation
Charles de Hele
Committee of National Defense
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Robert Taft
Ohio
New York City
Bertha von Suttner
Campaign pace and protection details for top 1960s candidates
Agents describe Wallace's campaign as high tempo with careful advance notice for movements. Nixon's camp is praised for organized planning and periodic breaks to sustain staff. McCarthy faces sudden scrambles, Humphrey has long Secret Service protection, and Rockefeller gains expanded federal protection.
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Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota Democrat
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
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