Thousands abandon $28 rock festival in McRea Louisiana disaster
Thousands of young campers left the Celebration of Life rock festival site at a plantation after medics said no facilities or money existed. Organizers blamed politics and ticket counterfeiting for cancellations. two promoters with tax liens faced federal authorities. The event had two drownings and one shooting during tense scenes.
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Washington window on voters and dirty politics
The Fair Campaign Practices Committee chief of staff says voters are not foolish though some cases show bad guys win. Samuel Archibald notes increases in distortions of fact and that most unfairly attacked candidates win, citing 201 1966 1968 1970 cases and six case studies across Congress campaigns.
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UPI
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C&R Telecran Subscription Rates and Address Change
The notice lists subscription rates for delivery by carrier and mail in Nebraska and surrounding counties, with monthly and yearly pricing. It includes a change of address instruction directing readers to notify the local postmaster and the Columbian Telegram office of new addresses.
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Colfax
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Tax bite on food shows increase
Washington based report from the Agriculture Department finds the tax share of the consumer food dollar rising from 4.3 percent in 1957 to 6.1 percent in 1967, indicating a steady tax bite growth over the decade.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Remote ice penetrometer aids Arctic navigation
Scientists at Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque have completed the Sandia ice penetrometer SIP tests in Greenland and Canada. Led by Wayne Young, a small team turned the device over to the U.S. Coast Guard. The SIP measures ice thickness to guide ships through thin ice zones, potentially opening navigable fringes and enlarging Arctic routes.
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Area teachers to present topics at Sedltsbluff conference
One hundred forty vocational agriculture teachers plus State Department staff and instructors will attend the annual Sedltsbluff conference in July. The event aims to update educators on yearly accomplishments and trends. Highlights include teaching aids such as Racks to Hang Shop Coveralls by Waner and Apriculturs Occupations Description by Peterson Beeser, plus a Farm Management panel and mini workshops on grain grading, new safety laws, and livestock selection. Ecology and Today's World will be explained by UN Agriculture Education staff.
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University of Nebraska
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UN Agriculture Education
Man Dies In Chlorine Leak At Louisville Dock
One man died and at least 13 people were injured when a barge pump malfunction released chlorine gas at the Stauffer Chemical Co. dock along the Ohio River in Louisville.
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Glamour picks college girls who are involved
Ten college women selected by Glamour as representatives of campus life sit with David Frost to discuss world issues. The group, headed by Stephanie Casale and Nancy Jackson, plans future work in law, politics, and social causes, with many eyeing further study or activism.
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UPI
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Boston
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Cartersville
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Salem
Ore
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National Scrabble Champion Crowned in London
London. During a lunch break contestants studied dictionaries and memorized obscure words. Ninety eight players aged 9 to 79 competed. Stephen Haskell, 40, an unemployed English lecturer, won with 1 845 points, about 20 ahead of runner up Richard Sharp, a publishing house editor. Three 1 minute games were played.
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UPI
Stephen Haskell
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Richard Sharp
Newborn Alligators Grow Into Large Adults
Newly hatched alligators measure eight inches and weigh two ounces. They mature into about five feet long and around seven hundred pounds.
Dole says Dems face Vietnam issue shift after Nixon peace
Washington UPI report quotes Republican National Chair Hubert H. Dole claiming Democratic presidential hopefuls who once opposed Nixon over Vietnam will find the issue moot next year as Nixon wins peace. He singles out Humphrey Muskie Kennedy as critics who shifted from hawk to dove on Vietnam.
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UPI
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Hubert JL Humphrey
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Last Victims Recovered From California Gas Explosion
In Sylmar California federal investigators opened a formal inquiry into the disaster as the last of 17 victims was recovered after an underground gas blast in a two mile bore. Only one worker survived from a crew of 18 tunneling 230 feet deep when methane gas exploded early Thursday.
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Sylmar
Calif
UPI
California
Otieman
Kahane Arrests Highlight JDL Demonstrations
Rabbi Meir Kahane and 50 supporters of the Jewish Defense League were arrested over the weekend for protests against Russian tyranny toward Soviet Jews. A Soviet diplomat's Maryland apartment window was broken during the clashes, with JDL members later claiming responsibility.
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Washington
UPI
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Maryland
JDL
Kahane
Soviet Union
Vladisov V. Shimonovsky
Pub owner plans coming out party for returning robber
Winchester, England. Pub landlord Reg Bailey plans a coming out celebration for Bill Purkiss after a three year prison sentence. Purkiss and two accomplices were convicted of robbing Bailey of 480 dollars and lying to a chairman during the crime. Bailey says it is forgiven.
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