Gruening pushes birth control push in Senate hearing series
Alaska Senator Ernest Gruening urges federal action to promote population control as nine month hearings on birth control unfold in Congress. He emphasizes risks of explosive growth, urban sprawl, and strained water resources, citing decades of concern since Harvard Medical School days.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Ernest Gruening
Alaska Democrat
Brian Gruening
Senate
Congress
Gruening
Alaska
Wayne Morse
Oregon
U.S
Harvard Medical School
Satellite OAO Soars Into Earth Orbit From Cape Kennedy
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory OAO launched from Cape Kennedy after five weather and mechanical delays. It reached a near perfect orbit between 602 and 406 miles, with ground commands guiding its ten telescopic eyes to study stars galaxies and nebulae from above Earth's atmosphere to analyze radiation and stellar composition.
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Cape Kennedy
Fis
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO
Philadelphia Judge Seeks Inmate Records From Dallas Institution
Philadelphia County Court President Judge Adrian Bonnelly says he will request records Monday from the state correctional institution at Dallas for all male inmates over 21 held as juvenile delinquents. He will review about 70 cases and hear four men Monday, including a 26 year old who has been imprisoned 11 years under similar grounds. A writ of habeas corpus was issued for the unnamed man, sent to Huntingdon Prison for Juveniles in 1965 for truancy and bicycle thefts after an exam labeled him of very low intelligence.
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Philadelphia
Adrian Bonnelly
State Correctional Institution
Dallas
Philadelphia Juvenile Court
Bonnelly
Huntingdon Prison
State College
Buddhists Unite Against Ky in South Viet Nam
Buddhist leaders from all factions formed a committee to oppose Premier Ky and demand an elected civilian government soon. The proclamation urged public opposition contact, while authorities moved to tighten control in the north. Thousands of Buddhists, many in yellow robes, demonstrated as the rally called for a sovereign congress.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ton That Dinh
Dinh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Batgot
All But 2 Of 496 Aboard Viking Princess
Aboard the Viking Princess 496 people were aboard when a fire swept through the engine room near midnight Good Friday. All but two were rescued after quick lifeboat deployment, with 494 later flown to Miami and 2 deaths from apparent heart attack. Captain Otto Thoresen praised calm passengers and crew as Navy and chartered planes moved survivors to Cuba and then Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Flagship Lines
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Moses Goodman
Surfside
Haiti
Norman K. Schwarz
Miami Beach
Schwarz
Rachel
State Police Czar Quits Amid Wiretap Inquiry
Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner E Wilson Purdy resigns amid a House probe into alleged wiretapping. Gov Scranton names Maj Paul Rittelmann acting commissioner as Lt Col Frank McKetta to reassume duties. Court martial will be held for Maj Willard Stanton and Det Angelo Carcaci.
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Harrisburg
E. Wilson Purdy
House
Purdy
Scranton
Maj
Paul A. Rittelmann
Hernhey
Rittelmann
Frank McKetta
Willard J. Stanton
Angelo Carcaci
Carcaci
Pennsylvania
Pardly
House Committee
Sesler Labels Thruway Probe a Massive Puzzle
State Senator William G. Sesler said the Erie County Route 90 investigation into alleged fault workmanship is a massive puzzle. An interim report is due by June and will go to the General Assembly before the end of the fiscal year, to avoid new funding in the next year.
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Erie County
William G. Sesler
Sesler
General Assembly
Erie
Lester
Gang Attacks Boy Marks Initial With Letter A
A 13 year old boy visiting Cleveland was attacked by three youths who knocked him unconscious and carved the letter A into his forehead with a safety pin. He was wounded on his face and arm and treated at Mount Sinai Hospital. Police described the assault as brutal and believed the attackers dragged him during the attack.
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Cleveland
Palice
Wondrow W. Hall Jr
Mount Sinai
Margaret M. Hall
Polies
Easter Celebrations Around World Mark Resurrection Day
Christians worldwide prepare for Easter with sunrise services and parades to honor the Resurrection. Observances range from St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to countless churches as choirs sing and messages of hope echo for justice and brotherhood.
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Associated Press
Christ
St. Peter's Bazilica
Vatican City
Norman Vincent Peale
Protestant Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Immaculate Conday
Corry Area Joint School Board to vote on superintendent search
The Corry Area Joint School Board will meet in the high school library to vote on whether to search for a superintendent. A majority of the 42-member board is needed for the motion, open to the public, with no other business scheduled.
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Corry Area
Thomas R. Shupe
Jolntive
Shupe
Vallejo Shooting Suspect Held On Murder Charges
A 23 year old Vallejo restaurant worker is jailed without bail as authorities prepare murder charges in the fatal shooting of two Vallejo police officers during a traffic stop on a Vallejo street. Officers Calvin Thacker, 38, and William Beyes died after the confrontation.
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Vallejo
Call
E. Anderson
Oakland
Carl Hard
Calvin Thacker
William Ea Bad Ain
Thacker
Anon
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North First Avenue
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Myera
Myers
Journal Phote Ly Johnstoo
Thruway Probe
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Boy
Corry
Joint Committee
John Mohr
Pennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh
Ohio State University
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Priday
Beyes
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