Powder Plant Blasts Injure 22 in Missouri
CARTHAGE MO 22 workers were injured and 15 to 20 major buildings damaged after a series of blasts at the Hercules Powder Plant and nearby Powder City. The explosions also damaged about 60 houses. two injuries were serious. The firm blamed the emergency whistle and an early evacuation as key to everyone surviving.
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House Raps Powell On Anti Poverty Bill
Washington UPI The House Rules Committee criticized Powell for how antipoverty funds were handled and moved to establish a 65,100 acre plan with a 1.75 billion dollar House bill. It would cover moving expenses for federal employee families tied to the Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore project in Michigan. The subcommittee and committee actions included provisions to reimburse moving costs and deductible expenses, while Powell did not appear for a hearing despite requests for dates.
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Britain reports fewer murders after hanging abolition
London AP says Britain had two fewer murders in 1965 than 1964, 153 vs 155, despite Parliament abolishing capital punishment mid year. Home Secretary Roy Jenkins announced the figures on Thursday night, noting no executions occurred earlier in 1965.
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Youth Held For Selling UC Drugs
In Berkeley UC drugs case Judge Floyd Talbot placed a medical student on three years probation for furnishing hallucinogens to UC students. Elliott Abravanel, 28, was given a 60‑day sentence and a $330 fine with probation conditions after his June 12, 1965 arrest. he studied at Cincinnati Medical School and was convicted of selling LSD and DMT to UC students.
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