Birthday reflections and a comets cue in Twain praise
A narrator riffs on Mark Twain and Halley’s Comet, then muses on personal birthday fate. He recalls receiving a New York Times front page from 1915 and discovers the carton that debuted on his birth date, the paper milk carton. He humorously exaggerates life without cartons, then concludes his grand event is a modest paper milk carton. He ends with a wistful sigh.
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Auto Workers Begin 3 Campaigns for New Contracts
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers launch a three campaign push starting Monday to win new contracts for about 80,000 workers, focusing on job conditions rather than pay. Talks begin at General Motors headquarters and move to Ford and Chrysler next. American Motors contract not expiring until 1974. The union seeks voluntary overtime, dental insurance, and full retirement after 30 years in plants, amid record sales and a shifted focus from wage increases.
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Kennedy aide to attend Lockyer fete reception
A Kennedy aide and columnist Frank Maunessey will join a reception today for the Lockyer for Assembly campaign at 21800 Haspe tian Bigil in the law office of Dan Thorpe from 4 to 6 pm. Assembly candidate Lockyer, a Democrat in Alameda, follows the death of Bob Crown. Willie Brown, D San Francisco, also attends the event. Tickets cost 10 dollars, with live-door sales available. Call 21 4733 for information.
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Livermore Man Dies After Highway 58 Crash
Willem Royce McClare, 29, a Livermore resident for one week, died from injuries after his car hit a steer and veered into an oncoming vehicle on Highway 58. He expired at Mercy Hospital after three hours in emergency care. The other driver and passenger sustained moderate injuries.
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Funds allocated to improve Nimitz Freeway ramps in Premont and near San Leandro
California Highway Commission funds projects to add a left turn storage lane on Mowry Avenue in Premont, redirecting north onto the Nimitz Freeway. With 22 of 34 accidents linked to left turns in 35 years, the plan estimates 19000 dollars for improvements including signals and lighting. Alameda County to contribute 278 dollars, state covers the rest.
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Civil War ironclad Monitor found near Hatteras Island
Underwater Archaeology Associates says the CSS Monitor lies about a mile east of Hatteras Island under 35 feet of water. The group, aided by the Monitor Foundation, reports the wreck may lie intact with the turret visible, after decades of searching and prior reports from Camp Lejeune and Navy records.
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Nixon illness skepticism rapped by Scott at dinner
Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott condemned television networks for questioning Nixon illness and questioned the media’s handling of the Watergate affair. He spoke at a dinner in the tower of Rep. Robert McClory amid hospital treatment for Nixon's viral pneumonia and noted more than a dozen aides close to the President. Scott criticized coverage, defended Nixon’s illness, and warned reporters against undermining trust in Washington.
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Divine light in Palo Alto church under scrutiny
Stanford physicist explains that rough glass creates tiny prisms that could produce cross patterns in the windows of the Miracle Revival Church of Bel La Chelst. Pastor and parishioners describe luminous cross images as signs from God seen day and night during prayers and services.
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Jury rejects 1.25 million birth control suit in California
Sacramento reports a Superior Court jury dismissed a 1.25 million claim by a woman alleging permanent disability from birth control pills. The plaintiff argued negligence by the producer and the advertising company for Enovid, claiming inadequate warnings.
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