Indictments Highlight Drug Industry Secrets Crisis
A nine defendant indictment in New York exposes how theft of materials and formulas from American Cyanamid and Lederle Laboratories fuels illegal drug production abroad. Industry leaders warn weak international patent controls threaten U.S. research, jobs, and competitiveness while debating tariffs as a possible remedy.
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New York
UPI
United States
Wander
American Cyanamid Co
Lederle Laboratories
Pearl River
N.Y
Italy
Pfizer
American Cyanamid
Lyman C. Gunean
Cyanamid
Stains Stay In Moscow in Western Garment Care
In Moscow, Westerners face difficulty with local dry cleaning as reports flood in of missing buttons, altered linings, stains, and garments returned shrunken or tangled. Soviet press cartoons depict suits handed in for cleaning and emerging crumpled or much smaller. American embassy staff travel to the West to have friends’ clothes cleaned.
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Moscow
UPI
New York
London
West Germany
The Thought's What Counts
Hutchinson Kansas AP Young Kim Martin mother to a 10 year old son receives a sympathy card from her child for Mother's Day reflecting on the challenges of motherhood.
Last Shot From Antique Rifle in Hopkinsville
AP reports hobbyist A. Parsons, aged collector of antique guns in Hopkinsville Kentucky, fired his Kentucky Tong rifle one final time. The gun exploded as it did 100 times before, the barrel ballooned, the stock shattered, and fittings flew, ending his collecting.
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Hopkinsville
Ap— Uke Parsons
Worry Clinic proposes a housecleaning of laws to cut red tape
Carl Jr argues for a complete purge of obsolete statutes to boost efficiency and reduce petty regulation. He cites Illinois auto speed limits from a century ago and Evanston laws criminalizing sleeping in barber shops and picking up cigar butts, urging lawmakers to simplify and streamline governance.
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Carl
Carl Jr
Crané
Bom
Congress
Illinois
Swanston
Northwestern University
Charles Marshall
Evanston
Ohio 4-mile railway marks third straight accident-free year
Columbus Ohio AP reports Ohio's shortest railroad completed its third consecutive accident-free year. The four mile line uses an Elon diesel locomotive to move cars supporting operations linked to Stratégie Air Command and Lenant units at Lockbourne Air Force Base.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elon
Stratégie Air Command
Lenant
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Economy Will Weather Campaign Economies Endures Amid Political Pressure
New York AP reports businessmen expect the current economic upswing to endure through the campaign and into next year. They foresee continued strong demand, rising orders, and rising personal incomes even as November approaches, with tax receipts and government policy noted as factors. The mood hinges on consumer confidence and potential political outcomes, but optimism remains high.
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New York
Treasury
Southern senators urge acceptance of rights law
Washington AP reports Southern Democrats who fought the civil rights bill are urging Southerners to obey the law while pursuing changes only through court challenges. Leaders including Russell Ellender and Robertson urged restraint to avoid violence and to test the law in the courts as long as it stands.
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Washington
Senate
Dixie
Sen
Rich
Sens
Allen J. Rilender
D-Li
A. Willis Robertson
Russell
Ellender
Louisiana
Johnson
Congress
Robertson
Rights Law Resentment Membership of KKK Is Increasing
Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan report swelling membership fueled by white resentment to civil rights laws. Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton Jr. of Alabama says the Movement has a nonviolent image but acknowledges widespread anonymity makes exact figures hard to gauge. The Klan claims growth across the South, especially in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana, with activity strongest in alleged robed orders and night riders.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
Robert M. Shelton Jr
Tusca- Ibosa
Ala
Shelton
United Klans. of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
South
Alabama
Mississippi
Florinda
Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Cour
Kien
John Patterson
Patterson
George
C. Wallace
Philadelphia
Miss
Klan
America
Southern California urged to boost exports and fix local woes
A Southern California research group proposes a two point program to stimulate business by cutting trade barriers and seeking lower tariffs, while local officials should tackle smog water and transportation to attract firms. California ranked third among states in manufactured exports, per the Southern California Research Council.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Southern California Research Council
California
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