Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Agnon and Sachs
Samuel Agnon and Nelly Sachs win the 1968 Nobel Prize for literature sharing the $40,000 honor. Agnon, 78, based near Jerusalem, and Sachs, 75, living in Sweden since 1940, are praised for works on Jewish suffering and resilience. The academy notes both are active authors with long published records.
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Stockholm
Samuel Joseph Agnen
Nelly Sachs
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters
Agnon
Jerusalem
Israel
Neath
Europe
Germany
Austria
Polas
Russia
Academy
Mikhail Sholokhov
Miss Sachs
Shalokhov
Housewives Lead Nationwide Boycott Pressures Retail Prices
A nationwide spread of housewives led boycotts shifts shopping patterns from Phoenix to Van Nuys and Daytona Beach with 200 women in Daytona organizing a bid to nudge prices down. Consumers in El Paso Roswell Albuquerque and Dallas weigh actions as Denver faces a possible price war and Cincinnati chains cut prices to counter demand.
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New York
Phoenix
Aziz
Bread
van Nuys
Calif
Housewives Voice
Daytona
Beach, Fla
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Paso
Tex
Iobbs
Carls J
Houston
Had
Roswell
Albuquerque
Arlington
Dallas
Denver
Cincinnati
Lloyd Xing
King Soopers Stores
Alber
E. L. Withers
Withers
Portland
Ore
George van Hoomissen
Multnomah County
Truth In Packaging Bill Approved By Congress
Congress approved a five year effort to curb deceptive packaging practices. Senate sponsors Hart Mart Magnuson favored stricter truth in labeling while House backers pressed a version emphasizing net contents and legible statements. The measure targets mislabels and misleading illustrations to protect consumers.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Hart
Philip A. Mart
D-Mich
Warren G. Magnuson
UW House
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Two Men Charged In Oakland Strangulation Murder
Frank Hubbell and Dale York have been indicted on murder charges in the September 15 strangulation death of Karen Stevens in her Lakeshore Avenue apartment Oakland. The grand jury in Alameda County announced the indictment after arrests in Oregon. Witnesses placed the suspects near the building and fingerprints tied them to the scene.
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Frank Hubbell
Dale York
Karen Stevens
Lakeshore Ave
Oakland
Alameda County
Hubbell
U.S. Army
York
Oregon
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Appiruphote
Samuel Joseph Agnon
Nelly Sache
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Fairfax Calendar
O.K
Kay Jewelers
Bingle Dor Pesca
Sts
Merwe
Dies SR
Fidy
Athe
Hayward
Foothill Blvd
Ph. WU
Southland
Bay Fair Mall
San Leandro
Telegraph Ave
Wil
Fabion
Rampact
Odins Southland
Himitz
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