Filibuster Resumes in S C Senate Over Reapportionment
In Columbia AP reports a record filibuster on reapportionment continued in the South Carolina Senate with inkling of a compromise. Sen Franklin Hartzog of Bamberg led the talkathon as it neared 174 hours, arguing the 50 member plan harms small counties and centralized power while seeking a Senate plan with resident senators and a 27 district map. The House plan to 50 members and 27 districts remains in play amid discussions to list three or more court plans for consideration.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Franklin R. Hartzog
Bamberg
House
Lindsay
Conference Committee
Hartzog
Barnwell
Allendale
Five Teenagers Die In Old Car In Alabama
Five Ozark teens, last seen Saturday, were found dead Monday in a mudbound old car near the city airport as a bitter cold snap gripped southeast Alabama. One 17-year-old survivor, unconscious for hours, reached a garbage dump to seek help. Police and the coroner offered no immediate cause, awaiting investigation. The victims, all Ozark residents, included Clifford William Hughes 18 Gene Williams 16 Maggie Lou Williams 14 Linda Giles 16 and Kathy Giles 14.
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Ozark
Ala
Alabama
Bobby Hill
Masaryktown
Fla
Tom Goff
Clifford William Hughes
Florida
Hill
Gene Williams
Maggie Lou Williams
Linda Giles
Kathy Giles
Optometrist Norman A. Tavis Expands Contact Lens Services
Dr. Norman A. Tavis, noted optometrist, announces expanded offerings in contact lenses. Patients can access new lens options, fittings, and follow-up care at the clinic.
Snow Removal Crew Stranded by Western Maryland Snow
Six employees of the State Roads Commission and four pieces of snow removal equipment were marooned in a Western Maryland motel Monday due to a snowstorm. The commission said 4 degree temperatures froze the machinery.
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Frostburg, Md
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Judy Garland proposes Oz ban shocks Cocoanut Grove
Hollywood gossip by Dick Kleiner recounts Judy Garland urging that The Wizard of Oz be banned for frightening children at Phyllis Diller's opening night. The tale includes banter with Bob Hope, Dolores Hope, and Tony, plus light notes on Linda Evans’s career and love of Sandy Koufax.
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Dick Kleiner
Hollywood
NEA
Judy Garland
Cocoanut Grove
Phyllis Diller
Dolores
Bob Hope
Tony
Bob
Judy
Phyllis
Christ
Eve
Santa Claus
Universal
California
Viet Nam
Legal action hinted against N J firm in Sanford project
Raleigh AP says North Carolina may sue New Jersey Schur Lee Realty Corp for operating without authority in NC. Secretary of State Thad Eure cites a Jan 19 letter and Bruton ruling that federal post office contractor is subject to NC incorporation laws. Sanford officials allege wall materials violated specs. permit revoked and a postal inspection ordered.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
New Jersey
Sanford
Thad Eure
Schur-Lee Realty Corp
Eure
Schur-Lee
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
U.S
B. Everett Jordan
Saxapahan
Washington
Jordan
Cor
Atty
Wade Bruton
Robert L. Gavin
Bruton
Asst. Atty
Peyton B. Abbott
Roemer’s Discovery of Light Velocity via Jupiter Satellites
Roemer made his great discovery of the velocity of light by observations of eclipses of Jupiter’s satellites, a landmark in astronomy.
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Roemer
Jupiter
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Pebbles
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Jack
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Slicky
Willard
Moon
This IS
Art Sansom
Postal
Orgi
Norman A. Tavis
Optometrist
Kingoff’s Cor
Main & Union
Ben Casey
Frank O'Neal
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Art
George Dell
Sam Reddy
Hamlin
Beetle Bailey
Eeourd
Nicha
Mort Walker
Dick Tracy
BY Gould
Steve Canyon
Milton Caniff
Linda
Evans
Big Valley
Linda Evans
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara
Sandy Koufax
N. J
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