Antidognaping Legislation Studied Subcommittee Witnesses Swamped
Washington AP report on a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing on antidognaping bills. Testimony highlighted abused animals and pet theft as advocates push federal licensing for animal suppliers and potential lab oversight. Witnesses urged balanced, not overly burdensome, controls with diverse views from scientists and humane groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Lebreton
Washington
House
Agriculture Subcommittee
Ual
Declan Hogan
Hurmane Society
United States
William G. Kubicek
Minnesota Citizens Committee For Health and Research
Congress
David H. Timrud
Princeton University
Maurice B. Visscher
University of Minnesota
National Society For Medical Research
Bernard Zimmermann
West Virginia University
American Surgical Association
The
Humane Society
Oliver Evans
Virginia House Debates Tax Cuts and Budget Moves
The assembly debates halving the beer tax and reducing cigarette taxes, cites losses in tobacco sales, and supports temporary tax relief. It also advances a presidential succession resolution, expands the State Milk Commission, raises uninsured motorist fees, funds an alcoholism research center, and upholds a 25 dollar DMV fee ruling while considering repeal moves.
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del. J. Sargeant Reynolds
Richmond
del. C. W. Cleaton
Mecklenburg
James Warren
South Hill
Virginia
J. S. Gee
Kenbridge
Dan Daniel
Danville
House
Senate
State Milk Commission
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia Senate
Yeas
Aldhizer
Ames
Andrews
Baliwin
Bateman
Bemiss
Bendheim
D. W. Bird
L. C. Bird
Brank
Breeden
Campbell
Fenwick
Fitzgerald
Galleher
Gray
Hagood
Hirst
Hodges
Hopkins
Hutcheson
Kellam
Long
Manns
McCue
Parkerson
Rawlings
Spong
Stone
Warren
Wiley
Nays
Barnes
Burruss
Cochran
Collins
Davis
Howell
Robinson
Turk
Wyatt
Crime rate rises across regions with 12 percent murder surge
The FBI reports a nationwide 12 percent rise in murders, with the West leading in larceny and burglary at 10 percent and the Northeast and north-central states showing notable increases in assault, auto theft, and rape. Rural areas show the largest murder rise at 18 percent while arrests rise 11 percent overall.
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South
Northeast
North Central States
West
Hoover
FBI
U.S
Court Takes Over Voter Regulation Says Rights at Risk
The federal judiciary and government move to control state voter registration challenging state sovereignty. South Carolina leaders react with concerns of diminished state power and possible rehearings. Georgia and Illinois cases cited involve Hilton Hotels and a Sanity hearing ruling.
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Federal
Daniel R. McLeod
South Carolina
Robert McNair
Atlanta
Georgia
Arthur K. Bolton
Dora Surowitz
Brooklyn
Hilton Hotels Corp
Brice
Chicago
Theodore Robinson
Tom C. Clark
Wilneis
Robinson
U.S. Dist
Stephen S. Chandler
Oklahoma City
Texaco, Inc
Chandler
Foreman Of Mossler Jury Faults State On Weissel Car Question
Miami AP report quotes Mossler juror James Harris saying the state blew chances for conviction by not pinpointing where Roy Weissel left his car the morning Jacques Mossler was found murdered. Harris notes the car was later found miles from the scene, affecting the case against defendants Powers and Cande Messier. He describes the deliberations across 10 ballots and says the jury ultimately acquitted Powers and Messier on all counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Sen
M. M. Long
Wise
Courts of Justice Committee
Albertis
Harrison
Godwin
DMV
Frederick A. Carter
Norfolk
Supreme
Norfolk Corporation Court
Supreme Court
S. C. Gordon Sr
Assembly
Carter
Mossler
Weissel
Miami, Fla
Roy Weissel
Jacques
Percy Foremen
Melvin Powers
Weisser
Harris
Powers
Candace Messler
Canrace Messier
Harvis
Two Children Injured In Piedmont Explosion
A boiler room blast in Piedmont West Virginia damaged a stucco building and blocked Asheville Street injuring two children Barbara McCartey 10 and Chris Hannon 8. Barbara underwent surgery and was in fair condition at Memorial Hospital Cumberland Maryland while Chris was treated and released. No deaths occurred.
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St. Peter's Catholic School
May Rose
Piedmont Herald
Asheville Street
MecCartey
James Evans
Westernport
Tri-State Finance Co
Half Price
Piedmont
Cumberland, Md
Nelson statue column destroyed in Dublin bombing
A massive blast collapsed O Connell Street Dublin column near the General Post Office. Army bomb disposal units aided police searchers as debris blocked the street and the Nelson statue site, a tourist spot since 1809, lay under rubble amid long debates over demolition costs and profits from the column's public access.
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Nelson
Post Office
O'Connell Street
Liffey River
IRA
Britain
Trafalgar
Napoleon Bonaparte
London
Trafalgar Square
General Post Office
Dublin
Bank of Ireland
Thomas Paxton
Allied Marines drive Viet Cong out in valley operation Utah
Vietnamese forces locate a mobile North Vietnamese regiment near Chau Ngai five miles northwest of Quang Ngai. After heavy fighting the allied Marine and South Vietnamese units gain control of the area by Monday and begin mopping up while pursuing scattered remnants through jungles. Casualties are reported heavy for Marines but light overall, with Vietnamese losses described as moderate.
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Chau Ngai
Quang Ngai
Utah
Maj. Snyder
North Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Hancock
Vinh
Air Force
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ta Vinh
United Staes
Korea
Viet Nam
Michael Stewart
House of Commons
London
South Viet Nam
Civil rights moves tie funds to hospital and school compliance
The U S Public Health Service announced new compliance rules for hospitals tied to anti discrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act. Medicare participation will hinge on compliance, with noncompliant hospitals losing payments. Surge on General Stewart said 20 to 25 percent of a hospital s income could come from Medicare after July 1. Harold Howes estimated about twice as many Negro students would be in mixed schools in the Deep South this fall, though exact figures were unavailable. Office of Education staff are in major cities gathering data to define discriminatory practices, while freedom of choice plans must lead to a unified system free of racial bias. Authorities urge closing small, inadequate schools for minorities.
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U.S. Public Health Service
William H. Stewart
Stewart
Harold Howes
U.S
Deep South
Howe
Office of Education
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
Chester
South
Aid bill debated as policy aims clash on Viet Nam
A House foreign aid bill proposing 7.5 million for Thailand and Laos and 25 million for the Dominican Republic, plus 100 million for a contingency fund, sparks debate. Fulbright proposes a nondefense pledge, Kennedy argues about Communist roles in South Vietnam, and Ford notes Republican advantages as party splits surface while Sen. McGovern's and Kennedy's amendments fail.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Fulbright
George S. McGovern
D-ol
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
U.S. News and World Report
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Rep. Ford
Senate
Washington
Peking
United States
Red China
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
China
Peking Prepares for Possible Setback. urges calm
TOKYO AP dispatch reports the Peking People's Daily warns China may face twists on the revolutionary road and urges the people not to panic. It notes leaders may err, cites potential upheavals and recent global tensions while affirming that revolution will prevail despite short-term reverses.
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Tokyo
China
Peking People
Communist Party
New China News Agency
Ghana
Carleen Found After Blizzard Search Mission
Welk and the boys searched in zero visibility as a blizzard raged. Carleen’s body was found about one-quarter mile from the house after the storm delayed operations until final morning light. Farmers tally livestock losses amid continuing snow and wind across the northern Great Plains blizzard belt.
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Welk
Carleen
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Civil Service Commission outlines federal pay and retirement changes
The commission proposes pay raises across grades 2 to 18 with 1 to 4.5 percent increases, higher raises for lower grades and smaller raises for top grades. Employee retirement contributions would rise to 7 percent as the government mirrors the rise, with delayed effective dates for other retirement reforms including Medicare extension and survivor benefits. The plan also shifts death and disability benefits to Social Security and urges restraint on price and wage increases to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Johnson
Train wreck leaves several injured in two-train collision
Witnesses describe a dramatic crash where two diesel engines toppled, many cars derailed or scattered, and eight or nine cars left off the tracks. Five people were hospitalized at Havre Deaconess Hospital and four at Toole County Hospital in Shelby. none critically. One engineer died, another pinned beneath wreckage. Fireman injured and shaken, admitted to Liberty County Hospital.
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Havre Deaconess Hospital
Toole County Hospital
Shelby
Richard Baker
Chester
Baker
Liberty County Hospital
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Maryland State Police
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Bill Williams
Nist Party
Soviet Communist Party
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Sparks-Giles Hardware Corporation
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