White House Weighs Birth Control Commission Proposal
The White House seriously weighs creating a permanent government commission with broad birth control duties. The idea stems from a Jan proposal by a presidential committee led by Wilbur J. Cohen and John D. Rockefeller III. Congress shows bipartisan support for a national population and family planning center in H E W.
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Nan Robertson
New York Times News
Washington
White House
Johnson
Wilbur J. Cohen
H.E.W
House
Congress
Center For Family Planning
Senate
Joseph D. Tydings
State National Bank hikes prime rate to eight percent
State National Bank of Alabama in Decatur raised its prime rate from 7.5 to 8 percent, the maximum allowed by state law, with President C W Nelson noting the directors approved the move at a board meeting Tuesday. Local rivals First National and First State kept rates at 7.5 percent for now.
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State National Bank of Alabama
Decatur
Alabama
C. W. Nelson
Nelson
First National
First State
State National
Birmingham Trust National
Birmingham
Central Bank and Trust Co
Teens held in Athens rape case of mentally disabled girl
Two teens are jailed in Limestone County on rape charges involving a 14 year old girl with developmental disabilities at her home in north Athens. Police identify suspects as Gene-17 and Andrew Horton 19. The victim was injured in the February incident.
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Athens
Limestone County
A. B. Lightfoot
Gene
Andrew
Teacup
Father Denounces Killer After Michigan Daughter Is Found
Joseph Kalem identified his 21 year old daughter Alice Elizabeth a University of Michigan co ed as the sixth victim in a series of sex murders in the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti area. The body was found Monday in a field on an abandoned farm near Kalamazoo. Mrs Kalom disclosed details from her Portage home.
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Joseph Kalem
Alice Elizabeth
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti
Kalom
Portage
Kalamazoo
Mich
North Vietnamese attacks kill 14 in three U S bases
AP reports fierce night assaults on three coastal U S bases south of Da Nang leave 14 Americans dead and 68 wounded with artillery losses. Hanoi says 76 NVA killed. Meanwhile Paris talks see new government take seat. Nixon ruleouts wage and price controls. Ziegler confirms no plan for a press conference. NLF announces provisional government plan and 2 point action plan.
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Siagon
U. S
da Nang
Paris
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Saigon
Nuclear powered pacemaker implanted in dog Brunhilde
Brunhilde, a laboratory dog, received the first nuclear powered heart pacemaker. After two weeks with the device implanted in her chest, she remains healthy, according to Cmdr. John M. Prosser of the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Jane E. Brody
New York Times
Upton
N. Y
Brunhilde
Cmdr
John M. Prosser
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nuclear powered pacemaker tested on dogs at Brookhaven
A plutonium 238 powered pacemaker device undergoes canine trials at Brookhaven National Laboratory to replace mercury battery units within years. Brunhilde, under Dr Peter L Frommer at the National Heart Institute, is among about 15 tested dogs for at least a year before human trials planned for 1971 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
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Prosser
Brunhilde
Peter L. Frommer
National Heart Institute
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Accused Teens Faces Pauper Funeral For Family Tragedy
In Parkersburg West Virginia Susan Bailey 15 and Roger Bailey 13 are charged with murder in a predawn house fire that killed 12 family members including their parents and 10 siblings. Investigators found gasoline traces and authorities link the blaze to the teens over a forbidden romance with a 17 year old first cousin.
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Roger Bailey
Susan
Parkersburg
W. Va
W.va
Roger
Markets and Commodities Snapshot From New York Chicago
In New York stocks move lower amid active trading while cotton holds steady to slipped. Chicago wheat rises on late demand, corn and oats fall on liquidation and comparative weakness. Soybeans edge higher as hogs stay steady to 25 cents up with 5,000 receipts, top price 27.25. slaughter steers steady with 8,500 receipts, top 36.75.
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Chicago
Hillsboro Couple Informs Son Killed in Vietnam
A Hillsboro couple was notified by the Defense Department that their son, Spec. 4 Benjamin Harris, 20, died of wounds received in South Vietnam. Harris died June 4 in a Saigon army hospital.
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Hillsboro
Defense Department
South Vietnam
Benjamin Harris
Saigon
Does a Person Need Sign-Up For Jury Duty in Decatur
The Decatur Daily explains jury selection in circuit and county courts. Jurors are placed in the jury box via recommendations by a jury committee or company. A person may request placement if not listed. Requirements: honesty good character age 21 and county residency. District Court uses voter rolls to select questionnaires.
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Gerald Lawrence Deruelle
Endlam Blvd
Morgan County
U.S
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David Smith
David Reed
Deruelle
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Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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James H. Scheuer
Dn.y
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Associated Press
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