Television Radiation Safety Standards Progress Report
A 15 member technical committee appointed by Secretary Robert H. Finch on June 10 plans to issue a federal television radiation standard promptly with further rules on X ray equipment and microwave ovens. Surveys suggest 5 to 20 percent of sets emit above 0.5 milliroentgens per hour and up to four million sets may be defective. Charles C. Johnson Jr calls this an industry wide issue while noting potential genetic risks could not be ruled out.
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Robert H. Finch
National Council
Charles C. Johnson Jr
Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service
Judy Garland One of Hollywoods Brightest Stars Dies
The renowned Judy Garland died at a late age, leaving behind Liza Minnelli and siblings Lorna and Joey Luft. She rose from child star to icon with roles in Pigskin Parade and The Wizard of Oz earning top Hollywood pay in the 1940s and 1950s. Her career with Mickey Rooney and a string of marriages marked a turbulent life.
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Grand Rapids
Miss Garland
George Jessel
Qoz
Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
David Rose
Vincent Minelli
Sid Luf
Mark Herron
Liza Minelli
Lorna
Joey Luft
United States
Fred Astaire
Warren Era Ends as Burger Chosen Chief Justice
The retiring Chief Justice Warren, age 78, steps down after a long career that began in California politics and rose to the high court under Eisenhower. His successor Abe Fortas was blocked by the Senate, leading to John Burger being tapped as a traditional law and order style pick.
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Burger
Minnesota
Warren
Senate
Abe Fortas
California
White House
Eisenhower
Warren Court
Safeguard Debate Shifts Over Deployment and Proposals
The opposition presses for a vote against deployment while weighing McIntyre’s plan to build radar and computer sites without missiles. Some favor a Kwajalein prototype to test against Vandenberg missiles, arguing it speeds up research, while critics warn of time lost defending Minuteman missiles.
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Edward W. Brook
Senate Armed Services Committee
Thomas J. McIntyre
D.N. H
McIntyre
Montana
North Dakota
Kwajalein Atoll
Kwajalein
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Alabama and Texas crash and drowning victims identified
Two Alabama youths, Charles Robbins 15 of Brantley and David Law 15 of Clanton, were injured in separate crashes. Texas drownings include Mrs. Horace Woodward 30 and her children Joey 5 and James 9 in Brazos River incidents. Weekend fatalities also report three Alabama/Mississippi deaths in a two car crash near Nettleton, Mississippi.
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U.S. 29
Dozier
David Law
Clanton
Chilton
Claton
Texas
Horace Woodward
Joey
James Woodward
Brazos River
Vince Woodward
Ft. Worth
Birmingham
Associated Press
Alabama
Nettleton
Miss
Maxine Newman
Kennedy
Ala
Terry Wayne Williams
Aberdeen
Earlon Wayne Harrison
Pompidou reshuffles in surprise foreign ministry move
Paris dispatch reports President Pompidou replaced Michel Debre with Maurice Schumann as foreign minister in a shift seen as moving toward European minded diplomacy. Debre labeled hardline Gaullist figure exits cabinet amid broader reshuffle.
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Paris
Nyt
Pompidou
Michel Debre
Gaullist
Foreign Ministry
Maurice Schumann
Enemy forces surround Ben Het with heavy artillery
Reports say up to 2,000 enemy troops are dug in around Ben Het in fortified positions. The North Vietnamese 40th Artillery Regiment has moved into the area with large guns aimed at the camp from Laos, Cambodia, and along the six mile stretch to the border, complicating air strikes and artillery efforts.
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Ben Het
40Th
Laos
Cambodia
North Alabama Bottle and Glass Club holds trade night
The North Alabama Bottle and Glass Club hosts a trade night at Decatur City Hall tonight at 7 30 p m with a brown antique Coca Cola bottle as the door prize. A Baileyton PTA call meeting is set for 7 30 at the school today. Insurance agent G Ralph Jones of Equitable Life attends the Million Dollar Round Table conference in Hollywood Florida.
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North Alabama Bottle and Glass Club
Decatur City Hall
Baileyton Pta
Autopsy Ordered On Floating Body In Biloxi Bay
The body of 61 year old Thomas William Cannon of Birmingham Alabama was found floating in about a foot of Biloxi Bay water. Authorities said the Harrison County coroner ordered an autopsy. Cannon lived in a dormitory at Biloxi Veterans Administration Center. He was bleeding from the eyes ears and mouth.
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Biloxi, Miss
Biloxi Bay
Thomas William Cannon
Birmingham, Ala
Biloxi Veterans Administration Center
Cannon
Harrison County Coroner's Office
Warren Impeachment Calls Rise Over Civil Rights Role
In response to actions surrounding racial and civil rights matters, calls have grown for Warren to be impeached, reflecting heightened political tension and disputes over constitutional duties.
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Warren
U.S. Sees Soviet Push for Peacetime Pact with Vietnam
U.S. planners say the Soviet Union seeks to convert wartime cooperation with North Vietnam into a lasting alliance to keep influence in Southeast Asia as Washington fears U.S. and Chinese dominance after the Vietnam war.
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Washington
Nyt
United States
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U. S
China
Earl Warren to retire as chief justice after 16 tumultuous years
After 16 tumultuous years Earl Warren retires as chief justice of the United States. His departure ends a era of civil rights advances redistricting reforms and significant shifts in criminal law sparked by his court tenure.
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Earl Warren
United States
Warren
Warren E. Burger
Senate opposition to Safeguard faces uncertain votes
Washington reports the anti Safeguard coalition is on the defensive with unclear counts to block the antimissile system. Headcounts are conflicting and close as the Senate weighs the plan amid mixed signals from party leaders and regional divisions.
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Washington
Nyt
Senate
Charleston Hospital Strike Tensions Ebb as Peaceful Outreach Occurs
In Charleston, hospital workers strike leaders avert open clashes and a dusk to dawn curfew. small groups of Black supporters visit white churches to express solidarity while a parade remains noisy but orderly.
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Charleston
S. C
Nyt
Late New York Stock Selected List
New York Stock Exchange selected afternoon prices reported by AP showing notable shifts in several blue chip and industrial issues amid market activity. Investors watched trading, with some stocks moving on late afternoon developments as prices fluctuated.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Industrial
Transportation
Utility
Nashville Livestock Report Shows Mixed Slaughter and Hogs Gains
In Nashville cattle prices were mostly steady with slaughter cows and bulls near previous levels and feeder classes largely unchanged. Hogs rose 50 to 75 cents for 700 barrows and gilts, while spring lambs traded at 29.50. In New York the stock market slid on tight money concerns with the Dow down to 868.21 mid afternoon.
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Nashville
Poultry prices spread across Atlanta and Birmingham reports
AP dispatches show broilers and fryers mostly at 16 cents in Atlanta with strong demand. hens trading light with farm prices 7 to 13 cents. In Birmingham, live hen markets active with light to ample supplies. light hens 7–10 cents, heavy hens 12–13 cents. Broiler slaughter day totals and US grade A prices also noted along with regional averages.
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Atlanta. Ga
Birmingham
Miss
Tenn
F.C.B
Alabama
Egg Market Treads Water in Birmingham Trade
In Birmingham Alabama the egg market remained barely steady to weak with prices mostly changed for large but generally lower for medium and small sizes. Demand was only fair as markets showed modest activity.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sudbury Mines Dominate Global Nickel Supply
Sudbury Ontario mines produce about 75 percent of the world’s nickel, underscoring the city’s pivotal role in the metal market and Canada’s mineral strength.
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Sudbury
Ont
Canada
Youth Shot Wound at Pryor Field Target Range
An 18 year old Decatur youth, Gerald Turner, was treated at Decatur General Hospital for a gunshot wound to the right leg. A hospital spokesman said he was admitted to the emergency room shortly before noon. Turner told an A-1 Ambulance Service attendant he accidentally shot himself while loading a gun at a target range near Pryor Field in South Limestone County.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Gerald Turner
A-1
Turner
Limestone County
Pryor Field
For Rent and Sale Classified Items in Decatur Scout
Multiple listings for mobile homes boats and rooms indicate rental and sale opportunities in Decatur including 12x50 trailer 2 bedroom 115 dollars per month unfurnished bedroom apartment 35 dollars monthly 16 foot Renken boat with 80 horsepower Johnson motor like new 353-7249 and farm house for sale 3200 sq ft 4 bedroom 3 bath 1226 8th St S.W. Decatur 355-0886 asking 33500.
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Call
Renken
H.p. Johnson Motor
8Th St. S.W
Decatur
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