Auto Makers Told to Improve Quality Control
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff heads a subcommittee on auto safety and cites recalled cars as evidence of defects in 47 million built since 1960. GM Ford Chrysler AMC reported recalls and defects across models including carburetor fire risk and front suspension issues. officials say most problems were not safety related.
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Tragedy Strikes Dighton Again
Dighton Kansas reports a second tragedy in two weeks as Henry Brown 53 of Pittsburg was electrocuted while working on a city power line. He and partner Jake Helzer were on a pole when Brown grabbed a live line. A housewife alerted the plant and power was cut off, but resuscitation failed. Brown, employed by Plains Electric Engineering Co, and the earlier victim Virginia Lynn Fletcher are linked to the city project.
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Garden Sophomores Win AFS Derby
Garden City High School sophomores won the AFS drive with the highest total, earning a half day holiday. Readouts place sophomores at 925.83 dollars, Sentora 661.44, and juniors 574.30, totaling 2,161.57 dollars for financing foreign exchange students.
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Weather summary for a fall night and cooler Sunday
Fall weather continues with mild tonight and light southwest winds. Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with northerly winds 1 to 28 mph. Highs near 60. Sunrise 6 43 sunset 7 88.
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Dodd sues columnists for 5 million over misconduct
Senator Thomas J. Dodd files a 5 million conspiracy and libel suit in U.S. District Court against columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. He accuses them of portraying him as unfit for the Senate, tied to foreign interests, taking bribes, or misusing campaign funds. The case prompts a Senate Ethics Committee review with public hearings sought. Pearson welcomes the move as a chance to subpoena records.
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Garden Sass Amid Rights Quote From Gus Garden
Gus Garden invokes life liberty and the pursuit of CYADgrASE as an inalienable right. The remark frames a debate on the meaning of personal freedoms and how technology shapes everyday liberties.
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Pearson Says State Deserves More Acreage
Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas calls for a larger wheat allotment increase than the 15 percent announced by the administration. He notes Kansas has faced sharper reductions in recent years and argues the state should gain more than 15 percent, yielding about 1,450,000 additional acres for next autumn planting.
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