Romney's Prestige On Line In Michigan Constitutional Vote
Michigan voters flocked to ballots to decide a proposed state constitution with Governor Romney’s prestige on the line. Early returns showed strong turnout in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw, with Pointe aux Barques Township voting solidly for the measure.
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George Romney
Michigan
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Saginaw
Pointe Aux Barques
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Lenore
Swainson
Alice
Plymouth Township
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New York City Ends 114 Day Newspaper Strike
The 114 day New York City newspaper strike ends with 19 000 workers back at work and a surge in sales. Daily circulation rose with papers printing and selling briskly while remaining papers resumed. The Post shows strong gains printing 750 000 copies daily.
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New York
New York City
Explosion Demolishes Evans Esso Station in Warsaw
An early morning explosion destroyed the Evans Esso filling station on U.S. 117 in Warsaw North Carolina. No injuries reported. Owner Davis G. Evans hospitalized for stomach trouble. Estimated damage at least $75,000. Fire department battled油 bulk oil and tires as debris flew across the highway. Authorities pursue non foul play theory.
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N.C
Evans Esso
U.S
Carolina
Perry Smith
Davis G. Evans
Smith
Richfield
Theblaze
Cleveland Strike Near Settlement
Tentative agreement on contract terms between publishers and striking printers clears major obstacle in Cleveland's 123 day newspaper strike. One holdout union machinists remains on strike as Teamsters also walkout, with conditional agreement reached by Teamsters. Publishers optimistic about resuming publication this week.
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Morning Plain Dealer
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Ohio
Sanford Postpones Address On Highway Safety
North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford postponed his planned address to the General Assembly on highway safety to Tuesday at noon. He will present a nine point program emphasizing mandatory annual vehicle inspections and chemical tests for suspected drunken drivers, plus more highway patrols, stricter teen licensing, and a court improvement amendment. The address is Sanford’s third appearance this session. The legislature will also meet in Wilmington aboard the battleship North Carolina later in the week.
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Terry Sanford
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Wilmington
Military coup seizes Guatemala against communists
Col. Enrique Peralta Azurdia declares himself chief, suspends the constitution, dissolves Congress, and bans political parties after ousting President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes. He vows a non communist Guatemala and election plans are unclear while the United States watches cautionarily.
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Ydigoras Fuentes
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Enrique Peralta Azurdia
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Juan Jose Arevalo
Mexico
Arevalo
Parr Nuclear Plant Operational
Parr Nuclear Plant in Parr, South Carolina achieved criticality Saturday marking the first controlled chain reaction. The Southeast’s first nuclear electric generating plant is now operational and producing power.
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Parr
S.C
Robot Tax Collector Checks On Funny Business In Returns
In Martinsburg West Virginia the IRS runs a national computer center to screen tax returns. A Bowdoin English major, John E Stewart heads a 78 person staff that runs the machine, which issues notices, audits, liens and even refunds. The team values reasoning and people skills as much as computer power.
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Raymond Crowley
Martinsburg
W.va
Shenandoah Valley
Apple Country
National Computer Center
Bowdoin College
John E. Stewart
Naomi Hoomes
Test Ban Offers From US and Britain at Geneva
The United States and Britain presented a summary of a proposed nuclear test ban treaty at a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva. They urged Soviet negotiators to discuss broad issues while demanding seven inspections annually and seven automatic seismic stations on Soviet territory. the Soviet reply favored three on site inspections per year.
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United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
U.S
West
Charles C. Stelle
Paul Mason
Stelle
Court Rules Utah May Tax Pipe Sales Across State Lines
The Supreme Court unanimously held Utah can tax pipe sold by a Provo maker for delivery to out of state users. The ruling reversed a Utah high court decision that 2 percent sales tax burdened interstate commerce. The case concerns Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. and $32,290 in 1957 59 transactions.
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Supreme Court
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Provo
High Court
Utah Supreme Court
Utah Tax Commission
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co
Federal Powers Commission
Colton
Calif
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Motorist Found Dead In Wreckage Near Flat Rock
A motorist later identified as Kurt Willie Englehardt of Ft. Bragg and Kenosha Wisconsin was found dead at 6 a.m. in a crashed car on U S 176 three miles south of Flat Rock. Residents reported hearing the crash between 3 and 4 a.m. The car left the highway on a sharp curve locally known as Dead Man's Curve.
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N.C
Kurt Willie Englehardt
Ft. Bragg
Kenosha
Wis
U.S. 176
Flat Rock
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