GOP Drives To Lower Voting Age
Washington reports Nixon supports lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 as GOP leaders push for nationwide change. Reed and Keating split on pace and feasibility with Georgia already at 18. The effort to extend franchise faces mixed congressional reaction and potential constitutional paths.
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Richard M. Nixon
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High Command
Eisenhower
Nixon
Leonard Hall
Hall
Chauncey W. Reed
R-Ill
House Judiciary Committee
Kenneth B. Keating
Rn.y
Judiciary Committee
Keating
Georgia
Elizabeth Returns to London Amid Coronation Preparations
Queen Elizabeth arrived back in London amid a carnival atmosphere as crowds cheered near Buckingham Palace. Police cleared routes for the royal limousine after a Windsor arrival, while Prince Charles prepares for his mother's big day with a party for 14 children at Buckingham Palace.
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Mardi Gras
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Windsor Castle
England
Scotland
Westminster Abbey
Prince Charles
Abbey
Britain
Windsor
Great Park
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Margaret
Hurst Park
Royal Parks
Early brine well operators fought losses from petroleum seepage
Early American brine well operators suffered severe losses when petroleum seepages entered wells and ruined the brine, harming production and profits.
Belonging, Key Need for Teens, Says Expert
Miss Stella Scurlock, director of the National Council on Family Activities, told a Miami women's club convention that belonging is the most important trait of adolescence. She urged family councils to foster acceptance and dignified participation within families and communities.
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Miami
Fla
Stella
Scurlock
National Council On Family Activities
Miss Scurlock
Pharmacists Continue Their Convention in North Carolina
PINEHURST N C The North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association held sessions highlighting a Lyene presentation and a Brecht report on education and fundraising. The portrait of Frank W Hancock Sr of Oxford was unveiled at a morning session. Countess Maria Pulaski spoke at last night’s banquet alongside leaders from Washington International Latex Eastman Kodak and UNC facilities.
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N.C
FE. A. Brecht
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
Frank W. Hancock Sr
Oxford
Pharmaceutical Association
E. A. Brecht
University of North Carolina Pharmaceutical Research Foundation
Research Can Go Too Far Way Too Far Sometimes
Gary Westher a college student in Binghamton New York staged an arrest for overtime parking to test a law class report on court proceedings. The judge dismissed the stunt saying the law is foolproof and the act wasted everyone's time.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Gary Westher
Gary
Tryon Slaying: Stella Rhodes Sought for Questioning
Police hunt Mrs. Stella Streadwick Rhodes wife of Jesse L. Rhodes in connection with the Sunday morning killing of Edward Ball theater manager in Tryon. Rhodes is jailed in Polk County pending a preliminary hearing as officers seek the missing woman for clues.
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Edward Ball
Lewis Lindsey
Stella Streadwick Rhodes
Jesse L. Rhodes
Rhodes
Polk County
Politi
Ball
Lindsey
Ehareine Rhodes
Roy Dalton
Columbus
Murtler
Printer Held On Bad Check Charges
FBI reports the arrest of 28 year old printer Ralph Wayne Hedrick known as Jack C Dunn in Ft Worth Texas for issuing fraudulent checks totaling 10 000 to 15 000 dollars across the Southeast. He allegedly printed his own check forms and cashed AP checks in Virginia Tennessee the Carolinas Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi then in Reno and Las Vegas Nevada. A companion Frances Louise Bailey was with him when a 63 39 dollar check was cashed. An additional man who split from Hedrick is being sought in connection with the scheme.
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Hedrick
Ft. Worth
Frances Louise Bailey
Virginia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Reno
Las Vegas
Nev
McComas
W. Va
West Virginia State Penitentiary
FBI
Southeast
Nebraska aide faces long assignment over student inquiry
Lincoln Nebraska Max Denney administrative assistant to Governor Crosby received a letter from an Omaha student asking for all information on the state of Nebraska and requested it be sent as quickly as possible. The note suggests an extended search for comprehensive state data.
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Lincoln
Neh
Max Denney
Nebraska
Robert Crosby
Denney
Omaha
State of
Fire Sale Sign Worn by Hartford Jewelry Store Owner
Hartford jewelry dealer William Seleksy complains of repeated water damage from rubbish fires in the upstairs store area. He has hung a "Fire Sale" sign twice in three weeks though his business has not burned.
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Hartford, Conn
William Seleksy
Holmes Reporter Robbed in Milford Car Theft
Sherlock Holmes, a local resident from Bridgeport, reported a car theft in Milford. Police recovered the stolen auto quickly, contrasting with the fictional detective's pursuits.
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Sherlock Holmes
Milford
Conn
Bridgeport
Conan Doyle
Lincoln Dominates Early In Mexican Pan American Race
The lead car and the next four finishers were Lincolns in the stock car division of the Mexican Pan-American Road Race. The first car, a Lincoln, led with others close behind as the race tested drivers and their machines. The 205 horsepower detail hints at performance readiness.
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