Masters Singers Record Telephone Directory Song
Four British teachers calling themselves the Master Singers recorded part of London's 3,628 page telephone directory without permission. The GPO ruled the names and numbers are copyright and the project had to be scrapped, despite prior success with a highway code record. George Martin, the producer, noted the idea as a potential hot property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Estcourt Road
Fulham
Metriewood
Maida Vale
Master Singers
England
George Martin
GPO
Martin
Adaman
George Pratt
Mnne St Keele Unversity
Ohn Horrex
Glasgow Academy
Peace Corps Chief Faces Unrest During Africa Visit
Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn arrived in Lagos for a tour of Nigeria the largest mission in Africa. Volunteers threaten strikes over living allowances and hostel cuts while Vaughn offers advice and plans meetings with about 700 volunteers across nearly 30 locations.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Jack Hood Feade
Peace Corps
Vaughn
Washington
Sargent Shriver
John McConnell
Ilorin
Runaways Too Short For Driving
In Louisville two 12 and 11 year old girls attempted a two mile drive in a car, needing to see out the windshield. They abandoned the vehicle at a suburban shopping center where two boys who followed them persuaded surrender of the keys. Police learned the youths were runaways and charged with delinquency.
War Memoir Reflections on Ideals and Bombing
A wartime recollection contrasts idealism and cynicism surrounding World War II. The author recalls unconditional surrender rhetoric, city bombings, and the tension between moral restraint and victory. He warns that self righteous idealists can be more dangerous than gangsters in war times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Dresden
Tokyo
Latin America
Frank Talk Reported At Conference
At the United Nations British Foreign Secretary George Brown described a very frank 80 minute exchange with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko after the Geneva Conference talks on Viet Nam. Brown did not confirm a reconvening plan but said further meetings are possible before he leaves New York for Detroit and a Washington trip with President Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United. Nations
N.Y
Viet Nam
George Brown
U.N
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
Brighton
Gromyko
Brown
Detroit
Washington
Johnson
Liberal Majority Stabilized on Supreme Court Say Jewish Group
The American Jewish Congress released its 10th annual civil rights survey showing liberal justices hold a clear majority in the 1965 66 term led by Justice Abe Fortas. It notes 80 percent favorable rulings, a rise in 5 to 4 splits, and a trend toward liberal conservative alignment despite unanimity in civil rights since 1954.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Jewish Congress
Abe Fortas
High Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Stephen S. Wise
Jewish Congress
Demarra
Ministers Electrocuted During Church Exterior Work
Two ministers died and a third man was badly burned while painting a church in Paducah Kentucky. The Rev Edward Rider 32 pastor of Broadway Christian Church and the Rev Don Woomer 26 of Calvert City First Christian Church were killed. Troy Utley 25 son of the city building inspector was in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah, Ky
Edward L. Rider
Broadway Christian Church
Don L. Woomer
First Christian Church
Calvert City
Paducah
Troy C. Utley
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Lendon Area
Africa
Peace Corp
Ikeja
Louisville, Ky
Frank
Church ST
Carolina Tire Company
North Carolina
EXCH
General Electric
Black & White Portable
Carolina
Carolina Tire CO
English RD
High Point, N. C
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