The Gift of Confidence in Everyday Life
Lakeland Florida ledger notes Ann Waldeimerson quotes Census Director George Hay Brown saying census taking has little complaint and people are used to questions. The piece contrasts invisible gifts like confidence with the value of trust from others, illustrating how belief in us lifts our own self view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
Fla
Ledger Ann Waldeimerson
George Hay Brown
Washington
Wilmington
N.C
Atomic Fuel Price Hike Faces Congressional Backlash
Washington AP A proposed 10 percent price increase for uranium enrichment services by the Atomic Energy Commission triggers strong Senate House committee opposition. Critics warn higher electric bills and private monopoly risk while supporters cite rising costs and a model plant as justification.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Senate
House Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Robert Gore
D-Tenn
ABC
Atomic Energy Commissioners
Holifield
Spoiled Meat Linked to Camp Illnesses Near Pocahontas
Poisoning at Ravenden Springs Baptist Camp near Pocahontas is tied to spoiled meat, health inspectors say. A Jonesboro physician calls the illness a light toxic condition as about 25 children were hospitalized and roughly 50 more fell ill but stayed home.
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Pocahontas, Ark
State Health Department
Ravenden Springs
Pocahontas
Jonesboro
Shortage found at State College of Arkansas funds case grows
Two promoted SCA officials Bennie Horton and Leslie Crafton found a $13,000 shortage in September and pursued an internal probe before reporting it. Auditors say the overall shortfall exceeds $28,000 with embezzlement charges against ex cashier Robert L. Pruitt. Horton and Crafton deny involvement.
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SCA
Conway, Ark
State College of Arkansas
Bennie Horton
Board of Trustees
Horton
Conway Log Cabin Democrat
Leslie P. Crafton
Robert L. Pruitt
Phoenix
Ariz
Crafton
Pruitt
Harold Bidson
Eidson
Silas D. Snow
Snow
Orvel M. Johnson
Florton
Old U. S. Checks Are Chewed Up
In Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania a federal records center shreds about 60 million canceled Treasury checks each month for seven years. The checks from Treasury offices worldwide are sold to pulp mills and made into napkins and tissue. The center processes requests from Treasury officials, indexing the stored checks for quick review.
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Mechanicsburg
U.S. Treasury
Federal Records Center
Treasury
General Services Administration
GSA
Washington
Townsmen Recover Tons of Glass in Ann Arbor Collection
Ann Arbor residents carted 65 tons of waste glass to a two day drive to be melted down for reuse. Owens-Illinois paid a penny per pound and the glass was sorted into green amber and clear containers. ENACT helped sponsor the effort with Owens-Illinois.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Owens- Tlinois, Inc
Citizens
Environmental Action For Survival
ENACT
Owens-Illinois
April Disaster Month in Woods in Arkansas
State Forester Virgil W. Cothren labeled April the most disastrous month for Arkansas due to private property fires. Records show 1,070 fires on private forest land killed three people, including the first state ranger to die fighting a fire, and burned 49,768 acres valued at 1,492,890 dollars.
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Little Rock
Virgil W. Cothren
Arkansas
Cothren
Red Troops Attack Near Phnom Penh
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched new assaults north and northeast of Phnom Penh as Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces fight to keep the capital from isolation. Heavy clashes reported along the Mekong River with Tonle Bet and Kompong Cham areas. U.S. losses tallied eight dead and nine wounded in border fighting as three Americans killed and 23 wounded in a night attack near Mimot.
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T. Jeff Williams
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Tonhe Bet
Mekong River
Tonle Bet
Here
Mekong
Kompong Cham
Peam Chikang
Skoun
Kompong Chan
Laos
U.S
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fishhook
Mimot
Multiple Murder Tale Is Related
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas AP Police said an escaped California convict, Joy Reed Mason, 41, told a bizarre tale of multiple slayings after being held on robbery and rape charges in Corpus Christi. Mason was arrested at the international bridge while trying to enter Laredo from Mexico and claimed he killed several people from Arkansas to Texas.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
California
Joy Reed Mason
Mason
International Bridge
Mexico
Laredo
James H. Carver
Waldron
Ark
Carver
Anthony Altmeyer
Houston
Hobard Mills
Calif
Father’s Day Chocolate Cake Recipe By Mary Anita Laseter
Father’s Day feature offers a two part chocolate cake recipe with fudge frosting. Part 1 uses sugar milk cocoa on stove until thick, cooled. Part 2 blends butter sugar sour milk soda and flour, to be mixed with Part 1, then vanilla and baking. Bake at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes, frost while warm with a rich fudge icing made from cocoa sugar milk and oleo.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Creator of Fathers Day Thrilled By Idea's Spread
Spokane AP report notes Mrs. John Bruce Dodd conceived Father's Day 60 years ago to honor fathers. She, now 88, supports commercialization and recalls her inspiration from her father’s birthday in 1910. The Spokane alliance and Wilson helped launch the national observance in 1916.
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Richard Zahler
Associated Press
Spokane, Wash
John Bruce Dodd
Northwest
Jenny Lind
Ark
Spokane Ministerial Alliance
Standby wage and price controls spark congressional furor
Washington AP report on Democratic push to extend standby wage and price controls via the Defense Production Act amid Nixon resistance. Debate grows as Treasury hints at possible tax hikes next year. Separate note: Jonas Salk plans to wed Francoise Gilot in Paris on July 9.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Carl Albert Trols
Albert
Banking Committee
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Wright Patman
Dtex
Republican Committee
William B. Widnall
New Jersey
Dr. Salk
Marty Picasso
LA Jolla
Calif
Jonas Salk
Francoise Gilot
Pablo Picasso
Paris
Miss Gilot
Picasso
Salk
House Delay on Narcotics Blasted
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell blasted the House for delaying Nixon administration narcotics legislation. He warned prolonged inaction will paralyze the coordinated assault against drugs as the bill with teeknock provisions lingers in committee. Mitchell urged swift action citing daily heroin overdoses and drug-fueled crime.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
John N. Mitchell
House
Nixon
House of Representatives
Mitchell
Senate
Florida Bar Association
New York
New Prime Minister Heath Takes Over Britain
Conservative Edward Heath moved into 10 Downing Street to form a government after defeating Harold Wilson’s Labour Party. Queen Elizabeth hosted a Windsor Castle party with 70th birthdays honored. Predictions of cabinet posts surfaced as Heath aimed to replace Labour rule, with a 30 seat Tory majority in Parliament and a stock market uptick.
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Granville Watts
Associated Press
London
Edward Heath
No. 10
Downing St
Britain
Alfred
Duke of Gloucester
Lord Mountbatten
Downing Street
Heath
Wilson
Alex Douglas-Home
Labor
Scotland
Michael Stewart
Tain
MacLeod
Geoffrey Ripon
Reginald Maulding
House: of Commons
Jord
Tories
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Nixon
London Stock Exchange
Big 4th Is Planned at Capital
Honor America Day will mark the 194th birth of the Republic with a July 4 schedule of events. Marriott Corp. chairman J Williard Marriott promotes activities to celebrate America. Runners will relay flags from Independence Hall Philadelphia to Valley Forge and Williamsburg to Washington.
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Washington
Republic
America
J. Williard Marriott
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