Job market outlook for graduates improves with salaries rising
Reports from university placement offices across the South show more firms interviewing upcoming graduates this spring, with increased job openings and higher starting pay. Non technical grads reach a new average of 611 dollars monthly while chemicals and drugs lead with 715, electronics 713, and aerospace 710.
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Cross the South
Elecstronics
Ems ‘Ployer
Aerospace
Beiining
Roosters Show Motherly Behavior After Alcohol Dose
A scientist reported that one shot of 33 percent grain alcohol made five white Leghorn roosters display motherly instincts toward chicks. The roosters became mildly intoxicated with motor coordination disturbances before any babysitting behavior. Dr. Joseph Kovach of the Menninger Foundation noted the effect does not reflect hormonal changes and offered no view on long term barnyard use.
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Washington
Joseph K. Kovach
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Kovach
Science
Gold Telephone for Romney
A $600 gold plated telephone will be installed in Gov. George Romney’s Bloomfield Hills home as he eyes the 1968 Republican presidential bid. The Michigan Bell gift came during a celebration for the United States’ 100 millionth telephone as nine governors and President Johnson joined in the nationwide hookup. Meanwhile Miss Hope contestants posed with Miss America 1964 Donna Axum at Hope Village Shopping Center before the parade. The pageant proceeds tonight at Hope High School Anstorium with Axum as MC. four trophies, including Miss Congeniality, await winners.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Bloomfield Hills
Romney
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
United States
National Governors Conference
Johnson
Ohio
James Rhodes
Washington
George
Miss Hope
Donna Axum
Hope Village
Brenda Gail Cross
Vicki Bruce
Janice Lloyd
Miss Axum
Carolyn Barwick
Gayle Williams
Dora Ann King
el Dorado
Hope High School Anstorium
Axum
Jan Gaines
Thoughts of Mother With Everyone By Mary Anita Laseter
Thoughts of mother reflect on happiness and sadness in daily life. The piece recalls her hearty laugh and love, faith in God, modern dress, and simple joys like blue colors, roses, friends, cooking, reading, and a playful Bob Hope routine. Her presence lingers in everyday senses and memories.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Mother
Lerieve
Bob Hope
Ex Mrs Burton Has a Baby Amy born to Sybil Christopher
Sybil Christopher formerly married to Richard Burton and now wife of musician Jordan Christopher has a daughter named Amy. Amy weighed 5 pounds 13 ounces at birth on Thursday. The Christophers, married about two years, have three other children from prior marriages.
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New York
Sybil Christopher
Richard Burton
Jordan Christopher
Amy
Christophers
Christospher
Burton
Oklahoma Becomes First State To Legalize Artificial Insemination
Gov. Dewey Bartlett signed a bill making Oklahoma the first state to legalize human artificial insemination. The law requires written consent from both spouses, court witnessing, and a doctor’s attestation, with offspring given the same status as natural births. Rep. George Camp helped oversee the bill’s passage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Bartlett
George Camp
Head Check Up: Are You Sane Or Just A Bit Balmy
HAL Boyle offers a light medical test for mental outlook noting how thoughts affect health. A self quiz asks if you fear loss of control, envy, or inability to sleep, ending with reassurance if answers skew positive. Rockefeller brothers appear together at Brotherhood in Action dinner in New York.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Nut
Rockefellers
Brotherhood
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Winthrop
Americana Hotel
Nelson
Brothers Hoad
Hempstead County Social Security Benefits Report
The Hempstead County social security program paid $2,148,900 in benefits last year, with 3,274 residents receiving payments. District manager Otis A. Blackwood notes most go to older retired workers and their spouses, plus 542 widows and children and 170 disabled workers. the text outlines survivor protections and long-term retirement value estimates.
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Hempstead
Otis A. Blackwood
Social Security District
Blackwood
Southern Democrats Seek Relief From Federal School Desegregation Pressure
Southern Democrats in the House press for easing federal pressure on school desegregation as a condition for backing a Republican sponsored school aid revision. Negotiations continue while the party weighs assurances, with a House vote looming next week on the Johnson administration bill and a GOP rival.
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John W. Beckler
Washington
House
Johnson
GOP
South
White House Girl Wrote Against LBJ
Doris Kearns a 24 year old White House fellow from Rockville Centre New York co authored a magazine article proposing a third party liberal tactic to defeat President Johnson in the 1968 election The piece written with Stanford Levinson appeared in the New Republic after Johnson met Kearns at a White House reception. In Calcutta India reports say Bihar famine deaths rise as 3 2 million people live in famine areas and 10 400 square miles were added to the zones Agricultural yields fell 25 percent over two years with thousands queuing at free kitchens.
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William Moran Washington
White House
Johnson
Doris Kearns
Rockville Centre
N.Y
New Republic
Miss Kearns
Harvard University
Stanford Levinson
Harvard
Calcutta
India
Bihar
National Music Week ends with Hope activities
The 44th National Music Week wrapped up in Hope with 13 programs and about 650 participants drawing a total audience of 1500. Nederland High Band appeared with committees led by Mrs. Don Johnson and Mrs. B C Hyatt, president Mrs. Sam Strong praised local efforts and urged continued enthusiasm into May 2 for The Marriage of Figaro.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
Nederland, Texas
Hope High School
Don Johnson
B. C. Hyatt
Arthur Street
Sam Strong
Hope
Music Week
Feild
Arkan 54S
Air Force planes downed near Hanoi amid heavy resistance
In Friday action near Hanoi American airmen faced intense fire from MIGs as three U S Air Force planes were shot down. Five airmen were missing in action and MIGs shot down 16 U S planes while losing 49 Red fighters.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Thailand
Red River
Air Force
Individuals Not Parties in Elections
AP News Analyst James Marlow argues that U S presidential elections focus on individuals over parties. He traces shifts from Roosevelt through Truman, Dewey, McCarthy, Eisenhower, and Stevenson, suggesting party lines blur as voters choose based on candidates and perceived competence rather than platforms.
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James Marlow
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
McCar
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Ralph C. Wilson
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