Environment crisis and population pressures warned by mis leaders
A West Point Mississippi editorial warns that population growth, pollution, and environmental degradation threaten prosperity. It cites polluted lakes and rivers including Lake Erie and the Mississippi system, plus toxic air and soil pollution as urgent concerns. It urges wiser planning and intensive effort to avert disaster.
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United States
Lake Erie
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Potomac
Lindsay
New York
Harold L. Barrows
Agriculture Department
Research Service
Daily Times
West Point
Election Plan for Spending Seems Bleak
Washington AP reports prospects dim for congressional action on President Johnson's proposals to tighten campaign contribution controls. A $100 income tax action for political donations drew mixed support, but many lawmakers expect no action this year. House and Senate discussions show little enthusiasm and likely cold storage for the measure.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Omar Burleson
Dtex
House Administration
House Action
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Thruston B. Morton
Rky
GOP
Magnuson
Birth control pill linking to jaundice sues makers
Mrs. Peepy Swain of Searcy filed a $50,000 damage suit in U.S. District Court alleging she contracted obstructive jaundice from taking Norlerrin birth control pills manufactured by Parke, Davis and Co. Attorney Sid McMath called it Arkansas' first such case.
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Little Rock
Peepy Swain
Searcy
U.S
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Parke, Davis and Co
Spain considers ties to Common Market and NATO
Madrid seeks early talks with the European Economic Community for some association with the six nation market bloc and hopes for a NATO link after NATO’s reorganization. Spain faces resistance from Italy, Holland and Belgium while seeking U.S. support.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
Spain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Madrid
European Economic Committee
NATO
Atlantic Defense Organization
France
Brussels
U.S
Italy
Holland
Belgium
West Germany
Luxembourg
United States
Western Alliance
Weeds and Habits As Growth Mirror Life Lessons
A reflective column compares weeds and flowers to habits, noting how good and bad traits grow together under favorable conditions. The piece cites Booker T. Washington on overcoming obstacles and ponders how chances and winds of fate seed beneficial or harmful traits in people and gardens alike.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Booker T. Washington
Holy Land
Louis F. Benson
Release Not Cause of Slow Drainage
Army Engineers said release of water from Bull Shoals Norfolk and Greers Ferry dams into the White River does not cause the slow drainage in lowlands below Newport. Some farmers accused the releases of affecting river stages, but engineers said the impact is minimal.
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Little Rock
Bull Shoals
Norfolk and Greets Ferry
White River
Newport
Greek officer jailed for insulting King Constantine
A military court in Salonica sentenced Maj. Stephanos Zergas, 55, to three years in prison for calling King Constantine "the most illiterate monarch in the world" before soldiers last July. He appealed the verdict.
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Salonika
Greece
Constantine
Stephanos Zergas
Beer Pours Into UND Rain Gauge Prank
In Grand Forks North Dakota officials report several inches of beer falling into the Red River Valley rain gauge at the University of North Dakota. University officials say students were pouring beer into the gauge as a prank.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Red River Valley
University of North Dakota
Rare nature welcomes Sophia Loren to MOMA in New York
The Museum of Modern Art in New York welcomed Italian actress Sophia Loren and her husband Carlo Ponti to view a photography exhibition celebrating her career. It marked the first show at the museum featuring a reigning movie queen.
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New York
Museum of Modern Art
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Wage-Price Guidelines Face Major Revisions
Labor experts say the Johnson administration may alter or scrap wage price guidelines as 3.2 percent remains the formal target. The Labor Management Advisory Committee meets June 3 to seek a voluntary fix acceptable to both sides. Meany and Abel are identified as key labor leaders likely to press for real restraint on prices and profits to avoid a price wage spiral.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
Labor Management Advisory Committee
Industry
Labor
Public
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio
George Meany
United Steelworkers
I. W. Abel
Meany
Abel
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Big Steel
White House
Labor Department
Anti Evolution Law Voided State to Appeal
In Arkansas a chancery court voided the 1928 anti evolution law for restricting freedom to learn and teach. State Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett said he will appeal to the State Supreme Court. Susan Epperson, a biology teacher, welcomed the ruling and may continue the fight if needed.
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Bill Simmons
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Antil
State Supreme Court
Chancery Court
Murray Reed
Reed
Charles Darwin
Atty
Bruce Bennett
Jon
University of Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Japan debates security pact and nuclear future shifts
TOKYO AP reports a growing debate in Japan over its relations with the United States and China. The discussion centers on the Japan U S security treaty and China's atomic potential, hinting at a shift toward a non nuclear defense buildup and a cautious stance on a nuclear proliferation treaty. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato faces pressure as the Socialist party seeks treaty revision amid Viet Nam war concerns.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Red China
China
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Japanese Socialist Party
Eisaku Sato
Mrs. David Terry to Be Honored at June Dinner
Mrs. David D. Terry aged 83 who led opposition to school closings during the Little Rock crisis will be honored at a June 1 dinner. The Arkansas Council on Human Relations will host the event, honoring her 1958 Women's Emergency Committee to Save Our Schools. Banquet speaker will be Harry Ashmore of Santa Barbara California, former Arkansas Gazette executive editor.
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Etviw
The
Arkansas Gazette
Men Killed in Pine Bluff Arsenal Blast Identified
Garfield Yarbough aged 50 and Isaac Taggert age 43, both of Pine Bluff, died in the Wednesday explosion at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. The blast occurred in a one story building where workers mix ingredients that produce colored smoke for signaling grenades used in combat. A fire followed but was quickly extinguished and caused extensive damage to the building.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Garfield Yarbough
Isaac Taggert
Pine Bluff
Actor Saves Man From Being Hot
Tucson AP Actor Paul Newman and an electrician saved producer director Martin Ritt from injury on a movie location during filming of Hombre A camera dolly buckled throwing Ritt from the dolly An electrician caught Ritt and Newman diverted a 300 pound lamp Officials said the lamp would have struck Ritt The director suffered a slightly wrenched back Newman suffered scratches and splinters in his hand
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Tucson
Ariz
Paul Newman
Martin Ritt
Ritt
Newman
Thieves Take Rabid Cats From Lexington Shelter
Lexington police hunt two thieves after two cats suspected of rabies are stolen or released from a cage at the Lexington Animal Shelter. Attendant James Bryan reports a broken lock and says two people bitten by the cats must begin rabies post exposure treatment.
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Lexington
James Bryan
Lexington Animal Shelter
Bryan
Prince Philip Praises Free Press In Foreword
Prince Philip says he sometimes finds newspapers exasperating but democracy relies on a free press. He credits Britain’s diverse papers and periodicals, writing in a foreword to Fleet Street about British journalism.
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London
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Fleet Street
Humphy to Address Son's Class at Shattuck School
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will give the commencement address at Shattuck School in Faribault Minnesota on June 4. His son Douglas aged 18 will graduate as one of 65 seniors.
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Faribault, Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Douglas
Humphrey
Shattuck School
Faribault
Minn
Greeks jail rail union members amid nationwide strike
In Athens the government began arresting railway workers after they ignored a mobilization order and kept a two day general strike paralyzing freight and passenger service across Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Railway Workers’ Union
10000 North Vietnamese troops poised for drive from Cambodia
Authorities and intelligence reports indicate up to 10000 North Vietnamese regulars are positioned in the Chu Phong Mountains in Cambodia likely for a campaign into South Vietnam. Maj. Gen. Larsen cited six regiments moving through Cambodia, a claim met with Defense Department denial. Two known units of the 325th Division are the 92nd and 83rd, veterans of Ia Drang.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Chu Phong
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Stanley R. Larsen
Washington
Larsen
U.S. Defense Department
Cambodian
Pleiku
Viet Nam
Ia Drang
Johnson Promotes Africa Policy Against Injustice
President Johnson, addressing African diplomats at the White House, denounced racial and political injustice in Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal's colonies. He pledged U.S. aid for refugees, support for majority rule, and a plan to review Africa development policies with Ed Kerry leading the effort.
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Johnson
Africa
Rhodesa
South Africa
Portugal
White House
United States
Rhodesia
India
Philippines
Viet Nam
Pakistan
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Ed Kerry
U.S
Ethiopia
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