Dangerous bill on truck size faces political battle
The Transportation bill S 2668 would permit oversized trucks with triple trailers on interstates, widening limits and threatening safety. The American Automobile Association and U S Conference of Mayors oppose it, while trucker lobbyists push ahead as House Public Works Committee approves after a brief session. Data show heavy trucks contributed to 11.6 percent of highway deaths in 1964. A separate item notes London doctors claim onions may ward off heart disease after breakfasts given to 22 patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Autom Tile Association
United States Conference of Mayors
Senate
House Public Works Committee
House Committee
Florence
8.C
London
Macon
Hurley Calls for Rockefeller Aide Chairman to Resign
SPRINGDALE Ark AP James W Hurley a member of Gov Rockefellers Aeronautics Commission urged Chairman Doyce Moore to resign citing canceled meetings to influence votes Hurley wrote Moore said he would call a meeting if there was business Moore noted the commission faced scarce funds about 20000 this year from aviation fuel tax down from 96000 Two Star staffers will attend the Arkansas Press Association convention in Fayetteville at the Downtowner Motor Lodge Virginia Hiscott and Sharon Carman scheduled to cover the event.
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Springdale
Ark
James W. Hurley
Winthrop Rockefeller
State Aeronautics Commission
Commission
Doyce Moore
Little Rock
Hurley
Moore
The
Star
Fayetteville
Arkansas Press Association
Virginia Hiscott
Sharon Carman
Censorship Has Changed Through The Years
Philadelphia AP reports an 85 year old attorney Morris Wolf recalls early movie censorship era. He defended Toadies first motion picture exhibitor before the Pennsylvania Movie Censorship Board. He notes censors warned of too suggestive content and public reaction framed by then social norms.
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Philadelphia
Morris Wolf
Toadies First Motion Picture Exhibition Company
Pennsylvania Movie Censorship Board
Cras
Middle-aged Sign When You Have a Yearning to Return to School
AP column by Hal Boyle notes millions of adults want to return to education amid a crisis of aging knowledge. He imagines a sabbatical year for parents and grads to bridge the generation gap, urging a trial of adult reeducation. Arkansas guards bill lists $4,207.01 for recent racial disorder callout.
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Hal Boyle
New York
U.S
Tracy
Academe
George Bernard Shaw
H. G. Wells
Hard Knocks
Uttle Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas National Guard
Little Rock
Philadelphia Teacher Strike Averted
The Philadelphia school system reached a two year package worth 27.6 million dollars to avert a strike by 12,500 teachers. Beginning salaries rise to 6,700 and top wages reach 13,200 as the fall term opens. Nationwide walkouts disrupt many districts from Michigan to Rhode Island and New York City.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Michigan
Montgomery County
Clarksville
Chicago Heights
Rhode Island
Cumberland
Cumberland Teachers Association
East Haven
Conn
New York City
United Federation of Teachers
Multipurpose Center Planned for Fayetville Community
The Fayetterville City Manager Board unanimously endorses building a $74,000 multipurpose center for the poor. Funding would come from federal, city, and housing authority sources to support job training recreation and a day care facility for children of working parents, as proposed by the Washington County Economic Opportunity Agency.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Fayetteville
Washington County Economic Opportunity Agency
Daley Report Slams DNC Protests and City Disruptions
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley released a 76 page report claiming demonstrators aimed to topple institutions, disrupt the city and the Democratic Convention. The report warned similar disturbances could recur nationwide and drew counterpoints from Sidney Lens and civil liberties groups.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Sidney Lens
Cochairman
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Lens
Johnson
Humphrey
Daley
Mlinois Division
American Civil Liberties Union
James B. Conlisk
Berkeley Moves to Complete Racial School Integration
Berkeley boards plan a 200000 dollar program to integrate K through 6 by routing kindergartners to predominantly white schools in the hills and upper grades to predominantly nonwhite schools in the flatlands. 1400 Negro children will be bused to hill schools and 2100 white pupils to flatland schools. Faculty reassignment affects about half of Negro teachers and about 49 percent of white teachers.
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Berkeley
Calif
Board of Education
Dan. Freydenthal
Stanley Colberson
Newaro
Flatlands
Portuguese Saint Was Truly a Man of Good Will, a Son of Christ
Mary Anita Laster profiles Saint Anthony of Lisbon, born 1195, who died 1291 and became a universal symbol of kindness and learning. The piece notes his Franciscan vow, sermons at Padua, and lasting impact on ecumenism amid 13th century strife, linking his legacy to modern ideals of goodwill.
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Christ
Mary Anita Laster
Weller
San Antonio
Texas
Anthony
HemisFair
Lisbon
Portugal
Christian
Diario Popular
Europe
Saint Anthony
Iit
Fernando Martin de Bulhoesto
Antonio
Saint Francis
Asstal
Italy
Francis
Tan
Saint Anthony Ded
Padua
Congress in Session Marks McKinley Dicke’s News Conference
Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen held his weekly briefing in the gallery with coffee and cigarettes nearby as a sign Congress is back. He dodged questions on Abe Fortas and Johnson nominees, joked about flowers and bird feeders, and recalled a gift of a gold rose from the Florists’ Association amid threats on his life.
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Robert T. Gray
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Everett McKinley Dickesen
Pekin
Dirksen
Pyg
Senate
Abe Ee
Johneson
Flestists’ Association
New Breed of Nurses on the Way
Federal health planners foresee a new breed of home visiting nurses who will train five to six years and work under physician supervision to serve families as a first contact for health issues. The concept, already trialed in Colorado and Alabama, aims for independent nurse led care expanding over 10 to 20 years.
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Jack R. Mille
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
College
Art University
Tieining
Leonard D. Fenninger
University of Colorado
Red China May Explode Atom Bomb
AP report notes U S experts discuss potential Chinese nuclear test near its 19th anniversary October 1. Tests possible from ground or jet bomber with materials and knowhow, tied to cultural revolution politics in Peking. Also mentions prior blasts and a Hydrogen-type shot believed in 1967, reflecting regional tensions with Sinkiang. LITTLE ROCK hearing set Sept 24 on a proposal to charter a state bank at Foppin by northern Arkansas residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Cottemunist
China
U.S
Sinkling Prove
Ince
Peking
Sinkiang
Soviet Union
Little Rock
H. C. Adams
North Arkansas
Foppin
East Germans Worry Over Occupation at Prague Invasion
East Germans fear tighter controls after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Reports say student protests arose in Leipzig and Erfurt while leaflets circulated. People talk only in quiet corners, and security checks target typewriters to find leaflets. Travel restrictions and a stale mood at the Leipzig fall fair reflect a step back toward Stalinism.
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Frank Crepeau
Associated Press
Leipzig
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Erfurt
Cabbig
Prague
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National Guard Bill
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
Mobile
EL Dorado, Ark
Harry Crumpler
el Dorado
Arkansas
Crumpler
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