Fugitive for 38 Years Freed by Pardons Board
John Q Harris, once a fugitive noted as the dean of Utah prison escapees, has been granted a pardon. He fled in 1931 at age 25, evading capture for 38 years. The Utah Board of Pardons issued the decree releasing him and ending his long concealment.
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Richard P. Spratling
Salt Lake City
Harris
John Q. Harris
Utah Board of Pardons
Utah
John W. Turner
Ambler
Turner
Board of Collections
Pennsylvania
Board of Pardons
Ernest Dean Wright
Board of Corrections
Wright
Safety Campaign Urges Drinkers To Know Limits
ALAmerican Medical Association and the National Safety Council urge drinkers to know how long alcohol lasts and how it affects driving. Charts relate body size to intoxication levels, with 0.10 percent or 0.15 percent blood alcohol cited as under the influence. Beverages and serving sizes determine intoxication, and guidance advises limiting to one drink per hour and planning a maximum in advance.
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American Medical Association
National Safety Council
Council
The
AMA
the Safety Council
Spartan Guilty Of Morals Charge
Edward G. Guy of Sparta pleaded guilty to enticing a minor for immoral purposes and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Peter Pappas to two years in prison with the sentence suspended. He was placed on probation with parole officer Darryl Meenk.
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Sparta
Wis
Edward G. Guy
Wisconsin
Peter Pappas
Guy
Darryl Meenk
Cops and Black Panthers to Use Intermediaries
Police in Berkeley and San Francisco will employ civilian intermediaries to handle dealings with the Black Panthers to prevent conflicts. Black Panther attorney Charles Garry says the pact could spread to other departments, while Panther offices plan to name mediators. Berkeley officials mention five leading black citizens as intermediaries.
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San Francisco
Berkeley
Charles Garry
Black Panthers
Black Panther
Garry
Panther
Illinois Plans Restriction on DDT Sales and Use
Illinois announces a Jan. 1 ban on DDT sales or use with permits issued only by the agriculture and public health directors. Permits require an immediate and serious pest threat and no effective alternative. Agriculture Director John Lewis notes no recommendation of DDT for farming. public health chief Dr. Franklin Yoder cites epidemic cases. The measure tightens Great Lakes pollution efforts. committee to meet again in February.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Interagency Committee On
Departments of Agriculture and of Public Health
Illinois
John Lewis
Franklin Yoder
Yoder
Lake Michigan
Two Wisconsin Soldiers Killed in Vietnam Conflict
The Pentagon announced two more Wisconsin servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. They are Army Spec. 4 Joseph N Eveland, son of Mrs. Helen N Eveland of Black Earth, and Army Pfc. Terry L Perz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H Perz of Green Bay.
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Washington
Pentagon
Wisconsin
Vietnam
Army
Joseph N. Eveland
Helen N. Eveland
Black Earth
Army Pfc
Terry L. Perz
Edward H. Perz
Green Bay
Turmoil in minority business office as director resigns
Arthur L. Ortiz, director of the Commerce Department Office of Minority Business Enterprise, resigned amid friction over administration and program direction. Ortiz plans to return to New Mexico to become state personnel director, with tensions cited before his departure and among OMBE staff over former director Roeser and policy disagreements.
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John M. Pearce
Washington
Ortiz
New Mexico
Ombe
Commerce
Thomas F. Roeser
Maurice H. Stans
Roeser
Peace Corps
Stans
Chicago
4200 S.diets To Be Trained At USAF Bases
SAN ANTONIO Tex AP some 4200 Vietnamese enlisted men and officers will be trained at 16 U S Air Force Air Training Command bases during fiscal 1970 a spokesman said The figure includes 4000 men in technical courses such as electronics About 200 Vietnamese officers will take pilot training this fiscal year Most technical courses go to enlisted personnel All must first attend Lackland Air Force Base Language School to learn English and technical terms related to their training
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San Antonio
Tex
U.S. Air Force Air Training Command
ATC
Georgia
California
U.S
Lackland Air Force Base
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Naval Reserve
Germain A. Davison
N. 22Nd St
William S. Davison
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Davison
Navy
la Crosse
Tribune
By C. G. McDaniel
By Jim Brigance
Poehling’s
Ward Avenue
New Villa
How Wyn Sock Saved Christmas
Paul Gringle
Ingers
Thes
Nority Groups
Gerald Mellis
Richard Sartz
Duplicate
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon Police
Melvin Roe
Quandahl-Martin
USAF
B. R. Kishin
Hong Kong
Kishin
Holiday Inn
Cutom
Latiert
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