Rented Car Suits Against Kennedy Settled Out of Court
Four damage suits totaling 450000 filed over a July 12 1960 traffic accident at the Democratic National Convention were settled out of court for 17750. Plaintiffs included Mississippi State Sen Hugh Bailey Circuit Judge Walter OBarr Jr plantation owner William H Austin and Mrs Jimmie Lee Hills wife of a Jackson Miss editor. President Kennedy was not personally involved. codefendants covered a car agency drivers and Leo Racine who joined delegates to a Perle Mesta party.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Kennedy
Mississippi
Hugh Bailey
Walter O’barr Jr
William H. Austin
Jimmie Lee Hills
Jackson
Miss
Sen. Kennedy
Darwin Theory Barred From Biology Class
In Memphis Tennessee a student teacher reports being ordered to cancel a planned classroom debate on evolution. Tennessee law bans teaching theories that deny divine creation and claim man descended from lower animals. Principal Rosebrough said policy avoids controversial topics to prevent parental objections.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Tennessee
Dayton
Tenn
Martha Powell
Memphis State University
Memphis
Miss Powell
Powell
Clarence Darrow
John Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Plan to cut bird population with oral contraceptives
Oxford reports a plan presented at the British Pest Control conference to use specially prepared bait containing oral contraceptives. Delegate R D Price said the bait would cause any eggs laid by birds to be sterile, aiming to reduce seed eating birds in the area.
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Oxford
England
UPI
British Pest Control Conference
R. D. Price
NBC Profiles Zanuck to Promote Cleopatra in World of Darryl F Zanuck
UPI reports NBC television aired a one hour documentary The World of Darryl F Zanuck highlighting Fox president Darryl Zanuck. The program promoted Cleopatra with location scenes and praised Zanuck while omitting critical context about studio struggles and prior setbacks.
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Hollywood
UPI
Twentieth Century-Fox Studio
NBC
Darryl F. Zanuck
Fox
Cleopatra
Zanuck
Nbc-Tv
Republicans Step Up Economy Drive Amid Budget Clash
In Washington, Rep. Ben Jensen of Iowa defends GOP plan to cut up to 15 billion while Dems led by Carl Albert criticize it as risking defense and space programs. Albert cites a proposed compounded list of potential cancellations. The House approves a $928.6 million Interior bill for the new fiscal year, about 10 percent of Kennedy's request and $30 million more than last year.
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Washington
UPI
America
Ben F. Jensen
Jensen
House
Carl Albert
Albert
Russia
GOP
Interior Department
Kennedy
Supreme Court upholds Delaware whipping post
Delaware Supreme Court rules the whipping post constitutional for certain crimes and not cruel or inhuman punishment under the U S Constitution. The decision, issued without dissent, says removal of the law from the state constitution rests with the legislature and people.
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Wilmington
Del
UPI
State Supreme Court
Delaware
U.S
High Court
Franklin W. Cannon Jr
Dover
Cannon
Daniel F Walcott
U.S. Supreme Court
Notice of application to appropriate public waters Nevada
Two notices advertise applications to appropriate public waters in Nevada. One by Natinen Mollee seeks 600 feet from an underground source for Las Vegas Valley water district use January to December. The other by Hidden Wells Ranch Inc requests 2700 feet diversion to serve municipal subdivisions in Sections 3 and adjacent areas for year round use.
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State OF Nevada
Natinen Mollee
Wan
Lap Veena Valley
Tae Vewne
Clark
Bate Enginesr of
Nevada
Maze of
Nwis
Bea
Las Vegas Valley
Hlaio J. Lehicco
State OF
Hidden Wells Ranch, Inc
Las Vegas
Cork
Perros
Swia
Nwie
New Swie
ROE
ADDB
Januvary
Elmo J Pence
Abe
Boulder City council bans contracts to buy city land
UPI reports Boulder City officials cannot enter into city land purchase contracts. Attorney General Harvey Dickerson noted an exception for existing options when detached from federal lands. He questioned charter provisions granting such power as potentially unconstitutional against general welfare laws.
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Carson City
UPI
Boulder City
Atty
Harvey Dickerson
Dickerson
Private firm outlines tax free university dorm plan
W E Richter of Buffalo Construction proposed building a $475 000 dormitory for 190 students at Nevada Southern Las Vegas with on site kitchen and dining. The firm would build finance engineer and bond the project and charge students 495 per semester for room and meals. University of Nevada would control operations and diet. The plan seeks an 8.5 percent return and could include a buy option at fair appraisal.
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Carson City
UPI
W. E. Richter
Buffalo Construction Co
Clark County
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Nevada Southern
Las Vegas
Richter
University of Nevada
University Board of Regents
Senate
Norman Glaser
D-Elko
Education
Ways and Means
Reno Casinos Cut Blackjack Bonuses
Reno casinos end bonus payments on specific blackjack hands, eliminating the seven card or better 21 payoff and the 5 bonus for certain combos. Spokesmen note Las Vegas casinos never offered such bonuses. The system started in early Nevada gambling to attract newcomers.
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Reno
UPI
Las Vegas
Nevada
Senator Seeks Exemption for Funeral Processions in California
Sacramento Sen. John Regovich introduced a bill in the state legislature to exempt funeral processions from traffic control devices. He cited personal experience of getting lost in a Catholic cortege that stopped at a light and diverted into a Jewish cemetery.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
John Regovich
Regovich
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