Maryland Bills Chooses Meditation Over Prayer Ruling
Maryland General Assembly approves a bill requiring a daily student meditation period while allowing reading from scriptures or prayer. Gov Tawes expected to sign after attorney general review. Opponents, led by Madalyn Murray and Leonard Kerpelman, vow court challenge if signed.
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Annapolis
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Maryland General Assembly
J. Millard Tawes
Talbot County
Thomas Hunter Lowe
Lowe
Wisconsin Cheddar Heads to New York World’s Fair
Denmark Wisconsin reports a 34591 pound cheddar as the world’s largest cheese prepared for Wisconsin’s exhibit at the New York World’s Fair.
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Denmark
Wis
Blood Drive Prompts NYSE Ticker Tape Message
On the New York Stock Exchange a public service message “It’s not too late to give blood” appeared on the ticker tape urging brokers to donate to a two day blood bank drive in the financial community.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Peace Corps Recruiters Visit Nevada Southern Campus
Claudette Sarsfield of the Peace Corps will be at Nevada Southern through next Wednesday to brief seniors and juniors on programs and testing. An information center operates in the library with daily hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. A non-competitive placement test is offered Wednesday, with results guiding selection.
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Peace Corps
Claudette Sarsfield
Nevada Southern
Stu
Miss Sarsfield
Pilot Peace Corps
Sarsfield
Liberal Arts
Africa
Asia
Latin America
James Gibson
Foreign Language Experts Needed for Vegas Visitors
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to interpret for non English speaking visitors. Call 737-4664 weekdays 830 to 500 and Saturdays 900 to 500 to state languages and availability. The Aviation Committee aims to build a volunteer interpreter list as Japanese tourism rises and many travelers need help with meals and directions.
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Las Vegas
TWA
Japan Air Lines
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
East Sahara
McCarran Field
Solange D’hooghe
Rudy Tang
Private Groups Lease Nevada Land for Outdoor Recreation
A survey found 48 Nevada groups with 21 562 members using 27 842 acres of private rural land under leases or permits for outdoor recreation. Groups include sportsmen youth church and fraternal clubs, with 46 landowners involved and 34 receiving income. National survey totals reach 51 800 groups and 89 million members with permits to use 39 million acres.
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Nevada
Charles W. Cleary
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Cleary
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Maryland
Madalyn Murray
Baltimore
Kerpelman
Supreme Court
Ganar
Nevans
Bob P. Helgeson
Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
Leona Motte
J. P. Schellhaus
Herman Carter
Wayne Rader
Richard Nutley
Niles Warne
Owen Karstad
TG Ayia
3Rd & Ogden
Vegas
Nevada Land
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Garden Center
L.V. Blod
CPA
Public Accountant
Ray Diehl
E. Charleston
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