FCC probes WBBM TV over televised marijuana party
The FCC voted 5 to 2 to investigate WBBM TV Chicago for allegedly arranging or encouraging a marijuana party televised on November 1 and 2. Northwestern University students were named in the reports, with station officials denying involvement. The case centers on potential licensee conduct and Illinois narcotics law penalties.
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IRS Tightens Rules Over 10 Percent Phone Tax Refusal
The IRS announced new rules for those who refuse the 10 percent telephone tax protest. It will attach the owed amount from the protestor’s salary instead of granting hearings, directing taxpayers to sue if unhappy. About 3,400 Americans, mainly in major cities, participate.
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Communist Forces Attack Attopeau Laos With 140mm Rockets
Laos defense ministry said Attopeau city faced a heavy bombardment by Soviet 140 millimeter rockets with 82 millimeter mortars. North Vietnamese regulars and Pathet Lao guerrillas reportedly held Hin Lao and Hin So villages and controlled the main highway to the city. No casualties or damage reported.
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Pressure mounts on Novotny to resign as Czech crisis deepens
A key Czech National Assembly committee urged President Antonin Novotny to quit immediately. Demonstrators, government and party officials, army officers, students and media have called for his ouster as Libor Dubcek rises in influence. An 18,000 strong Prague rally backed an open letter demanding his resignation.
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Czechoslovak National Assembly
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Communist Party
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Committee of the Assembly
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Birds mimic all sounds they hear in Australia
Lyre birds and bowerbirds in Canberra reproduce diverse noises they hear. A bowerbird can sing for half an hour and flawlessly imitate sounds such as an ax striking wood, a saw, sheep bleating, a wire fence, a locomotive whistle, and a car in second gear.
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Cargo Jet Crashes at O'Hare Total Loss Possible
United Air Lines cargo Boeing 727 overran Runway 9 on takeoff from O'Hare Chicago carrying 32000 pounds of cargo. Three crewmen Capt Frederick S Frederick D Coleman Donald Jackley escaped with minor injuries treated at Resurrection Hospital. Aircraft ran 800 feet off runway and may be a total loss.
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