Drug Firms Are Found Guilty In Antitrust Probe
In New York three major drug firms American Cyanimid Bristol Myers and Charles Pfizer were found guilty of antitrust violations in a case involving 1.7 billion dollars in antibiotics. A federal jury convicted them of restraint of trade conspiracy to monopolize and actual monopoly with penalties up to 150000 per defendant. The verdict opens the path to civil treble damages by buyers amid rising federal scrutiny of drug prices and health costs.
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New York
American Cyanimid Co
Bristol Myers Co
Charles Pfizer and Co
U.S
A. U.S
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Clifford D. Siverd
American Cyanimid
Pfizer
Justice Department
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Squibb
Upjohn Co
Celebration Costs Higher This Year For Much of US
The New Year celebrations will cost as much or more in many states with new liquor sale rules and special licenses. Prices vary from $1 cover in St Louis to $40 dinners at New York City venues, with big-city clubs selling out weeks ahead.
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New York
St. Louis
New Haven
Conn
Pittsburgh
Plaza Hotel
Midtown Manhattan
RCA
New York City
Illegitimate Birth Rate Tripled Since 1940 in U S
New study shows the U S illegitimate birth rate more than tripled since 1940 with a slower rise after 1957 The analysis notes white women saw their illegitimacy rate rise sharply while nonwhite rates fell slightly since 1960 and estimates counting reporting gaps still indicate substantial increases in births to unmarried women aged 15 to 44 The findings highlight higher service needs for newborns in this group and discuss racial gaps in illegitimacy rates.
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New York
U.S
Stephanie J. Ventura
National Center For Health Statistics
Ventura
National Center
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Snow Accumulation Forecast for Lawrence Region
The weather service predicts up to two inches of snow in the Lawrence region by Sunday morning. Snow flurries start this afternoon and may intensify into a storm tonight with moisture chances of 20 percent then 40 percent. Sunday will be partly cloudy with snow ending early. temperatures average about 10 degrees below normal amid a cold north wind.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Bitter fighting flares as Viet truce extends in Saigon
Bitter marshland fighting kills 70 U.S. Marines and wounds 128 as South Vietnam extends a day-long cease-fire to 6 a.m. Tuesday aligning with Pope Paul VI calls for a day of peace. U.S. reports say heavy battles along the Thua Thien Quang Nam border and near Hoi An while air operations over North Vietnam continue amid weather constraints.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
South China Sea
Demilitarized Zone
Thon Tham Kee
716Th
Thua Thien
Quang Nam
Hoi An
da Nang
First Cavalry Division
Nguyen van Thiet
Ellsworth Bunker
Thieu Hadt
City resolves mystery on Wakarusa Main Sewer District
City Manager Ray Wells announced planning for the Wakarusa Main Benefit Sewer District No. 10. The largest in Douglas County, its origins trace to a 1963 plan by Black and Veatch. County Commissioners promised fuller minutes after protesters questioned who wanted the district. Wells returned from New York City with final agreements on revenue bonds for a local B. F. Goodrich plant.
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Ray Wells
Wakarusa Main Benefit
Douglas County
Wakarusa Main Sewer District No
Wells
Black and Veatch Consulting Engineering Firm
Kansas City
The
Souls
Harvey Booth
Commission
Lawrence
New York City
Milton Allen
Vera Mercer
B. F. Goodrich Co
Traffic Toll Rises As Snow Clashes With Holiday Travel
Traffic deaths climbed early in the New Year holiday weekend as a broad snowstorm stretched from the northern plains to the Great Lakes with rain across parts of the south. National Safety Council executive vice president John D. Lawlor warned that reckless driving is not the main cause. most crashes occur without prior incidents. The council projected 460 to 540 fatalities from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday, matching a similar forecast from last year. Comparisons show nonholiday weekends yield fewer deaths than holiday periods. past three-day Christmas weekends exceed nonholiday totals, with 685 deaths this year and 720 in 1965.
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Plains
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Arizona
Tennessee
John D. Lawlor
National Safety Council
Lawlor
Associated Press
City Commission Brief Session in Lawrence Closes Fast
The Friday session of the Lawrence City Commission moved quickly through six items. The panel approved an $18,476 bid from John Haddock Ford for nine autos for police and fire use and awarded a $15,997.50 sewer project contract to Constant Construction Co. for the Santa Fe district, noting a five day earlier completion bonus. Justin Hill offered 1.25 acres at 8th and Mich Streets for a city park, but the commission did not accept the land without formal ownership.
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City Commission
Clark Morton
Ray Wells
Vera Mercer
Wells
John Haddock Ford
Jim Clark Motors
Police Department
Ir. C. Sanders
Constant Construction Co
Lawrnce Paper Co
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Allstate Clility Inc
Constant
Allstate Company
J. L. Constant
Commission
Allstate
John Emick
Jim Black
Justin Hill
Paper Company
Hill
Dick Raney
8Th and
Mich, Sts
Raney
Milton Allen
Douglas County Sends 1968 Self-Assessment Forms by Mail
Douglas County residents began receiving in the mail a new 1968 personal property self-assessment form. County assessor Darwin Rogers said this is the first year for self assessing personal property, with penalties escalating from 10 to 50 percent for late returns. Property to be listed includes motor vehicles, animals, equipment, and other tangible items across taxing districts, while those with no property complete the census portion and sign the no property statement.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Deadly Friday 2 Car Crash Kills Three In Kansas City Suburb
In a Friday evening head on collision at a busy Kansas City suburb intersection three people died. Victims are Elsie Saul 59 Mary Helen Roark in her 50s and Richard J Whitney an Army Corps of Engineers civilian employee. Bonnie Lou Sandburg 24 was injured with leg fractures. Saul's husband Officer A C Saul learned of the tragedy after dispatching the first patrol car.
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Kansas City
Kan
Elsie Saul
Mary Helen Roark
Richard J. Whitney
Army District Corps of Engineers
Bonnie Lou Sandburg
Edwardsville
Wyandotte County
Whitney
Independence
Saul
A. C. Saul
Wyandelle County
Weather Forecast Northeast Kansas Snow Likely Tonight
Cloudy conditions develop this afternoon into night with a chance of light snow flurries. Snow accumulation potential one to two inches by morning. Lows 10 to 15 degrees, Sunday highs near 25 with a 40 percent precipitation chance. Temperature readings and past weather figures included.
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