Antimissile Plan Studied by US Defense Leaders
Washington AP dispatch outlines Pentagon hesitation on deploying ABM systems. Defense budget, State of the Union timing, and Moscow’s ABM activity shape decisions. Nike X program details and deterrence factors cited, with emphasis on ICBM balance and defense capabilities.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Johnson
Army
Associated Press
Congress
Moscow
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
State Department
Birth Decline Linked to Pill Use in New Jersey
A Rutgers University sociologist notes a three year drop in New Jersey births, attributing part of the decline to oral contraceptives. Dr. Robert Gutman, sociology professor and population analyst, says the pills give women easier birth control and millions nationwide use them.
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Trenton
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Robert Gutman
Rutgers
New Solons Decry Tax Hike and War Wind Down
A Washington AP poll of about 40 percent of Congress shows strong opposition to new taxes to fund the Vietnam war but willingness to do what is needed. Lawmakers favor a quicker wind down of the war and consider greater use of military pressure or renewed diplomacy, with calls for more information on policies.
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Washington
Congress
Vietnam
Senate
House
United Nations official calls for bigger crops to curb famine
UNDP administrator Paul G. Hoffman urged the UNDP governing council to greatly increase food production and improve population statistics. He warned that expanding crops is essential to avert famine and raise nutrition, stressing the need to balance population growth with economic productivity and to stockpile better data on the population explosion.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Paul G. Hoffman
U.N Development Program
UNDP
Soil Fertility Meeting At 4-H Fairgrounds Lawrence
An area meeting on crops and soil fertility will be held at 9 30 a m Friday Jan 13 at the 4 H Fairgrounds in Lawrence. Dr Floyd Smith of Kansas State University will speak on Fertilizing for Maximum Yields and soil nutrient use. A local farmers panel includes Otto Hack Roger Pine Don Palmateer Don Breithaupt Clyde Husted and Marl Nehrbass. Howard Wilkins KS U Extension agronomist starts with crop varieties. Dr Larry Murphy will discuss latest soil fertility research and placement. The program is sponsored by the Douglas County Agricultural Extension Council and area fertilizer dealers.
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Lawrence
Floyd Smith
Kansas Experiment Station
Kansas State University
Smith
Otto Hack
Roger Pine
Don Palmateer
Don Breithaupt
Clyde Husted
Marl Nehrbass
Howard Wilkins
KSU Extension Agronomist
Larry Murphy
KSU
Docking Named Honorary Member At Lawrence Club
Kansas Governor Robert Docking will be principal speaker Friday night at the Lawrence Cosmopolitan Club inaugural hall event and will receive honorary membership. His father, Gov. George Docking, spoke at the club’s first inaugural ball and was also made an honorary member. J. R. Waymire to be installed as president. both Dockings were bankers before entering politics.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Lawrence
Comsat Plans Lani Bird Launch Next Wednesday
Comsat Corp. aims to launch a second Lani Bird spacecraft from Cape Kennedy to establish the first full time pacific space communications link. Fog threatens the 4:55 a.m. CST liftoff after a prior mission failed to reach the correct orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Comsat Corp
Pacific
Polish woman, 111, dies in central Poland
Magdalena Trepkowska, reportedly one of the world’s oldest people, died over the weekend in Grudziadz, central Poland, according to Polish press agency reports. She was 111 years old.
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Warsaw
Poland
Grudziadz
Magdalena Trepkowska
Lull Continues At Auto Plants
DETROIT AP Layoffs and shortened work weeks hit the auto industry this week. General Motors laid off 2,800 workers at six plants in the final step of a production adjustment program. American Motors closed lines for two weeks and will resume January 23 on a reduced run of 1,100 cars daily. Chrysler halted assemblies at two plants in Los Angeles and Detroit Lynch Road. Ford kept five plants on four days of work.
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Detroit
General Motors
American Motors
AMC
Chrysler
Los Angeles
Lynch Road
Ford
Poodle Chews Up Man's Dentures in California
Bakersfield report says a poodle damaged a man's dentures and the man had them repaired on the spot with a new product named PLATE-WELD. The firm claims the repair holds like new and PLATE-WELD is available at all drug stores.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
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Comsat
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National Aeronautics and Space
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