Senate approves sweeping antitrust bill after extended debate
The Senate passed a broad antitrust measure 65 to 19 after intense debate and a compromise amendment. The bill strengthens Justice Department powers to pursue violations and allows treble damages for price fixing, with limits. It also tightens merger actions and bans contingency fees for state antitrust suits.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Justice Department
Ford
Federal aide assures Idaho Valley flood storage will handle runoff
Idaho Falls residents hear that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials confirm Upper Snake reservoirs have ample flood space to absorb spring runoff. Rod Vissin notes 684,000 acre feet available in Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir, with dry cooler forecast. Search continues for 40 to 60 missing after Teton Dam breach. 10 dead, 2,257 injured. Governor Andrus discusses possible White House funded relief without creating a precedent and criticizes Interior Department committee setup.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Snake River
Teton Dam
Regional Bureau of Reclamation
Rod Vissin
Bureau
Jackson Lake
Palisades Reservoir
Vissia
Boise
Teton River
Hesse-Robarts
Rexburg
Blackfoot
Cecil D. Andrus
White House
Andrus
Thomas Kleppe
Kleppe
Tim Kneale wins 49th National Spelling Bee in thriller
Thirteen year old Tim Kneale of Nedrow New York won after misspellings by rival Rachel Wachtel and final round pressure. The Syracuse Herald Journal sponsored winner takes 1000 prize funds for college with plans to study computers.
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Washington
UPI
Tim Kneale
Nedrow
N.Y
Syracuse Herald Journal
Scripps- Howard
William Mulhern
Marysville
Kansas
Rachel Wachtel
Wooster
Ohio
Rachel
Tim
Bee
James Wagner
Robert
Patricia Kneale
Kneale
Community General Hospital
Syracuse
Bank For College
Boy Drowns as Boats Collide at Lake Shafer Practice
At Lake Shafer Indiana, 13 year old Raymond Walker died when two boats collided during crossing maneuvers for a water ski show. Divers recovered his body after about 90 minutes as spectators watched. Six others were injured, including Marshall Loughry who was listed in good condition.
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Monticello
Ind
UPI
Lake Shafer
Raymond Walker
Chalmers
Indiana Beach
Beach
Walker
Marshall Loughry
Fowler
Loughry
White County Hospital
William Crozer
Joe Keesling
Kokomo
Drozer
Thurber the bloodhound earns badge as Virginia detective
In Charlottesville Virginia a bewhiskered bloodhound named Thurber works at the Charlottesville Albemarle County Joint Security Complex. He has helped recapture bank robbers murder suspects and escaped felons and even found a lost child. He tracked five juveniles who robbed a country store and an inmate who fled a rural road gang.
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Charlottesville, Va
UPI
Virginia
Thurber
Charlottesville-Albemarle County
David A. Wallace
Abby
Ask Thurber
Keys
Thurbers
Music teacher attempts solo Atlantic crossing in sloop
Ed Lormand a 40-year-old Abbeville La. music teacher plans a two month 4500 mile solo voyage across the Atlantic calling it a shakedown cruise. He waves from Fernandina Beach before departure blessed by a priest and aided by a city official who grants ambassadorship to England.
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Fernandina Beach
Fla
UPI
Ed Lorman
Atlantic
Ed Lormand
Abbeville
DeKalb College
Atlanta
Brian Killoran
Jake Mottagaw
Plymouth
England
Mottayaw
Lormand
Georgia
Africa
Oscar J. Lormand
Crowley
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P.O
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Rocker
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Bloomfield
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