Schools and County Start Anti Yellow Jacket Trial
Schools with state and county officials began an experimental anti yellow jacket program. Traps baited with cat food and Myrex poison were placed at five schools. Inspectors reported counts of yellow jackets at each site as part of the trial.
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Los Berros School
la Mesa
Buena Vista
Vandenberg Junior High School
Cabrillo
Bob Harvey
Allied Chemical Co
Harvey
Cabrillo High School
Service News highlights Vietnam US Air Force deployments
Multiple short items note service members from Lompoc California on duty in Vietnam and at Texas New Mexico bases. Edward Taylor serves at Da Nang with Pacific Air Forces, Donald Semelsberger completes basic training at Lackland and trains at Lowry, James Capshaw serves with Marine Air Base Squadron 36 in Okinawa.
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U.S
Combat Air Forces
Vietnam
Air Force
Edward Taylor
George Taylor
W. College Ave
Lompoc
da Nang AB
Taylor
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Cannon Afb
N.M
Snyder High School
Jersey City
Mildred Walton
San Antonio
Donald J. Semelsberger
Constellation Road
Lackland Afb
Tex
Lowry Afb
Colo
Semelsberger
Allan Hancock Junior College
Okinawa
James R Capshaw
Louie EF. Capshaw
N. Lilac
Kathy D Wolfe
W. Cherry
Marine Air Base Squadron 36
Police chase Thurmond after alleged red light incident
A UPI report states Senator Strom Thurmond was chased by a police officer for 16 blocks after allegedly running a red light. Thurmond denied knowing he was pursued and said he obeyed traffic laws. immunity from arrest applied unless treason or a felony occurred.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R S.C
Thurmond
Maurice McDonald
FTC Advises Wig Makers on Hair Advertising Claims
The FTC outlined guidelines for wig advertising noting that terms like true hair natural hair and virgin hair should refer to human hair only. Ads and labels must state if hair is animal or artificial and avoid custom colored claims unless the wig will be dyed or uses precolored stock to meet customer needs.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Meiesso
Portland cancels Legion convention week vacation plan
Police and fire agencies in the Portland area cancel vacations from August 28 to September 3 as the American Legion national convention approaches. Governor McCall had ordered 6,000 National Guardsmen into training during the same period. The People's Army Jamboree condemned the action as inflammatory while pledging nonviolent protest.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Portland
American Legion
Tom McCall
People’s Army Jamboree
Legion
Peter Fornara
Jamboree
California Senate sinks leaded gas phaseout bill
In Sacramento the Senate Transportation Committee defeated Assemblyman Peter Schabarum's lead in gasoline phaseout proposal by split vote after a long hearing. The measure would have banished lead from fuel by 1977, facing opposition from major oil firms and independents who warned of economic hardship and timing concerns.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Senate Transportation Committee
Peter Schabarum
Rovina
Special Assembly
Schararum
Assembly
Senate
Equality of rights for women approved in House vote
The House passed the equal rights amendment 350 to 15 marking a pivotal moment as supporters led by Martha Griffiths and Alice Paul push for a constitutional change. The measure would prohibit sex-based legal discrimination and could affect draft status and acceptance of women at West Point.
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Washington
UPI
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
Edith Green
Dore
United States
House
Senate
US Military Academy
West Point
Congressman's No Vote on Equal Rights Amendment Cited as Legal Chaos
Rep. John G. Schmitz of California, one of 15 House members to oppose the equal rights amendment, warned it would create endless legal confusion in property, personal status, and marriage. He cited objections from the Women's Bureau and several national women’s groups. The House approved the measure 350 to 15. In the Senate, Leader Mike Mansfield signaled possible action to block and speed floor consideration, with Sen. Birch Bayh as author of the Senate version.
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Washington
UPI
John G. Schmitz
Rcalif
California
Republican
House
Women’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
National Council of Negro Women
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Catholic Women
Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
James O. Eastman
Dmiss
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Constitutiona Rights
Mansfield
Women Enter McSorley’s Old Ale House as City Bans Discrimination
New York City honors a public accommodation law as Mayor Lindsay signs it, allowing women inside McSorley’s Old Ale House for the first time. Lucy Komisar of NOW enters. some patrons protest while others welcome change. a waiter questions birth proof and a bar owner allows entry amid a scuffle.
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New York
UPI
McSorley’s
John V. Lindsay
Lucy Komisar
National Organization For Women
NOW
Daniel Kirwan
Senate approves measure attacking alcoholism reforms
Senator Harold E. Hughes, former Iowa governor and ex alcoholic, leads a 52 member Senate push for a disease based approach to alcoholism. The plan seeks up to 395 million dollars over three years for research and local treatment centers with court referrals for drunkenness, but the House shows little action due to vacation.
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Cathryn Bengler
Arcadia
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Sybil Brand Institute
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Randolph Collier
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Shell, Standard, Mobil
Atlantic- Richfield
Ethyl Corporation
Paul Petrus
Mobil
Petrus
Fred Hartley
Union Oil Co
Leo McReynolds
Phillips Petroleum Co
Hartley
Schabaruo
Schabarum
Patrick Miners
Ft. Lewis
Keith Spicer
Army Post
Spicer
Portland Journal
Army
Liberty
United Press International
Carolinaighlands
Arkansas
Central
Appalachians
Mortimer
N.C
Millers Ferry Lock and Dam
Alabama
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Nevada
Kalispell
Mont
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Phoenix
Ariz
Martha W. Griffiths
Dmich
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McSorley
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Iowa
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