Governors Reject Proposal On Rigid Firearms Curbs
At the 60th National Conference in Cincinnati governors dismissed a federal state model gun control bill and adopted a resolution voicing individual concern. The session featured heated debate over gun control and a separate call to prioritize human dignity over property.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
60Th National Conference
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
America
Hoff
United States
Congress
Lester Maddox
Georgia
George Romney
Michigan
Albert T. Brewer
Alabama
Ellington
John A. Volpe
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Postal Chief Optimistic on May Mail Service
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson, speaking at the National Postal Forum, urged Congress to act to avoid postal cuts including possible Saturday delivery elimination. Senate and House actions exempted about 755,000 federal workers from attrition targets, affecting roughly 30,000 postal employees in the first hearing.
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Washington
UPN
W. Marvin Watson
Congress
National Postal Forum
Watson
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House
Johnson
Rockefeller woos youth in Kansas City on second ballot hope
Governor Nelson Rockefeller campaigned in Kansas City urging support from Missouri and Kansas delegates for the Republican nomination. He warned that momentum through ballots could still yield a breakthrough and urged gun licensing and an end to the Vietnam war stalemate.
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Rocky Woos
Kansas City
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Missouri
Kansas
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Rocky Dick Berkley
Jackson County
GOP
Nixon
Sen
Frank Carlson
Wichita
Kan
Petticoat Lane
11Th Street
Main
Walnut
America
Vietnam
Cincinnati
John Love
Colorado
Fog Lifts After Chlorine Exposures With Evacuations
In South Charleston West Virginia a chlorine release at FMC Corporations chemical plant triggered evacuations across South Charleston and nearby cities. Hospitals treated 220 people for nausea eye and skin irritation as the toxic cloud dissipated and most evacuees returned home. No fatalities or critical conditions were reported and officials reassessed danger by afternoon.
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Charleston
Kanawha River
FMC Corp
Inlorganic Chemicals Division
South Charleston
Dunbar
Kanawha
Bob Hensley
FMC
H. J. Farmer
King
Metropolitan San Juan Area Population and Size
The greater metropolitan San Juan Puerto Rico area covers about 140 square miles and is estimated to have a population near 750000 people.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Mohair Marketing Urged as Industry Faces Competition
Dr. W E Black of Texas A&M urged Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association members to adopt a distinctive image and new marketing methods to keep mohair competitive with synthetic fibers. He warned that without innovation the industry risks losing market share and relevance.
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Dallas
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
W. E. Black
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Black
West Texas
West Texan
Waco Woman Killed by Propeller at San Francisco Airport
A 37 year old woman from Waco Texas died after walking into the propeller of a single engine plane at San Francisco International Airport. Her husband was at the controls when the accident occurred as the couple prepared to take off with another couple present. Investigators said she moved toward the other wheel block and may have failed to see the propeller.
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San Francisco
UPD
Waco
Tex
San Francisco International
Frances Sams
Peninsula Hospital
Sams
Joseph Goss
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Lubbock
Texas
Frank Falk
Fort Stockton
Association
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Fulk
Regge Boys
Realtoney
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Pocket Radio
AM Ensemble
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Avril
FMC Coop. Tal
Nelron
Fryl Gingham
Laval
Caprock Center
Canton
Propeller
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