Hillary Climbs Antarctic Peak With NZ Team
An Australian geologist Dr Hilary Harrington leads a New Zealand expedition to Mt Herschel near Hallett Station. The 1967 party launches from Williams Field, faces extreme ice and rock, and plans a tough ascent under Admiral Lloyd Abbot’s air support.
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Antarctic
Nsotr Massif
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Moubray Bay
Hallett Station
Christchurch
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
Mt. Erebus
Williams Field
Himalayas
Murray Ellis
South Pole
Hilary J. Harrington
Cape Hallett
Harrington
University of New South Wales
Graham Hancox
Michael Gill
Bruce Jenkinson
Peter Strange
Mike White
Lloyd Abbot
U.S
Admiral Abbot
Herschel
Admiral
Moubray Glacier
Robertson Bay
Mt. Herschel
Edisto Bay
Edmund
Sir Edmund Hillary
Hillary
Tenzing Norgay
Mt. Everest
Crosses Signal War Protest at Wisconsin Campus
University of Wisconsin near Bascom Hill saw nearly 400 white crosses placed by antiwar demonstrators to protest Vietnam. A placard read Bascom Cemetery Class of 1968 as thousands of onlookers watched during a Monday on the 33 000 student campus amid renewed draft law debate.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Vietnam
Bascom Hill
Bascom Cemetery
FRB Official Warns on Economy Double Squeeze
Detroit report cites William McChesney Martin warning that deficits at home and in balance of payments abroad threaten solvency as the dollar loses some strength versus gold. He urges treating the postwar period as wartime economy and questions the price gold policy as a time buyer.
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Detroit
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin
Lema
Detroit Economic Club
U.S
Martin
Sharpest in history Record merger hike noted
The Federal Trade Commission reports 1967 saw the sharpest rise in corporate mergers in modern history with a 50 percent jump to 1,496. Large mergers of firms with assets over 10 million rose, while total activity climbed 37 percent to 2,384 compared with 1966, and early 1968 showed continued high pace.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FIC
Commission
FTC
Texas Gubernatorial Candidates Tout Platforms in Campaign Oratory
In campaign rhetoric, Texas gubernatorial hopefuls tout plans from education expansion to anti crime. John Hill pledges balance as governor, Waggoner Carr seeks logic, Whittenburg advocates broader access, Preston Smith backs post high school education, Eugene Locke promotes rapid advancement, and Don Yarborough pushes a human resources retraining program.
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Tre Associated Press
Texas
John Hill
Waggoner Carr
Edward L. Whittenburg
Atreasen
Preston Smith
Eugene Locke
Paris
Hill
University of Texas ‘Law
Carr
Waco
University of Texas
Whittenburg
Marfa
Smith
Freeport
Bay City
Ren Barnes
el Paso
West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Texas Police Academy
Gehrig's Iron Man Stuns Baseball With Streak Record
New York reports Lou Gehrig earned the nickname Iron Man for his 15 seasons and streak of consecutive games played, a record of 2,213. He later left the Yankee lineup in 1939 after a rare paralysis ended his athletic run.
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New York
UPI
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Bank Looters Take $39135 From Industrial State Bank
Houston burglars ripped through an outside wall into a meeting room then cut a 12 inch thick wall to reach the main vault. They stole all currency totaling 39135 and dropped 8000 in bundles outside. The alarm failed to trigger and investigators probe the incident. Lt. T C Christian noted it was the first time thieves entered a Houston bank main vault.
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Houston
UPI
L. W. Moore
Small Boards
Moore
T. C. Christian
Di-Gel Indigestion Formula Promises Added Gas Relief
Advertises Di-Gel as faster relief for gassy acid indigestion with simethicone. Claims extra ingredient helps reduce painful gas and heartburn. Mentions Dr-Gel as product of Plough and Wheepes cat, with garbled text and numbers.
Membrane Lets Dentures Bind Like Natural Teeth
An artificial elastic membrane binds dentures to gums and mouth surfaces, improving stability and bite. It reduces denture movement so wearers can eat, speak, and laugh with less worry about slipping or dropping dentures.
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Chemiata
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United States Navy
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Scott
Bill Webb
Pram Point
Scott Base
Williams ‘Field
MXC Iccunes
Sleven
Dings
Norman Hardie
Kanchenjunga
Ed Imeonovad
Hillary Country
Admiralty Mountains
Adare
Peninsula
Sir Edmund
World Book Science Service
Highlands
Asia
Mt. Herachel
Spur
England
UPD
Monda
Gil
FRB
Lubbock Savings & Loan
Avenue
Flint
Don Yarborough
Iron Man
Broadway
Marlox
Silly Brand
Micebrint
Stainless
Ben Gay
Lubbock
Sat
Ady
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