Topps Monopoly on Bubble Gum Baseball Cards Questioned
FTC examiner Herman Tucker proposes limits on Topps player contracts finding the firm dominates bubble gum cards with baseball players. In a 113 page ruling he notes Topps signed most major leaguers and has widespread minor league reach, with $14 million annual sales. The company may appeal any adverse ruling.
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New York
Topps
Federal Trade Commission
Herman Tucker
Tucker
Baseball Contracts Propose Two Year Renewal Limits
A proposal would set five year contracts, renewable before expiry. Players would earn 125 dollars yearly if their image is used. Minor league signings include a five dollar binder. Tucker urged two year limits and restricted renewal. Existing contracts could be voided after October 1966.
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Tucker
Knebel Retains National Ham Processing Crown
Clarence Knebel of Knebel's Locker plant Belmont preserves his national grand champion ham title with a sub 16 pound cured ham entry. He also earned the state grand champion honor on the same weight ham. Knebel promotes Mor-Lean pork from PMR hogs raised at Belmont's PMR farm.
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Clarence Knebel
Belmont
Knebel
National Institute of Locker and
Explorer Dr Rock Pioneers Yangtze Mekong Salween Gorges
Dr Joseph F Rock becomes the first to photograph map and sketch the near pristine gorges of the upper Yangtze Mekong and Salween rivers, revealing remote terrains and aiding exploration.
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Joseph F. Rock
Yangtze
Mekong
Salween
17 Reds Killed In War for Rice
Government forces killed 177 Viet Cong guerrillas in a three day operation near Binh Dinh 275 miles northeast of Saigon to control the rice crop harvest. The effort also captured 52 Communists and seized weapons.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
U.S
Lost Act Preserves Logic in Absence of Proof
A puzzling note explores the idea that missing acts reveal deeper logic. The piece muses on absence guiding reasoning, suggesting order emerges when expected actions are not seen.
CIA Aide Doubts Viet Nam Victory
Willard Matthias of the CIA writes in a June report that a prolonged stalemate in South Viet Nam is possible with continued U S aid. He notes a negotiated settlement based on neutralization could occur, but says the U S government has no ground for negotiation now and must continue to oppose Viet Cong forces.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Central Intelligence Agency
U. S
Willard Matthias
United States
Gal He Left Behind Had Long, Long Wait
Charles L. Jeanes 94 of Staunton Illinois and Olive Brown about 85 were married last Saturday in a romance stretched by war. Their courtship began before he went to the Spanish American War and was renewed long after his return.
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Varna
Ill
Charles L. Jeanes
Staunton
Olive Brown
Jeanes
Wisconsin Group Proposes Lower Voting Age to 18
The Governor's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation recommends lowering Wisconsin's voting age to 18 and opening polling places 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a possible morning 2 hour local option. It favors permanent statewide registration and notes six members supported the age cut. Three dissented. Recommendations go to Gov. Reynolds before Sept. 1.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Governor’s Commission On
John W. Reynolds
Monarch butterfly populations in North America split
The monarch butterfly exists in two main populations in North America, one in the western states and another spanning the Midwest and eastern regions. These groups sustain separate migratory patterns and breeding habitats across the continent.
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North America
Midwest
East
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