Plan to Tighten Mine Safety Laws
Two coal country congressmen plan to reintroduce bills early next year to tighten the federal mine safety act amid afters of the Mountaineer No. 9 disaster. Reps. Ken Hechler and John Dent push reforms, backed by President Johnson, noting eight 196? violations at No. 9 this year. West Virginia leads in mine deaths. miners faced withdrawal orders over imminent danger in past decades.
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Washington
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
John Dent
Pennsylvania
Dent
Mountaineer Coal Co
No. 9
Johnson
Texas White House
W. A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers
Charles Lanman
Bureau of Mines
Lanman
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Hechler
Five Convicted in Friars Club Card Game Conspiracy
Five men convicted in a six month trial of a conspiracy to cheat card playing celebrities at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills. Losses estimated at 400000 dollars or more. Verdicts on 49 counts after a 24 hour deliberation. Sentencing set.
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LOS Angeles
Friars Club
Beverly Hills
Maurice H. Friedman
Las Vegas
Benjamin Teitelbaum
Hollywood
T. Warner Richardson
Manuel Jacobs
Johnny Roselli
Jacobs
Turpentine Wash Color Fix for Cotton
A whitening method suggests adding three tablespoons of turpentine to the washing water for cotton colors to prevent running. After washing rinse as usual and dry immediately in the shade. The tip emphasizes quick drying and shade avoidance of direct sunlight.
Actor Robert Taylor Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
Hollywood star Robert Taylor, famed for his good looks and varied career, is battling cancer in his right lung. His wife Ursula Theiss said the illness was known for some time after surgery on October 8 to remove most of the lung due to a fungus infection. He remains at his ranch in Mandeville Canyon and is not hospitalized.
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Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Ursula Theiss
Taylor
St. Paul’s Hosspital
Miss Theiss
Barbara Stanwyck
Mandeville Canyon
Spangler Arlington Brugh
Filley
Neb
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Andy
Will Rogers
Greta Garbo
Jean Harlow
Ava Gardner
Elizabeth Taylor
Myrna Loy
Irene Dunne
Joan Crawford
Hedy Lamarr
Lana Turner
Katherine Hepburn
Oxford
Bombay Laundry Workers Beat Clothes Clean on Stone Walls
In Bombay India workers at a commercial laundry beat the clothes and scrub them on stone walls to clean them as part of a traditional method described in the report.
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Bombay
India
Easton Fire Department saves town landmark store
The Easton Volunteer Fire Department met and adjourned as 45 members rushed to save the town’s 150 year old general store and post office after an electrical short caused a fire. Fire Chief William A. Cross estimated about $4000 in damages.
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Easton, Conn
Easton Volunteer Fire Department
William A. Cross
Ogilvie to Meet Shapiro on Transition Plans in Springfield
Governor elect Richard B. Ogilvie will meet defeated Democratic opponent Samuel Shapiro in Springfield to discuss the state government transition. After the talks he returns to Chicago then flies to the Republican Governors Association meeting in Palm Springs.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Samuel Shapiro
Ogilvie
Springfield
Republican Governors Association
Palm Springs
Traffic Court Fines Paid In Magistrate Division
A list of drivers paying fines in the magistrate division includes Gerald Jones 33 of Wilmington for 90 mph in a 70 zone with 25 total, Kenneth Williams 25 Plainfield for leaving scene with 35 total, Louis Campo 21 Coal City for speeding and accident causation with 25 total, Charles Lawton 49 Coal City for improper lane use with 30 total, Luther Winborn 18 Rte 3 for speeding with 25 total, Bruce Thompson 17 for driving without valid license with 60 total, Edward Gordon 41 Lawrence Mich for unsafe vehicle test with 20 total, William Clifton 40 Bangor Mich for unsafe test with 20 total.
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Magistrate Division
Circuit Court
Gerald Jones
Wilmington
A. J. Pamykola
Kenneth Williams
Plainfield
Liberty St
Gordon Gregg
Louis Campo
Coal City
Walter White
Malard Lane
McIntosh Subdivision
Richard Pierce
Pequot
Lorenzo Roads
Charles Lawton
Luther Winborn
Rte. 3
Morris
Jack Kopezick
Second Avenue
Bruce Thompson
Washington St
D. A. Wills
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Interstate 55
Reed Road
Edward Gordon
Lawrence
Mich
Ken Smothers
William Clifton
Bangor
U. S. 66
Gardner
Smothers
Eugene Taylor
Irving
Tex
Traffic stop on Interstate 55 near Illinois 113
Trooper John Moyer conducted a traffic stop at 4 19 p m on November 19 on Interstate 55 one half mile south of Illinois 113 for a pro rate plates issue and related enforcement actions.
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Interstate 55
Illinois
John Moyer
Singer Don Ho Skips Week Amid Wage Dispute at Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu reports Don Ho, under a 6.25 million, 12 year deal with the Duke Kahanamoku club, has missed a week of performances over a wage dispute. Club owner Kimo McVay says Ho sought an extra 5 000 weekly, which he received but could not be sustained amid price concerns. The Musicians Association of Hawaii leader warns of union-card risk if Ho refuses to work.
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Musicians Association of Hawaii
B. Peterson
Missionaries Buried After Congo Plane Crash
In Boende near the mission hospital three American missionaries were buried after their Cessna 185 crash on October 3. Mary Hoyt 24 Eunice Good 36 and Max Myers were identified as victims. their bodies were found on Thanksgiving day after a month and a half search.
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Kinshasa
the Congo
Mission Hospital
Boende
Mary Hoyt
Port Huron
Mich
Disciples of Christ Church Mission
Birney C. Hoyt
Eunice Goodall
Birmingham
Ala
Harrison Goodall
Max Myers
Indianapolis
Ind
Large Christmas Mailbox Erected at Cincinnati Post Office
A 14 foot high red white and blue mailbox is installed outside Cincinnati's main post office to ease the Christmas mail rush. It features three marked slots for big folks mail little folks mail and bun dies.
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Cincinnati
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