Democratic Group Endorses Sen McCarthy in 1968 Bid
In Chicago the Conference of Concerned Democrats endorsed Sen Eugene J. McCarthy for the Democratic presidential nomination, with 450 to 500 attendees from 42 states praising his leadership and calling for a change from Johnson’s Vietnam policy. McCarthy announced he would enter four or more primaries including Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oregon, and California.
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Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Gerald Hill
California Democratic Council
Hill
Karl Andersson
Eau Claire
Wis
Leonard Robins
St. Louis Park
Michigan
Rep
Don Edwards
Americans For Democratic Action
Stealing in Jail Leads to New Indictment for Gillard
In Valdosta Georgia Tony Gillard already paying a $54 fine at the city jail faced another indictment. The county grand jury charges he tried to pay part of the fine with vending machine funds it says he stole from the police department.
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Valdosta
Tony Gillard
Stock Market Advances on Steel Lifted Gains at Noon
The New York market rose in active trading as steel shares led gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 2.72 to 881.88 while the Associated Press average gained 0.9 to 316.0. U.S. Steel moved higher and other steel names followed. First Charter Financial led volume declines. Bond prices weakened with the Treasury market under strain.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Armco
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Associated Press
First Charter Financial
Savings and Loan
U.S. Treasury
American Stock Exchange
Chicago butter and egg prices steady at wholesale
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter prices steady with 93 score AA at 67, 92 A at 67, 90 B at 65.34 and 89 C at 64 percent. Eggs also steady with wholesale buying prices for grade A whites at 29.30, mixed 29.30, mediums 24.12, standards 25.12, checks 17.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain prices and Appalachian furniture note
Chicago prices list wheat corn and soybeans by class with futures figures. A final paragraph notes the sturdy Appalachian furniture style influencing modern tastes, citing the early mountain bench as a design inspiration for today’s tables.
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Appalachia
San Francisco Cable Cars and their Grounding History
The article notes a guillotine like mechanism in the cable slot and mentions that the cable itself helps control speed. It states the cause of a cable car failure is under investigation and recalls Andrew S Hallidie who invented the cars. Cable cars have operated in San Francisco since 1873.
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Andrew S. Hallidie
San Francisco
King Plans Washington Campaign For Jobs And Income
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announces that the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will lead waves of the nation s poor to Washington next spring to demand redress from the federal government and secure jobs or income for all. He set April as the rough start and placed responsibility on the President and Congress.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington, D.C
United States
King
Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
South Carolina
Congress
Cuban refugees form large share of Miami population
Cuban Refugee Center reports 85,000 of Miami's 330,000 residents are Cuban refugees. Including the metropolitan area, about 130,000 of more than 1,000,000 residents are refugees, with other estimates reaching 150,000 to 200,000. Over 1,000 new exiles join monthly.
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Miami, Fla
Cuba
Miami
ACLU Challenges Peace Button Ban at South Salem High
The ACLU urged principal Carl E Aschenbranner to reconsider a rule barring peace buttons. The group argues the policy violates students freedom of speech while the principal cites the triangular symbol as also representing free love at South Salem High School in Salem Oregon.
Accidents Reported on Lisbon Road and Local Streets
Accidents listed include a 1964 Buick driven by Gary D. Jackson of Route 2 going out of control on Lisbon Road near the Interstate 80 overpass. The car rolled down an embankment and was towed away. A cow was destroyed after being struck on Illinois 47 near Mazon. A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Dennis J. Mitchell collided with Vincent E. Farrell on Railroad Street near Kiersted Street. No injuries reported in the described incidents.
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Dresden Acres
Hexdall
Granger
Hensley
Lisbon Road
Gary D. Jackson
Rte. 2
Illinois 47
Mazon
Roland L. Davis
Aurora
Davis
Hayden Dewey
Kiersted
Railroad Sts
Morris City
James Gretencord
William Button
Dennis J. Mitchell
E. Washington St
Railroad St
Vincent E. Farrell
Kiersted St
Farrell
Button
Gretencord
Volkswagen
Watts Towers to glow for Christmas lighting event
In Los Angeles the Watts Towers sculpted by Simon Rodin will be lit next Sunday as a Christmas display following the 1965 riot. The towers stand at the center of South Central unrest and will provide holiday illumination for the community.
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Los Angeles
Watts Towers
Simon Rodin
Xenon Fluorides Created By 1962 Chemists
Scientists in 1962 succeeded in forming a compound between xenon and fluorine, challenging the long held view that noble gases such as helium neon krypton and xenon do not readily combine with other elements.
City Police Report Car Collision on Bedford Plaza Lot
At about 8 45 a m Sunday a mishap occurred on the Bedford Plaza parking lot on N Liberty Street. The Volkswagen driven by Les ter O Neal Deason 53 of Boulder Colo was parked when struck by a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Quinton Hildebrand 54 of Liberty Street. No damage to the Hildebrand car and no injuries were reported.
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Bedford Plaza
N. Liberty St
Lester O'Neal Deason
Boulder
Colo
Quinton Hildebrand
Liberty St
Hildebrand
Doctors foresee world wide rise in heart transplants
Dr Norman E Shumway at Stanford forecasts heart transplants becoming common within ten years matching kidney transplant frequency. Dr Michael DeBakey and Dr Kenneth Sell discuss success challenges and prior attempts including a 1964 chimpanzee heart trial at University of Mississippi.
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Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical Center
Stanford
Shumway
Michael DeBakey
Houston
Kenneth Sell
U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
Washkansky
University of Mississippi
Fire guts Ford Hotel in Springfield as blaze injures three
Fire swept the three story Ford Hotel in Springfield early today collapsing the roof as firefighters fought subzero weather. Police said three people were injured including a patron with burns and smoke inhalation and two hotel owners one who leaped from a second floor window. The fire's cause was not immediately determined.
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Springfield
Ill
Three Mulcahy sisters shot and stabbed in Chicago
Police said Claudia Mulcahy Daubenspech 23 and Collin Mulcahy 17 were killed in an apartment on the West Side. Candace Mulcahy Manzella 21 was wounded and in satisfactory condition at County Hospital. Investigators hunted for Phillip Manzella the former husband, with his car found nearby.
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Claudia Mulcahy Daubenspech
Collin Mulcahy
Candace Mulcahy Manzella
County
Mulcahy
FEET A SWEET keeps feet dry for two weeks
A pharmacist created foot cream named FEET A SWEET that lasts two weeks with a single application. It acts as anti perspirant and deodorant and includes a fungicide. The 2 oz tube costs 1.95 plus tax, lasts about four months, sold by mail from Wheaton Illinois.
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Tidy Foot Products Inc
P.O
Dept. MH
Wheaton, Ill
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