Investigation Reveals High Recall Rate Across Major Automakers
Washington AP notes senators found about 18.5 percent of six year output from Ford General Motors Chrysler and American Motors involved recalls. Officials say 8.7 million cars were recalled and many defects were not safety related though officials estimate over half of defects affected safety.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Senator Dodd Sues Pearson and Anderson for Libel
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd files a 5 million dollar conspiracy and libel suit in U S District Court against columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. He accuses them of false and defamatory charges over campaign funds and alleged favors from Julius Klein. The case follows a Senate Ethics Committee inquiry into misconduct allegations.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Dodd
U.S. District Court
John F. Sennett
Senate Ethics Committee
Pearson
Anderson
Chicago
Julius Klein
Sen. Dodd
Senate
District Court
Klein
Planning panel to report on continuing program funding
The county supervisors agenda includes a recommendation on financing a continuing program of the Kandy County Planning Commission. The plat committee will present the plan when the board meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the county courthouse courtroom.
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Kandy
Weekend weather outlook for Grundy County area
Fair skies continue this weekend in Grundy County and surroundings. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a high near 70 Saturday with good Sunday conditions. Collins Weather Station records a high of 73 and a low of 40, with 7 p m temperature at 68.
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Grundy County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Mercury
Restoration of Rock Island Property Requires Large Cash Outlay
Robert A. Lovett told an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing that the Rock Island Lines would need substantial capital to restore its railroad to a healthy condition. He called the Rock Island anemic and under-supplied, and said the merger with Union Pacific could benefit Western Pacific through improved service. The hearing is expected to last at least a month with continued testimony Monday.
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Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Robert A. Lovett
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Lovett
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union
E. Barrett Prettyman Jr
Western Pacific Railroad
Cent Icc
Jerry Langdon Jr
Commission
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Langdon
Finfrock Named Vice President At Local Morris Bank
Wilbur H. Finfrock assumed full time duties as vice president of the First National Bank of Morris. The announcement came from bank president William B. Norton. Finfrock has long served on multiple local boards and business ventures including the Morris Coal Yard, Morris Country Club, Morris Grade School, Morris Savings and Loan, and Morris Hospital. He and his wife Evelyn reside at 605 East Chapin Street.
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Wilbur H. Finfrock
First National Bank of Morris
William B. Norton
Finfrock
Morris
Morris Coal and Mining Co
Wilmington Coal Mining Co
Morris Country Club Board of
Morris Grade School
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Morris Hospital Board
Evelyn
E. Chapin St
Theft hits police chief's barn in Sabattus Maine
Police Chief Lester Dobbins reported a burglary at his Sabattus Maine barn where six chairs a wood ice chest and tools were stolen. The incident was discovered after he arrived at work.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lester Dobbins
Senate panel accuses Kerr over Berkeley campus activities
The State Senate Committee on Un American Activities blamed UC President Clark Kerr for what it called Communist and homosexual activity on the Berkeley campus. Kerr dismissed the report as inaccurate and distorted. The panel also cited the rehiring of German professor Eli Katz as evidence of Kerr’s lax stance on Communist ties. Katz disputes the report’s facts.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Senate Committee On UN
Kerr
Eli Katz
Katz
Berkeley
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Daily
Californian
Jury Empaneled To Hear Trial In Smith Benham Suit
Jury selection concluded for the estate of James G. Smith versus Aden Benham of Linton Indiana over a October 24 1964 Illinois 47 crash in Morris area seeking 31200 in two counts. A second dram shop suit against Office Tavern Stella’s Rockdale was continued.
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Helen Smith
James G. Smith
Verona
Aden Benham
Linton
Ind
Smith
Ben
Ham
Illinois
Morris
James Smith
Benham
Kate Ferriari
Greenfield
Edna Elgar
Mazon
Sam Kettleson
Dorothy Herman
Geraldine Bunton
Highland
Alta Peterson
Nettle Creek
Marjorie J. Ferriari
Clarence Erickson
Carl Anderson
Saratoga
Gordon Kingman
Goose Lake
Edna Micetich
Braceville
Margaret Baudino
Rail service cut threatened on Chicago to Denver line
Rock Island Lines to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to discontinue passenger service between Omaha and Denver Colorado Springs. Trains 7 and 8 run daily Chicago to Colorado cities and incur an annual loss of 664000 dollars on the Omaha segment. If approved, service would continue Chicago to Omaha where public need exists. Operations are at break even on the Chicago to Omaha route.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Omaha
Neb
Denver-Colorado Springs
Robert W. Anderson
Colorado Cities
Denver
Colorado Springs
ICC
Anderson
West Side Story Leaves Paris After Long Run
Paris continues to honor a record run as West Side Story departs the George V Theatre on May 11 after selling 1.3 million tickets since opening nearly five years ago.
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Paris
West Side Story
George V Theater
Stock Market Reverses Big Losses as GM Sparks Rally
In a dramatic trading day the Dow rose 3.06 to 902.82 after a late surge in buying. General Motors reversed a sharp loss, moving from 1966 low to a 75 cent gain as volume spiked to 13.1 million shares.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Wall Street
Major Viet Cong Battle Deep in Central Viet Nam
American and South Vietnamese forces report 362 Communist troops killed with 40 captured and 433 suspects rounded up in a fierce battle north of Bong Son. The clash, the first major ground action in over three weeks, involved U S 1st Cavalry Division and Vietnamese blocking forces with heavy air and artillery, while monsoon rains reduced air support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
Bong Son
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
USS
Hanoi
Navy
USS. Air Force
Gulf of Tonkin
Guam
U.S. 1St Infantry
Than Son
Associated Press
Bob Poos
Near
Pops
Traffic deaths rise during Japan's Golden Week
Traffic deaths in Japan during Golden Week totaled 295, up 44 from last year's 251, the National Police Agency reported Friday. The holiday period spans three national holidays in seven days, including the emperor's birthday on April 29, Constitution Day May 3, and Children's Day May 5.
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Tokyo
Japan
National Police Agency
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Phil Royle
Bob Hume
Lennie McNeil
Herald
Berkley
Johann Kern
Steinmark
Asiatic
U.S. Air Force
North Viet
Nam
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