Engagement Ring Ruling Sets Precedent in New York
The Federal Court of Appeals for New York State ruled on ownership of an engagement ring in a broken betrothal, stating a ring is a conditional gift tied to marriage. It held Edwin Lowe could not reclaim the $60,000 ring since he was not single and could not marry Jayne Duncan Quinn at the time.
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Supreme Court
Federal Court of Appeals
New York State
High Court
Emily Post
Abby
Albany
Edwitt
Lowe
New York City
Jayne Duncan Quinn
Edwin
Jayne
Gus
Jayté
Stanley Fuld
Justice Blamed for Courts by Hoover in Law Bulletin
FBI director J Edgar Hoover laments court delays and biased handling that undermine witnesses and law enforcement officers. He warns that repeated continuances and technical rights questions erode fair trial guarantees and threaten public safety.
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Proof Of The Pudding Tests Welfare Menu For Governors Family
Governor Walter Peterson and his wife and children endured a week on the state Department of Social Services menus to study welfare costs in New Hampshire. They found the meals sufficient but repetitious and unpalatable, calling the attempt abortive yet educational and revealing.
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Granite State
New Hampshire
Walter Peterson
State Department of Social Services
New Hampshire Council of Churches
Peterson
Department of Social Services
Concord
Other Editors Speak Baptists Support Separation
In November 1970 at least eleven state conventions passed resolutions opposing use of tax money for parochial and private education. Missouri opposed the voucher plan promoted by the Office of Economic Opportunity and tax aid for parochial schools. Illinois commended legislators who voted against tax funds for parochial schools. Michigan expressed gratitude to Americans United SARAHIVE for leadership in blocking a constitutional amendment and urged gifts to Americans United. Seven conventions opposed official representation between the U S government and the Vatican or any religious body.
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Southern Baptists
Missouri Baptist Convention
Office of Economic Opportunity
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Sarahive
United States
Vatican
Church & State
Letters To The Editor Snow Removal in Montgomery County
A reader corrects a previous editorial on SRC snow removal in Montgomery County. The piece details January 13 1971 activity on Route 170 and Montgomery County sections of I 708, noting reporting times, four SRC trucks deployed at 4 PM, the snow emergency plan start at 8 PM, and the plan ending at 8:10 AM the following morning.
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State Roads Commission
SRC
Montgomery County
Kavanaugh
Maryland State Police
Gaithersburg
Frederick County
The High Cost of U N s Verbosity
A 1969 U N documents surge costs and manpower, with 23 million dollars yearly for paperwork and 2,650 meetings at New York. The piece notes a tension between document proliferation and more meetings, stressing the irony of spending on words rather than people. It cites Richard Walton and the Vista magazine.
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Winston Churchill
United Nations
U.N
New York
Geneva
Richard Walton
Walton
Voice of America
Engine Tune ups Could Cut Car Pollutants Nationwide
University of Michigan engineers find 85 percent of cars need tuning and tuned engines cut emissions by an average 55 percent. New Jersey data suggest tuning worst polluters could drop carbon monoxide by over 30 percent and hydrocarbons by over 20 percent. Ethyl Corp notes even small spark plug misfires boost hydrocarbons by 99 percent and carbon monoxide by 20 percent. A cleaner environment may require compulsory tune ups, with drivers bearing the cost, and industry officials foresee potential new anti pollution laws.
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University of Michigan Engineering
New Jersey
Ethyl Corp
Detroit
John Q
T. W. Siler
Continental Oil
Sigler
Largest bank by market: Bank of America named
Bank of America, headquartered in San Francisco, is cited as the world’s largest commercial bank. A claim notes its global scale and prominence in U S financial markets. The other item identifies the cassowary as a highly dangerous bird with a powerful claw capable of injuring a person.
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the Bank of America
San Francisco
Calif
New Guinea
Australia
Brunswick Business Men Plan Chamber of Commerce Officers
Brunswick businessmen elect officers for a prospective Chamber of Commerce with Oscar P Karn as president HN Werntz as vice president E K Simith as secretary and George P Swank as treasurer The move aims to formalize local commerce leadership and promote business interests.
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Brunswick
Chamber of Commerce
Oscar P Karn
HN Werntz
E.K Simith
George P Swank
Frederick County backs five year plan with three year compromise
Frederick County Commissioners favor the State five year assessment plan but may accept a three year compromise after notifying Clarence E Tyler of the State County Commissioners Association. A Chamber of Commerce housing committee open meeting in City Hall will compile housing data to craft a blueprint addressing severe housing shortages in Frederick city and county. A sixth or seventh deer carcass was found in Thurmont since deer season ended, reportedly killed by dogs, Deputy Game Warden Durward Kettells said.
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Frederick County
Clarence E Tyler
State County Commissioners Association
Tyler
Frederick City
Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
City Hall
Thurmont
Durward Kettells
Brighter Prospects For Handicapped Children Progress Hailed
NEA correspondent Ray Cromley reports on training mentally retarded children in the 60 to 80 IQ range, some educated in regular schools, and on progress in preschool cerebral palsy centers and in scouting. Teachers, coaches and programs show growing ability, confidence, and integration in normal life despite limited knowledge and varying state practices.
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Washington
NEA
Boy Scouts
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