House Defeats War Tour Bill Narrowly
The House narrowly defeats a bill requiring presidential approval for travel to North Vietnam or other armed conflicts. Sponsor Rep. Schord vows to seek a revival. In a related note, Acting FBI Director Gray pledges a thorough investigation into alleged profiteering in the U S Soviet wheat deal.
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Washington
UPI
North Vietnam
United States
House
Richard H. Schord
D-Mo
Rules Committee
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
UPI Editors and Publishers
Union urges undertakers to reject cardboard coffins
National Union of Funeral Workers urged undertakers to reject plastic and cardboard coffins saying it threatens traditional coffin makers livelihoods. A Soviet IL18 airliner crash near Sochi killed between 90 and 100 aboard, with few details released and the resort area still busy with tourists.
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London
UPI
National Union of Funeral Workers
Moscow
Sochi
Soviet Union
Black Sea
House Panel Kills Probe of Bugging WASHINGTON
The House Banking Committee voted 20 to 15 against investigating the June 17 break in at Democratic national headquarters. Chairman Patman warned delaying would erase records and hinder prosecutions as Republicans and conservative Democrats blocked the probe.
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Washington
UPI
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Patman
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Justice Department
United States
BART Suffers First Accident in San Francisco Bay Area
BART recorded its first accident after three weeks of service as a train ignored computer stop orders and plunged 10 feet into a Fremont parking lot. Five injured, all in the first car, with the $300,000 car uncoupling and later being hauled back. Officials attribute fault to train equipment, not the computer.
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Fremont
Calif
BART
United States
San Francisco Bay
New
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
UPI
Honolulu Tops U S Median Family Income
The Census Bureau lists Honolulu as the city with the highest median family income at 12539 dollars in a top 50 cities report. San Jose follows at 11927 dollars with three other California cities in the top 10. Seattle Indianapolis St Paul Los Angeles San Francisco Toledo Long Beach Milwaukee also rank high.
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Washington
UPI
Honolulu
United States
San Jose
Calif
California
Seattle
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Toledo
Long Beach
Milwaukee
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Weather Outlook With Mild temperatures and sun
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the 70s and mostly clear conditions. Tonight and Wednesday bring some cloudiness and a modest chance of showers, with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Winds southwest at 5 to 15 mph. rain chances 0 percent today, 20 percent tonight, 30 percent Wednesday. Norwalk high 75, low 45. humidity fluctuates through the day. Also listed are marriage license applications for Robert A. Skillicorn and Carol J. Rowland, births at FT Hospital, and deaths of Dr. Raymond Hickey Jr., Agnes King, and William Geiser.
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Norwalk
City to buy flooring materials for Recreation Center
Mayor Wayne Goodsite announced the city will buy maple from Horner Flooring in Dollar Bay Michigan for 1262 dollars to lay a Recreation Center floor. Plywood sub floor will come from White Roofing and Lumber in Norwalk for 904.32 dollars. Maple shipping 441.57 dollars. City employees will lay the floor while a professional will be hired to finish it, contract not awarded yet.
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Recreation Center
Horner
Dollar Bay
Mich
Wayne Goodsite
Norwalk
Horner Co
Norwalk Mayors Ban Sparks Halloween Party Idea
The Norwalk mayor faced calls to replace trick or treat with a city Halloween party. A letter from nine year old Debra Hoffecker suggested square dances at each elementary school as part of the plan.
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Debra Hoffecker
Ex-Beauty Queen Wins Injury Suit
Mary Carothers, 30, former Alameda County beauty queen contestant, was awarded 1,050,000 dollars by a San Mateo County jury against Wilsey and Ham for injuries from an April 6 1967 crash in Foster City. She lost a baby, portions of brain and sight, became deaf, and was thought dead twice.
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Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Mary Carothers
Carothers
Hayward
Wilsey and Ham
Alameda County
Kingman
Kan
Foster City
San Mateo County
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Herbert Rolsten
Building Board of Appeals
Lorain
Sandusky
Wilectric
Ohio Edison Co
RKR Construction Co
Rolsten
Elenbaas
Robert A. Skillicorn
Fitchville, Welder
Carol J. Rowland
New London
Alvin Hurst
Monroeville
FT Hospital
Elmer Jordan
Berlin Heights
Raymond Joseph Hickey, Jr
Avon
Agnes J. King
William H. Geiser
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