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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
12
About 160000 students sit for selective service deferment tests as critics debate draft bias. 830000 have taken tests in three days since May 14 across 1200 centers run by Science Research Associates. Officials say deferments reflect college status and other factors rather than privilege.
Gov. Rockefeller urged focus on domestic issues while pursuing freedom abroad at the 47th annual New York Department VFW convention in Rochester. Five Rochester area families received the Conspicious Service Medal posthumously for relatives killed in Vietnam, including Marine PFC John E. Ehrmantraut who died in 1965. his mother fainted during the ceremony.
A shoe-beam short circuit on a Third Avenue elevated IRT train at 149th Street produced a loud explosion and smoke. Passengers believed the train was on fire. some climbed from windows, glass was broken, and several were cut. Power was cut and the train removed. service resumed ten minutes later.
The State Board of Regents will hold the 92nd Convocation of the University of the State of New York in Albany on September 21. The program will include discussion of major educational issues expected before next year’s State Constitutional Convention. Educators, officials, and candidates for delegation to the Convention will be invited to attend.
Writer Richard Warren Lewis met actress Joan Patrick while researching The Dating Game. He chose her on the show and twelve days later they were engaged. They plan to marry August 27. Patrick, Miss Canada 1950s, is from Windsor Ontario. Lewis, 33, is a New Yorker.
Two Fulton brothers develop a unique six ton lettuce harvester designed for 4000 to 5000 crates a day. Built in Florida by William Blackwell and Sam Scruggs, it features 12 wheel drive, wide wings, and a 60 mph top speed. Deputy Sheriff Ora Lawton escorted the unit to Oswego for setup on the Silk Road farm with plans to expand to other crops and 125 acres of lettuce.
USDA wholesale egg offerings shown with New York spot quotations for whites and browns. Details include extra fancy heavy weights and fancy mediums with price ranges of 38 to 40 cents per dozen and related figures for other sizes.
By wrapping porous clay pots with sphagnum and peat moss and setting them inside larger clay pots you can keep your plants from drying out in warm summer air.
The New York market dipped early with a selling surge dragging prices down and later partial recovery. Douglas Aircraft posted a second quarter loss near 3.5 million, its stock falling 3 percent to 75 on a 50 000 share block, contributing to overall declines as the Dow stood at 894.32, down 2.11.
Listings show a dense catalog of stocks with prices and percent changes across major industries. Notable entries include Allied Stores Allis Chalmers Ford Motors GE General Electric IBM Radio Shack and Coca Cola among others, with Dow Jones and Dow Industrials context and Toronto and regional quotes. The page emphasizes market levels for the day and notable gains and losses.
A split within the Buddhist leadership over the Sept 11 constitutional convention vote fuels government concerns. Meanwhile in Saigon, 6,000 Raymond-Morrison-Knudsen workers strike for higher wages, threatening port expansion and Tan Son Nhut Airport projects as prices rise 55 percent amid wartime pressures.
O’Hare testified Zeiller told him Dodd would not retaliate because Zeiller claimed to have "too much on him." Zeiller had moved to Senator Cotton’s staff and had supported Dodd in a testimony. Miss Terry L. Golden, Zeiller’s ex-girlfriend, testified about firing she faced from Dodd staff.
David Eugene Crowe, 7, received the Young American Medal for heroism from President Johnson for rescuing his three younger sisters from a burning Cherokee Kansas home on December 2, 1964. Crowe is the youngest recipient, with three other winners from New Jersey and Wisconsin. The award ceremony was in the White House Cabinet Room.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk left for a two week journey to five Far East countries leading an American party of 29. He will attend the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization conference in Canberra Australia and made no comment at departure.
Four youths from Mexico were arrested for petty larceny after hiding in a barn rafters following the theft of three dozen donuts and a lemon pie from an A and P store. Charles and Harold Giovo and John Michael Smith, all 17, pleaded guilty and were fined $25 with suspensions. a 15-year-old juvenile offender will appear in family court. Investigator Frank Fiegl assisted.
Jack L. Warner announced Paul Newman will headline the film Cool Hand Luke for Warner Bros. The project centers on Newman's portrayal of a famously stubborn inmate in a Mississippi prison setting, marking a high profile collaboration with the studio.
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