US Chess Whiz In Dutch With WCF Head
AMSTERDAM AP The World Chess Federation president Max Euwe warned American champion Bobby Fischer of potential blacklisting if he does not appear for the world championship start in Reykjavik Iceland. Fischer reported to be demanding 30 percent of gate receipts plus existing shares. Icelandic federation seeks compromise as preparations cost about 200000 dollars.
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World Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Russia
Max Euwe
World Federation
Reykjavik
Iceland
Fischer
New York
Kennedy
Icelandic Airlines
Icelandic Chess Federation
Fred Cramer
American Chess Federation
Sears
Euwe
Tennessee Ernie Ford remarks on politics and youth at Kansas City show
Tennessee Ernie Ford, during a Starlight Theatre engagement, muses on politics and youth culture. He criticizes drugs and "the giant cop-out" while praising America’s young generation, defends young people, and highlights his own family and business ventures. He plans a TV special and new album, after ranching across four states and maintaining a Capitol contract.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernie Ford
Starlight Theatre
Christ
Gen. Custer
Ays
America
Ford
Brothers and Sisters
Milwaukee
Soldsiover
Dallas
California
Eagle Banner
Nevada
Oregon
Jim Loaks
Capitol
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Betty
Hollywood
Folklife Festival Highlights Maryland State Section
Washington AP The sixth annual Festival of American Folklife opens on the Mall with Maryland featured this year. Navajo sheep herders, Chesapeake Bay watermen, decoy carvers, beekeepers, Greek music and workingmen’s songs appear alongside Pueblo and Apache demonstrations.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Smithsonian Institution
Mall
Washington Channel
Chesapeake Bay
Watermen
Afl-Cio
Longest day adds a leap second to world clocks
Washington AP reports the world will insert a leap second at 8 p.m. EDT to correct slight slowing in Earth's rotation. Atomic clocks, accurate beyond 50,000 years per second, trigger the change, with WWV radio time signals in the United States aligning to Naval Observatory standards.
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Greenwich
U.S. Naval Observatory
R. Glenn Hall
Observatory
Gernot M.R. Winkler
Dr. Hall
United States
National Bureau of Standards
WWV
Ft. Collins
Colo
Naval Observatory
British study frees insane man released after poisoner verdict
LONDON AP The British government launched a review of handling criminally insane individuals after a freed poisoner was convicted again. Home Secretary Reginald Maudling ordered 331 released from Broadmoor in 12 years be checked, with a panel to judge cure before discharge and stronger post release supervision. Graham Frederick Young, 24, was sentenced to life for poisoning two colleagues and others. details show a troubling history from childhood to Broadmoor, with earlier murders and a pattern of experimentation and concealment.
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Home
Reginald Maudling
Broadmoor
Graham Frederick Young
Young
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