France debates national calamity over Torrey Canyon spill
Paris reports indicate President de Gaulle could declare a national calamity to fund and staff a multimillion dollar cleanup of oil fouling Brittany beaches. Troops have been deployed, millions allocated, and large oil slicks remain off the coast as crews work amid a sagging fishing market. Alexandra Roosevelt, 18, reports robbers stole clothing and jewels worth about 34,000 dollars during a Europe trip with two friends.
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Battte
Torrey Canyon
Brittany
Franco
Nice
Brance
UPI
Alexandra Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
New English Textbooks to Replace Aged See in California
California State Board of Education approves a 7.9 million dollar program introducing the "new English" to 3.2 million students starting September 1968. The plan, backed by Superintendent Max Rafferty, triples grammar instruction in early grades and adds a dual base for music and reading texts for first and second grades.
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Los Angeles
State Board of Education
State
Max Rafferty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California
Rafferty
Public Library Book List Surpasses Half Million Total
Long Beach Public Library reports its total book count exceeding 500000 as of the latest fiscal year. The audit notes acquisitions of 46 new films and 1,083 phonograph records, with the library’s overall expenditures rising mainly due to personnel costs and a local tax levy. Revenue from fines and fees grew by about 4284 over the prior year, while total library expenditures climbed to 1 480 506, reflecting wage and operating cost increases.
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Long Beach Public Library
Audio Lars
Audivar Murray
Cowen
Tr Tod Tt
Cosson
Diey
Coursen
Wien Oee Sumitres
Viet buildup predicted to rise in 1967
A high government official predicts U S forces in Vietnam will grow by about 50 000 in 1967 beyond the 40 000 figure often cited. He says tax increases will be needed to curb the budget deficit and inflation while the admin continues to project 460 000 through year end. The official spoke as Federal Reserve data show March industrial output edging up, with the economy leveling but still strong amid auto and equipment production shifts.
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Washington
UPD
Vietnam
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Guard chief doubts civil rights flare warnings in California
SACRAMENTO California National Guard chief Maj. Gen. Glenn C. Ames says he is unaware of any intelligence reports predicting civil rights disturbances in major California cities this summer. He opposes reorganizing the Guard by shrinking two divisions to three brigades, stating he would prefer to retain divisions. Washington sources claimed outbreaks could occur in multiple states including Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego.
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National Guard
Glenn C. Ames
Ames
California Army National Guard
Oeeo
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
California Guard
United States blocks Soviet bid for Star I research submarine
Washington says General Dynamics must not explore selling a Star I deep diving sub to the Soviet Union. State Department spokesman Carl Barich announced the decision on Friday and barred Russia from bidding on the purchase of the US made submarine.
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SPS
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Soviet Union
A. State Department
Carl Barich
General Dynamics Corp
Russia
Louisville Protesters Defy Court
A group of open housing advocates attempted a late night march in Louisville despite a court injunction. Police arrested 27 protesters and 17 hecklers as demonstrators faced a restraining order while Rev. A D Williams King pledged to continue actions. King, Martin Luther King’s brother, was briefly struck by an object but treated and returned to meeting.
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AP Witephot
A. D. Williams King
King
Martin Luther King
Gay Forum
E. G. Alvey
Hee
H E
Nashville, Tenn
Town on Volga Evacuated by Flood
Flooding along the Volga forces evacuation of parts of the historic Russian town of Ryazan. Tass reports the Oka River widened to 6 miles beyond its usual summer width, signaling significant rising water levels and danger zones.
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Moscow
VPI
Ryazan
Tass
Oka
Oldest Musical Scale Found in Museum
A 4000-year-old Sumerian musical tablet in the University of Pennsylvania museum reveals a theory of scale rather than a score. Belgian archaeologist Dr. M Duchesne Guillemin explains the inscription details a musical system predating known scales, linking Sumerian rites and instruments to early Mesopotamian culture.
Solon Sees Real Fight Over Credit Unions and Real Estate Loans
Rep. Wright Patman warned at the Pennsylvania Credit Union League meeting that credit unions face a knock-down fight with commercial bankers and lenders if they pursue real estate lending. He urged allowing larger credit unions to make real estate loans and criticized mortgage practices by lenders while contrasting banks' reluctance to serve small savers and borrowers with credit unions' proven viability.
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Solon
York
Wright Patan
D-Tex
Paiman
Flouse Banking and Currency Committee
Patman
Instant Renovation in New York Building Gets Facelift
A 48-hour renovation transformed a five story GK W. Fifth Street tenement in New York City. Prefabricated units replaced plaster and pipes while outside walls stayed intact. The speedy process finished in 44 hours and 53 minutes, deemed a resounding success by Mayor John Lindsay and HUD Secretary Robert Weaver.
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New York
Gregary Perex
W. Fifth Street
John
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development
Lindsay
New York City
What Are We Doing Here Slain GI Wrote
Sp/1C Michael H Lamb, 20, wrote to his parents in Denver expressing doubts about the Vietnam mission and fearing population losses. He was killed in a firefight with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam on Monday.
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Denver
USP
Michael H. Lamb
Hugh M. Lamb
South Vietnam
Thant Visits Buddha’s Birthplace in Nepal
U Thant, the secretary-general, visited Lumbini in south central Nepal on Friday, seeing Buddha’s birthplace. The visit did not fulfill any lifelong desire, according to remarks accompanying the trip.
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Katmandu
Nepal
U Thant
Buddha
Lumbin
World’s Oldest Musical Tablet Found by Belgian Scholar
Dr M Duchesne-Guillemin of the University of Liege identifies a 4000 year old tablet at the University of Pennsylvania Museum as a Sumerian music scale. The artifact lay undiscovered for 70 years, linking ancient Mesopotamian culture to early musical notation.
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M. Duchesne-Guillemin
University of Liege
Belgium
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Tigris
Euphrates
AP Winer
Mao Liu Showdown Looms in Communist Power Struggle
Hong Kong reports say Liu Shao-chi publicly rebuts Mao Tse-tung in posters by Red Guards from Peking University. Analysts warn the 2.5 million strong army may tilt toward Mao, as a showdown could erupt within days with Liu facing expulsion or impeachment.
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Liu Shao-chi
Mao Tse-tung Qiag
Liu
Mao
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China
Mac
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Councilman Raps Yorty Politicking
Los Angeles councilman Louis R Nowell charges Mayor Samuel Yorty is trying to handpick new council members. He accuses the mayor of aiming to become the political boss of the city and of endorsing Cassidy in the 12th District race to weaken the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.
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Los Ageles
Samuel Yorty
Yorty
Louis R. Nowell
Nowell
T Yorty
John Patrick Cas
Opin
Cassidy
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