Kerr becomes Lord Teviot of Burghelere in British peerage
A former bus conductor from Brighton, Charles John Kerr, 33, inherits the title Lord Teviot of Burghelere after the death of his 52 year old father, a longtime Liberal figure. Kerr and his wife Mary, a former bus conductor, were once employed by the Brighton Bus Co and later by a local supermarket. The family lawyers could not immediately locate him.
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Caver
Teviot
Burghelere
Charles John Kerr
Brighton
Liberal Party
London
Kerr
Eton
Brighton Bus Co
Mary
Gov Lurleen Wallace Back in Hospital for Treatment
Gov Lurleen Wallace flies to Houston to undergo radiation at the M D Anderson Cancer Institute for what may be her third cancer outbreak. She will be treated as an outpatient, accompanied by her husband former Gov George Wallace. Vice President Hubert Humphrey tours Kenya and Somalia en route to Tunisia as part of a 20 000 mile nine nation visit, receiving mixed public welcomes. Sister Carole Brown earns paratrooper wings for charity work with Vietnam veterans.
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Lurleen Wallace
Houston
Texas
Carole Brown
St. Anthony's School
Kenton
Ohio
1St Brigade
101St Airborne Division
John D. Mathieson
101St
Carole
Vietnam
South Africa president-elect in critical condition
Theophilus E. Donger, near 70, is in critical condition at Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town after a May stroke, a late year second stroke worsening his state as his family is summoned. He never took office due to illness, with legal administrator appointed after a 1967 constitutional issue.
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Theophilus E. Donger
South Africa
Groale Schuur
Cape Town
Donger
Tonges
South African ‘Republic
Charles Swart
David DeVilliers
Donges
Supreme Court
Dedijer Denied U.S. Visa For Vietnam War Crimes Lectures
Vladimir Dedijer, Yugoslav author and head of the so called international court for war crimes in Vietnam, was refused a visa to enter the United States to deliver lectures on contemporary history at a Boston university. The council for aid to the court protested to the U S State Department, calling discriminatory policies in academic life unacceptable due to scientists political attitudes. Pauline Jones 19 plans to marry Beatle John Lennon s 55 year old father Freddie Lennon in London despite her mother s disapproval. Freddie Lennon met Pauline last year while he worked as a hotel kitchen porter. He lives in a flat in suburban Richmond and parted from his wife when John was four. The British Musicians Union banned a Rhode Island tour by pop group Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich, calling it a political move against racial discrimination.
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Vladimir Dedijer
International Court
Vietnam
United States
Belgrade
Dedijer
Boston University
Fhe Council
Marko Nikezic
Jean Paul Sartre
U.S. State Department
Pauline Jones
London
Mary
John Lennon
Freddie Lennon
John
Pauline
Lennon
Richmond
British Musicians Union
Rhodesia
Britain
Davye Dee
Dozy
Beaky
Mick
Tich
Harry Francis
Dave Dee
Industry Expects a Boom In 1968 Across Major Sectors
United States Commerce Department survey of 86 major industries projects widespread gains in 1968 with about two thirds expecting increases of 5 percent or more. Automobiles up 13 percent and aerospace up 45 percent, while railroad car building is seen to decline. Construction to rise 8 percent to a record 83.5 billion, aluminum cans up sharply, and a continued rise in defense needs boosting steel and copper demand. If tax surcharge passes, mortgage credit could expand. The aerospace sector aims for new highs to meet defense and commercial orders.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Congress
Johnson
Mooncraft May Again Alter Course
Pasadena reports scientists may perform a second mid course maneuver on Surveyor 7, America’s 28th unmanned moon probe. Telemetric tracking is needed to confirm if a slight flight shift is required as the craft sails toward the lunar highlands. If needed, the second firing could occur around 10:30 p.m. local time.
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Pasadena
API
America
Lunar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
12 Arrested in Pacoima Row Amid Police Clash
In Pacoima, 12 people were arrested after a 45 minute disturbance during which three officers and several residents were injured. Police say Young Hawkins Jr 17 fired a .22 revolver initiating the melee. Boo by Joe Stanley and Theodore Duncan Jr 20 were also taken into custody, plus a 9 year old girl arrested for battering an officer. Others faced various charges as about 100 people allegedly hampered arrests and fights broke out.
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Pacoima UP
Young Hawkins Jr
Young
Joe Stanley
Theo
Dore Duncan Jr
Two Russian Doctors Guilty of Store Theft in London
In Marlborough Police Court London two Russian doctors on a private inclusive tour were found guilty of stealing three men's pullovers and two women's sweaters from a London store. Dr Ivan Berandze and Dr Djamboul Mamouladze, both 27, had pleaded innocent but were convicted after evidence was heard. Berandze was fined 72 dollars with 45.20 dollars costs. The case recalled Nina Ponomareva who faced a suspended sentence in 1956 for hat theft in West London and later won Olympic gold that year.
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London
UPD
Britain
Ivan Berandze
Opthalmeloist
Djamboul Mamouladze
Marlborough
Zach
Fiscus
Nina Ponomareva
Chicago Teachers Accept Pact Ending Moving Strike Threat
Chicago's 23,204 teachers voted 119 to 81 to accept a $231 million contract after Mayor Daley intervened. The deal grants $100 monthly raises with $40 immediate and $60 in September, pending tax and state aid changes. Superintendent Redmond said the contract totals $31.2 million this year, funded partly in the 1968 budget and later supplementary funds.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Teachers Union
CTU
Richard J. Daley
John Desmond
CTU House of Representatives
James F. Redmond
GM to install multi lock steering system for 1969 cars
General Motors will equip all 1969 automobiles with ignition locks that automatically lock the steering column and transmission. The system, shown at the Society of Automotive Engineers meeting in Detroit, aims to reduce thefts by preventing key removal with the car unlocked.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
National Highway Safety Bureau
Edward N. Cole
Cole
The
Society of Automotive Engineers
Cabo Hall
Alioto Becomes S.F. Mayor in Glittering Inauguration
Joseph Alioto was sworn in as the 33rd mayor of San Francisco at the Opera House. The 51-year-old former lawyer launched a busy start with four receptions and a $100 plate dinner. He plans frequent trips to Washington and New York to seek money and jobs, began travel after the election, and pledged support for a Hunters Point pool, funding for the Film Festival, and immediate intervention in the San Francisco Symphony strike.
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San Francisco
UPI
Joseph Alioto
Opera House
North Beach
Néiy
Washington
New York City
Paris
Angelina
Alioto
New York
Chicago
Hunters Point
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