United States debates metric shift for weights and measures
The United States faces a long running debate over adopting the metric decimal system. Congress pursues studies into feasibility, with potential costs of 0.5 million in year one and 2.5 million over three years. Administration priorities keep the non decimal system in place for now.
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United States
Britain
Canada
Senate
Commerce Department
House Science and Astronautics Committee
Is Hot Lunch Program A Good Place To Start Economizing
William B. Dickinson Jr argues the National School Lunch Program faces funding cuts in fiscal 1967 due to Viet Nam costs. He notes current lunches cost about 50 cents but are subsidized to 27 cents, with federal state and local shares, while hunger-focused reforms may shift costs to schools. He warns rising prices strain families and that Congress may step in to preserve the program.
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William B. Dickinson Jr
Johnson
Viet Nam
Agriculture Department
Uncle Sam
Congress
Exile isn't The Answer For Economic Parasites
Exile decree in the Russian Republic 1961 targets parasitic elements including those with unearned income illicit trade private enterprise and bootlegging. Thousands sent to remote Siberia under revolving door justice with labor shortages and protests by residents of exile towns like Bobai do. New system requires warning and one year to seek work as other republics anticipate similar measures.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Russian
Soviet Union
Siberian
Radio Liberty
Herbert Hoover
Harry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Siberia
Bobaido
Bigay
V. Marina
Literary Gazette
Radio A Ee
One Man No Vote Electoral Change Debate Reaches States
The piece argues for a district based presidential vote, replacing winner take all. It notes Nixon would have won more districts in 1960, discusses gerrymandering, urban rural shifts, and potential effects on big states, small states, and third parties, citing historical context and forecasts from political science.
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House of Representatives
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Thomas Hart Benton
Missouri
New York
Alaska
Senate
Caine Enjoys Fame and Wealth After Ipcress File
Hollywood interview with Michael Caine notes his rise as a star from The Ipcress File. He celebrates money and security, reveals 100 pairs of socks and other extravagances, and recalls 12 years as a struggling actor. He plans more films as Harry Palmer but cannot drive due to vivid imagination of crashes.
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Hollywood
NEA
Ipcress
Michael Caine
Nouveau Etoile
Imma
Caine
London
Shirley MacLaine
Harry Palmer
Holly
Bivlensoo
California
Dr J Edward Turner’s Ideeals Meet Law Backing
In 1846 Dr J Edward Turner urged treating heavy drinkers in institutions rather than preaching morality. On January 22 1966 the U S Fourth Circuit ruled a chronic alcoholic is a sick person not subject to prosecution for public drunkenness, as in Joe Driver of Durham North Carolina. The decision could push states to fund medical care and rehab facilities instead of drunk tanks.
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J. Edward Turner
Bath
Maine
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dr. Turner
Joe B. Driver
Durham
N. C
Driver
Richmond
Nader to testify on auto safety under Ribicoff panel
Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff's Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization resumes hearings on auto safety with Ralph Nader, Hartford lawyer and author of Unsafe at Any Speed, who denounces Detroit's emphasis on styling over safety. He cites industry groups and a driver-centered motto. President Johnson cites a Highway Safety Act proposal to curb the mounting fatalities and injuries. White House hints at research into structural design and centralized accident studies.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Ralph Nader
Hartford
Detroit
Nader
National Safety Council
Johnson
State of the Union
White House
Shrinking Farm Influence in Urban America
Washington reports that farmers, once a dominant national figure, are shrinking in numbers and political clout as urban growth accelerates. Supreme Court reapportionment and redistricting will reduce rural influence further, though federal support and farm profits keep many farmers relatively prosperous. The piece warns the farmer may fade from national attention unless urban and rural interests are actively balanced.
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Supreme Court
Congress
U.S
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Guest Pac Tries To Hook Kids With Samples
American business spends over 1 billion annually on free product samples aimed at teens and college students. Guest Pac Corp president Robert Stiefler says they hand out full sized products, not miniature samples, to college students who set trends. Packages contain eight to ten products and some samples are sold in drug stores for 29 cents each.
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William D. Laffler
UPI Financial
New York
UPI
American Business
Robert M. Stiefler
Guest Pac Corp
Guest Pac
Dmg
Oae
Stiefler
Shirley couple to be honored at St Stephen's reception
The Rev and Mrs John G Shirley will be honor guests at a reception at St Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church. The Shirleys arrived last week from Elkins where he previously led Grace Church.
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Raleigh Register
John G. Shirley
St. Stephen’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Shirleys
Elkins
Grace Church
Poultry Show Highlights and Local Construction News
From the 1910s records, J Hatcher notes the Charleston Poultry Association event in the capital city last week. Construction crews start a twelve mile extension along Coal up the Pond Fork, with contracts reported pending in Pemerton.
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Raleigh Register
J. H. Hatcher
Charleston Poultry Association
Pond Fork
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