FDR Business Council Seen As The Establishment
Washington observers say the FDR era Business Council is the nation's most influential private enterprise group. With 120 members from Ford, Du Pont, GM, GE and others, it advises government and the White House while remaining unofficial and press closed. The group backs budget restraint but fears inflation and tax hikes in 1967, prompting calls for hard budget cuts from its ranks.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
The
Business Council
Washingtn
Hot Springs
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Daniel Roper
Ford, du Pont
Us, Steel
Standard Oil
At&t
Bank of America
White House
Council
$150,000 Research Vessel Is Launched
The 65 foot steel vessel built for Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory was launched at Blount Marine Corp. The boat is designed to collect specimens of marine life for research.
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Warren, RJ
Woods Hole, Mass
Marine Biological Laboratory
Blount Marine Corp
Navy launches Shreveport amphibious assault ship
The 570 foot Shreveport was launched at Lockheed Shipbuilding yard in Seattle Washington. The vessel can carry 1000 troops and their equipment including tanks trucks and six large assault helicopters.
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Seattle
Wash
Navy
Shreveport
Lockheed Shipbuilding Co
Weather overview for nation and New Mexico report
For period ending 7 a m EST Thursday mostly clear skies prevail across the nation. Cooler in Pacific Northwest Eastern Gulf and South Atlantic coast while warmer in Southern Plains Mid Mississippi Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and Lower Lakes. Highest 77 lowest 30 normal 73 36. Sunrise 6 11 sunset 5 13. New Menico AP fair through Thursday little temp change lows 25 40 north 35 45 south highs 70 81 north 70 83 south.
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Pacific Northwest
Eastern
Gulf
South Atlantic Coast
Plains
Mid-Mississippi
Ohio
Tennesee
Lower Lakes
NEW Menico
Burglars Break Into Chattanooga Medical Center Safe
In Chattanooga Tennessee burglars pried a safe from a wall at Children's Medical Center. They moved it to another room and cracked it. Only an envelope with the note combination to safe was found. Doctors said the combination was locked inside the safe when installed a year ago and was never opened.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Children’s Medical Center
Tors
Land Damage Report Landslide and Wind Drought
About one fifth of U S crop and range land has been seriously damaged by wind or water, signaling widespread agricultural impact across the nation and prompting concern from farmers and policymakers alike.
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Washington
U.S
Punjab arrests near thousand in drive against black marketers
A Punjab government spokesman said about 1,000 people were arrested in a crackdown on black-market operators and those adulterating foodstuffs in Chandigarh.
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Chandigarh India
Punjab
Electricity Figures Strong In Coal Usage
A Rocky Mountain section meeting featured Harry Perry of the Bureau of Mines outlining a 50 percent rise in U S coal consumption by 1980 with coal use growing to 750 million tons. Natural gas and oil consumption were also projected higher, while Casper geologist Robert W Scott highlighted overlooked oil potential in the San Juan Basin in northwest New Mexico.
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Denver
Harry Perry
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Washington
Rocky Mountain West
Rocky Mountain
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Perry
Robert W. Scott
Casper, Wyo
Oil Company
San Juan Basin
New Mexico
Got Their Man But Where's the Car
In Chattanooga Tennessee two sheriff's deputies caught a man then lost their car. They left the vehicle in front of a night club while they questioned the suspect. The man escaped through a back door and a second intruder fled in through the front door and stole the deputies cruiser.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Sheriff's
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