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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
8
President David O. McKay of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemns fad dances as unsuitable. He says dances like the swim and monkey fail to meet LDS standards and cites acceptable forms such as the waltz and tango.
Johnson City Texas AP a nine page Federal Power Commission report on the November 9 blackout that left 30 million people in the US and Canada without power calls for new precautions and possible legislation. It cites relay errors at Niagara Sir Adam Beck plant and slow responses at Consolidated Edison as factors. The report notes no sabotage and says outages of the 9 November magnitude could recur though remote with steps to reduce odds. It urges reevaluation of federal authority over interstate power reliability and hints at new legislation.
The New York City Board of Estimate approved a community antenna system that challenges the telephone monopoly on home wiring. The move signals potential new services in advertising news and data transmission, as AP UPI and operators expand home TV features while New York Telephone opposes the CATV franchise awards and Mayor Wagner reviews finances.
Comedian Joe E Brown, a 65 year veteran born in Ohio, is the first actor honored with Steubenville College’s Poverello Medal for great sacrifices entertaining servicemen during World War II, including front line appearances. In Israel, Premier Levi Eshkol’s condition improved after hospitalization for exhaustion. doctors say he needs several days of rest.
The new-born second son of Crown Prince Aki and Princess Michiko was named Fumihito and titled Ayanomiya by the imperial household agency in Tokyo. Born November 30, he was named by Emperor Hirohito at the imperial palace. Fumihito means knowledge pursuer and he is third in line to the throne.
In Murphysboro Gary L. Duffield was fined 18 for speeding. The brief notes a traffic citation issued by local police.
Chicago Northwestern University law school sponsors a program to place trained legal advisers in police departments to interpret Supreme Court decisions on arrest search and seizure and obscenity. The effort, backed by Ford Foundation funding, aims to align police practices with evolving jurisprudence and reduce courtroom disputes.
Prairie Farms Dairy Inc will acquire Tri State Cooperative Milk Producers Association of Keokuk Iowa and make it a Prairie Farms division on January 1. Prairie Farms affiliates with the Illinois Agricultural Association and the state Farm Bureau. Plants operate in Carbondale Carlinville Pana Quincy Olney with distribution centers in Bloomington Champaign Danville Jacksonville Springfield Alton Kirksville Lafayette Evansville.
Lt. Gov. John J. Daley says walls around a Vermont prison give a sense of security to some inmates. He supports Gov. Hoff's plan for more medium security space noting transfer prisoners at the farm often request to return behind walls.
Mrs Emma Lou Thompson of West Frankfort admitted deceptive practice in Williamson County Circuit Court Friday. She received 90 days to make restitution of 160 dollars and to cover court costs, plus one year probation. The Bank of Herrin filed the charge, alleging she cashed a check drawn on the Bank of Zeigler Sept 28 without an account there.
Whales, sea lions and some seals sleep underwater and surface only occasionally to breathe. This behavior shows how marine mammals manage sleep while remaining at sea.
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