Lynch Scores Notable Victory in Irish Elections
Dublin AP Ireland's voters gave Prime Minister Jack Lynch an outright majority in the Dail election. Fianna Fail held 73 seats including the speaker, with Fine Gael 48, Labor 18, and Independent 1 as five seats remained undecided. Lynch called it a great victory as his party secures five more years. The cabinet was re-elected and results matched forecasts for a Fianna Fail majority despite opposition hopes.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Fianna Fail
Fianna Fail Soldiers of Destiny
Party of Business
Fine Gael Irish Party
Labor
Independent
Fine Gael
Laborites
Laim Gosgave
Eamon de Valera
Vivian de Valera
Tropical tiger beetle emits attar of roses scent
A tropical tiger beetle releases a fragrance described as attar of roses, a surprising natural scent from an insect. The note highlights unusual chemical signaling in tropical beetles.
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Tropics
Fresh Air Camp Seeks Enrollment in Terre Haute
The Fresh Air Camp invites low income children to enroll with pay-what-you-can or free admission. Applications at Family Service Association 912 Chestnut Street with Mary Watson. Sessions July 7–18 girls 6–9 July 21–Aug 1 girls 10–14 Aug 4–11 boys 6–9. Vigo County United Fund backs the camp.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Ferguson Hill
West
The
Family Service Association
Chestnut Street
Mary Watson
United Fund
Vigo County
TV Equipment Stolen From Vigo County School Facility
Terre Haute detectives investigated the Booker T. Washington School after about $1,100 in Vigo County School Corporation TV gear vanished. Missing items include a $450 video camera a $500 zoom lens and a $200 television monitor.
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Terre Haute
Booker T. Washington School
Vigo County School Corporation
Hippo growth milestones from birth to adulthood
A baby hippopotamus weighs about 40 pounds at birth and reaches around 600 pounds at one year. By adulthood hippos typically weigh about 8,000 pounds.
Father found guilty of fatally beating son in Wacq Texas
Robert Curry was found guilty of the February 15 murder of his four year old son Ronnie after authorities said the boy was beaten with an auto fan belt and a stick during a disputed prayer. Dr. Walter Krohn testified the boy had numerous bruises and cuts. The jury sentenced Curry to death.
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Wacq
Tex
UPI
Ronald Curry
Ronnie
Mommy
Daddy
Robert Curry
Walter Krohn
Widower in England Receives 81 Marriage Offers
Peterborough resident Victor Janice, a 51 year old widower, says he has received 81 offers of marriage after posting a notice in his window seeking a bride.
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Peterborough
England
UPI
Victor Janice
Taft Seminar Discusses Indiana State Government Reform
The Taft Institute at Indiana State University held group discussions with 35 social studies teachers as Dr. Otis R. Bowen outlined tax reform and budget approaches. Bowen praised the 1969 General Assembly for education funding and road work while proposing local option taxes and annual sessions. Upcoming speakers include State Senator David Rogers and U S Senator Birch Bayh Jr.
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Robert A. Taft Institute of Government
Indiana State University
Otis R. Bowen
Bremen
Indiana House of Representatives
Bowen
Indiana General Assembly
David Rogers
Bloomington
Senate
James B. Kessler
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Richard B. Stoner
Indiana Post-High School Study Commission
Carlyn E. Johnson
Indiana Commission
Marshall F. Kizer
Plymouth
Indiana Constitutional Revision Commission
U. S
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Rockefeller Extends Paraguay Visit Amid Uruguay Change
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller lengthened his Paraguay visit to one more day and altered plans in Uruguay, skipping Montevideo after clashes. He will meet Paraguay President Stroessner who seeks a $115 million loan for Nixon. Thousands welcomed Rockefeller in Asuncion while some students threaten protests before departure.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Uruguay
Montevideo
Rockefeller
Punta del Este
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Alfredo Stroessner
Nixon
New York
Encantado
U.S
Latin America
Ward murder trial continues in Madison Indiana
Four witnesses testified in the first degree murder trial of Granday D. Ward of Rushville for the May 25 shooting of deputy sheriff Wayne Peters in Rushville. Dr. Charles Petty testified Peters died from chest bullet wound shock and hemorrhaging. The trial moved from Rush County.
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Madison, Ind
Granday D. Ward
Rushville
Wayne Peters
Charles Petty
Peters
Rush County
Suit Seeks $190714 in Blast Damages for Funeral Home
A federal suit filed in Terre Haute seeks 190714.46 dollars after an explosion at Callahan Funeral Home 2425 Wabash Ave on Sept 12 1967 damaged the building and contents and interrupted business. The case targets American-Standard Inc maker of heating equipment bought August 1956 with an automatic G-6 boiler. The fire ruptured the boiler and caused the blast.
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Terre Haute
Callahan
Wabash Ave
Dix, Dix, Patrick, Ratcliffe and
Adamson
American-Standard, Inc
Delaware
Funeral Home
Congo River Profiles One Thousand Fish Species
About 20 000 fish species are known to humanity with roughly 1 000 identified in the Congo river region. Researchers note rich biodiversity and ongoing discoveries in central Africa's aquatic life.
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Congo River
Marshall Boy Honored by FFA
Marshall Illinois Donald Guinnip son of Mr and Mrs Robert Guinnip and a member of the Marshall Future Farmers of America Chapter has been awarded the State Farmer Award by the FFA. Only about two per cent of the 16 500 FFA members in Illinois are awarded the coveted honor each year. Recipients are selected on the basis of leadership and participation in FFA activities school and community activities.
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Marshall
Ill
Donald Guinnip
Robert Guinnip
Marshall Future Farmers of America
FFA
Illinois
FIFA
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