Commission Undecided on Blaine Amendment in New York
In Albany a temporary state commission on the Constitutional Convention reported on state aid to parochial schools but did not recommend action on the Blaine Amendment. The panel split on whether public funds should cover transport for parochial pupils, with strict separationists favoring elimination of the provision. The broader ban on using public money for religious schools remains unsettled as delegates debate individual freedoms and funding history.
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Western
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British Scientific Research Council
London
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Commission
U.S. Supeme
New York State
State Court of Appeals
Dirksen Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Senator Everett M. Dirksen aged 71, Republican leader in the Senate, is undergoing treatment for infectious pneumonia at Walter Reed Army Hospital. An aide said he entered Monday after earlier reports of the flu. Officials reported his response to treatment as excellent, with an expected hospital stay of about a week, then three to four weeks of convalescence.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dirksen
Senate
Amily Clothing Chain
Walter Reed
King urges truth amid dissent over Vietnam policy
National ST PAUL Minn AP Dr Martin Luther King Jr warned that dissent is often mistaken for disloyalty but vowed to keep speaking the truth. Speaking on the University of Minnesota St Paul campus he framed three core issues racism poverty and war as the world's main evils. In Dayton Ohio RP a 73-year-old retired schoolteacher Stephen W Thompson was officially credited as the first American pilot in uniform to shoot down an enemy plane after about 30 years of waiting at the Air Force Museum ceremony.
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ST Paul, Minn
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
Stephen W. Thompson
Air Force Museum
GE plans $5 million expansion at Syracuse Electronic Park
Syracuse New York AP reports General Electric announced a $5 million expansion of its Electronic Park operation to develop and manufacture integrated circuits. The new center aims to be a central R D hub for micro electronics, with completion expected this year. Syracuse NY UP I reports a 19 year old Syracuse University student from Newport Rhode Island was arrested for illegal possession of marijuana at the post office after authorities found nine ounces of marijuana in one ounce packages in a mailed package from Vermont.
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Syracuse
N.Y
General Electric Co
Electronic Park
UPI
Joseph H. Pinning IV
Newport
R.I
Syracuse University
Pinning
Vermont
Spacecraft Builders Rapped Over Apollo Tragedy Charges
Rep William F Ryan claims a secret NASA Phillips report shows North American Aviation and NASA mismanaged Apollo craft, causing the deaths of Grissom White and Chaffee. Rep Olin Teague counters by saying public release would harm the space program and contractor ties.
Di-Gel new formula promises stronger indigestion relief
Di-Gel announces a five year wait for a reformulated antacid that neutralizes excess acid and adds simethicone to relieve gas and heartburn. The product from Plough Inc. touts superior comfort over plain antacids with liquid tablet tablets of Di-Gel.
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Plough, Inc
Round Lake Man Seeks Trustee Seat for Local Library
David R. Meager of Round Lake runs for the Clifton Park area library trustees where five seats are on the ballot Monday at Shenendehowa Central School. A Shenendehowa and Union College alumnus, he worked at New York Telephone from 1960 to 1964 and now runs Round Lake Insurance Agency with his father. He served eight years in the New York Army National Guard, is active in community groups, and lives on Covel Avenue with his wife and twin sons.
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David R. Meager
Round Lake
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa Central School
Mr. Meager
Shenendehowa
Union College
New York Telephone Company
Robert C. Meager
Round Lake Insurance Agency
Meager
New York Army National Guard
Town of Malta Recreation Commission
Saratoga Red Cross Board of Directors
Shenendchowa Rotary Club
Halfmoon
Police Stage Witch Hunt in Porterville
Local police pursue a woman described as having fuzzy red hair and large red eyes who claimed to be a witch. She caused a minor disturbance in the business district by casting spells on salesmen, knocking down shelving, and driving away before arrest.
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Porterville
Calif
UPI
Hybrid Rocket Passage Tests at Redstone Arsenal
The Army reports a successful flight test of a hybrid rocket at Redstone Arsenal Alabama. The second stage uses a solid fuel with a liquid oxidizer that can be shut off to control range. The Army says hybrids offer potential for missiles and space projects.
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Washington
County Backs Servicemen In Vietnam
Cape May County government buildings will fly the American flag 24 hours a day for the duration of the Vietnam war. The County Board of Freeholders ordered the display to show support for American servicemen and oppose draft card burners and draft dodgers.
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Cape May Court House
Cape May
County Board of Freeholders
Francis Townsend
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