Lindbergh Warns on Science Undermining Wilderness
Charles A. Lindbergh, at 65, warns that modern science and expanding populations erode natural areas. He favors choosing nature over science for a life, as expressed in Life magazine on December 22. Lindbergh, aviation pioneer and World Wildlife Fund director, cautions civilization may collapse and return to wildness.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Life Magazine
World Wildlife Fund
Lisset Backs Comptroller on Surtax
Albany lawmaker Assemblyman Harry M. Lisset, chair of Ways and Means, voiced support for State Comptroller Arthur Levitt’s plan to raise revenue via a 20 percent surcharge on income tax. He argued credits should stay to protect lower earners and favored the income tax over raising sales tax, calling it more progressive.
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Albany
N.Y
Assembly
Ways and Means
Arthur Levitt
Lisset
Southeast Farmers Eye Production of Livestock
Washington AP report outlines a push by Southern leaders led by former official John P. Duncan Jr to build a regional livestock industry across nine states Virginia through Kentucky. The Southern Railroad backs feed logistics with 1100 Big John hopper cars reducing grain costs to enable local beef hog poultry growth and rising numbers of feed mills packing houses and cattle operations since 1963.
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Washington
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Missisippi
Kentucky
Agriculture Department
John P. Duncan Jr
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Kennedy
Duncan
Southern Railroad
Dunncan
South
Big John
Midwest
South Africa Arms Deal Rejected by Britain
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson rejected a multinational arms sale to South Africa amid a three year arms embargo. He announced a broad reappraisal of state spending and insisted no expenditure is sacrosanct.
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London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Britain
Persian Gulf
House of Commons
South Africa
United Nations
Gold Fever Returns to France as Investors Seek Gold
Paris reports renewed gold buying amid loss of confidence in paper money. Bank of France and London pools supply bullion, with France holding about 90 percent of its reserves in gold. De Gaulle cites the dollar as a weaker reserve currency and notes persistent U.S. payments deficits influence exchange dynamics.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Santa Claus
Napoleon
Europe
North
South America
Bank of France
Federal Reserve System
London
United States
Britain
de Gaulle
U.S
Two Boys Killed by Pack of Dogs in Virginia
In Lynchburg Virginia two young brothers Gene Anthony Goodman four and Kenneth three were killed Sunday near the Floyds Madison Heights home. A 60 year old construction worker Ernest George Floyd defended his two German Shepherds saying they had not bitten anyone but blood was present. Neighbors and the Goodmans mourned as the sheriff halted a mob. Mrs Goodman remains in hospital in shock.
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Lynchburg
Ernest George Floyd
Gene Anthony Goodman
Kenneth
Floyd
Goodman
Madison Heights
Cindy
Wheeler Eyes Negotiations but Rules Out Defeat
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chair of the U.S. Joint Chiefs, said at the Economic Club of Detroit the United States would negotiate if it aids stopping Vietnam fighting, but will not concede defeat or a withdrawal. He urged talks linked to peace and a stoppage of bombing North Vietnam with verification of progress.
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Detroit
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Vietnam
Economic Club of
Wheeler
U.S
Hanoi
South
North Vietnam
Untouchable Law Still Practiced In India Report
A government committee reported untouchability remains common though banned by law. A nationwide tour found untouchables barred from riding bicycles in Madras walking with shoes in Mysore and drawing water in New Delhi. In Ratlam untouchables were not even allowed to turn up the tips of their moustaches.
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Jullundur
India
Madras
Mysore
New Delhi
Ratlam
Madhyaj Pradesh
Railroad Planned For 1970 Fair
Osaka AP reports that the Transportation Council approved Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Co plans to build two railways around the 1970 World Exposition site. The council vets applications for the Transport Ministry and the projects now await final ministry approval.
Former Lindsay Star Linked To Cosa Nostra
The FBI tied former Lindsay star Marcus to a 1966 800000 contract with Grand and Co for a Bronx reservoir project without public bidding. Indictment alleges kickbacks to Motto and others, with Corallo later resisting FBI involvement as he faced corruption ties to City Hall and unions.
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Cosa Nostra
Bronx
FBI
Corallo
Marcus
Grand and Co
Wateh
Motto
Cam
Paign
Pripons
New York
Thomas
Fing Ls
Luchese
Mar
Tocus
Teamsters Union
Senate
Sanitation Dewithin
Partment
Feder
Supreme Court
J. Vincent Keogh
Brook
New Medical Care Plan Proposed by Rosenthal
Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal unveiled a multimillion-dollar plan to emphasize medical care over research. He warned the U.S. lags in infant life expectancy and infant mortality, urging more doctors and reduced foreign-born doctor reliance, with a proposed cost of 40 to 100 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Benjamin
Rosenthal
America
New York Democrat
United States
Bicycle Riding Surges In U S As Goodyear Sees Growth
Akron AP reports bicycle riding is at an all time high with an estimated 68 million riders, about 35 percent of the population. Ten years ago 34 million riders made up 20 percent. Growth stems from more adults biking and publicity around Dr. Paul Dudley White influencing adults to ride.
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AKRON
United States
Goodyear
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
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