Nixon Scores Win in Electoral College Vote
The Electoral College formally chose Richard M. Nixon as the 37th U.S. president with 301 votes for Nixon and 191 for Humphrey. Wallace received 46 votes after one Alabama elector, and in North Carolina one elector backed Wallace while the rest backed Nixon. Michigan saw Ferency abstain from Humphrey, preserving the delegation vote.
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Richard M. Nixon
United States
District of Columbia
North Carolina
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Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George Wallace
Lloyd W. Bailey
Rocky Mount
Wallace
Bailey
Zolton Ferency
Humphrey
Magma Weighs Sulfur Options With Smelter Output Rise
Magma Copper Co considers doubling smelter output at San Manuel while solving sulfur dioxide. Possible uses for sulfuric acid include leaching copper oxide ore and producing solid sulfur for easier, cheaper transport. exploring broader market opportunities and industry research efforts.
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United States
Magma Copper Co
Goss
Magma
San Manuel
Study Blame on Smelters Reduces Tucson Visibility
A Pima County Junior Chamber of Commerce environmental panel led by Lynn Bell reported that copper smelting operations measurably degrade atmospheric visibility in the Tucson Basin. The study compared Weather Bureau visibility data from Aug 1966–Feb 1967 with the same period a year later when smelters were shut by labor strikes, noting declines during operation and linking distant smelters in San Manuel Hayden Ajo Douglas Cananea Sonora Mexico to detectable effects.
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Douglas
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Sonora
Mexico
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Tucson Mountains
Santa Ritas
Weather Bureau
Italian nun convicted for beating children at orphanage
In Merano Italy a court convicted a Roman Catholic nun of beating children at an orphanage and sentenced her to three months in jail with the sentence suspended.
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Merano
Italy
UPI
Highway System Funds Allocated
The Transportation Department allocates 1 472 miles of added interstate mileage at 2.4 billion dollars to fill critical links in 28 states. Ninety percent of the bill is covered by the federal government with the remaining 10 percent paid by the states.
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API
Transportation Department
Magma Copper to Hire Up to 2000 at San Manuel Expansion
Magma Copper Co plans a multi million dollar 50 percent expansion at the San Manuel mine and mill to boost ore output to 60 000 tons daily and double smelter capacity. Stearns Roger Co expects a peak workforce of about 2000, with many hires in Tucson over several months beginning late next spring for work on the project slated to start in 1972.
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Magma Copper Co
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Stearns-Roger Co
Denver
Wesley P. Goss
Magma
Stearns-Roger
Goss
Arizona
Soviets Send Top Adviser To Help Czechs Economy
Prague reports Soviet chief economic planner visits to scrutinize stagnation in Czechoslovakia. Media cite bank loan needs of 400 million to modernize industry and defend against austerity, while Moscow blocks Western funding and vetoes reform plans.
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UPI
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Ousted Priest Draws Support in Vatican Demonstration
Supporters and opponents clashed over the removal of Don Iinzo Mazzi in Florence. About 150 students sat in St Peter's Square as police seized placards before Pope Paul VI's blessing. Mazzi was fired for publishing a catechism against Archbishop Florit.
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Go Go Girls Targeted as Florida Underage Dancers
An undercover Florida agent nicknamed Miss Gorgeous describes underage go go dancers in nightclubs being pressed toward vice. She says club owners engineer this and lawmakers seek to bar entertainers under 21 from liquor venues. Rep Crider adds support for prohibiting underage participation in bands in psychedelic clubs.
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Fla
State Beverage Department
Florida
Shirley Thompson
Miss Thompson
Miami Area
John Crider
Jacksonville
Barbra Streisand and Fred Astaire Named Stars of the Year
Barbra Streisand and Fred Astaire were named Stars of the Year by the Hollywood Women's Press Club and received the Golden Apple awards for 1968.
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Barbra Streisand
Fred Astaire
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