New Jersey Allows Narcotics Addicts to Choose Prison or Treatment
Gov. Richard J. Hughes signed a new law letting convicted addicts choose hospital treatment or prison. The act, effective immediately, requires courts to offer the option, with the treatment period not exceeding the length of the sentence. State officials call it a dramatic policy shift and say facilities can be set up by June 30 at a cost of $70,000.
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Crowds pay tribute to Sam Cooke Cassius Clay Dick Gregory
More than 10 000 people packed a South Side Chicago Tabernacle Baptist Church and the surrounding street in bitter weather to honor Sam Cooke. The service drew stars Cassius Clay and Dick Gregory among mourners, as police contained pushing and crowd damage occurred outside the church.
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UPI
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Cassius Clay
Dick Gregory
Los Angeles
WHO reports enormous increase in syphilis worldwide
The World Health Organization warns of an enormous rise in syphilis over the last decade. Europe up 85 percent, Africa 79.3 percent, Americas 71.4 percent, other regions 50 to 56 percent, with the United States up from 4 to 12 per 100 000. Factors include penicillin confidence, urbanization, migration, and international travel. Venereal disease rises in countries closing legalized houses of prostitution.
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State's Miss America Auction to Lead Grand Champion Steer
Miss America Vonda Kay Van Dyke will preside at the Arizona Livestock Show Grand Champion Steer auction and present trophies for the Parade of Champions. The stock show at the State Fairgrounds aims for 25,000 fans with 1,300 animals from 19 states. officials call it the nation’s fourth largest.
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UPI
Vonda Kay van Dyke
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Vonda
Bob Hope to entertain U S troops in Saigon
Comedian Bob Hope arrives in Saigon to lift American service morale. Officials warn that security measures will be tight and carefully watched during the visit to entertain servicemen stationed in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
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Hope
South Korea
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Jill St. John
Jerry Colonna
Les Brown
Ann Sidney
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
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Westmoreland
Beliver
Protest Stalls Liquor License for Market at N Oracle Road
A liquor license application for a Citadel Market at 5943 N Oracle Road is being protested by a nearby store owner who filed 76 signatures. James M Powell and D R Brendel note the market sits 100 yards away and point to other licenses in the area. The report also mentions Hope and his entertainers in South Korea and Vietnam with references to security concerns and morale efforts.
Indonesian Minister In Kremlin For Talks
Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio arrives in Moscow for meetings with the new Kremlin leadership. Diplomats say discussions will cover Soviet aid to Indonesia and matters related to Malaysia.
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UPI
Subandrio
Indonesia
Malaysia
France Plans New Rocket Launch Site in French Guinea
The National Center for Space Studies says France will open a 270 000 acre rocket launch base in French Guinea by 1968 replacing the current Sahara Desert testing grounds. France pledges dismantling the Sahara facility by July 1967.
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UPI
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National Center For Space Studies
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