Riot Report Nearing Million Seller Status
A two week old paperback edition of the Presidents Commission on Civil Disorders tops 810000 copies after 70000 more printings. Bulk orders flow from churches schools and unions with diverse groups planning programs around the report. Local buyers in Brooklyn highlight its spread in urban areas as discussions on race and prejudice intensify.
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New York
Commission On Civil Disorders
Bantam Books
Bantam
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bryan J. McEntegart
James Hepburn
National Council of Catholic Bishops
Social Action Department
United Presbyterian ‘Church
Office of Church and Society
National Alliance of Businessmen
Washington, D.C
Chicago Board of Education
Bushwick
Auto Industry Opposes Speed Governors In New Cars
The Automobile Manufacturers Association opposed mandatory automatic speed governors for new cars. It proposed an alternative of vehicle lights flashing and a horn sounding at excessive speeds and questioned the benefit of hard speed limits.
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Detroit
Automobile Manufacturers Association
William Haddon Jr
National Highway Safety Bureau
Haddon
AMS
AMA
Pollard urges support for Virginia bond referendum
Lt. Gov. Fred G. Pollard urged Virginia voters to back the $81 million bond referendum to fund higher education and relieve overcrowded mental hospitals. He spoke in Richmond praising community colleges and noting tuition under 50 cents per day, urging acceptance of broader financing changes.
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Richmond
Fred G. Pollard
Virginia
Pollard
Young Men’s Christian Association
Colors and animals perceive color differently
Birds can see most colors that humans see while dogs and cats have limited color distinction though they see well in general. The passage notes that many animals lack color vision in ordinary life.
History highlights for March 22 with landmark events
On March 22, 1968, the U S date line notes marks history including the Stamp Act passage in 1765 and Jefferson becoming first U S secretary of state in 1790. Other items reference 1622 massacre, 1794 slave trade law, Decatur duel, 1917 Russia recognition, 1933 Prohibition beer legalisation, and a 1958 Greek ship disaster last decade.
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Associated Press
America
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Congress
Stephen Decatur
James Barron
Washington
United States
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rhodes
Resignations Trim Dickenson County Electoral Board
The Dickenson County Electoral Board has fallen to a single member after the resignations of Deputy Sheriff Roley Stone of Clintwood and Haysi Republican Bana Willis. Henry Wright of Clintwood remains as the lone member with a term to 1970 and facing no resignation. Republicans had accused the two of conflicts and potential mail ballot fraud, while the attorney general had previously ruled deputies cannot serve on county boards.
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Clintwood
Dickenson
Roley Stone
Bana Willis
Haysi
Henry Wright
Willis
Justice of the Peace
Stone
Dickenson County
Wright
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