▁after ▁he ▁turned ▁his ▁car ▁into ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁an ▁on coming ▁tr uck . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Mann , ▁ 6 0 , ▁American ▁film ▁actor ▁and ▁director , ▁died ▁in ▁West ▁Berlin ▁while ▁direct ing ▁some ▁location ▁sh ots ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁film , ▁A ▁D andy ▁in ▁Asp ic ' '. ▁J . ▁B . ▁Len oir , ▁ 3 8 , ▁African - American ▁bl ues ▁music ian , ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁inj uring ▁his ▁ch est ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident . ▁ ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( S und ay ) ▁Under ▁federal ▁law , ▁day light ▁saving ▁time ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Un iform ▁Time ▁Act ▁mand ating ▁that ▁clock s ▁be ▁set ▁ahead ▁one ▁hour ▁at ▁ 2 : 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Sunday ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁then ▁turned ▁back ▁one ▁hour ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Sunday ▁in ▁October . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁law ▁provided ▁that ▁any ▁state ▁could ▁seek ▁exem ption ▁from ▁comp liance ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁and ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁states ▁chose ▁to ▁effectively ▁change ▁time ▁zones ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁clock s . ▁ ▁The ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Hawai i ▁voted ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt , ▁and ▁Al aska ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁delay ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁del ine ate