Death and leadership changes at Air Training Command
LT GEN ROBERT W. Burns died at Lackland AFB Hospital San Antonio. He is succeeded by Gen William W. Momyer former assistant deputy chief of staff at USAF HQ in Washington. Page references note other items including a sports finals with Jerry Johnson and David Kent and a veterans widow Jane Barkley. Public schools reopen in Prince Edward County Virginia after five years with white residents anticipated to ignore them.
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Air Training Command
Lackland Air Force Base Hospital
San Antonio
William W. Momyer
Usaf Headquarters
Washington, D.C
Prince Edward County
Barkley
Thomas Henry Carroll
Hadley
George Washington
St. Louis
Washington
Democrat Barkley
Wendell Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Willkie
Willkie, No Milkie
Texas Roads Toll Tops Labor Day Death Count
The Associated Press reports Texas led the nation in Labor Day traffic deaths with 28. New York ranked second with 19 traffic deaths and four drownings, while the national toll nears 400 as the holiday ends.
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Texas
New York
Widow of Vice President Barkley Dies at 52
Washington AP report says Jane Barkley died in her Washington apartment at age 52. Post mortem indicated heart disease. formal finding pending further tests. Born Elizabeth Jane Rucker in Missouri, she married Kentuckian Barkley in 1949 after a noted romance that captivated the nation.
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Jane Barkley
Alben Barkley
Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Elizabeth Jane Rucker
Keytesville
Europe
Guard Enters Strife as Newport Beach Riots Erupt
Thousands of rowdy teenagers clashed with police in Hampton Beach New Hampshire prompting callout of the National Guard and state police. Buckshot tear gas and dogs were used as chaos followed an initial beachfront riot that spread to nearby residences. The unrest flared again after 8 p.m. before police moved to restore control.
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Hampton Beach
UPI
Ocean Resort
New Hampshire National Guard
Concord
Rioting at Hampton Beach Ends After Tear Gas and Hoses
Thousands of youths mob Hampton Beach for Labor Day revelry estimated 7000 to 10000 strong. Police use tear gas and fire hoses to push crowd back to the beach after attacking the Hampton Beach Casino with firecrackers. No serious injuries reported by police. reporters note minor head injuries among some witnesses.
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Amarillo
Hampton Beach
Chicago mother and daughter foil prowler in garage jig
Mrs. Helen Davis and her 11 year old daughter Patricia startled a burglar at 3 a.m. in the rear garage. After ordering him to the floor they fired into the ground and forced his surrender before police arrived. The intruder James Thompson 18 planned to burglarize and will be charged accordingly.
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Chicago Tribune Press Service
Chicago
Helen Davis
Patricia
James Thompson
Kennedy Death Sector Studied
Three members of the Warren Commission visited key Kennedy assassination sites in Dallas on Sunday. Sen John Cooper and Sen Richard Russell along with Rep Hale Boggs were guided by commission counsel J Lee Rankin and Secret Service agents. They met Marina Oswald at Dallas Naval Air Station and reviewed scenes including Oswalds home and the Texas Theatre.
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Tex
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Commission
John Cooper
R-Ky
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Hale Boggs
D-La
J. Lee Rankin
Secret Service
Dallas Naval Air Station
Marina Oswald
Boggs
Washington
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Tippi
LBJ Opens Labor Day Drive in Detroit
President Johnson speaks at Detroit Labor Day ceremony marking fifth straight labor backing appearance by a Democratic candidate. White House says speech is nonpolitical though trip is funded by the party. AFL CIO and United Auto Workers expected to mobilize large crowds as in prior visits.
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Johnson
Old City Hall
Kennedy Square
George E. Reedy
Reedy
White House
Democratic Party
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
AFL Cio
United Auto Workers
People For Labor
Plains Profile recalls Geronimo and Cassius Clay in Glenrio life
Glenrio New Mexico veteran Fred Brownlee, unofficial town mayor and longtime banker, reflects on a lifetime among famed fighters. He recalls meeting Geronimo in the Quanah Texas area and watching Quanah Parker trade vegetables, while noting Cassius Clay once came within 50 yards of his home and that Brownlee missed him. He settled in the Golden Spread in 1900, cowboying for the Ray brothers, and met his wife Lillian in 1907 during a ballgame in a pasture near Quanah.
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Cassius Clay
Brownlee
Cassius
Glenrio
N.M
Quanah
Tex
Quanah Parker
Parker
Golden Spread
Castro County
Ray Brothers
Sweetwater
Lillian
Explosion at Mississippi Grocery Club Injures Store
Predawn blast tears through Joe and Bob's grocery in Canton Mississippi damaging a brick wall. FBI and Madison County authorities probe the racially tense incident amid a predominately Negro neighborhood and non boycott status.
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Miss
Joe
Bob
Madison County
FBI
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Dassetta
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Lloyd Kennison
Kirbyville
Sammy Randell
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Cible
Richard James Lawson
Chaco Lake
Medina County
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Whitney
Robert Raymond
Mrs
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Washington University
Mrs. Barkley
Saip-To-My
Prowler
Kennedy
J. D. Tippit
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