HUAC Wins in ACLU Fight Amid Viet Nam Demonstrations
A special three judge court dissolved a temporary restraining order against HUAC hearings on Un American Activities. The ruling lets the committee proceed with Viet Nam protest hearings as police form extra protection around the House building. Plaintiffs Allen Krebs and Water D Teague III from New York City are among those awaiting further action.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Howard F. Corcoran
ACLU
U.S. Court of Appeals
David L. Bazelon
Bazelon
Corcoran
Charles Fahy
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Allen M. Krebs
Water D. Teague Ill
New York City
The
U S Jets Evade Attack By MIGs Near Hanoi
In the largest southward jet engagement yet, two MIG17s fired on four U S Navy Skyhawks 70 miles south of Hanoi. The Skyhawks evaded damage while damaging four train boxcars. Westmoreland ordered steps to minimize civilian casualties after a spate of mistaken bombings.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U. S
Oriskany
Oris
Kang
Tuc Tranh
Thanh Hoa
Navy
Haiphong
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Westmoreland
U.S
Court Ends Negroes' 13-Year Death Row Wait
A federal appeals court in New Orleans reversed the convictions of two Black defendants, Labat and Poret, who spent 13 years on death row after convictions for raping a white woman. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found they did not receive a fair trial due to exclusion of Negroes from the jury.
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New Orleans
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edgar Labat
Clifton A. Poret
Labat
Poret
Washington
Senate
France
U.S
Dist
Herbert W. Christenberry
Leander Perez
Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Chicago
Albert A. Raby
Air walkout could end Friday
Details of a tentative three year contract worth about 90 million dollars were disclosed to 35 400 mechanics in the International Association of Machinists strike. The agreement with Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United Airlines could end a 40 day shutdown and allow some flights to resume this weekend if ratified. Top pay would rise to about 4 dollars per hour with an 8 percent wage increase and a cost of living escalator clause.
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Washington
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Afl-Cio Interna
Tional Association of Machinists
Siemiller
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Air Force pins blame after fatal XB70 mission
Secretary Harold Brown fired Col Albert W Cate from XB70 testing duties and issued written reprimands to Col Joe Cotton Col James Smith and John S McCollum for a June mission that produced the crash of the XB70 and an F104 chase plane in California. The mission sought a General Electric photo shoot and violated guidelines. Walker and Copilot Maj Carl Cross were killed in the incident.
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Washington
Air Force
Joseph S. Walks
Harold Brown
California
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Brown
Walker
Carl S. Cross
Albert W. Cate
Cate
Air Force Systems Command
Los Angeles Air Force Station
Joe Cotton
James G. Smith
Air Force Flight Test Center
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
John S. McC
Herald Tribune Dies After 115 Day Silence
The New York Herald Tribune ends publication after a 115 day hiatus. Work Journal Tribune Inc merges the Herald Tribune with the World Telegram Sun and Journal-American and plans new afternoon and Sunday papers. Matt Meyer cites talent loss due to the delay.
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New York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
Herald Tribune
Work Journal Tribune Inc
World Telegram & Sun
Journal-American
Matt Meyer
Meyer
Cop-killer Suspect Captured
London police charge John Edward Witney in the killing of three unarmed detectives near Wormwood Scrubs Prison. The 36 year old is to be arraigned today after a massive manhunt aided by information from London's underworld and donations to the slain officers' families. The crime triggered Britain's largest police hunt in history.
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London
Scotland Yard
John Edward Witney
Witney
Britain
Christopher Tippett
David Stanley Wombell
Geoffrey Roger Fox
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Air Force Pays Navy 5.34 Million for Hydrogen Bomb Recovery
The Air Force settled with the Navy for 5.34 million dollars paid by check after recovering a hydrogen bomb dropped off Spain last April. The device was missing for 80 days after the B52 release, equating to about 65 thousand dollars per day.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Spain
Pentagon
Mediterranean Sea
Woolworths set to open August twenty fifth
The Messenger reports Woolworths plans a new store opening on August 25 and notes the event on Page 2. The same issue features a local look at Haydenville and mentions the Athens Chauncey Glouster Logan.
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Woolworth’s
Senate weighs defense bill call up Ready Reserve
Senate negotiators push an amendment to a 58 billion defense bill to authorize the president to call up for up to 18 months those Ready Reserve members who have not served on active duty, a move championed by Richard Russell and Leverett Saltonstall. The change could affect more than 500000 men.
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Washington
Psenate
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate
Russell
Armed Services Com
Viet Nam
Russell and
Saltonstall
Ohio towns push industrial bonds despite IRS ruling
Columbus reports municipalities and development corporations pursue industrial development bonds while state plans shift after IRS tax exemption crackdown. Development Director Fred Neuenschwander says the IRS move has little effect on local financing, though a $100 million Ohio plan could be halted as taxable arbitrage makes it market unviable. The commission will review alternatives after withdrawing a tax exemption request.
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Columbus
Fred Neuenschwander
Ohio
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
IRS
Ohio Development Financing Commission
Rhodes Cancels Warrant In Kidnapping Case Of Mrs Brown
Gov. James A. Rhodes plans to cancel a warrant ordering Mrs. Jacquelyn Brown of Lake County to be returned to Mississippi on kidnapping charges. The action followed questions over whether the two boys were her own sons and whether Ohio custody had been established.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Jacquelyn Brown
Lake County
Mississippi
North Madison
Rhodes
Ohio
Beatles Resume Tour Amid Security At D C Stadium
The Beatles opened in Washington under heavy police guard drawing 32 164 paid fans at D C Stadium. Five Ku Kluxers protested John Lennons remarks on Christianity. A 16 year old breached the guard but was stopped after touching the band. Jan Kiepura, 62, died at his Rye New York home.
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Washington
D. C
John Lennon
Rye, N. Y
Metropolitan Opera
Jan Kiepura
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Chicago Real Estate Board
James W. Montgomery
Episcopal Diocese of
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Kekoskee
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Athens City School Board
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