Gronouski Dedicates Athens Post Office Praises Federal Record
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski dedicates the new Athens post office before about 350 people. He denounces states rights hostility to federal programs and defends federal debt growth versus private credit. He warns against repealing Social Security and TVA and calls for unity to prepare America for the future. (Continued on Page 2) West Barnstable item notes Caroline Kennedy placing sixth in a 4H horse show.
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Paul Efa
John A. Gronouski
Athens New Post Office
Athens
Stimson Ave
Gronouski
Wisconsin
TVA
Socity
Defense Establishment
Post Office Department
America
West Barnstable
Mass
Caroline Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Messenger
Hoffa Convicted in $280 Million Pension Fraud Case
A Chicago jury found Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa and six others guilty on multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that diverted over $1 million to personal use and arranged more than $20 million in loans from a $280 million pension fund. Hoffa faces up to 20 years in prison and fines.
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
U. S
Pension Fund
Cleveland Mayor Refuses CORE Meeting Over Police Brutality
Cleveland Mayor Ralph S. Locher declines a CORE Cleveland request for a meeting to discuss police brutality. CORE had urged discussion before City Council considers a 50-officer hire plan, claiming brutality patterns and minority victims persist.
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Cleveland
Ralph S. Locher
Congress of Racial Equality
Core
Postmaster General Visits Nelsonville and Logan Offices
Community officials greet the Postmaster General during visits to Nelsonville and Logan post offices. The feature notes the event as part of page 3 coverage of regional postal operations and public service.
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Nelsonville
Logan
Peter Klein
Middleport
U.S. Navy
Point Pleasant
Chicago Bear
Obituaries and Local Highlights From Ohio Papers
Obituary notices from Athens Gallipolis Glouster Logan Nelsonville Pomeroy Middleport and Point Pleasant reflect community losses. Sports and television items appear alongside editorial content in the region’s local paper. The brief listings include names and dates from multiple towns.
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Nelsonville
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
Middleport
Night-Roaming Ghoul Seeks Corpse Thief After 14-Year-Old Girl Found
Police in Skokie seek a suspect after a the 14 year old Theresa Koertgen was found murdered in an alley. The body was stolen from a funeral home, later abandoned naked, with a yellow dress found in an alley in Chicago. Police described the crime as a burglary and said an autopsy found a cerebral hemorrhage as the cause of death.
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Skokie
Ill
Theresa Koertgen
Evanston
Chicago
Edward Caulfield
Theresa
Leo Koertgen
Margaret
Skokie Valley Community Hospital
Drownings Surpass Traffic Toll In Ohio Weekend
Ohio saw 11 drowning deaths over the weekend, more than 13 traffic fatalities and five miscellaneous deaths, totaling 26. Eight victims were children. drownings occurred in lakes rivers creeks and pools. Heat kept swimmers active with six victims age 10 or younger.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hutchinson Admitted for Tests in Cincinnati Reds News
Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson, found to have chest cancer last December, was admitted today to Christ Hospital for tests. The five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures with continued warmth and light rain across the region.
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Cincinnati
Fred Hutchinson
Cincinnati Reds
Christ Hospital
Reds
Boy Risks Scrubbing For Rescue At Creek
In Globe Arizona twelve year old Peter Grothe, ordered by his mother to stay dry, jumped into Pinall Creek to save five year old Beth Golden. He dragged her from swift water about 150 feet downstream and helped her ashore, then faced the sheriff’s deputy saying he would get it at home for disobeying orders.
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Globe, Ariz
Peter Grothe
Globe
Mom
Pinall Creek
Beth Golden
Peter
Recommends Changes In Trade Ban
The Canadian-American Assembly urges allowing Canadian subsidiaries of U S firms to trade with Cuba and Red China. The three day meeting included leaders from business politics labor education and faith groups Sponsored by Columbia University and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs Canada already trades with both Cuba and Red China but Canadian affiliates of U S firms do not due to U S law. Also reported is the death of Dr Thomas H Carroll president of George Washington University from an apparent heart attack near Bluemont Virginia.
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Mont Gabriel
Canadian - American Assembly
U. S
Cuba
Red China
Assembly
Columbia University
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Canada
U. S&s
Havana
Peking
Washington
Thomas H. Carroll
George Washington University
Bluemont
New Breed Of Rioters Seen Leaderless In Sunday Riots
The Rochester riot scene shows young Black men rioting after a helicopter crash killed a white pilot and two Black residents. Elders describe bravado and fearlessness, while police note a shift from typical delinquency. Community workers blame systemic oppression.
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Rochester
Harlem
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Ernest Denny
National Guard Sent To Race Troubled City
Rochester New York faced a violent weekend with four dead and hundreds injured as National Guardsmen were activated by Gov Nelson Rockefeller to quell unrest. Police reported looting brick attacks and a curfew as guardsmen patrolled trouble areas and police tried to restore order. In Longmire Washington a rock slide on Mount Rainier killed two teenage girls including a new bride and injured three others.
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Rochester
N. Y
AR Meere Meerawane
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jefferson Avenue
Joseph Avenue
Longmire
Wash
Mt. Rainer
Sanctions Move Against Cuba Draws Regional Unity
A conference of American foreign ministers approved a diplomatic break and trade embargo against Cuba. The action, backed by 15-4 with Venezuela abstaining, invoked the Inter-American Treaty of Mutual Aid after a three ton arms cache with Cuban markings was found in Falcon state. Fidel Castro dismissed the move, while U S officials hailed the OAS action as defense of the hemisphere.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Thomas O. Mann
Inter American Affairs
Organization of American States
OAS
Santiago de Cuba
Miami
Venezuela
Mexico
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Foreign Ministers
Falcon
Ranger 7 Moon Mission Launch Tonight
NASA plans the Ranger 7 launch from Cape Kennedy as the United States aims for a quarter million mile trek to photograph the moon and end six years of lunar frustration.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
United States
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