Democratic Chief Threatens Fed Probe On Rhodes Finances
Columbus Democratic State Chairman William Coleman warned of requesting a federal investigation if James A. Rhodes does not voluntarily disclose his personal financial records. He cites a 1958 audit raising questions about $54,000 in funds redirected to personal income from 1954 to 1957 and questions notes on a $36,000 transaction. Rhodes denies any wrongdoing and defends compliance with tax laws.
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Columbus
William Coleman
James A. Rhodes
Coleman
Michael V. di Salle
Rhodes
Special
Senate Investigations Committee
House Committee On Government Operations
Director of Internal Revenue
Department of Justice
Government of
The
United States
DiSalle
Kennedy
State Tax Department
Restless peace at Ole Miss as guards leave campus
In Oxford Mississippi federal officials described the campus mood as fairly tense after bloodshed earlier in the week. James Meredith plans to attend classes and 3500 National Guardsmen will be released tonight while 4500 more were ordered to return home. The Ole Miss Houston game was moved to Jackson to avoid incidents. In Congress criticism of the Kennedy administration rose as Walker faced bail in Springfield for insurrection and seditious conspiracy charges.
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Miss
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Mississippi National
Kennedy
Department of Defense
Ole Miss
Houston
Jackson
Meredith
Mississippi
Russell Davis
U. S. Atty
Robert E. Kennedy
Springfield
Negro Bid In Court Stymied Over Clemson Admission
Alexandria Va. A Negro student lost a bid to gain immediate entrance to Clemson College in South Carolina. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals withheld ruling on a preliminary injunction, postponing admission at least until the second semester next year. Harvey B. Gantt, from Charleston, S. C., is currently at Iowa State College.
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South Carolina
Clemson College
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Harvey B. Gantt
Iowa State College
Clemson
Gantt
Iowa State
Charleston
S. C
Unpredictable Daisy Heads For Bermuda
Hurricanes Daisy strengthens to 100 mile per hour winds with 350 mile gale reach. Daisy heads toward Bermuda as unemployment drops to 3.5 million with the jobless rate at 5.8 percent.
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Daisy
Bermuda
Miami
Fla
Suspect Checked Out In $1.5 Million Mail Truck Robbery
Postal inspectors were examining a Providence R I man linked to the August 14 mail truck heist. Witnesses William F. Barrett and Patrick R. Schena identified him as one of the assailants who bound and looted the truck. he had been sentenced 5 to 10 years for illegal burglary tools. The robbery was the era’s largest cash haul.
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Boston—(P
Providence, R. L
Boston Globe
William F. Barrett
Patrick R. Schena
Congress Faces Three Hurdles Before Adjournment
Washington The 87th Congress neared adjournment with three main obstacles unresolved. A final foreign aid appropriations bill, an agriculture department funding bill including research facilities and a Dawson Georgia project, and a self employed pension deduction bill remain in dispute as leaders eye a possible Saturday finish or push the session into next week.
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Washington
87Th Congress
House
Senate
Kennedy
Agriculture Department
Dawson
Queen City Braces for Brief Kennedy Visit
In Cincinnati crowds gather as President Kennedy schedules two quick appearances and a 10 minute speech at Greater Cincinnati Airport and a 15 minute rally in Fountain Square. Security units prep for traffic rush amid the pre election Ohio tour before heading to Detroit. Kennedy plans further Ohio stops and trips to Michigan and Minnesota.
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Kennedy
Ocratic
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Greater Cincinnati
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Fountain Square
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Cleveland
Bids Opened for Four Part Paving Project in Ohio Counties
Bids will be opened Tuesday in Columbus for a four part paving project in Vinton and Meigs Counties. The plan includes resurfacing 1.92 miles of Route 143 in Salisbury and Middleport areas, nine miles of Route 248 in Chester and Olive Townships, and 3.26 miles of Route 160 in Wilkesville Township. In addition, flood reports from Istanbul describe Western Turkey submerged by heavy rains with at least 17 deaths and widespread damage.
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Vinton
Meigs Counties
Salisbury
Middleport
Chester and
Olive
Meigs County
Wilkesville
Vinton County
Istanbul
Turkey
Dardanelles
Berlin Wall Hole Reported by West Berlin Police
Explosives blew a hole about a foot square in the Berlin wall today, with no known responsible party. The wall area remains a sightseers' point on the West Berlin side. Mansfield youth Jerrell Ray Howell, 18, indicted on two counts of first degree murder for the June 23 deaths. arraignment set for Monday.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Mansfield
Jerrell Ray Howell
Direct Action Ruled Out Economic Warfare On Cuba
President Kennedy abandons direct military action against Cuba and pursues economic warfare aimed at making Soviet aid costly. The plan seeks to pressure Khrushchev and topple Castro through economic and political means with allied support in a tense election year.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Econom
France Heading to National Election After Pompidou Defeat
France moves toward a national election pitting President Charles de Gaulle against a broad opposition over executive power. The National Assembly censured Prime Minister Georges Pompidou for de Gaulle’s proposed direct presidential election. Pompidou’s resignation is forced, risking dissolution of parliament and a referendum campaign.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Pompidou
Aidac Caid Ha Wauld
PeVeans
BEML
Louis Napoleon
Napoleon III
Assembly
de’ Gaulle
Fifth Republic
Felix Gailard
Vear Lane Sentenced to Life For Second Degree Murder
William Vear Lane, 38, of Pomeroy Route 3, was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the shotgun slaying of neighbor Edward Tucker, 44, at the Lane home on Hysell Run. Tucker died July 1 following alleged trouble between Lane and his wife Bessie, 35. Lane had faced first degree murder charges but, after mental testing at Lima State Hospital found sane, changed plea under a deal with prosecutors. Judge John C. Bacon delivered the sentence in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. The report closes with a VE Day forecast for southern and central Ohio.
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Pomeroy
William Vear Lane
Ohio Penitentiary
Edward Tucker
Lane
Hysell Run
Tucker
Bessie
Lanes
Lima State Hospital
Bernard Fultz
Atty
J. B. O’brien
American Soldier Killed in Major Mekong Delta Encounter
A U S Army crew chief was killed and two soldiers wounded when their helicopter was shot down in Ding Tuong Province in the Mekong Delta. The death marked the thirteenth American fatality in South Viet Nam since December.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong River
Ding Tuong
Schirra Says He Made One Goof On Flight
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. landed near center on Sigma 7 after using two attitude control systems briefly. Officials say 78 percent attitude fuel remained at six orbit end, a sign of efficiency. Ohio appoints Zelma W. George as state UN Day chair for October 24.
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Kearsarge
Pacific
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Space Agency
Navy
Schirra
John Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Zelma W. George
Cleveland
Ohio
Cape Canaveral
U.S
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Space
Attache Accused of Espionage in Moscow Expulsion
Moscow reports Soviet government accuses Cmdr. Raymond D. Smith U S naval attache of espionage and orders his immediate departure. The move echoes the U S expulsion of two Soviet delegation members to the United Nations. The Soviet note says Smith carried out espionage via observation of military objects with maps and notes. The U S consul rejects the protest but complies with the expulsion.
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Moscow
Cmdr
Raymond D. Smith
U. S
Smith
United States
United Nations
James R. McSweeney
Branch Office to Open in Columbus Ohio
Washington reports the Small Business Administration will open a branch in Columbus Ohio to better serve Southern and Southeastern Ohio. Rep Walter Moeller announced the plan noting it follows his push for the move.
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Washington
The
Small Business Administration
Columbus
Ohio
Walter H. Moeller
Moeller
Storm hits Mazatlan port killing five and causing damage
A Pacific storm struck Mazatlan on Thursday bringing near hurricane winds and heavy rain. Five people were killed and significant property damage occurred. The city lies about 850 miles from the California border.
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Mexico
Pacific
California
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