Mr Viet Nam Medalist Lt Col Muir Posthumously Honored
Lt Col Joseph E Muir posthumously receives the Navy Cross and Legion of Merit for heroism during Operation Starlight near Chu Lai. He directed assaults under heavy fire and helped secure a key victory before being killed by a mine days later at age 37. His son Cadet Joseph F E Muir II attends the ceremony.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Joseph E. Muir
United States
South Viet Nam
Joseph FE. Muir 1
U.S. Military Academy At
West Point
Muir
3Rd Marine Division
Chu Lai
da Nang
Pentagon
Write-In Candidate Emerges In Tangled Georgia Race
In Atlanta Georgia voters faced a write in option for governor as a citizens group backed Ellis G Arnall after his Democratic primary loss to Lester Maddox. Dr Martin Luther King Sr urged Herman Talmadge as write in while Weltner withdrew from the gubernatorial race leaving a crowded field and a possible House election outcome.
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Gia
Citizens
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
Lester G. Maddox
Martin Luther King Sr
Sen
Herman Ef, Talmadge
D-Ga
Herman Talmadge
King
Talmadge
Washington
Georgia
Charles L. Weltner
Congress
Maddox
Fulton County
Democratic Executive Committee
Weltner
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
State House of Representatives
Elderly New Jersey Driver Surrenders License
William Hockenjos Sr. of Florham Park, age 96, surrendered his license Tuesday saying he will stop driving. He notes he has not received a summons or had an accident in six decades of driving.
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New York
Pamela Turnure
Joan F. Kennedy
Robert Timmins
Turnure
St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church
Park Avenue
David Merrick
Jeanne
Juarez
Mexico
Florham Park
N.J
William Hockenjos Sr
Hockenjos
North Side Hospital
William Brittain
Youngstown
Ft. Benning
U. S. Army
Brittain
Cloud
Ohio
State Department of Transportation
Appropriation Bill Key to Adjournment
Congress faces a final 15th appropriation bill required to finish funding for poverty aid education and other programs. Without House approval and signed authorization this bill cannot progress, risking a pre election recess and a late November return unless agreements pass.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Senate House
Ambush Plot Gathers Pace in Texas Senate Race
In Texas a high stakes fight pits U S Senator John G Tower against Attorney General Waggoner Carr as both parties marshal millions. Lyndon B Johnson and Governor John Connally back Tower and Carr seeks liberal support while claiming unified Democratic backing from Congress members and former governors Shivers and Daniel.
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Tower
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Connally
Johnson
Congress
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Community Blood Drive Faces Nurse Shortage in Athens County
The Red Cross appeals for blood donations and voluntary nursing support in an under-nursed area. Despite dedicated volunteers like Mrs. Katherine McDaniels who traveled from Glouster, she was refused as a donor for medical reasons, reflecting broader donor and staffing challenges.
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Red Cross
Athens County
Briceca murder reward hits fifteen thousand dollars
A week after Bridgetown couple Briceca and their daughter Debbie were found dead, police still lack a solid clue. A search of storm sewers failed to recover an ornate carving knife believed used in the stabbing. The reward for the killer now stands at 15000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Jerome Bricca
Bricca
Linda Jane
Debbie
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Rnall
Atlanta, Ga
Stanford
Calif
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Dieter Dengler
Laos
Marina Adamich
Miss Adamich
Stanford University
L. Dieter Dengler
Dengler
Austin, Tex
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U.S
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Mrs. Katherine
McDaniels
Athens
Glouster
Messenger
Jon Webb
Briceca
Columbus
John M. Stackhouse
E. J. Keirns
Stackhouse
Ft. Benning, Ga
P— Qohio
U. S
Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
Lausche
Young
Lake Central Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Philadelphia
New York City
Lake Central
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
Roger
Huron
Palmer Hitler
Robert W. Ruggles
Kay Schollin
Sweden
Greater Cleveland
Ruggles Beach
Lake Erie
Halmstad
Ruggles
Almon Ruggles
Hitler
Gulf Harbor
Nova Scotia
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Cleveland Heights
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Falmouth
Mass
Robert Maury
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