Democrats Blast Miller as GOP Chairman Faces Scrutiny
The Democratic National Committee accused Rep. William E. Miller of New York of missteps in his first week as GOP national chair. The party questioned his support for a Rockefeller Goldwater ticket and accused him of sniping at President Kennedy during a delicate international moment. They cited Miller's Cuba invasion claim and compared it to Nixon's past criticism, arguing it implicates misleadership at a critical policy juncture.
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Democratic National Committee
William E. Miller
New York
Miller
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
United States
GOP
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Cuba
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U.S
Local Briefs Highlight Marriage License and Sports
James FE Joyce and Monica Sievers were issued a marriage license. Atlantic Merchants travel to Avoca for softball, and Han cock visits Sunnyside Diamond Sunday. Trojans seek first win as they host Clarinda tonight. Weather outlook promises a mild weekend with normal highs 84 to 88 and lows 62 to 67.
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James FE. Joyce
Atlantic
Monica Sievers
Walnut
Frank McMullen
Atlantic Merchants
Avoca
Hancock
Sunnyside Diamond
Civil War Scrapbook Finds Its Way to Lincoln Student
James D. Albin, an 11 year old fifth grader from Lincoln Illinois, discovers Central Press Civil War feature Centennial Scrapbook in the Lincoln Daily Courier. His interest in the period grows as he clips the feature for his own scrapbook.
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James D. Albin
Central Press
Lincoln
Lincoln Daily Courier
Two Bombs Set Off In Capital
In Washington two homemade bombs exploded in downtown areas on Thursday night and today. An anonymous caller claimed the blasts related to the Freedom Riders in the South and warned four more bombs were set with three to remain. A dispatcher quoted a Southern accented voice saying the caller was in Washington because that is where the Freedom Riders start.
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Washington
Freedom Riders
South
John Logan
Logan
Mark Twain Estate Seeks Royalties and Valuation
In Redding Connecticut the Mark Twain estate earned 18769 in book royalties for the previous year. Probate Judge Hjalmar Anderson age six at Clemens death in 1910 announced the annual accounting. The 1960 estate value stood at 783485 with Anderson reporting for 24 years.
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Redding
Sheriff Deputies Endure Tire Troubles On Frustrating Night
In Topeka Kansas on a Saturday night deputies faced a string of flats. One patrol car had two flats and used a spare from another car. The second car then got a flat with no spare available. While tires were being fixed a third car arrived with a flat.
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Topeka
Kan
Sheriff's Deputies
Burglar Steals Items From LaFontaine Home
Elmer Fowler reports a break in at his LaFontaine home. A thief took a glass fishing rod three cans of vegetables 25 pounds of potatoes baby clothing three bath towels and a watchdog. Also notes Katanga Province in the Congo holds uranium copper cobalt zinc manganese and other metals.
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Lafontaine, Kan
Elmer Fowler
Congo
Katanga
Baptism Scene in Encino Honors Baby Son of Clark Gable
In Encino California Kay Gable holds the infant son of the late Clark Gable during a baptismal service. The mother remarks it is a pity the father could not be present as the legend of good omens for cry at baptism swirls around the event.
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John Clark Gable
Encino
Calif
Clark Gable
Kay
Conservationists Tour Flood Area
The Iowa Soil Conservation Society tour of the Hamlin and Extra flood areas occurred during its mid-summer meeting in Audubon. The day covered high water marks and 1958 flood losses of 19 lives, with over 100 attendees including Cass county officials and staff from the district soil conservation office.
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Iowa
Soil Conservation Society of America
Audubon
Carl Keller
Wendell Pellett
Cass County Soil Conservation District
Society
Gayle Johnson
Gilbert Wehrman
Clarence Ford
Stanley Bennett
Ival Persinger
Glenn Jones
District Soil Conservation Office
Audubon Chamber of Commerce
Friendship Home
Walter Weiss
Council Bluffs
Named to Board James Tyler Joins Iowa Bottling Board
James Tyler, manager of Atlantic Bottling, named seventh district director of the Iowa Manufacturers association board. His father Harry Tyler of Villisca is also a board member, and J J O Connor of Walnut Grove Products Co Inc Atlantic is a director at large. Tyler moved from Creston to Atlantic Aug 1 1949 and has led the Atlantic plant since 1953. He is a past president of the Iowa Association of Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages.
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Atlantic Bottling Company
Iowa Manufacturers Association Board
Harry Tyler
Villisca
J. J. O'Connor
Walnut Grove Products Co., Inc
Atlantic
Tyler
Tyler Company
Creston
Iowa Association of Bottlers of
Peoria Family Heads to Europe for YMCA Council
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell and their children Jo and John travel from Peoria Illinois by plane to Europe. Mr Bell attends the world council of the YMCA in Geneva July 18 to 24 and visits Scotland England Holland France and Italy with their daughter Nancy who studied at the University of Edinburgh. They plan to return to New York City by boat August 1.
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John
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Ill
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World Council of the Ymca
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Switzerland
Peoria Ymca
Southwest Iowa
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France
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Woman Hurls 25-Cent Toll Check On Connecticut Turnpike
Mrs. Jerome Schlesinger of Port Chester New York sent a 25 cent check to cover a toll on the Connecticut Turnpike after dropping the coin into an automatic collector and driving off to avoid holding up a long line of motorists. She later reconsidered and sent the check.
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Westport
Mobutu's soldiers round up suspects in Congo
Gen Joseph Mobutu's forces detained about 50 soldiers and several officials amid reports of a plot to forcibly overthrow President Kasavubu. Suspects were disarmed publicly humiliated and held at security headquarters as troops secured strategic points across Leopoldville. A Dutch journalist tied to Lumumbist elements was detained, while Angolans voiced cautious optimism.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Hampshire Inter Library Center Shared by Four Massachusetts Colleges
The Hampshire Inter Library Center in the Connecticut Valley is jointly operated by Amherst Mount Holyoke Smith and the University of Massachusetts. It serves as a research library for faculty and advanced undergraduates.
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Hampshire
Connecticut Valley
Massachusetts
Amherst
Mount Holyoke
Smith
University of Massachusetts
United States seeks full probe on Dominican repression at OAS
The United States plans a thorough investigation of repression in the Dominican Republic and pushes for continued inquiry by the Organization of American States. A U S envoy contends for a longer stay, while the Dominican government response remains cautious and the State Department urges continued study. Meanwhile a separate census note recalls 1790 population figures and Baltimore proximity.
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United States
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
OAS
Caribbean
State Department
Fon
Rafael L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Baltimore
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