Condemned inmates join Chicago dinner guests
A group of Chicago businesspeople hosted by the Cook County Jail warden dined with three condemned inmates in street clothes hidden among the guests. Bill Witherspoon, a condemned killer, spoke with a woman in the center background while Fred T. Sommers, president of a Chicago glass company, stood nearby. Later the convicts were introduced and $40,000 was donated to the Better Boys Foundation.
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Chicago
Cook County
Bill Witherspoon
Fred T. Sommers
Better Boys Foundation
Joe Kellman
Lyman Moore
George Wilson
Dirksen Rebukes LBJ for Taking Stand on Reapportionment
Senate Leader Everett Dirksen urged President Johnson to stay out of the reapportionment debate. Johnson said he is generally sympathetic to one person one vote but would not forecast a constitutional amendment. Dirksen opposes presidential positions on the issue and backs a proposed amendment allowing states to decide representation locally.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
White House
Supreme Court
Congress
Dirksen
Senate Judiciary Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Fulbright Reluctantly Accepts Lead on Aid Bill Fight
Sen. J. W. Fulbright agrees to steer the foreign aid bill in the Senate and backs adding 89 million dollars for Southeast Asia development. He previously called the measure a garbage can but says improved provisions justify leadership as Mansfield signals a Friday floor start and debates loom amid GOP and dissenting Democrat opposition.
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Fulbright
Bill
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Johnson
Senate
Southeast Asia
Arkansas Democrat
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Chicago Businessmen Dine With Condemned Slayers
Fred T. Sommers and about 100 Chicago businessmen attended a dinner at Cook County Jail with three inmates condemned to the electric chair. The Better Boys Foundation organized the event to press juvenile delinquency reforms, with guards frisking guests and taking mug shots before the meal.
World briefs from Tokyo Moscow and Bolivia
A gas explosion in Yamano coal mine Kyushu left 236 feared dead with 219 bodies recovered and 17 miners missing of the 552 at work. 316 escaped and 39 hospitalized. Soviet attack on Israeli Embassy staff in Georgia accuses David Bartov of spreading Israeli propaganda. Bolivia's junta overhauls nationalized tin mines with layoffs transfers and pay cuts amid union opposition. In a separate note a jail dinner for killers showcases fundraising efforts and reflections on crime.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yamano
Kyushu
Moscow
Soviet Union
Georgia
Israel
LA Paz
Bolivia
Miners’ Union
Juan Lechin
Paraguay
Willmar Voters OK Repair Work and Reject 2nd Bond Issue
Willmar Minnesota voters approved a $690000 bond for school repair, land for several schools, and additions to a junior high, while rejecting a second bond up to $1760000 for constructing a new junior high. Final counts: 1182 yes 912 no on the first and 883 yes 1172 no on the second.
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Willmar
Willmar, Minn
NATO backs forward defense as U S stockpile in Europe grows
Defense Secretary McNamara says the U S nuclear stockpile in Europe will doubling within 12 months compared with 1961. He rejects withdrawal claims and notes a 10 percent rise since January. NATO studies a shared control proposal among five ministers and France studies it attentively.
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Paris
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Europe
McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Bus Sideswipes Car in Wisconsin
A La Crosse to Duluth bus veered on U S 53 near Blair Wisconsin in heavy rain and slid onto its side after sideswiping a station wagon. Twelve people were injured. drivers Robert Engle and Rev Wilbert Winkler were treated and released. Deputy Milo Johnson investigated the incident.
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Wilbert Winkler
Taylor, Wis
Baldy Talks On Winter Wildlife And Fall Hunting Prospects
The report notes hardships from deep snows reducing the deer herd and partridge sightings near zero. Duck nesting appears robust with many ponds hosting pairs and broods up to ten, while waterlogged woods forced travel by boat or knee deep wading along Leech Lake area routes.
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Leech Lake
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