Heavy absentee voting marks start of North Dakota Senate race
The North Dakota special Senate election opens with unusually heavy absentee ballots, signaling a close race between Gov. John E. Davis and Rep. Quentin N. Burdick. Democrats seek Senate investigation into anonymous campaign leaflets while Republicans urge scrutiny of poll challengers.
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N.D
North Dakota
Senate
William Langer
R-Nd
John E. Davis
Quentin N. Burdick
U.S. Senate
James Duffy
Roy A. Schaeff
Burdick
Machinist uses saved dollars to run as delegate
Mason L. Moore of Birmingham saved 178 silver dollars for a West Coast vacation and used them to buy a bus ticket to Los Angeles to serve as an alternate delegate at the Democratic National Convention. He says he is now vacationing in an official capacity amid GOP election tension and Davis prospects.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mason L. Moore
Los Angeles
Moore
Burdick
House of Representatives
Davis
Oil Tanker George McDonald Rolls Afloat After Explosion
A waterlogged oil tanker the George McDonald rolls in Atlantic swells about 100 miles east southeast of Charleston. Forty-seven crewmen were rescued by lifeboat. the master and 14 others remained aboard as a Navy destroyer stood by for possible removal if the ship sank. No injuries reported.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
George McDonald
Charleston
S.C
MacDonald
Sinclair Oil Co
Robinson
Baptists urged to reject Soviet Peaceful Coexistence offer
US and Brazilian Baptists at the Baptist World Alliance 10th congress urge renouncing peaceful coexistence with Soviet delegates led by Zhidkov and Karev. They accuse the Soviets of religious propaganda and demand dislodging communist spokesmen from churches in the free world. The Soviets deny the charge as outgoing president Adams praises Russian Baptists.
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Edward T. Butler
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
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Baptist World Alliance
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Jackov Zhidkov
Alexander Karev
Tle
Town Goes Dry After Water Main Break
Flemington New Jersey town of about 3500 residents lost water service all day when a 6 inch main ruptured. Mayor John Bush a plumber repaired the leak himself, briefly joining the semimonthly town council meeting before resuming the fix.
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Flemington
N.J
John Bush
Blank checks stolen from National Machine Co in Des Moines
About 400 blank checks and a check writing machine were reported stolen during the weekend from the National Machine Co in Des Moines. No suspects named in the report. Police investigated the incident and reviewed security footage for leads.
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Des Moines
National Machine Co
True Utes stage at US Bureau in Utah tribal office
About 30 members of the True Utes sat in the U S Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal office at Fort Duchesne to protest tribal funds spending. They say petitions have failed and accuse the Tribal Council of mismanaging resources. The leaders include Etta McCurdy and adviser Brig. Gen. Herbert Holdridge.
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Utah
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Uintah-Ouray Reservation
Etta McCurdy
Herbert C. Holdridge
Sherman Oakes
Calif
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Widow 49 Held in Death of Husband in England
Miriam Hill, a wealthy widow and mother of four, was ordered to stand trial this week in Chepstow on charges she murdered her 19 year old husband Dennis Albert Hill nine weeks after their wedding. The court rejected a self-defense plea.
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Chepstow
England
Miriam Hill
Dennis Albert Hill
Hill
Racial Integration On Order of Court
Levittown plans racial integration next month as two African American families buy homes. One moves in July and the other in August after a New Jersey Supreme Court order required Levitt & Sons to sell to Negroes. The U S Supreme Court refused to review the state court ruling two weeks earlier.
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Levittown
N.J
Levitt & Sons, Inc
Levitt
New Jersey Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Driver education urged to equal status with other high school courses
Norman Key of the NEA Commission on Public Education calls for driver education to receive standards comparable to other fields. He urges a bachelor’s degree as minimum for certification, with a driver education minor and related courses. Critics say it should be after school hours, but Key supports school credit for successful completion.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Burdick
Davis
Soil Bank
North Dakota
Los Angeles
National Education Assn
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NEA
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U.S
Wagner Launches Gripemobile in Greenwich Village
Mayor Wagner launched the 36 foot Gripemobile as part of the Mayor's Information Center to bring city government closer to residents. About 200 people gathered on a busy corner to air complaints on housing schools and landmarks while five city workers collect grievances and dispense information. Wagner borrowed the idea from Chicago Mayor Daley who started a roving unit in 1955 and praised its success.
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Robert F. Wagner
Greenwich Village
Greenwich
Sixth Avenues
City Hall
New York
Wagner
Richard M. Daley
Chicago
Kentucky revenooers descend for national convention
About 50 alcohol and tobacco field officers converge on Louisville for the group's national convention. One agent says duties are routine with many checks to be made, audits to conduct, and companies to monitor, leaving little time for exciting cases.
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Louisville, Ky
Revenooers
Kentucky
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