Volpe Seeks Second Term In Bay State
Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe announced he will seek a second two year term as a Republican. He framed his campaign as a fight against corruption and pledged to continue his policies and a state commission on crime and public morality. He boasted a balanced budget without tax increases and is the sole Republican candidate with three Democrats running for the nomination.
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Boston
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Senate
Commission On Crime and Public Morality
Edward F McLaughlin, Jr
Clement A. Riley
Endicott
Cub) Peabody
Five Soldiers Die When Tank Burns at Fort Hood
Five soldiers were killed when an M48 tank rolled off a 30 foot cliff into a creek and burned during a platoon tactical exercise at Fort Hood Texas. The platoon commander moved to the wrecked tank minutes before the accident due to radio failure. A Fort Hood spokesman said the tank plunged down the cliff after starting forward under simulated artillery fire.
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FT. Hood
Banner Classified Ad Sparks Quick Heater Sale
A space heater ad ran for three days and generated many calls, selling the heater immediately. The ad promoted a four room heater for seven dollars, with quick, convenient placement and options to run on chosen days.
Defenders Win Big at 14th Emmys in Hollywood Upset
The Defenders topped the Emmys with four awards including outstanding drama and E. G. Marshall for best actor. Victoria Regina led in acting and program honors. Peter Falk and Shirley Booth won acting awards. Don Knotts plus Carol Burnett earned top TV prizes. Special trustee awards went to CBS News and Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Hollywood
The
Cbs-Tv
Casey
Defenders
Emmies
E. G. Marshall
Franklin Schaffner
Reginald Rose
Queen Victoria
Ben Casey
Hallmark
Julie Harris
Pamela Brown
Peter Falk
Dick Powell
Shirley Booth
Don Knotts
Andy Griffith
Gary Moore
Carol Burnett
Violent Storm Splits Jet Airliner 45 Killed in Night Disaster
A Continental Airlines jet, Flight 11 from Chicago to Kansas City and Los Angeles, wrecked after a violent storm near Unionville Missouri. All 45 aboard died. one survivor died later in hospital. Debris, including intact fuselage sections, was found in a farm field. Temporary morgues were set up in Unionville.
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Unionville
Continental Airlines
Takehiko Nakano
Oak Park
Ill
Los Angeles
Continental
Chicago
Kansas City
Centerville
Iowa
Here
State Trooper Testimony Opens Betts Gaming Trial
Evidence in the Betts gaming case was presented as Trooper William Luczyinski testified in Municipal Court about currency betting slips and race charts shown on a projector. He described bets left at the Quality Diner owned by Mrs. Betts, who disputed yesterday’s reporting and claimed she holds ownership.
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Pietro M. Betts
West Main Street
Ruger2
Clark
William Luczyinski
Vermont State Police
BCI
New York
Bett
Betts
Vic Iskowitz
Estes Case Implicates Top Brass
Investigators say evidence in the Billie Sol Estes case points toward officials high in Washington under both Kennedy and Eisenhower. A separate probe into Henry Marshall’s death in Franklin, Texas, may reveal murder rather than suicide. Estes prepares to face creditors in El Paso likely invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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Billie Sol Estes
Washington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Franklin
Tex
Henry Marshall
Agriculture Department
Estes
Harris County
Joseph Jachieczyk
Marshall
Texas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Bryan Russ
Keyser Protests Planned Cutback of Guard Units
Washington AP Governor F Ray Keyser Jr of Vermont told a House subcommittee the proposed reserve force cutback represents the beginning of the end of the National Guard He criticized Defense Department plans for lacking state consultation and for ignoring decentralized authority needed after a nuclear attack He spoke also for Rhode Island and Connecticut governors opposing the realignment seen as the elimination of the 43rd National Guard Division drawing from the three states.
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Washington
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
House
Armed Services
Keyser
Defense Department
Rhode Island
Connecticut
National Guard
TV Repairman Sues Over Chickenpox On The Job
Sacramento AP says television repairman T R Mc Donald won 75 dollars after suing Albert Morgan for 165 dollars in medical expenses and lost time. McDonald contracted chickenpox from 4 year old Lavonna Morgan in Morgan home while repairing a television set.
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Sacramento
Calif
T. R. McDonald
McDonald
Albert Morgan
Lavonna Morgan
Morgan
Thursday Morning Voyage Green Light For Carpenter Flight
Cape Canaveral prepares for Malcolm Scott Carpenter to launch on a triple orbit mission aboard the Aurora 7 Atlas rocket. Weather, countdown, and air clear from Everglades smoke are key as scientists plan release tests and a green glass sphere experiment.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Project Mercury
Astronaut Carpenter
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
Carpenter
Everglades
Hangar S
Moon
Selectmen Revise Sewer Rates Adopt Percentage Method
Town board discussed a revised sewer use rate structure pegged to a percentage of Bennington village water charges. All users would pay the same percent. North Village and non connected customers would be recalculated accordingly. A 10 percent late payment penalty would be delayed until the 1963 billing.
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Norton Barber
Bennington Village Water Company
White Barber
Bennington Village
North Bennington
North Village Water
Bennington
Richard van Santvoord
Barber
Charls A. Maguire and Associates
Boston
Clark’s Woods
U S Faces Crisis as Refugees Flee to Hong Kong
Thousands of Chinese refugees flood into Hong Kong prompting U S and British action. Kennedy signals compassion while Congress eyes surplus food aid. Canada to admit 100 families. concern grows over resettlement and potential violence as more flee.
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Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Hong Kong
Formosa
Washington
U.S
Red China
Hong
Kong
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White House
Bay State
Defenders’ Cops
Television Academy
En Roue
Terry Bunnell
Dewey E. Ballard
Federal Aviation Agency
Ballard
Jerry Hoshner
State Trooper
Col
Glenn
Navy
Atlantic
Bermuda
Paul A. Kelley
Selectmen
Kelley
Selectman
Clayton Daigneault
Alma Langlois
Daigneault
China
State Department
Britain
United States Committee For Refugees
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary
Anson Phelps Stokes
John Volpe
Logan International
Miami
Episcopal Church of Massachusetts
Florida
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