Guard Alerted For Cicero March
Gov Otto Kerner called out more than 2250 National Guardsmen to police a planned 1000 person open occupancy march into Cicero a white suburb. He warned of tumult or mob disorder and said troops would carry machine guns carbines and tear gas with orders to shoot to kill if fired upon. CORE leaders planned the protest amid Civil Rights pressure as Kerner appealed for restraint during Labor Day weekend.
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Chicago
UPI
Otto Kerner
Cicero
Francis P. Kane
Springfield
Christy Berkes
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Martin Luther King
Chicago Freedom Movement
Kerner
Robert Lucas
Richard J. Daley
Open Housing Accord and Cicero March Amid Labor Day Tension
Lucas criticizes the accord as nonbinding while urging no violence from marchers. Governor Kerner orders state police deployment and warns of traffic disruption as Cicero officials plead for residents to stay off streets during the demonstration. CORE leader says the march proceeds regardless of permit.
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Lucas
Chicago
King
March
Cicero
Springfield
Illinois
Cook County
Kerner
Robert Lucas
CORE
Soviet Embassy Official Accused of Spying on U.S.
U.S. accuses Valentin A. Revin of trying to buy space and military secrets from an American FBI informant. Revin, 34, a Soviet Embassy third secretary, ordered to leave immediately after coordinated drops and payments totaling over 5000 dollars. The case spans years from 1961 to 1965 with multiple embassy officers involved.
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Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
FBI
Valentin A. Revin
University of California At Berkeley
State Department
Washington Area
Revin
Silver Spring
Bevin
College Park
University of Maryland
Kevin
Defense Department
Moscow
Stefan Kirsanov
Former HST Crony McGrath Dies at 62 in Rhode Island
J. Howard McGrath, a longtime Democratic political figure and former U.S. attorney general under Harry S Truman, died Friday at his summer home in Narragansett Rhode Island at age 62. The cause appeared to be a heart attack after a bank directors meeting. his fall from grace came in 1952 amid tax case and financial disclosure disputes with Truman. He later faded from politics after a 1960 Senate primary bid.
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Narragansett, R.I
UPI
J. Howard McGrath
U.S
McGrath
Bank Board of Directors
Providence
Washington
Harry S Truman
Truman
Justice Department
Newbold Morris
New York
Morris
U.S. Senate
Passenger Train Service Ends Sunday Afternoon in Vermont
Vermont will have no passenger train service Sunday afternoon as the U S mail contract with Boston and Maine and Central Vermont expires and B M plans to abandon four trains between White River Junction and Springfield under ICC authority. The Ambassador and Washingtonian made their final runs Friday, with Vermont officials hopeful for a last minute reversal.
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ICC
Gibson
B&m
White River Junction
Springfield
Fire at Pownal Dump Triggers Protests by Residents
In North Pownal a fire of undetermined origin burned at the town dump on Dean Farm for hours before being put out by local volunteers and a grader operator. Owner John Sarkis blames spontaneous combustion from mixed dumping by the public and local industries, criticizing a town sign. Officials dispute the claim while the state fire marshal may close the dump. residents fear ongoing health and fire hazards and protests loom as plans for a new dump site stretch into next Town Meeting.
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Pownal
Dean Farm
John Sarkis
Burton Peckham
Board of Selectmen
A. Coleman Mason
Pownal Tanning Company
Warren Wire Co
Green Mountain Park Racetrack
Sarkis
Selectmen
John Patterson
Patterson
Cm - Uw
Lyman Pratt
North Pownal
Pownal Center
Money Tightens in Bennington See Varied Local Effects
A Bennington report on tight money explains mortgage loans bear the brunt while general construction remains strong. Usury laws cap rates at 6 percent, shaping lending as banks favor year round homes and caution borrowers. Mortgage approvals drop, especially for second homes, with banks using strict credit reviews and first come first served policies.
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Bennington
Rtent
Vermont
Bennington County
Mountains
Savings and Loan Institution
Inside Three Adverts Bennington Schools Opening
A brief note reports the opening of Bennington schools with Inside Three, while Marquis Childs weighs a potential tax increase to counter inflation. A page five picture feature highlights Ken Nel and dogs living in the area.
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Bennington
Marquis Childs
Officials Plan Controls For Lake George Weekend
Lake George New York officials plan extra controls for Labor Day weekend as crowds from New York and New England threaten disturbances. Mayor Robert Caldwell said a 90 officer police force with Warren County deputies and state police will guard bars and manage crowds. Past measures include mounted police and circular marching to maintain order after bars close. In 1965 the mayor noted New England plates signaling rioters from Fort Lauderdale schools. Police aim to match last year’s quiet with about 300 arrests previously.
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Lake George
N.Y
UPI
New York State
New England
Robert Caldwell
Warren County
Fort Lauderdale
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U.S. 7
Squaw Hill Road
Finckel
Bennington College
Canada
Hamilton
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HST
Crony
Ambassador
Montreal
Washingtonian
Vermont Public Service Board
Ernest Gibson
Seti
Sae
John P. Hamilton
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