Hub Policeman Shot and Dies After Surgery
In Boston a veteran patrolman, James O Leary, 40, was shot twice while pursuing a bandit, left alive after surgery but died at Massachusetts General Hospital seven hours later. Suspects Ronald Johnson, 28, and Herbert Graves, 34, both of Roxbury, were arrested on murder charges after a 90 mile per hour chase ending in a crash. Police protected Johnson from a lynch mob as a 500 strong crowd gathered.
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Boston
UPS
Ronald Johnson
Roxbury
Herbert Graves
Johnson
James O'Leary
Brighton
O'Leary
Specia
Metropolitan Transit Authority
MTA
Poice
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hiccuping Woman From Atlanta Varies Rate Since July
Mrs Lucy McDonald a 15 year old Atlanta soda fountain clerk has hiccuped since July. She says the rate varies from fast to slow, about 13 hiccups a minute at present. Sleeping pills at night provide rest. Doctors link the hiccups to nerve attack affecting diaphragm muscles possibly due to a virus.
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Atlanta
UPI
Lucy McDonald
McDonald
N J Schools Face Aid Cut In Race Imbalance Action
New Jersey Education Commissioner Raubinger cut off all state school aid to Orange today for failing to comply with a historic order to end racial imbalance at Oakwood School. The decision, tied to housing patterns, sets a nationwide precedent and followed a missed July 1 deadline to present a suitable plan.
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Trenton
Frederick M. Raubinger
Lp Iwitch
Raubinger
Orangel
Oailwood
Westinghouse Announces Eight Executive Changes
Westinghouse Electric Corp named eight executive changes under new president Donald C. Burnham after the July 15 election following Mark Cresap Jr. s retirement. George L. Wilcox and Ronald N. Campbell became executive vice presidents overseeing major groups, with reorganized product lines cutting seven groups to six. Marshall K. Evans was named vice president operations staff to coordinate headquarter functions. A. C. Mantaith of Ontario was named senior vice president handling antitrust negotiations. Douglas D. Danforth moved to industrial group leadership. John W. Simpson became vice president electric utility and marine group. Richard E. Austin was elected VP management services and Robert E. Kirby VP engineering.
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Donald C. Burnham
Mark W. Cresap Jr
Cresap
Suonday
George L. Wilcox
New York City
Ronald N. Campbell
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Wilcox
Atomic, Defense and Space Group
Electric Utility and Marine Group
Electronic Components and Specialty Products
Westinghouse Electric International Co
Westinghouse Co., Ltd
Burnham
Campbell
Marshall K. Evans
Scranton
Evans
A. C. Mantaith
North Bay
Ontario
Elect¢é Utility and Marine Group
Douglas D. Danforth
Syracuse
Burpham
Industrial ‘Group
John W. Simpson
Glenn Springs
D.C
Richard E. Austin
Albany
Robert E. Kirby
University Park
Werkhshire Eagle Subscription Rates Shown by Carrier and Mail
Subscription rates listed for the Werkhshire Eagle by carrier and mail including 1 month 2.00 2.20. 3 months 5.00 5.60. 6 months 9.50 10.00. 1 year 18.50. changes of address instructions to avoid interception, with mailing details at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Werkshire Eagle
Tocal Post Office
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Poet Theodore Roethke Dies of Heart Attack
Seattle report states Pulitzer Prize winning poet Theodore Roethke died of a heart attack after collapsing in a neighbor’s private pool on Bainbridge Island. The University of Washington English professor, 5 dollars cited in early copy, had been living on the island with his wife Beatrice while finishing a poetry book.
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Seattle
Wash
UPJ
Theodore Roethke
Bainbridge Island
Roethke
Puget Sound
Beatrice
University of Washington
Auto Fells 21 Soldiers On March Auto Fells 21 Soldiers On March FY
Twenty one soldiers marching along a road at a military post were struck by an automobile. The driver, Robert C. Keyser, 23, of Toms River, was questioned by military police. Fifteen soldiers were admitted to Watson Army Hospital with fractures. six treated and released. The crash occurred inside the post near a two lane road, as flashlights with red reflectors lit the scene.
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DIX
Watson Army
Army
Pfe
Robert C.keyser
Toms River
Keyser
New
Popular poet and Pulitzer winner noted for accessible work
The beloved poet and Pulitzer Prize recipient was celebrated for teaching at the university whose classes drew crowded attendance. He valued poetry that people could read and understand, a philosophy he shared publicly.
U S Employment Hits New High
Washington reports that total employment rose to 70.9 million in July, a record high, while unemployment declined by about 500,000 to 4.3 million. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 5.6 percent, down from 5.7 percent the prior month and 5.4 percent a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Gertrude Bancroft
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Rights Bill To Exempt Some Firms
UPI reports Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy agreed to exempt barbershops beauty parlors and swimming pools not serving travelers from the administration public accommodations bill He said he would accept a clarification though he maintains the measure isn’t meant to cover such establishments Senate Judiciary Committee scrutiny continued with Sen Sam Ervin grilling Kennedy Poindexter of the Greater Detroit Homeowner's Council cited Detroit Wayne County political factors and questioned party prospects in Michigan in 1904 Carrie as a demographic says Poindexter Trump.
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Washington
UPI
Robert FP. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
Sam
Ervin Jn
Thomas L. Poindexter
Detroit
Michigan
Poindexter
Wayne County
United States
Meany Warns Kennedy Plan May Lead to Nationalization
Washington AFL-CIO leader George Meany told a Senate committee that if Congress must compel railroad workers to work it could prompt further action, arguing private ownership may end as industries are deemed to have paramount public interest. He urged rejecting Kennedy's ICC referral in favor of his plan for continued bargaining under a watchdog committee.
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Washington
UPS
AFL
Mem- Cso
George Meany
Congress
Meany
Hlouse Commerce Com
Ng. 4
Hi. Wolfe
Ie Railroads
Senate Commerce Committee
Wolfe
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congr
Peabody Ricciardi Blamed in State Scandal
Boston AP reports Massachusetts Senate minority leader blamed Gov Endicott Peabody and Public Works Commissioner Ricciardi for a highway scandal. Republican Sen Philip Grasm by said he was shocked by their response that the scandals preceded their administrations.
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Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Endicott Peabody
Philip A. Grasham
Hamilton
Peabody
Ricciardi
Jack P. Ricciiardi
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David McDonald
George Anderson
Anderson
U.S
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Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Anerson
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Koopingé
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Harry Vincent
St Mes
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Stewart Dias
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Vee
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Guarts
Russ Clarke
Jack Buckley
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Rai
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