Massachusetts and neighbors brace for Labor Day road surge
Massachusetts officials activated a 10 000 strong traffic task force to patrol highways over the four day weekend in an effort to prevent a predicted rise in deaths and injuries. Officials note about 2 million cars will travel the state as rain risk could alter the danger. Maine NH and other New England states issued warnings to keep headlights on and to deter drinking driving with strict penalties.
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Boston
UPI
England
Massachusetts
State Safety Council
Peabody
James R. Lawton
Frank S
Giles and
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Maine
New Hampshire
Robert W. Rhodes
Bureau
J. A. Hanson
New England
Ricciardi and Fleming
Clay Joins JFK Protest At Aid Cut
HYANNIS PORT Massachusetts AP President Kennedy urged restoring foreign aid as House cuts threaten the Alliance For Progress and military assistance Genera Lucius Clay joined Kennedy at a press conference criticizing the $600 million reduction and warning it could weaken security and power balance Kennedy had sought up to 4.5 billion but agreed to some reductions while the House trimmed aid to 3.5 billion from an initial 4.9 billion.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Kennedy
House
Rhodeling
Island
Vermont
Clay
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Congress
United States
Negro Couple Barred From New Home in Flaunted Racist Riot
In Folcroft, Pennsylvania, a mob of about 300 white residents gathered before a newly purchased home for a Negro couple and minister Rev. C Milbourne Smith. A bomb and fire damage occurred at the scene, windows were smashed, and a 40 year old Negro man, William Powell, was wounded by a bullet from a white youths’ car. Police linked Powell’s shooting to the housing demonstration. another man, Harold Weber, was beaten by Negroes while driving through the area. Police and fire units worked amid threats as the Delmar Village housing development near Philadelphia faced racial tension.
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Folcroft
UPI
C. Milbourne Smith
Horace Baker
Smith
Wiliam Powell
Katherine's Cafe
Powell
Delmar Village
Philadelphia
Wesley Gidney
Darby Two
Harold Weber
Secane
Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital
Submarine Grayback Fire Fatality Report
The Navy reported one sailor killed and six injured in a fire aboard the submarine Grayback during a training cruise in the Pacific. The incident occurred Thursday as the vessel carried out exercises at sea.
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Washington
Neighborhood Trick Sales Spur Quick Returns Adtaker Dial
The ad ran six days with at least twelve replies. Mr Casella reports selling a trick to a neighbor and praising the strong results. If you have a truck to sell you may join in. Call 447-7311 and ask for a friendly adtaker.
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Mr. Casella
Computer shuffles cards at New England bridge event
Chicopee hosts the New England Regional Bridge Championships with 1,000 players from New York Canada and New England. A Honeywell 1800 computer performs hands at 900 lines per minute to produce more random deals under director Maurice Braunstein and Honeywell VP Richard Bloch.
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Chicopee
Mass.ap
New England
New York
Canada
Maurice Braunstein
Richard M
Bloch
Honeywell Electronic Data Processing
Wellesley
Mass
Five Day Forecast Highlights Cooler Midweek Warmups Come
The forecast through Wednesday shows average temperatures about 3 degrees below the seasonal normal of 64. Expect small day to day changes with mainly mild conditions. The text mentions Shearer for Monday and Tuesday but lacks complete details.
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Shearer
General Chung Mee Park Seeks South Korean Presidency
Gen. Chung Mee Park, 43, resigns from the army and enters the Oct. 15 presidential race as the junta-backed Democratic Republican party candidate. Civilians only may run for office.
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Chipo-Ri
Korea
Chung Mee Park
Park
Democratic Republican Party
December Optimist Newsboy Jilted Before Wedding
Bridgwater England report notes Newsboy Frank Woodward age 41 was jilted Thursday just before his wedding to Irene Trend a 67 year old retired nurse. He remained philosophical saying he may have another suitor but refuses to name her.
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Bridgwater
England
Uft
Frank Woodward
Irene Trend
Tax Lien Filed Against Berkshire Downs Track
Berkshire Downs faced a federal real estate lien for 16 690 dollars in unpaid withholding and excise taxes for the April 1 to June 30 quarter. IRS agent John Goswell signed the lien, noting 13 960 dollars withholding and 2 729 dollars excise taxes due. track closed July 24 after 24 days of summer racing. Hancock town records show no personal-property lien yet. Judge John A. Barry and Samuel Rizzo could not comment.
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Berkshire Downs
Registry of Deeds
Internal Revenue Service
John Goswell
Hancock
John A. Barry
Hancock Raceway, Inc
Samuel Rizzo
Castro's Forces On Full Alert
Cuba tightens coastal defenses and alerts militia amid reports of a possible invasion by anti-C Castro exiles. News notes unrest in Costa Rica and Nicaragua with refugee leader Artime meeting exiles in Managua. Cuban claims link raids to a new aggression plan, while Soviet troop activity and Havana security concern observers. Kennedy cites troop declines but notes training remains key.
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Havana
Cuba
Nicaragua
San Jose
Costa Rica
Manuel Artime
Managua
United States
Florida
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Soviets Show Interest In Proletarian Golf
Moscow reports indicate Soviet officials have begun asking Westerners how to build a golf course, a sign seen as a thaw in the East West cold war and a shift away from reviled bourgeois decadence. A Western envoy notes recreation officials near Moscow are inquiring about course development.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Soviet Recreation Organization
New England Phone Strike Fades As Second Union Accepts Terms
Boston reports a threatened five state telephone strike eased as a second union agreed to terms with New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. The four unions face a $12 million annual wage and benefit package, with improvements in pensions and health coverage. Negotiations continue with two unions, one pledging not to strike. A strike would have affected all New England states except Connecticut.
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New England
Boston
UPI
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
New England Federation of Telephone Accounting Workers
New England Federation of Telephone Workers
Providence
Telephone Company
International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
Connecticut
Local 14 Officers Question Union's Acceptance Of Proposals
Pittsfield based officers Leland J. Grady and Paul Coughlan criticized the international executive council for approving management's contract proposals. They said locals lack information and plan a membership meeting within days to decide on ratification. They traveled to Boston to seek clarification but found council members absent.
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International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers
Local 14
International Executive Council
Pittsfield
Leland J. Grady
Paul Coughlan
Boston
Executive Council
Dean Landis Given 30 Day Tax Sentence
Former Harvard Law School dean James M. Landis was sentenced to 30 days in prison by Federal District Judge Sylvester J. Ryan after pleading guilty to five counts of income tax charges. The judge ordered the term served immediately, noting the faster service would aid the defendant. Landis had failed to file timely returns for 1950 through 1960, taxes later paid, defense saying he was engrossed in public affairs and client matters.
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NEW York
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Sylvester J. Ryan
Landis
Camera theft targets TV personality at school event
In Los Angeles a thief stole a camera wallet and checkbook from the car of local television personality Lee Giroux Thursday night as he spoke to an elementary school group about juvenile delinquency in society.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Lee Giroux
Tito and Mr. K In Full Accord
In Valenje Yugoslavia Premier Tito declared Belgrade and Moscow united on major world problems. He denounced Red China for undermining world communism and racism, promising to fight these attempts. Khrushchev attended and wore a miner’s uniform, listening to Tito before 30,000 in a Slovenian lignite mining center.
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Valenje
Yugoslavia
Khrushchev
Tito
Belgrade
Moscow
Red China
Massachusetts faces $180 million highway funding risk
UPI reports Massachusetts must meet federal road building deadlines to avoid losing about 180 million in federal highway funds by 1972. Governor Peabody argues to expedite the interstate system while opposing an arbitration board for routing disputes as illegal under federal law.
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Boston
UPI
Feabody
U.S. Bureau of Roads
Bureau
Board of Arbitration
Senate
Peabody
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Federal Bureau ‘of Public Roads
Department of Public Works
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Springfield
Castro
Mambises Commandos
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Mr. K
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