Bolton Calls Audit Of Sam Rayburn Building Contracts
Rep Oliver P Bolton R Ohio urged a General Accounting Office audit of records tied to the 118 million Sam Rayburn House Office Building. He cited the building being built by Matthew H McCloskey’s firm, and Williams charges prompting the audit. McCloskey denied faults in the Boston VA hospital contract and defended performance on other big government jobs.
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Washington
UPI
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
Sam Rayburn
Bolton
Matthew H. McCloskey
John J. Williams
R-Del
General Accounting Office
Matthew McCloskey
Thomas
McCloskey & Co
Williams
Boston Veterans Administration Hospital
McCloskey
Senate
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
D.C. Stadium
Norton Co Expands Into Construction Tools Sector
Norton Co merges with Clipper Manufacturing Co of Kansas City to enter the construction equipment field. The deal involves drills and cutting tools for construction use, with the purchase price not disclosed. Norton makes abrasive and ceramic products and precision machine tools.
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Worcester, Mass
Clampdown on senators chatter in new rules
Washington AP reports senators approved a rule requiring three hours daily of germane debate during major bills. Critics say the change aims to curb talkativeness and speed up work, though effectiveness remains uncertain amid concerns over pace.
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Washington
Rails Lead Stock List Hits Peak Third Day
The New York stock market rose to record highs for the third straight session as heavy trading pushed Pennsylvania Railroad to a top active spot, up 15 percent to 30.54 on 128,200 shares. New York Central, Pennsy merger partner, gained 5 percent to 30.01. Dow rose 18 to 783.04 and the AP 60-stock average up 0.3 to 291.6. IBM, Polaroid and Xerox fell amid profit-taking.
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Pennsylvania
Chrysler
Pennsy
New York Central
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
du Pont
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Goldwater Seeks Over $2 Million for Nomination Bid
Senator Barry Goldwater and his finance committee launch a drive for more than 2 million dollars to fund his Republican presidential bid. He notes Rockefeller’s spending in New Hampshire and cites polls showing him a 2 to 1 favorite among undecided voters.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Daniel C. Gainey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Kennedy Campaign Swing For Tunney In California
Senator Ted Kennedy tours California for John Varick Tunney campaign, aiding fund raising for the John F Kennedy Memorial Library. The trip marks a political bid soon after his brother’s assassination, linking campaigning with library support near Harvard University.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
D- Mass
California
Kennedy
John Varick Tunney
Riverside
Calif
Gene Tunney
Patrick Minor Martin
John F. Kennedy
Harvard University
Johnson Pleads for Tax Cut
President Johnson urged rapid Senate action on the $11.5 billion tax cut saying each delay costs $38 million daily. He credited the Senate Finance Committee for approving the bill and praised Sen. Harry F. Byrd for impartial chairmanship. The plan would reduce the withholding rate from 18 to 14 percent, effective after enactment.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Councilor Denies Bribery in New Bedford Trial
In New Bedford Massachusetts Councilor Ernest C Stasiun testified he never solicited or accepted a bribe and denied meeting Vermette to discuss a scheme over a state registry office. He denied involvement with two other defendants banker Richard Rymszewicz and Michael Manning in arranging votes and a lease.
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New Bedford
Frederick Doyle
Boston
Stasiun
Paul R. Vermette
State Registry of Motor Vehicles
Amadeo V. Sgarzi
Stasini
Richard L. Rymszewicz
Michael J. Manning
Vermette
Manning
Rym- Sezewich
Stasian
Hoffa Jury Complete After 5 Hectic Days
In Chattanooga Tennessee a jury of eight men and four women was seated after five days of questioning for James R Hoffa s federal court trial on jury tampering charges The panel includes one union member and one Negro woman Jacques Schiffer New York lawyer for a Negro man on trial with Hoffa argues racial exclusion before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals In Cincinnati The court gave no emergency session and will reconvene February 3 Four alternates remain to be chosen before testimony begins The trial also involves Ewing King Larry Campbell Thomas Ewing Parks Nicholas J Tweel and Allen Dorfman
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Jacques Schiffer
New York
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Schiffer
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cinnati
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Tennessee
Nashville
Ewing King
Nashville Teamsters
Larry Campbell
Detroit Teamsters
Thomas Ewing Parks
Nicholas J. Tweel
Huntington
W. Va
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Regional CD Head Is Sworn for Job
Mayor Laurie J. Cormier of Leominster Massachusetts was sworn in at the Pentagon as director of Region 1 Office of Civil Defense by Assistant Secretary Stuart Pittman. Appointed by President Johnson, she may resign as mayor next Monday. Region 1 covers New England New York New Jersey Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with HQ at Harvard Massachusetts.
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UPI
Laurie J. Cormier
Leominster
Mass
Pentagon
Office of Civil Defense
OCD
Cormier
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