U S Sues McCloskey and Firms Over Boston Hospital
The Department of Justice filed a 4.9 million damage suit in Boston against McCloskey & Co and two engineering firms for alleged design and workmanship defects in a Veterans Administration hospital. The action seeks 4,918,577 from McCloskey & Co and 615,000 from Charles T Main Inc plus 2.5 million against Aetna for the performance bond. The government cited wall cracks, window failures, and ongoing repairs since 1953, with final inspections later disputed by the firms.
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Boston
Department of Justice
Matthew H. McCloskey
Ireland
Umeerate
McCloskey
Dublin
John F. Kennedy
McCloskey & Co
Philadelphia
Veterans Administration
Jamaica Plain
Charles T. Main Inc
Engineering Consultants
Shepley, Bulfinch, Michardson and
Abbott
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Aetna
Hartford
Conn
McCloskey Company
John W. Douglas
Washington
U.S. Alty
W. Arthur Garvity
Easter
Charles “Ft. Main Inc
Shepley, Bul
Finch
Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin
Justice Department
McClaskey
Sherman Morss
Shepley, Bulfinch
Negro elected in Florida quits post over threats
Lawtey Florida AP Robert Scott the first Negro to win a northeast Florida town council seat resigned three weeks after taking office He said telephone threats pressured him to quit The 50 year old brick mason placed third among nine candidates on a five member council Clark Bradford County officials provided protection but the mayor declined to pressure him to stay
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Florida
Lawtey
Fla
Robert Scott
Scott
Charles Shuford
Bradford County Sheriff's Office
Shuford
Canadian Officer Rescues Nuns and Priests Under Fire
In Congo's Kisandji mission area Lt Col Pal Mayer led a helicopter rescue under attack by machete-wielding militants. He was beaten and knocked unconscious by about 100 insurgents but not seriously injured, according to UN and Brig. Jacques Alfred Dextraze.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Congo
United Nations
Pal Mayer
USN
Kuijlu
Kisandji
Jacques Alfred Dextraze
Mayer
Dextraze
Senate Confirms Retirement for Admiral Rickover
The Senate approved the retirement with the permanent rank of vice admiral for Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the architect of the U.S. nuclear submarine fleet. Yet he will stay on to lead the naval reactors program as President Johnson notes no retirement for a man of Rickover’s heart and spirit.
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Washington
Senate
Hyman G. Rickover
America
Rickover
Johnson
George Aiken
R-Vt
Mike Mansfield
Massachusetts Senate defeats local fluoridation bill
The Massachusetts Senate rejected a bill to let local health boards decide fluoride in water, defeating a measure to repeal the current referendum requirement by a 21 to 0 vote. Senator Sullivan argued for expert judgment while Senator Wall said public wishes must prevail as residents oppose fluoridation.
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Boston
UPI
Massachsetts Senate
George A. Sullivan Jr
Norwood
William X. Wall
D-Lawrence
Three Witnesses Scheduled In Hoffa Jury Trial Today
In Chattanooga, three persons linked to Teamsters bribe efforts were set to testify in the Hoffa jury tampering case. Nashville policeman James Walker noted an approach by a man tied to the Teamsters leader to mediate with juror Gratia Fields.
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Chatpanooga
Tenn
UPI
Lames Tloffa
Nashvile
James T. Walker
Teamsters
Gratia Fields
Hoffa
Walker
John J. Hooker
Notta
Thomas King Parks
Carl Fields
Mattie Leath
Solid-Fuel Minuteman Gets ICBM Priority
Defense Secretary McNamara outlines a shift to solid-fueled Minuteman ICBMs, phasing out 398 liquid-fueled missiles. An Improvement Program costs 500 million through 1969 but lowers maintenance. Atlas D and Titan I systems to be discarded later, with bases listed. Interlinked Minuteman I operations target improved accuracy and range.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert 8. McNamara J
House
Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Fairchild Afb
Spokane
Wash
Forbes Afb
Peking warns U.S. over airspace intrusion
Peking accuses a U.S. military aircraft of intruding into southern China airspace on Monday. The 276th serious warning against the United States was issued, as reported by New China News Agency.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
M¢Namara
House
Pentagon
McNamara
MccNamara
Viet Nam
United States
Tokyo
China
Peking
New China News Agency
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Peter
Pan
Haffa
Parks
Nashville
Fields
Big Boy
Mr. Vields
Sealy
West Street
Mercury
A. J. Scarafoni, Inc
North Street
Mass
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