New Hampshire GOP Leaders Reluctant on Rockefeller Goldwater
Washington AP reports two New Hampshire Republicans, former Gov. Wesley Powell and former Sen. Maurice Murphy Jr., doubt Rocky and Goldwater. Powell finds little NH enthusiasm for either, except among some editors and politicians. Sen. Smith weighs a NH primary decision as she considers running. The piece also notes estate details of Rev. Charles Foley with gifts to Catholic orders and the College of the Holy Cross.
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Washington
New Hampshire
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
GOP
Wesley Powell
Maurice J. Murphy Jr
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Smith
Powell
Murphy
Granite State
Goldwater Powell
Charles L. Foley
St. Joseph's Church
Pittsfield
College of the Holy Cross
U.S. Government
Treasury
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Father Foley
St. Joseph's
Wardrobe of Chicago heiress auctioned for 40000
The personal wardrobe of Violet Bidwill Walmer, reputed as Chicago's wealthiest woman, was auctioned by Cook County Probate Court over three days. About 25,000 items were sold, including 1,000 dresses, 500 coats, and 1,500 pairs of shoes, fetching as low as 30 cents and a top price of 1250 for a full length garment. Mrs Walmer died in 1962 at 62 in Miami Beach, leaving $3.1 million to two adopted sons. her first husband was Charles Bidwill.
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Chicago
Violet Bidwill Walmer
Cook County Probate Court
Wolfner
Miami Beach
Fla
Charles W. Bidwill
Fire at High School Sparks Partial Wiring Short
A Wednesday fire at 28 Harris Street caused a short in wiring near a flight fixture in a High School area. The blaze left residue distributed among several Catholic and charitable institutions in Springfield and nearby towns. Charles J. Carnley Carney of Lanesboro inventories an estate valued at 7,835 with two woodlots, cattle, and farm equipment.
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Harris St
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Springfield
Dominican Nuns of
Perpetual Rosary
West Springfield
Brightside
Holyoke
Shadowbrook Novitiate
Lenox
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Charles J. Carnley
Charles J. Carney
Lanesboro
New Government Probing Crimes In Viet Nam
Saigon Viet Nam AP reports the new revolutionary government will form a commission to investigate crimes during Ngo Dinh Diem’s tenure. It will cover abuses by private individuals or public agents who used office to arrest detain torture rape or murder nationalist elements from Oct 26 1955 onward.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Flying Reindeer Bound for Maine
The Navy will help Maine rebuild its caribou herd by airlifting Canadian caribou to a 4,300 foot plateau on Mt Katahdin. Maine officials had an exchange with Newfoundland for Canadian caribou in return for Maine partridges. Senator Edmund Muskie announced the plan.
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Washington
State of
Maine
Newfoundland
Edmund
Muskie
Dmaine
Navy
Mt. Katahdin
Diem’s Supreme Power Ended by Military Coup
Diem secured supreme power through a referendum to govern until November 1, then faced a military coup overthrow. The event marks a pivotal shift in Vietnam politics as generals seized control and plunged the nation into crisis.
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Diem
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Lane
Craft
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Kent Coffey
Temple Stuart
Kindel
Virtue
Dixie
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Gulistan
Norge
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Glenwood
Quaker
Webcor
Discount Center
Summer Stret
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Electric Bryer
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Tel
Ae Ajamas
Dunnella
Carpatina
Cate
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Gibson
Gretsch
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