Accused Robber Pleads Innocent Murder Charge Leveled
Wayne E. Beckus 26 of Massachusetts pleaded innocent to robbery and murder charges in North Berwick. Judge Quarrington ordered Beckus held without bail on the murder count. bail set at 20000 for the robbery. Also involved, Joseph Roderick MacDonald faces a murder charge in New Hampshire and was recaptured near Somersworth.
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North Berwick
W. Paul Quarrington
Wayne E. Beckus
Masontown
South Berwick
First National Bank
Biddeford
Charles C. Black
York
Quarrington
Beckus
York County Superior Court
York County
Alfred
Richard D. Dutremble
Burleigh Richards Jr
Biddeford Bank
Joseph Roderick MacDonald
Rochester
N.H
New Hampshire
Black
Walter S. Buckley
Arlington
Mass
MacDonald
Salmon Falls River
Somersworth
Maine
Clovis I. Desmarais
Hillsboro County
Manchester
N. H
Berwick
Salmon Falls
Burleigh Richards
Tshombe Becomes Premier of Congo Republic
Moise Tshombe was sworn in as premier of the Congo Republic, pledging fidelity to the state, with eight of ten cabinet posts filled. Three key ministers were named, and Adoula denounced as reports of delays in signing the order. Tshombe aims to stabilize the economy and social services and prepares for early elections.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo Republic
Tshombe
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo River Rapids
Congo
Jeansiri
Edin Frederic Balojiwere
Leopoldville
Spain
Adoula
Cyrille Adoula
Kasavubu
Godefroid Munongo
Munongo
United
Goldwater Calls For Unity In GOP Platform Talks
Barry Goldwater urged party unity at the Republican platform committee final hearing. He said he would not dictate specific planks and pledged to support the document the committee drafts while urging no divisions but vigorous dissent to test principles. The Arizona senator warned against overreaching and prepared to run on the resulting platform as the committee wrapped its week of testimony and moved to closed sessions.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Republican Platform Committee
Arizona
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Edwards Defends Student Effort in Mississippi
Congressman Don Edwards says a student program aiding Negroes in Mississippi will continue year round and remain visible to the world. He praises his son Leonard, a 23 year old law student, for helping register Black voters while noting safety concerns amid bombings that damaged a Mecomb, Mississippi home. He cites FBI distrust among students and mentions Hoover considering a Mississippi trip as agents search for three missing civil rights workers.
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Washington
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Mississippi
Edwards
Leonard
Mecomb
M.ts
FBI
Mississippi Project
Plane Crash Kills 39 Aboard
United Air Lines Viscount turboprop crashes in the Great Smoky Mountains eight miles northeast of Newport Tennessee. The Philadelphia origin flight bound for Huntsville Alabama vanished after stopping in Washington and Knoxville. Pilot Captain Oliver E. Labathe reported a switch from instrument to visual flight minutes before the 6:15 p.m. crash. Witnesses recall a screech and an explosion with wreckage scattered over a half-square mile as rescuers arrived. 39 lives lost in United's first fatal crash since 1962.
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Newport
San Francisco
United
Philadelphia
Huntsville
Ala
Washington
Knoxville
Oliver E. Labathe
Frank Turner
Cocke
Charles Hawk
Trentham
Professors Call For Neutral Viet Nam
About 5,000 university professors urged President Johnson and both major parties to back a neutralized North and South Viet Nam. The appeal, circulated by the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, argues for a federated or reunified state with international guarantees and peace-keeping forces. The call contrasts with Cambodian neutrality plans and follows U.S. defense officials warning that actions may escalate beyond South Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
National Committee
State of Defense Departments
North
Cambodia
State Department
U.N
U Thant
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
McNamara
South Vie Nam
Chuckle Says Russians Won’t Smoke The Pipe Of Peace
A cartoon caption mocks Soviet restraint, implying peace talks could hinder progress and growth. The quip notes Russia’s reluctance to engage, framing diplomacy as a potential setback rather than a boon.
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Gen, Tea, Corp
Fifty FBI Agents Are Assigned To Mississippi
President Johnson announced 50 FBI agents will be permanently assigned to a new FBI office in Jackson Mississippi. The move follows the disappearance of three civil rights workers and expands federal presence in the state. Johnson spoke at a cabinet room briefing and touched on campaign politics, running mates, and SEC chairmanship changes. Manuel Cohen will become SEC chair, replacing William Cary who will resign.
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Washington
Johnson
FBI
Mississippi
White House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jackson
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Goldwater
American Bankers Association
Henry Ford II
Manuel Cohen
Securities and Exchange Commission
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St Lan
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
North Saco Grange
Juliette
Lewiston
Mike
West Street
Guinea Road
Kesslen Shoe Co
Kennebunk, Maine
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Saco Brick Company
North Street
Saco
Sakrete
Boy Scout Troop 27
Proctorsville
Irving Kallock
Gary Vancroft
Edward Vancroft
Edward Jolley
Lee Harris
Anthony Nowak
James Pelkey
Basil Mathews
Edwin Burnelle
Story
SEA Foods
Rita
Bacon Street
Saxony
Old Orchard Beach
Bobby Else
Boston
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