Powell Case Sees Judge Assigned for Preliminary Hearing
US District Court Judge George Hart was assigned to hear Powell’s bid to regain his seat in Congress. A three judge panel may be invoked after service on McCormack and others. Powell and aides including A. Philip Randolph filed suit seeking immediate seating and an injunction. CORE and SCLC pledged support for Powell ahead of the April 11 special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Hart
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Hart
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Powell
House
New York
McCormack
A. Philip Randolph
Percy E. Sutton
Manhattan
Hulan Jack
Bimini
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Harlem
Congress For
Racial Equality
California
North
South
East
Adam _ Clayton Powell
Floyd Mckhissick
Core
McKissick
All America
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Movement
Congress seeks ethics rules amid growing public distrust
The article notes a surge in ethics bills in both houses as concerns mount over Congress self policing. It cites 75+ House proposals, a Senate ethics probe into Bobby Baker and Sen. Dodd allegations, plus steps by the House Rules and Administration committees to expand watchdog roles and fund ethics work. A Gallup poll shows 60 percent think misused funds by congressmen are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
House
Senate
Bobby Baker
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Gallup
TWA Plane Down Near Urbana Ohio
A Trans World Airline DC7 aircraft was reported down near Urbana Ohio with highway patrol confirming the DC7 model. Bellefontaine reports place the crash near Easier Lake close to Ohio Route 540 about 20 miles north of Springfield, as Urbana police and patrol units respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Urbana
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Bellefontaine
Easier Lake
Ohio Rt. 540
Springfield
Park Plan Abolished At Wells Island Site
Wells area plans for a Drakes Island state park have been abandoned after the attorney general’s opinion found the beach area not state property. The State Park and Recreation Commission will push a coastal park instead while the 1965 legislature had appropriated 125000 for Wells park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Drakes Island
State Park and Recreation Commission
Lawrence Stuart
Commission
Wells
Webhannet River
Stuart
Attorney General's Office
Ells Park
Bangor caravan aims for Maine as tourism push
A 20-trailer Iowa caravan will depart Des Moines May 15 and reach Bangor May 19. About 60 Iowans will promote Iowa tourism and steak cuisine while distributing literature along the route through key communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bangor
Maine
Morse High Principal Named Maine Principals Exec Secretary
Raymond W. Farnham principal of Morse High School Bath will become the Maine Principals Association's first full time executive secretary. Farnham, principal at Morse since 1949, assumes duties August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Augusta
Morse High School
Bath
Raymond W. Farnham
Maine Principals Association
Farnham
Karlton E. Higgins
Association
Morse
Highest Losses In War Reported
Saigon AP reports the previous week delivered the highest U S losses of the Vietnam War with 1 617 casualties including 232 dead 1 381 wounded and four missing amid heavier mortar attacks mines and booby traps. Communist casualties reached 1 736. The U S opened major Delta operations with the 9th Infantry Division sweeping Viet Cong pockets in Dong Tam while 1 500 troops pressed Operation Palm Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
Red Labs
Ia Drang Valley
South Vietnam
U. S. Command
Mekong Delta
U. S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Palm Beach
Delta
Junction City
U.S
Phu Yen
Powell Case Pushes Congress Toward New Rules
Attorneys seek court action to force the House to seat Adam Clayton Powell as Congress debates conduct rules. Powell’s campaign launches on Rimini against James Meredith amid Harlem residents showing little support. Vietnam reports: a Communist force kills 10 U S servicemen and wounds 25 in Saigon, while Indonesian forces claim 80 Communists killed in central Java. Congress calls for Sukarno’s dismissal. de Gaulle aims to keep Britain out of the Common Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
House
Powell
Rimini
James Meredith
Harlem
Java
Sukarno
United States
Singapore
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Wales
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Reuther Faces UAW Local 549 Revolt At GM Mansfield
President Walter P. Reuther confronts a rebellious UAW Local 549 in Mansfield Ohio as 90 percent of overnight workers walk out and about 1 500 of 2 600 members vote to strike. An emergency GM council meeting was set as Reuther appoints an administrator to take over local leadership amid threats of charges and possible suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Ohio
General Motors
Reuther
UAW
Mansfield
JAW
National General Motors Council
Robert ‘Hall
Hall
Frank G. Petty Jr
International
Petty
Maine Legislature Faces Wave of Bills and Hearings
Maine lawmakers near the filing deadline as about 1 664 measures exist with 1 165 public and 329 private bills. A key proposal would teach high school subjects in a foreign language. Hearings highlighted a clash over double bottoms trucks and safety versus efficiency, with truckers pushing a tax rebate bill to boost Turnpike use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Emilien A. Levesque
D. Madawaska
Highway 1 Committee
Maine Truck Owners Association
Lynwood Hand
Bangor and
Aroostook
MTOA
Warren Hoyt
Hoyt
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Good Roads Association
Maine Turnpike Authority
Blood Donor Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arundel
Route One
Frank Hopkins
Kennebunk
Lions Club
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk High School
Benjamin Wildes
Anne Hevey
Ruth Barra
Linda Nedeau
Richard Keating
Judith Lawrence
Joann Harrison
Wayne Berry
Rhonda Jarvis
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
House Rules Committee
House Administration Committee
Main Sts
Biddeford
Tories
Saco
Saco City Hall
St. Methodist Church
TWA
Beach Street
Sunporch
Apply
Beachway Market
WRR
Fea, Corp
Atkinson
U.S. Command
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
THE
Associated Press
Boondocks
St. Anne Sodality
Notre Dame School
Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
North Berwick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!