Baker Hearings Reopen On District Stadium Payoff
Washington AP reports the Baker hearings reopen focusing on the District of Columbia Stadium contract. Key figures include Bobby Baker, Matthew McCloskey, Don Reynolds, and details of bids and contract changes are pursued before testimony on the payoff charge.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
District of Columbia
Baker
Senate
Matthew McCloskey
Philadelphia
Ireland
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
Dn.c
McCloskey Reynolds
Maine Speaker Crono to host Gronouski at UMaine
Postmaster General John Gronouski will speak at the University of Maine in Hauck Auditorium at 3 30 p m Monday. The event marks Gronouski's visit to his former teaching institution and is scheduled to begin in the afternoon.
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Maine
Crono
University of Maine
John Gronouski
Hauck Auditorium
Striking Longshoremen Tie Up Eastern Ports
In a nationwide walkout sixty thousand AFL-CIO International Longshoremen’s Association members stop work from Maine to Texas tying up Atlantic and Gulf ports. A three‑man presidential board opens fact finding leading to a cooling off injunction while two liners dock in New York and cargo handling shifts to white collar staff.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Johnson
Goldwater Attacks Johnson Over Asia Policy in Indiana
In Indianapolis Goldwater charged Johnson mishandled Asia, claiming U S strategic position has collapsed due to "soft-on-communism" policy. He warned of a possible Chinese nuclear strike, blamed Johnson for lack of world peace, and campaigned after stops in Jeffersonville, Seymour and Columbus. He noted Ohio campaign strength for Taft and Bolton.
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Goldwater
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Indiana
Johnson
Asia
Bolton
Ohio
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Hoover
University of Toledo
GOP
Viet Nam
Coastal Louisiana braces for possible onslaught by Hilda
New Orleans area officials mobilize Red Cross and civil defense as Hurricane Hilda strengthens to 100 mph offshore. Evacuation centers open inland amid fears of landfall near Cameron Parish and Grande Isle. Offshore oil shut down, Pontoon Bridge damage and ferry service in use. Mayor Harris notes past toll at Grande Isle.
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New Orleans
Hilda
Gulf of Mexico
New
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Louisiana
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Cameron
Army
Ft. Polk
Grande Isle
Gulf
Mickey Harris
Incorporated Money
Chuckle Architect Proposes Bucket Pew Idea for New Church
An ultra modern church project teases a playful concept from its architect. The designer suggests bucket pews as a lighthearted feature to enhance the service environment. No further plans confirmed.
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Gen
Ea. Corp
Dock Strike Sparks Use of Taft-Hartley Act Across U S
Dock workers from Maine to Texas walk out prompting President Johnson to invoke Taft-Hartley Act procedures to end the nationwide strike. The action follows growing labor disruption as federal measures are deployed to restore operations in key port areas. The Gulf Coast prepares for Hurricane Hilda, while state and national leaders pivot to campaign schedules ahead of the election. Sharon Rae Wilson stands out as Purdue’s only female cadet among 2,500 Air Force ROTC students, a note on focus and distractions. Washington hearings reopen amid allegations of a $35,000 payoff linked to the D C Stadium contract, as Goldwater questions Johnson's Asia policy and the administration plans to stay active ahead of polling.
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McCloskey
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate
Reynolds
Williams
Baker
Johnson
FBI
Reybolds
Rules Committee
Barry Goldwater
Joseph Curran
Afl-Cio National Maritime Union
Curran
White House
Maine
Texas
Hilda
Louisiana-Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Sharon Rae Wilson
Purdue University
Goldwater
Asia
Baltimore
International Red China
Channel
Sark
Washington
Bobby Baker
D.C
Five Die In Hub Blaze
Five Boston firefighters died when a wall collapsed during a vacant building fire in the South End. Pvt John Clougherty, 31, son of Acting Fire Chief John Clougherty, directed 200 firefighters and witnessed the tragedy. Others were Pvt Frank Murphy, 44 Lt John Gosweil, 40 Lt John McCorkle, 53 Pvt James B Sheedy, 38. A dozen more and one civilian were injured. The elder Clougherty and Fire Chief William Terrenzi commented on the wall failure. A second wall collapse shortly after caused damage but few injuries.
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Boston
Ttoy
John Clougherty
Frank Murphy
John Gosweil
John McCorkle
James B. Sheedy
Boston City Hospital
John McCarthy
Goswell
Logan Urges More Education Funds and Roads
Maine education commissioner William T. Logan Jr. called for a larger share of national wealth for education and questioned whether Maine’s highway emphasis creates a dead end. He urged both highways and schools, noting the need for federal aid and potential new tax revenue, possibly a sales or income tax, while praising National Defense Education Act gains and the Johnson Anti Poverty Program.
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Bangor
Maine
William T. Logan Jr
Maine Teachers Convention
Logan
Johnson Adinistration
Red China Marks Birthday With Nuclear Hype Decline
Tokyo AP reports China celebrated its 15th birthday with defiant rhetoric on revolution and unity against imperialism. Mayor Peng Chen addressed 500000 paraders in Tiananmen Square. No nuclear device was announced though officials noted Rusk’s claim as fabrication. Peng predicted a year of good harvests and urged worldwide Communist unity against the United States.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Peng Chen
Moscow
Celestial Peace
Peng
Liu Shao-chi
U.S
Dean Rusk
Mao Tze-tung
Liu Shaochi
Strugle
United States
Asia
Africa
Latin America
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Steve White
Lee Russell
Edmund
Muskie
Biddeford Saco
Wonderbar
Thomas Winston
Saco
Winston
Peter P. Mourmouras
York County
Liberal Republican Committee
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Cape Elizabeth
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Theda Bara
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Hub
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Clougherty
McCorkle
Biddeford Junior High School
Paula Belair
Sandra Marquis
Gordon Mailman
Miles York
Remar’s
Peck
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