Citizens turn in firearms in symbolic response to Kennedy assassination
Across the United States hundreds surrender pistols rifles and shotguns to police in a show of conscience after Senator Robert F Kennedy's death. Cities report totals including 170 in San Francisco 100 in Chicago and 19 in New York City with additional finds like a World War II rocket launcher.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
San Francisco
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York City
Buffalo
Alan Schoening
Lancaster
Schoening
United States
Joseph D. Tydings
Dmd
Tydings
Congress
Johnson
W. Marvin Watson
Joseph Alioto
San
Francisco
Sacramento
California
Monolulu
Navy
Harry Galton
New York State
Rochester
Princeton Groups Seek Knob Elementary School Solution
Princeton groups including the Chamber of Commerce and Mercer County Board of Education met to address the condemned Knob Elementary School housing 340 students. Plans discuss a 15 classroom prefab building to cost about 170000, with funds sought from OEO and ARC and possible transfer of Title I funds.
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Princeton
Critical
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County School System
Chamber
Knob
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer
Board of Education
W. R
Pete) Cooke
Appalachian Regonal Commission
Office of Economic Opportunity
Charlottesville
Cooke
OEO
Appalachian Regional Commission
Charleston
Peter
Paul
Knob School
James Morrison
Ivor F. Boiarsky
Committee On Finance
Morrison
Mercer County Names J M Gilley Civil Defense Director
The Mercer County Court named J M Gilley to be civil defense director effective June 15 replacing Ralph Edgington who was reassigned to Columbus Ohio. Gilley, a Martinsville Virginia native living in Princeton, brings a background in air traffic control and military service to oversee fallout shelters routes and radiological readings. He is married to Helen Lambert and has two children.
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Mercer County Court
J. M. Gilley
Mercer County
Ralph Edgington
Bluefield
Columbus
Ohio
National Coil Co
Gilley
Martinsville
Highland Ave
Princeton
Axton High School
Danville Technical Institute
Danville
United
First Christian Church
Fellowship of Christian Atheletes
Helen Lambert
Bristol
Joseph
Elizabeth
Calls May Be Made To Viet Calls May Be Made To Viet
Vietnam based servicemen can now receive family telephone calls. SFC Billy J. Sawyers announced the joint program by the 593d Signal Company and the 60th Signal Battalion with AT T. Soldiers must provide their name unit location and phone number to Oakland operators to receive a call. Planning is needed to ensure availability at the given time.
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SFC
Billy J. Sawyers
Bluefield
593D Signal Company
60Th Signal Battalion
1St Signal Brigade
Vietnam
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Oakland
Calif
Leon W. Cavin
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