Three Speedboat Racers Die in Potomac Regatta Crash
Three speedboat racers died during the President's Cup at the Potomac River. Ron Musson of Seattle crashed his hydroplane at about 160 mph, exploding near the judges' stand. Rex Manchester of Seattle and Don Wilson of Palm Beach, Fla., were killed when two boats collided.
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Washington
Potomac River
Ron Musson
Seattle
Rex Manchester
Don Wilson
Palm Beach
Fla
Busy Week Set For Congress
Washington leaders foresee a busy congressional week with committee work before a mid-session vacation. The Senate will consider self-government on the Pribilof Islands and an extension of the Federal Airport Act granting over 82 million dollars for airfield grants. The House plans a vote on a Senate passed Freedom of Information bill with limited debate and no amendments. A closed session Ethics Committee hearing begins into charges around Sen. Thomas J. Dodd and Julius Klein prompted by Pearson and Anderson.
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Washington
Congress
Majority
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Senate
Pribilof Islands
Alaska
Pearson
Anderson
Klein
National Guard
Dodd
West Germany
Select Committee On Standards and Conduct
John Stennis
D-Miss
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
James B. Pearson
Kansas
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Bobby Baker
Sen. Dodd
Bennet
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Whittaker
Inside Abby Add Years
A compact notice appears in the classified page noting year changes or updates to a feature titled Inside Abby Add Years. The brief mentions sections like Sports and Movies and references page numbers such as Princeton 13 and Society 5.
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Abby
Dennis Editorial
Goren
Lubell
Princeton
Society
OPP Ticcenkaeen
Kentucky Girl 7 Dies in West Virginia Accident
Three people killed in highway crashes and a drowning reported during Father's Day weekend in Kentucky and West Virginia. Seven year old Sandra Smith of Phelps Ky died when her father’s car collided with another vehicle and plunged down a 10 foot embankment near Thacker Mingo County. Frank Smith and his wife escaped serious injury. Jack Hickman of Freeburn Ky was in serious condition.
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Sandra Smith
Phelps
Thacker
Mingo County
Kentucky
Frank Smith
Jack Hickman
Freeburn
Pike County
Marhon C. Phillips
Richmond
Mich
Cedar Grove
Charleston
U.S. 60
Kanawha River
Phillips
Crown Hill
Kanawha County
Troy Roberts
George Thompson
Glasgow
Robert Morgan
Guyan
Wyoming County
Joe Nugen
Fayetteville
New River
Stone Cliff
Fayete County
Nugen
Plantation owner orders Mississippi marchers off his land
Marchers under the James Meredith Mississippi trek faced a hostile reception as a plantation owner interrupted Sunday dinner to tell state patrols to remove the protesters from his property near Belzoni. Meredith plans to continue toward Jackson with protection if needed as the march enters its 15th day.
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Belzoni
Miss
Mississippi
Nash Bason
Memphis
Tenn
James H. Meredith
Meredith
Jackson
University of Mississippi
Five Die In Norfolk Two-Vehicle Crashes On Weekend
Five people died in two Norfolk area crashes and another statewide fatality, boosting Virginia’s road toll to 449 for the year. The Norfolk wreck near 26th and Church Streets claimed Lucille Harris, 5, and two 23 year olds, Ricky Holcomb and Bart Pittman, along with Marvin Dudley, 23, driving. A Virginia Beach wreck killed Douglas Hodges, 18, and Gerald Davis, 27, when Hodges’ car left the road and burned. Eddy Thomas, 39, of Quantuco, was fatally injured near Manassas when his car ran off Virginia 234 and overturned.
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Associated Press
Norfolk Area
Virginia
Norfolk Street
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
26Th
Church Streets
Lucille Harris
Ricky L. Holcomb
Bart Pittman
Holcomb
Pitmman
Marvin L. Dudley
Harris
Douglas Lee Hodges
Gerald Thomas Davis
Hodges
Salem Road
Manassas
Eddie Thomas
Quantuco
Virginia 234
Prince Wiliam County
Reds Blamed for Campus Protests and War Demonstrations
A congressional subcommittee traced campus protests to the Communist party USA and its front groups, citing the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and actions at the University of Wisconsin. Hearings on May 17–18, 1995, included testimony by Charles E. Moore and Robert Siegrist detailing alleged party involvement and recruitment aims.
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South
Viet Nam
Communist Party
U.S.A
Brand
Subcommittee
University of California
University of Wisconsin
W.E.B. DuBois
du Bois
Charles E. Moore
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Robert Siegrist
Wisconsin
Boothe Attacks Byrd Record In Senate Hearing Critique
Armis tead L. Boothe accused U S Sen Harry F Byrd Jr of disgraceful attendance on the Senate Armed Services Committee during the $60 billion military budget review Boothe charged Byrd skipped three of seven hearings and failed to ask questions while running against Byrd in the July 12 Democratic primary in Virginia Boothe termed the absence a warning on fiscal and national responsibility for Virginians and the nation.
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Mclean
Armistead L. Boothe
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Senate Armed Services Committee
Byrd
Boothe
Virginia
Armed Services
Hearings On Dodd Charge Begin Today
The Senate ethics committee opens hearings on misconduct charges against Sen. Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut. The proceedings begin with the initial phase of the charges as outlined by columnists Drew Peerson and Klein, owner of a Chicago public.
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Dodd
Washington
Senate
Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Drew Peerson
Jack Anderson
Klein
Chicago
Ed Wynn Dies at 64 After 64-Year Show Career
Hollywood AP Ed Wynn veteran comedian known as The Fire Chief and Perfect Fool dies at 64 after a long career in vaudeville Broadway silent films radio and television He had surgery for a neck tumor found malignant and faced a late life comeback in film and TV Funeral arrangements were made by his son Keanan Wynn born Edwin Leopold in Philadelphia on November 9 1886 debuting in 1902 with Thurber-Masher troupe and changing his name from Leopold to Ed Wynn
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Hollywood
Ed Wynn
Wynn
Keanan
Keenan
Great Man
Edwin Leopold
Philadelphia
Thurber-Masher Repertory Company
Bangor
Maine
Leopold
Possible US divisions in Europe to back NATO shield
A Senate report notes a review of adding more US divisions in Europe to replace French units in joint defense. Senator Symington pressed Army Chief Gen. Johnston on whether increased US forces would be needed to hold a shield or tripwire, with Johnston saying the question is under active consideration. He cited concern over a French air base on German soil with US nuclear weapons.
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U.S
Europe
Senate
Stuart Symington
D.-Mo
The
Air
Harold K. Johnston
Army
Senate Armed Service Preparedness
Symington
NATO
Johnson
Kennedy backs Johnson for 1968 despite Senate plans
Senator Robert F. Kennedy said he supports President Johnson in 1968 and plans to run for re election to the Senate in 1970. He spoke after returning from a two week overseas trip including South Africa and a stop in Rome where he met Pope Paul VI. He urged continued engagement with Africa and criticized Voice of America while warning against halting trade with South Africa.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Senate
Kennedy
South Africa
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Viet Nam
U.S
Pope Paul VI
Rome
South
East Africa
Voice of America
Africa
Lynchburg Boy 12 Saves Life At James River Incident
Cleve McGehee, 12, is credited with saving Roger Meeks who slipped into the James River from a Lynchburg dock near Reusen Dam. The McGehee family boat pulled Meeks from the water after he was underwater for minutes. he remained in fair condition at Lynchburg General Hospital Sunday.
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Lynchburg
Cleve McGehee
James River
Reusen Dam
Roger Meeks
James H. Meeks
H. L. Meeks Jr
Grover C. McGehee
Lynchsburg
McGhees
McGehee
Meeks
Howard L. Meeks
Lynchburg General Hospital
McDowell Man Dies After Shot In Paynesville Dispute
Leslie Vance 25 of Paynesville McDowell County died from a close range shotgun wound after an argument over a debt. Hubert Eugene Payne 30 faces murder charges and remains jailed in Welch awaiting a preliminary hearing. The shooting occurred on a Paynesville road near Payne's home early Saturday with investigations by state troopers and deputies. Vance leaves a wife and two sons, with nine brothers and one sister surviving. Funeral plans set for Wednesday at Edmond Vance’s Paynesville home.
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Leslie Vance
McDowell County
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Hubert Eugene Payne
Paynesville
Payne
G. L. Swartz
Sherriff
Paul Taylor
Ira Mullins
Swartz
Vance
J. C. Hedrick
J. W. Kinsey
Paynesvillle
Dan
Laura P. Vance
Alfred
Michael Vance
Winston - Salem
N.C
James Vance
Middletown
Del
Edgar Vance
Princeton
Herman Vance
Edmond
Arnold
Paul
Arville
Joe
Donald Vance
Rosetta Wathall
Burlington
Edmond Vance
Jim Addair
W. W. Spaicks
Vance Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
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Notre Dame
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Claude Burpee
Tampa
Fila
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Herbert P. Ramsey
Raymond F. White
the Hospital
Ron Mussen
Mussen
Dee
Sixman Senate Ethics Committee
Julius Klein
Drew Pearson
West Virginia
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J.Y. Thomas
J. W. Gamlon
State Rt. 7
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Julius
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Bobby
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