Dirksen Denounces Cronyism Charge on Court Nominations
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois defended President Johnson's Supreme Court picks while denouncing a charge of cronyism. He criticized GOP efforts to block the nominees during a judiciary committee hearing led by Sen. Robert Griffin of Michigan.
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Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Lincoln
Truman
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Johnson
Dirksen
G.O.P
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Griffin
David Davis
Thornberry
Judiciary Committee
Fortas
White House
Yank Slain in Saigon Raises Security Fears Across City
In Saigon a U S soldier was shot dead by a enraged assailant amid warnings of Viet Cong raids. Police tightened checks near the An Quang pagoda while U S and Vietnamese forces bolster embassies and bridges.
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Saigon
U.S
An Quang
15 State Alarm In Hunt For Bronx Gunman
Police launched a 15 state manhunt for Bobby Rogers alias Bobby Pugh 31, accused gunman who killed three men and wounded a fourth with an automatic carbine in East 138th Street Bronx. The assailant fled through a basement exit as 200 officers swarmed the scene. Victims were Manuel Angel Figueroa 19 Efrain Castro 21 and Jose Rivera 18.
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New York
Bronx
Burton
Roberts
Bobby Rogers
Bobby Pugh
Manuel Angel Figueroa
Efrain Castro
Jose Rivera
Why Don't They Turn It Down
County collector Clifton Hurst in St. Joseph Missouri could not sleep as a radio downstairs played all night. He found the device on his dresser when he woke.
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ST. Joseph
Clifton Hurst
Hurst
Humorous Quip About a Formidable Wife
A joke lines up a husband describing his wife as formidable. He says when she enters a room the mice rush to chairs, illustrating his fear with theatrical exaggeration. The gag hinges on a playful reversal of power in domestic life.
Senator Young predicts Pueblo crew release by August end
Sen. Young says North Korea will release the Pueblo crew and ship by August end based on undisclosed information. He cites CIA led crew details and secret talks with U S and Soviet officials, and notes possible admission of entering North Korean waters with indemnity and apology.
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Young
D-Ohio
Senate Armed Services Committee
North Korea
Pueblo
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Munjom
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Defense Department
Bid Letting Aug 15 on Cedar Rapids Edgewood Road Bridge
Public Improvements Commissioner Don Canney says the Edgewood road bridge over the Cedar River will have a bid letting on August 15 if on schedule. Right of way between 6th Avenue NW and Ellis road will be purchased in winter with grading next spring. Approval from the Iowa natural resources council has been received.
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Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Canney
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Ellis Road
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Cedar Valley Expressway
van Snyder
Grandson of Slain Iowa City Woman Nabbed in Texas
Iowa City police say Lawrence Holderness, 27, was captured in Granbury Texas on Thursday in connection with the murder of his grandmother Mrs Claude Stanfield 78 found dead in her Iowa City home last Saturday. A murder charge was filed in Johnson County. An autopsy showed blunt force with a sharp instrument and cash missing. Neighbors reported Holderness with his grandmother Friday afternoon. Extradition to Iowa planned.
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UPI
Lawrence Holderness
Knight
Granbury
Texas
Holderness
Johnson County Attorney’s Office
Claude Stanfield
Iowa
Postmaster Orders Freeze on City Mail Delivery Expansion
Washington UPI Postmaster General W Marvin Watson ordered a freeze on extending city mail delivery to new subdivisions and warned of cutbacks. Immediate effects include elimination of Saturday home deliveries and window service. later plans show further reductions and slower processing of certain mail classes as Congress enforces the 10 percent tax package.
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UPI
W. Marvin Watson
Watson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Post Office Department
Johnson
Committee For Legislation
Post Office
Strike risk shadows Chicago Democratic convention
Chicago faces a possible move of the Democratic national convention if the Illinois Bell strike drags on. Mayor Daley and DNC chair Joan Bailey warn a late settlement could force relocation, with $1.3 million already spent locally and Bell forecasting further losses.
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Richard Daley
Democratic Party
Big City
Joan M. Bailey
Democratic National Committee
Joseph O’brien
Bell
Charles Newlin
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