Thompson Keeps Election Day Ritual Despite Criticism
Rep. Frank Thompson clings to a worn sport coat and familiar precinct routine on election day, recalling a 1964 overheard remark about his attire. Inflation raises flag prices from $2.65 to $3.35, while Capitol flags gain demand from schools and districts. Flags are raised over the Capitol for home districts, with Independence Day and Hawaii statehood ceremonies among notable spikes in hoisted banners. Secret service presence grows for candidates after Kennedy’s assassination, with reporters noting heightened security planning.
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Frank Thompson
D-N.j
Capitol
Hawaii
Memo Warns X Ray Destroys Film On Executive II
A memorandum delivered before a cent flight with Vice-president Hubert Humphrey warned that all baggage on Executive II would be X-rayed on each departure. The note reminded personnel that X rays will destroy any film or radio tapes inside luggage.
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Cent
Hubert Humphrey
Leasco Buys Reliance Stock in Major Insurance Move
Leasco Data Processing Equipment Co announced it has acquired substantially all Reliance's class A stock, convertible into 780,000 shares of common. The purchase follows Leasco's tender offer to buy Reliance Insurance Co, and signals a major shift in ownership.
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Great Neck
N.Y
UPI
Leasco Data Processing Equipment Co
Reliance Insurance Co
Reliance
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida passport returned
Marbella Spain police returned Gina Lollobrigida's last passport and affirmed the holder's identity. A policeman said she thanks them warmly and quipped that she is a delicious woman.
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Marbella
Spain
UPI
Gina Lollobrigida
Check Your Social Security Record With a Simple Coupon
Kenneth Reid urges individuals to clip the attached blank, fill it, and mail it to the Cedar Rapids district office. The form is forwarded to Baltimore for a confidential earnings statement. Regular checks ensure correct deductions and future benefit calculations based on credited earnings.
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Kenneth Reid
Social Security Administration
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Social Security
Baltimore
Reid
Malaysia Says China Interfering in Internal Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak accuses Beijing of meddling in Malaysia by appointing a Chinese general to direct activities along the Malaysian Thai border. Razak calls the report a clear sign of foreign interference and vows Malaysia will resist.
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Kota Bharu
Malaysia
Tun Abdul Razak
Peking
Hong Kong
Razak
Venezuelan Bulgarian talks plan mutual trade missions
A Venezuelan trade delegation and Bulgarian officials agreed in Sofia to open mutual trade missions in Sofia and Caracas at an unspecified date, BTA reported.
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Bulgaria
Caracas
BTA
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