Coe College to Honor John S. Badeau as Graduation Speaker
John S. Badeau, former UAR ambassador and Middle East Institute director at Columbia, named Coe College commencement speaker for June 9. Badeau, a noted Near East expert, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humanities. He has long held roles including president of the Near East Foundation and leader at the American University of Cairo.
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Near East
Iraq
United Mission
Mesopotamia
McCabe
American University
Middle East
U.S. Office of War Information
Rockefeller’s hesitant bid draws mixed signals from party
The piece notes Rockefeller’s blueprints for a run rekindled by 10 000 telegrams of support and private reports from the Washington Women’s National Republican meeting and Morton Miller tour. It highlights noncommitment as the request of visitors while signals from Minnesota Iowa Missouri brighten prospects.
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Rockefeller
National Republican
Washington
Dotty Elston
New York
Morton
William E. Miller
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Miller
Dispensing Machine Stolen From Cedar Rapids Station
A vending cigaret machine containing 266 packages was taken from the Mt. Vernon Derby service station in Cedar Rapids. Manager Robert Dostal estimated the machine at 30 dollars and the cigarets at about 88 dollars. the theft occurred Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Dostal
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Road
Abernathy to Rusk: Viet Money Needed for Poor
Reverend Ralph Abernathy leader of the Poor People’s Campaign tells Secretary Rusk at a Washington meeting that funds spent on Vietnam should be used to alleviate poverty at home. He and other delegates vow to return in about 10 days with larger numbers, while attendees describe hunger and hardship.
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Rusk
Ralph Abernathy
Secretary of State
Rusk State Department
Vietnam
U.S
Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
Abraham Lincoln
S. Abernathy
Resk
Martha Graff
Sir Harold Nicolson Dies at 81 in England
Sir Harold Nicolson, an author, critic, and former diplomat, died Wednesday in Sissinghurst England. He was 81 and left a vast body of work and cultural influence behind.
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Sissinghurst
England
Harold Nicolson
Hughes Wins Two More Casinos in $36 Million Deal
Nevada approves Howard Hughes plan to buy the Stardust and Silver Slipper for 36 million, making him the top Las Vegas casino owner. The 3-2 Gaming Commission vote in Carson City clears the sale as Hughes says these will be his last casinos. His holdings will account for 14.3 percent of Nevada gross gaming revenue and employ 66 percent of Strip hotel workers.
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Nevada
Howard Hughes
William Harrah
Hughes
Nevada Gaming Commission
Carson City
Talks Expected Soon By Roosevelt Hotel Union
Roosevelt hotel management and Local 497 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees union plan negotiations soon after employees voted 78 to 23 in favor of joining the union in an NLRB conducted election. V D Andrew serves as local business agent.
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Local 497
Hotel and Restaurant Employes
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Hotel
V.D. Andrew
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