Nixon Seeks Working Vice President and Reform Panel
Republican contender Nixon outlined a plan for a blue ribbon commission to overhaul federal government operations making it more responsive. He stressed involving top management and academic talent and transferring functions to state and local levels. Nixon said the VP would oversee the project and noted the importance of bringing alienated citizens back into government touch. Rockefeller criticized Nixon's stance on Johnson Supreme Court nominations, arguing the President has constitutional duty but suggesting changes might wait until after the election.
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Associated Prous
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Blue Ribbon Commission
New York
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Miami Beach
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
Supreme Court
White House
Rockefeller
Sioux City
Towa
Bill To Control Handgun Sale Fails In Council
SAN ANTONIO Texas AP A proposed ordinance by Councilman Pete Torres to ban handgun sales to the insane or mentally incompetent to felons or drug users failed for lack of a second. City Atty Howard Walker questioned its legal viability under court tests.
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San Antonio, Tex
San Antonio
Pete Torres
Howard Walker
Surgery Wire Blamed For Heart Death
A coroner's jury in St Catharines Ont ruled that 14 year old John Forgie died after a surgical wire pierced the aorta during collarbone surgery. The wires were placed through the collarbone into the breastbone by Dr Wd. Orr at Hotel View Hospital. No blame was assigned to the death.
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Catharines
Firebombers Warned May Be Shot in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police chief James W. Slusser warned on a radio program that anyone handling a firebomb is likely to die and be shot during the bombing. He spoke after Rev. Leigh Jarvis defended police, noting recent firebombings, including a gasoline bomb thrown into a Garfield store with no major damage.
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Pittsburgh
James W. Slusser
Slusser
WJAS
Sluseser
Leigh Jarvis
Northview Heights
Jarvis
Garfield
Corry Mayor Named to Erie County Advisory Committee
Corry mayor Joseph Furst was placed on the bylaws group of Erie County s Local Government Advisory Committee at a meeting in Erie yesterday. The committee, linked to the Erie County Planning Commission, aims to reform home rule for 19 communities as part of a county-wide reorganization. Millcreek supervisor Paul Martin heads the advisory panel, which seeks to give 26 of 40 municipalities a voice in planning decisions representing about 92 percent of the county population.
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Cory
Joseph Furst
Erie
Corry
Robert ©. Brabender
Raymond DePratchett
Lawrence Park
C. Maurice Young
North East Township
James C. Manross
Fairview Borough
Millcreek
Paul Martin
Erie County Planning Commission
Harvey D. McClue
Chris Capotis
Erie County
Planning Commission
Chemotherapy Offers Big Promise In Leukemia Fight
An Alen C. Davis report notes leukemia survival gains with chemotherapy. Long-term survivors exist, including cases up to 17 years after diagnosis, as ongoing drug therapies improve outcomes since 1947. The piece cites Dr. Burchenal and Farber in advancing combination regimens and risk reductions. A separate item reports Louis Wentz, 56, was killed by a car on Alternate 14 near Salem, Ohio. the 18-year-old driver faced no charges.
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American Cancer Society
Cancer
Joseph H. Burehenal
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York City
Salem, Ohio
Pittsburgh
Alternate 14
Here
Louis Wentz
North Lima
Senators clash over defining vacancy in Johnson court picks
Washington AP report says GOP petition circulators claim broad support to block Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry from the Supreme Court. Senate Democratic leaders voice uncertainty as Mansfield and Eastland weigh the odds while a committee member questions if a vacancy exists.
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James G. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Abe Fortas
United States
Homer Thornberry
Supreme Court
Fortas
Earl Warren
Thornae
U.S. of Appeals
Austin
Varnney
Mansfield
Eastland
Robert P. Griffin
Mich
Judiciary Committee
Tunnelton man gets 23% months for hit and run
A 2 year old Tunnelton man, John Y. Clawson, pled guilty in Erie County court to a hit and run after police chased his car on April 30. He was sentenced to 23% months in county jail, fined $200, plus costs, and will be eligible for parole after 30 days. He has been confined since May 6 at Corry Memorial Hospital. The incident began with a police pursuit through Erie County, with Clawson attempting to ram a cruiser before fleeing and striking two vehicles, leading to additional charges of speeding and reckless driving.
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Tunnelton
Erie County
John ‘Y. Clawson
Edward H. Carney
Corry ‘Memorial Hospital
Clawson
North Center
Smith Streets
Ronald Rathburn
East Smith Street
No Slack In Jump Of Living Costs
Washington AP reports May living costs rose three tenths of 1 percent continuing an inflation trend at over 4 percent annually. Clothing and food led gains while average pay of non supervisory workers rose to a record weekly $106.03, yet purchasing power lagged behind last year as the consumer price index reached 120.3.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Gun Control Bill Faces Senate Committee Setback
Washington AP report says a 7-5 Senate Judiciary Committee vote postponed further action on gun control bills to July 9. Senate members Burdick Thurmond Hruska Ervin Long Eastland vote to delay. Johnson proposals on nationwide gun registration and licensing face renewed opposition after public mail reversal.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph D. ‘Tydings
Johnson
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
National Rifle Association
Senate
Sen
Tydings
House Judiciary Committee
Quentin N. Burdick
Burdick and Sons
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Hiram L. Pong
Hawaii
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Sam J. Ervin, Jr
de N.C
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
James 0. Eastland
D- Miss
Sirhan Sirhan to Seek Delay in Kennedy Murder Case
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faces a court appearance at a chapel courtroom in Los Angeles, with security tight at the county jail. Attorney Russell B. Parsons plans to request a three week continuance to study the grand jury transcript that led to the indictment on murder and five assault counts. Paul Schrade, wounded in the shooting, was reported to be improving.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Central
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Knenedy
Russell B. Parsons
Parsons
Paul Schrade
United Auto Workers Union
Car Theft Scrapes Out Wheels From Coe's Vehicle
William R. Coe Jr. found his car missing all four wheels in the parking lot of Corry Jamestown Corporation Plant 3. The car had mag wheels and two racing slicks on the rear. Police noted the value of the stolen items at 225 dollars.
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William R. Coe Jr
Union City
Corry Jamestown Corporation
Coe
Nab Boys In Larceny and Curfew Cases
Two 15 year old boys, one from Kane and one local, were arrested after stealing baked goods from Quality Markets on North Center Street. A chase from a patrol car led to the capture of a youth with a cake. the Kane youth was visiting, and the other boy was later picked up. Parents of the curfew violator will be cited. Columnist Ruby Douglas Evans dies at 87 after a 70 year career with The New York Times and Newsday under the pseudonym Lynn Sands.
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Kane
North Center Street
Quality Markets
Park Place
Glen Dove
N.Y
Ruby Douglas Evans
New York Times
Newsday
Lynn Sands
Viet Cong infiltration tightens hold on Saigon
Viet Cong infiltrators push toward Saigon as Vietnamese forces go on full alert in the capital. All leaves canceled in the Saigon military district and clerks confined to quarters. Senior U.S. officers say American troops need no alert. Intelligence notes increased infiltration in the past 48 hours. Saigon military HQ fortified with more machine guns and sandbags.
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Saigon
U.S
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Burchenal
Dir. Burchenal
Memorial Hospital
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Boston
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