50 Year Old Grandmother Challenges Powell in Harlem
Lucille Pickett Williams, a 50 year old Harlem grandmother and longtime Republican, has entered the special congressional race to oppose Democrat Adam Clayton Powell on April 11. She aims to preserve the two party system and has worked in various jobs while pledging to give voters a genuine choice, despite believing Powell has strong local support.
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New York
Lucille Pickett Williams
Adam Clayton Powell
Sak
Fifth Avenue
YWCA
Powell
Harlem
James H. Meredith
Adam
Meredith
Free X rays Slated Here For Tomorrow
Free chest x rays will be offered tomorrow by the Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. at the mobile unit at East Washington street in front of Superior Cleaners. Eight Corry Area High School seniors will assist with paperwork. In Pittsburgh, James Clark was found beaten to death. police charged Wilbert Boucum with murder.
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Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association
M. O. Baldwin
East Washington Street
Superior Cleaners
Corry Area
Helen Rowe
Baldwin
Linda Stroup
Kathy Cooper
Marilyn Brumagin
Cathy Burkett
Jane Pierson
Nancy King
Mary Walsh
Linda Lewis
Pittsburgh
James Clark
Hill District
Wilbert Boucum
Clark
Dodd Aide Forgery Claim Central to Defense
Defense lawyer John F. Sennett told the Senate ethics committee he will show that Michael V. O’Hare was a skilled forger and that O’Hare lied under oath about signatures on money orders and checks. The probe concerns whether Sen. Thomas J. Dodd misused campaign funds for personal use amid testimony from handwriting experts and witnesses, including Alvin Oremland of Schneider's liquor store.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Michael V. O'Hare
John F. Sennett
Senate Ethics Committee
Charles A. Appel Jr
Dodd
John Stennis
D-Miss
Bipartisan
Investigating Committee
Appel
O'Hare
Sonnett
Sen. Dodd
Sen
Edward B. Lockett
Benjamin R. Fern
Lockett
Sennett
Alvin Oremland
Schneider
Three Streets City Asks County For 21600 In Liquid Fuels
In a special meeting last night the city passed a resolution petitioning Erie County for 21600 in liquid fuels tax funds to resurface and curb three city streets North Central and nearby areas. Mayor William A. Peiffer urged commissioners to consider the request at today’s meeting.
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Erie County
William A. Peiffer
A-Day Registration Moves To Municipal Building
Tomorrow a special voter registration session takes place in the Municipal Building from 2 to 3 p m. This is one of seven such sessions this week in the county and the event will be held in the new first floor office formerly used for the council chambers. Access is via the door once used for the council room. Banks Cut Rates to 6 Percent in London. The Bank of England lowered the bank rate to 6 percent today, the second cut this year after a 7 to 6 5 percent reduction on January 26.
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Council
London
Bank of England
18 Hour Ordeal Buried Boy at Camp Pendleton
David Shaw a 9 year old boy was trapped for nearly 18 hours under earth in a canyon on Camp Pendleton Marine Base. His friend Ronnie Staggs 10 was killed by the slide. Marines dug him free as more dirt collapsed nearby and recovered Staggs body.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
David Shaw
Ronnie
David
Ronnie Staggs
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Lance Cpl
James Sylvester
Portland
Ore
Charles Perkins
Lexington
Staggs Boy
LBJ Guam Meet Expands Into Full Conference
AP dispatch reports President Johnson’s Guam gathering with top aides evolving into a full scale conference. Eight Vietnamese officials will attend alongside Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu, with generals and ministers of information, pacification, and diplomacy among the delegation. Johnson planned talks with Ambassador Lodge and General Westmoreland, described as routine. Ky said he would attend. Thieu’s presence was confirmed by junta leaders.
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Saigon
Johnson
Guam
Vietnam
Honolulu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Aa van Vien
Joint
Nguyen Bao Tri
Nguyen Duck Thang
Revolutionary Development (Pacification
Nguyen Huu Hanh
Banks
Tran van Do
Bul Diem
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Thien
Thieu
Bonus For Pa Vets In Vietnam Takes Shape
HARRISBURG AP There was disagreement on finer points but broad agreement on a $50 million Pennsylvania veterans bonus for service in the Vietnam era. A joint legislative task force heard proposals from Senate and House bills, with a two chamber approval and a 1966 ballot date. Suggestions ranged from extending eligibility to Cold War service to capping to overseas service and survivors of KIA, with a flat payment proposed to simplify administration. The Korean bonus precedent set a $500 maximum.
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Harrisburg
Daniel Shaub
Veterans’ Affairs
Berlin
Joseph I. Harshman
Pennsylvania American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Leo L. Weyton
Woyton
Vietnam
Shaub
Ellsworth Bunker to replace Lodge as Vietnam ambassador
President Johnson named Ellsworth Bunker, 72, as ambassador to South Vietnam to replace Henry Cabot Lodge. Bunker will push constitutional South Vietnamese government efforts and pacification while Westmoreland gains strengthened command and more top military personnel. Additional moves include Eugene M. Locke to Saigon staff and Robert Komer reassigned to oversee pacification work. The Guam meeting will include Bunker, Locke, Komer, and Westmoreland.
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Washington
Johnson
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bunker
Lodge
Hanoi
William CC. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Southeast Asia
Nashville
Tenn
Guam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
South Vietnam
Eugene M. Locke
Pakistan
William Porter
Locke
Dallas
Tex
University of Texas
Yale University
Texas
Robert Komer
Korter
Hospital Reaches 99 Percent Capacity in February
Corry Memorial Hospital ran at 99 percent capacity for February, the highest full-month occupancy in its history. The census shows 266 admissions and 10 deaths, with 27 births, while 24 major and 44 minor surgeries were performed. Proceeds from a future fund drive aim to build a 44‑bed long term care unit. A campaign structure is to be announced. building plans were reviewed. Overdue bills totaling 4016 dollars were handed to local officials for collection.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
William Kafferlin
Justices of the Peace
City Seeks Members For Housing Group In Corry
City Council discussed completing the fireman housing committee appointment for the Housing Authority of Corry to plan a 100 unit low rent project funded by federal money. Mayor will appoint two, governor three. three gubernatorial picks to be locally recommended. Officials seek more volunteer names this week. Humboldt Tenn police tested an Allegheny County Workhouse escapee after state tip.
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William A. Peiffer
Housing Authority
City of
Corry
Cong Down Three Planes and Helicopter in Vietnam
AP dispatch reports multiple mortar attacks across North and South Vietnam. Nine Vietnamese civilians killed, eight U.S. soldiers wounded, and heavy outpost losses. one U.S. helicopter downed near Pleiku. Ground actions persist in highlands as U.S. 4th Infantry extends combat with a shadowy unit. Air losses total 487 North and 160 South. 91 U.S. missions flown over North Vietnam. Australians conduct first air strike in the South.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Delta
Plesleu
Vietnam
Plesku
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
196Th Light Infantry
Tay Ninh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
Air Force
Window Crash Ends With Broken Glass On Main Street
Vincent Culver Jr., 29, of Corry reports backing into Macko's Market on East Main Street after leaving Meerhoff's Tavern. He said he misjudged the distance behind his pickup while turning, breaking a $150 window. Police noted the incident occurred in front of the market.
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Macko's
East Main Street
Vincent Culver Jr
Corry
Meerhoff
Culver
Russo Cross-Examined In Shaw Kennedy Plot Case
New Orleans AP report. Perry Russo, 25, star witness in the Clay Shaw Kennedy assassination conspiracy hearing, faced tough questions from Shaw’s lawyers. Defense pressed why Russo waited three years to reveal alleged plot details as Shaw listened impassively.
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New Orleans
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay L. Shaw
Perry R. Russo
Shaw
Russo
John F. Kennedy
F. Irvin Dymond
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