Federal group seeks relief as drought grips Northeast
Washington AP The Federal Water Resources Council opened an emergency session to study short and long term relief for the drought hit Northeast. President Johnson called the meeting as a Special Weather Bureau report warned the four year drought is the worst on record for the densely populated area. Secretary Udall said significant recommendations will be presented by next Tuesday.
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Klan Aims to Build Voting Bloc to Oppose Communists
Greensboro AP report quotes Rev George Dorsett saying the Ku Klux Klan seeks a voting bloc to elect candidates while denying political ties. He accuses religious groups of Communist influence and notes Klan growth into 1966 or 1968. He cites Baptist Training Union lists and says churches are steered by ministers aligned with Communists.
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Chris Klux Klan
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Baptist Training Union Quarterly
James Baldwin
The
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No Date Set In School Boy Death Trial
In Gaffney South Carolina two Cherokee County youths Larry Blackwell 16 and Bil Motts 20 face murder charges in the death of Spartanburg High School student Samuel Page Irwin Jr 17 after a basketball game loss. A mistrial forced a new trial date to be set with bond at 5000 each. The case was pared to manslaughter during proceedings but murder indictments remain.
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Spartanburg
Larry Blackwell
Bil Motts
Samuel Page Irwin Jr
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Bruce Littlejohn
Kennedy Grave Contract Awarded for Arlington Site
The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a 1.408 million dollar contract to Aberthaw Construction Co. for developing President John F. Kennedy's Arlington National Cemetery gravesite. Work includes a terrace walls overlook and circular walks of white marble and granite, with completion in 14 months and future contracts for the base bronze font and other features.
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Attendance Up At Southern Furniture Mart
WIGH POINT The summer Southern Furniture Market closed Friday with its best attendance in three years. Business activity was up and daily attendance higher than in the previous two years, according to Leo Sferr managing director of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Optimistic outlook for the industry for the remainder of the year was noted by attendees.
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Wigh Point
Leo Sferr
Southren
Missouri judge 105 retires after decades on bench
Albert R. Alexander aged 105 retires as Clinton County probate judge and magistrate in Plattsburg Missouri citing ill health He was first elected in 1950 and will be succeeded by D F Bennett for the remaining 18 months Warren Hearnes announced the appointment Alexander also had a long career in education publishing and public service including school superintendent postmaster and prosecuting attorney roles He and his wife Olive have two daughters Katherine and Eleanor.
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D. F. Bennett
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St. Joseph
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Ontario
Canada
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University of Missouri
Jamesport
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California
Eleanor
Negroes Appeal Two Rulings By Federal Judge
In Charlotte a group of 25 Negro parents appeals two Craven rulings in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board desegregation case. Julius Chambers filed in the 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals with NAACP backing. The appeals contend lines were not gerrymandered to maintain segregation and that all Negro schools might desegregate within about a year.
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Montreat official dies of heart attack at 55
ASHEVILLE AP Harry J K McDonnold business manager of Mountain Retreat Association and Montreat Anderson College died of an apparent heart attack Friday while driving to work. He was 55. Surviving include his wife a daughter and twin sons. He had previously served 10 years as director for parks and playgrounds for the City of Asheville and 20 years as a city employee. A native of Atlanta he attended Davidson College after high school in Greenville South Carolina.
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Davidson College
Byron Holzworth
Tarry and
Wexie McDonnald
Turner Named Nation's Chief Trust Buster
Donald F Turner becomes assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division receiving the oath from Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark. He vows fair enforcement and hints at publishing guidelines for mergers while keeping flexibility for business input.
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Donald F. Turner
Harvard University
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Tom C. Clark
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William J. Orrick Jr
Justice Department
Birthday Flight Ends Smoothly for Carolyn Hale in Chicago
Miss Carolyn Hale 23, chief stewardess on Eastern Air Lines Flight 464 from Miami to Chicago, receives a birthday salute from 78 passengers after an emergency nose gear issue forced a circling approach. Captain Howard Ellis lands safely after a tense hold, passengers sing Happy Birthday, and crew are congratulated as the plane taxis in.
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Carolyn Hale
Werco
Rosemary Clapper
Atlanta
Howard Ellis
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O'Hare International
Chaney
Carolyn
Isilk
Blale
Bill To Establish Cape Lookout National Seashore Okayed
The Senate interior subcommittee on parks approved a bill to create the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. It would add 36,000 acres to the park system, including 58 miles of Ocean Beach and 10,000 acres of water surface, with 2,700 acres privately owned. Federal costs run about 265 thousand for land, 2.909 million for five year development, and 5.8 million for erosion control.
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CAP
Senate Interior Subcommittee On
Cape Lookout National Seashore
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Senate Interior Committee
Harriman Seen With Olive Branch And Spear In Moscow
Ambassador W Averell Harriman arrives in Moscow amid reports of a new U S bid for Southeast Asian peace talks. He blends candor with bluntness, pressing for South Viet Nam's independence from communism while seeking a balance between peace efforts and firmness. His career spans secretary of commerce to ambassador at large, with notable success in the 1963 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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Johnson urges cost trimming across 10 federal agencies
President Johnson pressed his drive for a realistic bare bones budget urging 10 federal agencies to help craft spending cuts. He warned of keeping budget growth in line with population and said economies must be found to fund education health and other priorities. He faulted taxpayers for bearing most government costs.
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Johnson
Fat catfish in Ganges Delta feed East Pakistan need
FAO expert Gudjon Hlugason reports huge schools of rice fed catfish in the monsoon rivers of the Ganges Delta. The group using echo sounders landed up to five tons in five minutes, with fish up to 43 pounds, offering a new protein source for East Pakistan.
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