Abbitt Asks Marine Corps To Probe Treatment Of Man In Norfolk Brig
Rep Watkins M Abbitt urged a Marine Corps inquiry into the Norfolk brig treatment of William Earl Quimby a 23 year old Baltimore native twice wounded Army sergeant who joined the Marines after Viet Nam service He says Quimby was kept in a dark brig cell punched and allegedly denied advancement under a false contract after leaving Camp Lejeune without authorization in April
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbitt
Marine Corps
Norfolk
Watkins M. Abbitt
Vietnam
William Earl Quimby
Baltimore
Marines
Quimby
Norfolk Naval Station Correctional Center
Camp LeJoute
N. C
Harvey M. Quimby Sr
Harvey M. Quimby Jr
Suffolk
Naval Station
Brig
Tmmot
Marine Headquarters
Washington
Camp LeJeune
Ft. Carson
Colo
Parris Island
S. C
Eddie
Portsmouth
Navy
Rbig
Jordan turmoil widens as king sacks relatives from army
In Amman, King Hussein dismisses his uncle and cousin from key army commands amid guerrilla pressure to renounce talks with Israel. Al Fatah demands liberation of Israel. Dayan warns Israel will not ignore Jordan and Lebanon. U.S. confirms no planned intervention though forces are on alert. The crisis deepens as hostage and evacuation actions unfold with mixed reports on American captives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Cairo
al Fatah
Dayan
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Lebanon
Hussein
Amman
Army
Robert P. Perry
U.S
U.S. State Department
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Middle East
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
International Red Cross
Athens
William P. Rogers
Washington
82Nd Airborne Division
State Department
White House
Ronald L. Ziesler
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Ziegler
Walter Scheel
Farhan Shubeilat
Bonn
West Germany
Yasir Arafat
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Hussein-Arafat
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Kidnap Warning Amid Diplomat Abduction Turbulence
A military statement denounced the ambassador kidnapping as the act of professional assassins and said informants have supplied tips since the incident. The surge follows a wave of terror in Latin America and disrupted morale after Brazil’s World Cup wins. Reports from Rio claimed cars linked to the kidnapers were found abandoned and even burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Olivier Becomes First Actor Peer in English History
London AP report spells out Sir Laurence Olivier’s elevation to the peerage as a life baron in Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday honors. Other recipients include Richard Burton, David Frost, Nyree Dawn Porter, Dame Sybil Thorndike, John Schlesinger, Frederick Ashton, and George Catlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laurence Olivier
House of Lords
Richard Burton
David Frost
Olivier
Lord Olivier
John Gielgud
Ralph Richardson
Alec Guinness
Burton
Elizabeth Burton
Frost
Television Inquisitor
Britain
United States
Nyree Dawn Porter
Sybil Thorndike
John Schlessinger
Frederick Ashton
Royal Ballet
George Catlin
Cornell
Yale
National Theater
Old Vic
Nathan Detroit
Guys and Dolls
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Lady Olivier
Joan Plowright
Gordon Banks
Stan Mellors
Aliquippa Sees 28 Juveniles Cited After School Violence
Aliquippa Pa. twenty eight juveniles were cited for juvenile court action after clashes at the junior and senior high schools. The unrest left hundreds involved with blacks and whites armed with clubs and weapons. fourteen injured and four arrests reported as police used tear gas and shell gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliquippa
Beaver County
John Hineman
Pennsylvania
Hineman
Jlaw
Jto Aliquippa Hospital
Spo
White Sail
Angkor Declared Open City as Cambodian Conflict Rises
Cambodian military says Angkor and its temple ruins are an open city to prevent damage if invaded. No official word on enemy occupation near Siem Reap. May 3 to June 6 war casualty totals show heavy Viet Nam war losses and high U.S. deaths in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angkor
Siem Reap
Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Finch named one of five counselors to the President
The article notes Finch will join five counselors to the President next week. He says he is not usually thin skinned and plans to meet with press members to discuss his stewardship. He cites supervising U.S. aid for Peru earthquake victims and shaping post Vietnam domestic priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
White House
U.S
Congress
Nixon
Congress Delegates Arms Sale Authority to President
Williams said the vote granted the President authority to sell arms to any country, including Red China and Russia, with critics predicting further debate by Monday morning quarterbacks over past mistakes. He claimed Congress had delegated power and that the President "knows best."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Congress
China
Russia
Dodd Withdraws From Connecticut Democratic Nomination
The article reports that Senator Dodd may lack 20 percent of state convention delegates, prompting withdrawal from the Democratic nomination fight. The Connecticut Democratic convention is expected to set up a statewide primary, with Dodd unavailable for questioning and possibly offended by past challenges to his renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Dodd
Connecticut
Sanford Involved In Blinding Rainfield Collision
Sanford crossed the median during a blinding downpour and crashed into another car. He said neither vehicle was moving fast and that the Duke University owned car was in good tire condition. He described the other victims as “pretty bad” and had ministers visit the hospital while he recovered in Asheville. Duke officials and his wife were informed and his son notified as investigators continued with no charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Duke University
Sanford
Lake Sunaluska
Asheville
Duke
Highway Patrol
Bibles
Humphrey Expected To Announce Senate Candidacy
Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey is poised to announce a run for the U S Senate seat now held by Eugene McCarthy. He faces Rep Clark MacGregor in a race seen as a fight over Vietnam policy and six year term versus presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Eugene J., McCarthy
D-Minn
Clark MacGregor
Nixon
Minneapolis Tribune
Humphrey
MacGregor
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
University of Minnesota
Macalester College
St. Paul
Cambodia
Asia
Monmouth College
West Long Branch
N.J
United States
Vietnam
Minnesota
Byrd faces GOP nominating hopes as Tower withdraws
Virginia Republican leaders push for a party nominee to face Byrd in November while Sen. Tower of Texas cancels his keynote, raising a threat of a chaotic Richmond convention. Del Garland and other candidates press leadership to back a current GOP hopeful. Democratic rivals Rawlings Colvin and DuVal debate ethics, civil service benefits, and school integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Byrd
Senate
Warren B. French Jr
Del
Ray L. Garland
Roanoke
Ion
Richmond
John Tower
Texas
Tower
French
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Norfolk
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Rawlings
DuVal
Milton Colvin
Prince Edward County
Colgate Darden
Prince Edward County Free School Association
Colvin
Washington and Lee University
Hampton
Bibles — Bibles
Hickel Says Youth Mood Shifts From Anger to Hope
Former governor Hickel critiques Vice President Agnew and says the nation wobbles between anger and destruction and anticipation and hope. He notes the leaky private letter cooled public mood, stresses focus on environment, quality of life, and peaceful protest over militant displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiro T. Agnew
Hickel
Nixon
America
Kennedy Seeks Broad Victory Plea With Democratic Unity
Kennedy calls for broad support for himself and those who will join him in the fall campaign. He will wait for the Sept 15 primary results before endorsing a Democratic governor candidate. He urges opposition to the war in Southeast Asia and champions racial harmony and aid for the poor, ready to take issues to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mideast
Suez Canal
el Cap
Tina
Clarence Sparks
Dolly
Bill Williams
By Fred Bevill
Religious Book Center
Market Street
U.S. Senate
Edgewood Church of God
Floyd R. Carter
Sanitone
Lynn. St
Riverside
Dr. Dial
Star Fast Service
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!