Michael Caine Finds Fortune in Film World of Today
New York AP profile on Michael Caine, a 33 year old Cockney rising star, seeking security and profit after years of lean wages. He recalls humble roots, military service, and hard work behind Alfie and The Wrong Box, with current earnings of 250000 dollars per project. He credits his mother’s $700 support and stresses Cockney resilience and humor.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Fortune
Michael Caine
Michael
Alfie
Britain
Caine
London
Peter O'Toole
The
Crown
Korea
Gertie
The Negro Community News Of Officers Elected
The Negro Community notes CBS Elects Officers for the Benevolent Society meeting held Saturday August 20. Officers elected include President C. G. Carmichael Vice President Jim Jones Secretary Mrs Ethel Jackson Assistant Secretary Mrs Ruth Tuven er Treasurer Carson Ford Finance Committee Rev Shep Jackson Carson Ford and Rev J W Walker. Also closings report Lenny Bucks and the Shaw family visit to Houston Dallas with family and Bishop College plans.
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CBS
Ae Benevolent Society
C. G. Carmichael
Jim Jones
Ethel Jackson
Ruth Tuvener
Carson Ford
Shep Jackson
J. W. Walker
Lester Shaw
Carolyn Jean
Calvin James
Houston
Dallas
Virginia Walker
Lenny Bucks
Shaw
Lester, Jr
Bishop College
Bucks
Bomb Recovery Settlement Topped 5.3 Million
The Air Force paid the Navy 5.34 million by check for the Mediterranean hydrogen bomb recovery off Spain. The case grew from an 80 day absence after a B52 drop, with Spanish claimant Stino Orts billed for about 5 million and lauded by Ambassador Duke as a hero.
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Bob Horton Washington
Air Force
Navy
Spain
Pentagon
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
Stino Orts
Angier Biddle Duke
Firm Seeks 250000 Loan to Expand Rural Phone Service
Liberty Telephone and Communications of Hardy asks permission to borrow 250000 from private sources to expand its exchanges at Cherokee and Hardy and improve rural service in Fulton and Sharp counties. The Arkansas Public Service Commission set a hearing on the request for Thursday.
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Little Rock
Liberty Telephone and Communications, Inc
Hardy
Cherokee
Fulton
Sharp
State Public Service Commission
Lowe Surprised by Patriotic Party Discussing Candidacy
In Arkansas, Lynn Lowe voiced surprise that the Patriotic Party discussed his bid for Congress at a Little Rock meeting. He emphasized seeking votes only from the 4th District, while a party speaker cast doubt on Lowe’s knowledge of the party’s stands. Pryor faces Lowe in November.
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Hxarkana
Ark
Lynn Lowe
Patriotic Party
Congress
Little Rock
Lowe
U Lowe
Loewe
David Pryor
Cardinal Calls Attention to Domestic Violence in Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski says home violence deserves as much attention as violence abroad. He did not specify who in Poland faced abuse and how, and he may refer to a June 26 Warsaw police action against a Catholic demonstration not reported by the Polish press.
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Przemysl
Poland
Stefan Cardinal
Wyszynski
Africa
Viet Nam
Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
Negro leaders show split over rights tactics on Meet the Press
Six prominent Negro leaders voiced a sharp split on civil rights tactics during Meet the Press after President Johnson urged nonviolence and lawful action. Martin Luther King Jr favored nonviolence with continued demonstrations. Floyd McKissick urged self defense. James Meredith dismissed nonviolence as incompatible with American ideals. Stokely Carmichael pressed self protection by any means. Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young urged law, order, and measured action.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Johnson
NBC
Meet the Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Chicago
King
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racefal Equality
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Wilkins
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Hope Negro Rock Tossing Rocks Washington
In a northeast Washington section scores of Negro youths including teenage girls threw rocks and bottles at motorists and firemen during a three hour disturbance. About 200 youths participated. one motorist was mildly injured. Police summoned adult leaders to disperse the crowd as 50 officers watched. No firemen were hurt and no equipment damaged. Cause of the disturbance is not known.
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Washington
Maryland
District of Columbia Fire Department
Space Station Concept From Saturn I Second Stage
NASA and McDonnell Aircraft plan to convert a Saturn 1 second stage into a three person space station with an airlock and life support linked to the Apollo spacecraft. The $9 million contract covers an airlock chamber and habitat gear to allow up to 30 day stays in orbit with biweekly test flights planned at Cape Kennedy in 1968. The article notes a separate mention of the 1943 Green Bay Packers intercepting a league record 42 passes in a season.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Fight Center
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
McDonnell
Apollo
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Moon
Green Bay Packers
Spokane City Hall thermometer stolen from front
The four-foot high thermometer that hung on Spokane City Hall for over 40 years was taken this week. Maintenance foreman Ernie Richard commented that it never worked anyway as he took the loss in stride.
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Spokane, Wash
Spokane
Ernie Richard
Detroit Mayor calls for 113 billion in city revival funds
Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh urged Congress to reserve at least 113 billion for a decade long national effort to revive American cities, arguing the war on urban crime rivals foreign commitments in importance. He cited Lindsay and Yorty as peers testifying on big city needs amid street violence and urban decline.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Deeroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Congress
Southeast Asia
Detroit
Senate
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Cavanagh
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Yorty
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Soybean farmers hear upbeat yet cautious outlook
DES MOINES AP Soybean farmers at the annual convention heard demand rising and acreage may increase next year but cautioned against creating surplus stock. Leaders cited Japan exports up from 20 million to over 60 million bushels, urged a 10 percent annual production rise, and criticized red tape in federal programs while urging better yield performance.
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Des Moines
George M. Strayer
Hudson
Iowa
American Soybean Association
Strayer
Laurel C. Meade
West Lafayette
Ind
Association
Midwest
South
Meade
Howard E. Grow
The
Japan
Glenn H. Pegeler
Arlington
Soybean Council of America
Two-Wheeled Put-Put Boom in American Motorcycling
A nationwide surge in motorcycle use follows Japanese imports and affordable models. Five million riders exist with 540000 sold last year and a projected 750000 in 1966. Costs, fuel economy, and city parking boost popularity while safety concerns grow with rising fatalities. Senator Hartke backs federal design standards to reduce accidents.
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Japan
United States
U.S
National Safety Council
Man
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Chevrolet Camaro and Phoenix car notes spark chatter
The piece jokes about the Camaro name's meaning in French and Spanish, then introduces John Fitch's Phoenix two seater, a limited 500 copy run priced at 8700 dollars, highlighting its Corvair power and novelty in the market.
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Chevrolet
Chevy
America
John Fitch
HUAC weighs protection of federal property amid antiwar protests
The hearing explored using existing laws to curb antiwar activism as protection of federal property. Clark argues current laws suffice and new legislation may threaten civil liberties. Treasury and Defense officials counter that no new bill is needed. The panel expected early approval of the Pool Buchanan bill penalizing aiding North Vietnam or hindering troops with fines up to 20 000 dollars and 20 years' imprisonment. Spectators were few after a week of arrests and tumult.
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Clark
Department
Fred B. Smith
Treasury Departement
William W. Berg
United States
Berg
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Pool
John H. Buchanan
Ala
Buchanan
North
Viet Nam
U.S
No Wonder Public Is So Confused
A sprawling AP analysis notes mixed signals in the economy with rising profits despite falling stocks, higher incomes with rising living costs, and tight credit even as demand grows. It cites inflation fears, political spending, rising housing costs, and ongoing growth amid wage and loan pressures. Also reports the death of Harlow W. Halvorson and William D. Buck’s re election as IAFF president.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Washington
Congress
Revocation of Suspended Sentence Upheld by Federal Judge
U S District Judge Oren Harris in Little Rock rules a suspended five year term for Billy Gross of Hattieville was properly revoked in a murder case. The ruling states the matter is administrative and not subject to federal review. Birch, age 69, of Hattieville is serving a life sentence after being convicted of the murder and appeals to the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
U.S
Oren Harris
Harris
Billy Gross
Hattieville
Conway County
William J. Kirby
Kirby
Gross
Frank A. Birch
Birch
Arkansas Supreme Court
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Dutton
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Roger Williams
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HUAC
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National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber
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