Kennedy shaped by campaigns and humor in early years
Bruce Biossat recalls meeting Robert F. Kennedy in Boston 1952 and tracing his rise through campaigns and public service. The piece notes Kennedy's cooperative nature with reporters, his calm under questioning, practical jokes with a raincoat, and moments with Freckles the dog during 1960s tours before his assassination in 1968.
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Washington
Robert’ F. Kennedy
Bostoni
Water Street
John
U.S. Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
John Kennedy
Senate
U.S
New York
Plexiglass Domes on Fire Trucks Protect Tillermen
Philadelphia fire department installs bullet-proof plexiglass domes on 34 hook and ladder trucks to shield tillermen from sniper fire and thrown stones. Deputy fire commissioner Eckles calls tillerman vulnerable and compares him to a marshmallow on a stick.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Fire Department
William J. Eckles
REK's Driver Beaten Robbed After 24-Hour Duty
Police report that Lee Be. Morrow, 45, personal driver to the late Robert F. Kennedy, was beaten and robbed by seven juveniles early Sunday near his Northeast Washington home after a 24 hour on-duty period. He suffered no serious injuries. the wallet with 50 cents and three Kennedy name gasoline cards was taken.
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Lee BE. Morrow
Robert F. Kennedy
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NHL eyes Vancouver Canucks bid for franchise
NHL owners opened their annual meeting as Vancouver Canucks of the Western League were expected to apply for an NHL franchise. Montreal Canadiens announced a 930 am news conference as Toe Blake retirement plans were replaced by Floyd Curry. Everett Barnes named acting executive director of the U S Olympic Committee. Gun control tensions rose with calls to destroy firearms nationwide and political proposals at state and regional levels. Amnesty Week in San Francisco urged gun turn in, while students in Missouri formed an action committee to curb gun sales and a Milwaukee judge urged a library like system for firearms borrowings.
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National Hockey League
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State Capitol
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Massachusetts
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Princeton
N.J
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Miami Herald
Joseph Alloto
San Francisco
Alioto
University City
Students For Action Committee
Sharon Liebermann
Max Raskin
Milwaukee
Raskin
Three Drownings Reported In Arkansas Weekend
Three persons drowned in Arkansas over the weekend in separate incidents. Stanley Burke, 11? died in a water-filled pit near Ward while swimming with brothers. Benford Bland, 40, drowned after falling from a fishing boat on Beaver Lake. Charles William Johnson Jr, 33, of Forrest City, drowned in a private lake while attempting to rescue his wife who survived.
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Arkansas
Stanley Burke
Charles Burke
Sylvania
Ward
Little Rock
Rogers
Benford Bland
Beaver Lake
Charles William Johnson Jr
Forrest City
Court Upholds Lending of School Books
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, upholds a New York law requiring public school systems to provide textbooks to children in parochial and other private schools. Justice White leads the majority, while Justices Black Douglas and Fortas dissent. The ruling rests on parochial schools' secular educational role.
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Supreme Court
New York
Byron R. White
Hugo L. Black
Willam C. Douglas
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Wiliam J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
White
Quads Born at St John Hospital in Santa Monica
Mrs Kenneth Villaros gave birth to quadruplet boys Kenneth Gary Kevin and Stephen weighing 3 lb 8 oz to 2 lb 14 oz. They were born Saturday and are in good condition at St Johns Hospital. Odds against quadruple birth are 750000 to one. the couple also have a 43 year old daughter.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Kenneth Villaros
Kenneth
Gary
Kevin
Stephen
St. John’s Hospital
Villaros
Barrier to School Suits Knocked Out
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court overturned a 1923 barrier, allowing seven New Yorkers and others to challenge federal aid to parochial and nonpublic schools. The 8-1 decision by Chief Justice Warren held there is no absolute bar to suits by federal taxpayers against allegedly unconstitutional taxing and spending programs. Affected funds include $41.9 million yearly under the 1966 Elementary and Secondary Education Act for services to nonpublic school children in poor areas.
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Supreme Court
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High Court
Erwin N. Griswold
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