Death notices and obituaries span several states
MRON Fy WALES Leon Fy Willits, Sty 55, res Cited carpenter, died Thursday. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a Mason. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, two sons, two brothers, four sisters, and a son-in-law. services at Holly Grove Methodist Church, burial at Holly Grove Cemetery, Masons in charge at graveside. WAYNESBORO, Pa. (AP) Paul M. Yost, 66, AP Supreme Court correspondent, found dead in home garage. CHICAGO (AP) Arthur S. Genet, 58, Brink's Inc. CEO and former Greyhound head, died Thursday. NEW ORLEANS (AP) Walter L. Mitchell, 53, president of the International Chemical Workers Union, collapsed and died Thursday night. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) Red Foley, 68, country star, found dead in motel room. natural causes suspected. Clyde Julian Foley rose to fame in the 1940s with Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy.
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Mron
Wales Leon Fy
Willits
Carpenter
Methodist Chorel
Irina Wills
Juinus Carpenter
Independence
Johnny
Gladstone
Leon F. Willis
San Diego
Monroe of
Hope
Rufus Willis
Plainview
Texay
Ollie Evans
Lillish Hickerson
Flerman Worthy
All of Hope
Frances Carlton
Los Angeles
Lune Hay
Holly Grove Methodist Church
Everett Vine Sof
Holly Grove Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Horne
Waynesboro
Paul M. Yost
U.S. Supreme Court
Associated Press
Yost
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Arthur S. ‘Genet
Brink's Inc
Armored Express Company
Greyhound Corp
Brink’s
New Orleans
Walter L. Mitchell
International Chemical Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Mitchell
Fort Wayne
Ind
Red Foley
Clyde Julian Folvey
Chattanooga
Hart Defends Fortas in Senate Fight Over Nomination
Hart argues public sees Senate as more tainted than Fortas by obscenity cases. He counters claims Fortas endorses dirty films and notes senators privately view such films. Hart urges confirmation as debate nears, amid opposition from Griffin with Dirksen backing the nomination.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Selly
Fortas
Earl Warren
Hart
Justice Forstas
Justice Fortas
United States
Supreme Court
California
New York
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Judge Protects Slots From Destruction in Arkansas
In El Dorado Circuit Court Judge Harry Crumpler upheld an order preventing destruction of 404 coin operated slot machines found in Arkansas. Rockefeller criticized the injunction as political interference while Crumpler defended the court's ethics and lawful seizure with a valid warrant.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Circuit Court
Harry Crumhier
Winsthrop Rockefeller
Harrison
Rockefeller
Crumpler
Harrisson
Permaney
Sirhan Case to be Heard by Veteran Los Angeles Judge
Los Angeles AP Sirhan Sirhan, accused of killing John F Kennedy, will be tried before Judge Herbert V. Walker, a longtime Los Angeles criminal jurist who has ruled death penalty cases constitutional. Walker, dean of LA criminal judges since 1953, presided over notable cases including Daryl Chessman. Little Rock AP The city tests a 60,000 pound landfill compacter to crush garbage, logs, cars, and other refuse, a 31 foot wide machine with a 165 horsepower motor.
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Los Angeles
Sirshat Bishara Sirhan
Seni Robart
F. Kennedy
Hérbert V. Walker
Los Angeles County
Walker
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
Ciminal
Earl Warren
U.S
Criminal Courts Bar Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Geral Gottlieb
ACLU
San Francisco
University of Southern California Law School
Little Rock
Hijacked Eastern jet to Havana with 39 aboard
An Eastern Airlines Boeing 920 with 39 aboard was hijacked en route from San Juan to Miami, veering toward Cuba and landing at Jose Marti in Havana after radio contact was lost. Pilot Slim Babbitt named. passengers and crew totaled 39. Flight EAL 960 touched down around 9:45 a.m. EDT, officials said.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Havana
San Juan
Paul Boatman
Federal Aviation Administration
Nassau
Boatman
Cuba
Jose’ Marti
Slim’’ Babbitt
Eastern
Associated Press
Arkansas
Texas
Democrats Adopt Revised Rules at Arkansas Convention
At the Arkansas Democratic convention delegates approved a revised platform and rules aimed at broadening tax support for government, law enforcement, and order. U.S. Rep. David Pryor touted a strong fall victory for Fulbright and praised gubernatorial nominee Marion Crank, while Ted Boswell urged Humphrey support and a constitutional convention. The rules reduce the party committee’s control over national delegates, setting 60 percent elected by county delegations and 40 percent by the committee.
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Célor
Unity Theta
U.S
David Pryor
Pryor
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Marion H. Crank
Arkansans
Ted Boswell
Hubert H. Humphrey
Boswell
Rtg
Humphrey
Persmanent
Wilbur D. Mills
Joe Hamilton
Harrison
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Buffato
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Ore
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Salt Sk, City
San Fran
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Winnipeg
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Chrysler
Lynn Montgomery
Newt Pentecost
Bob Morton
Morton Motors
East Third Street
Grie Coan
Hope, Arkansas
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