Faubus Seen Set for Fifth Term in Arkansas Primary
Early returns show Gov. Orval Faubus leading five opponents in Arkansas Democratic primary with 5,535 votes to 59,209 for the opposition from 1,457 of 2,345 precincts. Fulbright heads toward easy victory over Winston Chandler. Other candidates include Sid McMath, Dale Alford, Vernon Whitten, Kenneth Coffelt, and David A. Cox as the race builds toward a potential Aug. 14 runoff.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orvald Faubus
Faubus
Little Rocks
Fulbright
Winston Chandler
Sid McMath
Dale Alford
Vernon Whitten
Kenneth Coffelt
David A. Cox
Dirksen Seizes Atomic Energy Committee Seat
Washington Senate Republican Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois took over the post of the late Sen. Henry Devorshak of Idaho on the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Tenois
Henry Devorshak
Idaho
House Atomic Energy Committee
TAX BREAKS Assessments of Clubs Cut
Assessments on clubs were reduced as part of a tax relief measure. Officials cited budget constraints and a need to ease financial strain on local organizations. Details on affected clubs and exact assessment figures were not immediately available.
Tax clashes as county trims yacht club and lodge assessments
County Supervisors finalizing the board of tax equalization cut assessments for Long Beach entities led by the Yacht Club and Elks, while denying about 200 corporate petitions challenging John R. Quinn’s business inventory valuations totaling 243 million dollars. The protests argued inventories valued at roughly half book value, nearly double real estate ratios. The session also covered a stalled Senate vote on a space satellite bill amid partisan delays, with plans to send the measure to Foreign Relations and resume debate next week.
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Long Beach Yacht Club
Elks Club
Masonic Lodges
John R. Quinn
Quinn
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Foreign Relations Committee
Man Kills Wife and Self in Court in Wichita
A 67 year old man shot his estranged wife and her mother in a Wichita courtroom then killed himself. The wife 24 died, the mother 41 was injured but in fair condition. Judge Clark recessed the court after the gunfire in the divorce proceeding.
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Kan
Douguess
Sharon
Margaret White
Bauguess
Banquess
Clement C. Clark
West Point
N. Y
U.S. Military Academy
Spec
Angelo F. Madonna
Newburgh
N.Y
Forest A. Quickel, Sr
Pice Bluff
Ark
David D. Phirkett
Georgetown
S.C
Council Backs Gift to Customs Council Support for Harbor Action
City Council approved a resolution backing a customs facility for the federal government. The measure urged sending copies to the General Services Administration showing unity between the council and Harbor Commission on offering a site in Long Beach or nearby. Assemblyman Vincent Thomas criticized Mayor Yorty over actions pressuring the LA Harbor Commission to withdraw its 23rd Street site, amid a 142 acre Long Beach purchase option and a $52 million proposed federal customhouse. Thomas asked Unruh to intercede with President Kennedy. a harbor site for customs had been urged in a prior legislative resolution.
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Emmet M. Sullivan
General Services Administration
Council
2Nd Harbor Commission
Long’ S Beach
Thoris
Assembly
Jesse Uncuh
Los Angeles
Yorty
Los Angeles Harbor Commission
23Rd Street
Hesperian Avenue
Long Beach
Thomas
Unruh
Kennedy
Unroh
Finkbine Abortion Bid Faces Legal Roadblock
Mrs. Sherri Finkbine, a Phoenix TV figure, seeks abortion abroad after a judge closed the Arizona case against possible prosecution under state law. Doctors warned thalidomide used early in pregnancy has caused deformities, prompting the couple to pursue help in a more favorable legal climate outside Arizona.
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Phoenix
Arizapd
Sherri Finkbine
Arizona
Firkbines
Robert Firkbine
Arcadia High School
Scottsdale
Good Samaritan Hospital
Steve Morris
Morris
Finkbines
Walter Cheifitz
Irvine Heiress Files Suit Over $1 Million Land Deal
Joan Burt of Irvine Bar filed a $1,105,960 suit in San Francisco charging Irvine Co officers and directors with allowing a bad land exchange with Baycrest Co. Newport Beach developer Austin B. Sturtevant and three related firms also named. Principal defendant Robert W. Long, Irvine Co. VP, accused of concealing his stake in Baycrest. Burt, largest individual Irvine stockholder and board member, says the exchange harmed the Irvine Foundation and 138,765 acres valued at over 2.6 million were swapped for Imperial Valley land on January 8, 1960.
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Joan Fra
Irvine Co
Newport Beach
San Francisco
Austin
B. Sturtevant
Burt
Westcliff
McFadden
Oome
The
Foundation
Emerald Bay
Orange County
Warden Faces Standoff as Two Inmates Climb Tower
Two 21 and under inmates, Betty Smithley of Texas and Barbara Roberts of California, spend a second night atop a 50-foot smokestack at the Federal Correctional Institution on Terminal Island. Guards and reporters exchange notes while the women protest conditions, claiming grievances over medical care, food, church access, and correspondence. Warden Raymond W. May refused to identify the pair, citing their ages, and blocked reporters from entering the facility.
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Suntown
Federal Correctional Institution
Terminal Island
Ft. MacArthur
San Pedro
Raymond W. May
May
New Mexico
Betty Smithley
Texas
Barbara Roberts
Sacramento
Betty
Brazil Plane Crash Kills 9
A Brazilian patrol plane crashed near Vicosa in Alagoas state on Tuesday, killing all nine crew members. The aircraft identified only as P-15 was on a routine mission, and an air force rescue plane was sent to recover the dead.
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UPI
Vicosa
Alagoes
Air Force
Stock market extends gains fourth straight day
The stock market continues its upswing for a fourth consecutive session while the Angels fall to the Cleveland Indians five to three seven and lose six games behind the Yankees.
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Angels
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
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