Kennedy and Nixon go before the people in televised appeals
In a dramatic broadcast, Richard Nixon appeals for public guidance on staying on the ticket amid a Checkers fund controversy and mass support. Edward M. Kennedy asks Massachusetts residents to decide if he should resign after the Kopechne accident. The dialogue captures a pivotal moment in U S political history.
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Larry L. Knutson
Nixon
Associated Press
Politi- Washington
Sen Cal
Edward M. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
GOP
Mary Jo Kopechnek
Massachusetts
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Pia Uulnee
Miss Kopechne
Moon Rocks Arrive At Space Site
Moon rocks reach a space site as NASA plans Apollo twelve lunar study including gas analysis, contamination checks, and tests on organisms. Researchers will pulverize core samples for mice injections, then expose various life forms to rock materials before distributing specimens to scientists worldwide.
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Mississippi
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Moon
Earth
Space Center Laboratory
NASA
Sea of Tranquillity
Group To Build Space Museum In Wapakoneta Ohio
The Neil Armstrong Aerospace Museum project aims for a 10,000 square foot facility near Wapakoneta. Construction could begin before January 1 with $500,000 from the Ohio Historical Society and the remainder from public donations. A fundraising committee will guide the effort across ten candidate sites.
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Columbus
Porter
Ted's Wife Expecting Fourth Child
Mrs. Joan Kennedy, 32, wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, is expecting her fourth child in February, according to the Boston Herald Traveler. The report follows Kennedy's televised appeal on his political future after an auto crash on Chappaquiddick Island. The couple have three children Kara, Edward Jr, and Patrick. Mrs Kennedy previously suffered two miscarriages in 1963 and 1964. they were married in New York in 1958.
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Boston
Joan Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Boston Herald Traveler
Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Chappaquiddick Island
Kennedys
Kara
Edward Jr
Patrick
New York
Three Hospitalized After One-Car Accident Near Airport
Walter Fleeger 21 of 105 Chestnut Bend on Geesey Road near the airport led a single vehicle crash at 4 20 a m injuring three. Police say the car traveled south on Geesey Road, failed a sharp curve, plunged over an embankment and rolled several times. Passenger injuries include Joseph Lydic Jr 25 Debra Henry 15 and Mrs Sandral Tohms 20 all listed as in fair condition at Indiana Hospital. Indiana Rescue Squad and a fire truck from Indiana assisted at the scene.
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Citizens Ambulance Service
Geesey Road
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Bechtel
First St
Clymer
Walter Fleeger
Geesey Rd
The
Indi- Jimmy Stewart Airport
Thisjana
Citizens Ambu
Indiana State
Joseph C. Lydie Jr
Church St
Debra Henry
North Fifth St
Sandral Tohms
Wayne Ave
James R. Pantall
Kennedy resignation and Chappaquiddick fallout outlined
The 37 year old Democrat pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and received a two month suspended sentence after the Chappaquiddick incident. Telegraph branches in Boston and Hyannis, and major papers report broad support for Kennedy while observers warn of lasting damage to his national image and presidential prospects.
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Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Western Union
Boston
Massachusetts
Hyannis
Boston Globe
The
Herald Traveler
Worcester
Springfield
Chappaquiddick Island
Harry McBride
James MacGregor Burns
John F. Kennedy
Burns
Woman Found Burned In Home In Tylersburg
Clarion County woman Alice Marshall, 50, was found burned to death in the kitchen of her home in Tylersburg, about 20 miles north of Clarion. She apparently died from third degree burns after attempting to douse a fire on her enclosed porch. the coroner said she died Thursday but was not discovered until Friday night. She lived alone.
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Clarion, Pa
Clarion County
Tylersburg
Here
Alice Marshall
Army patches teacher's hobby grows to 2000 items
Kansas City AP Keith Richardson, a schoolteacher, began collecting Army shoulder patches as a Cub Scout in 1939 and has amassed about 2000 patches sewn on sailcloth sheets. He attributes one patch to the 81st Division dating from 1918 and says many patches come from servicemen who part with them at bus stations and airports.
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Kansas City
Keith Richardson
Richardson
81St
Constitution Adopted by 62nd District Board
The 62nd Legislative Advisory Board at Rustic Lodge approved the third draft of its constitution and by laws. The group named the 62nd District Legislative Advisory Board, aims to advise Representative Frank E. Moore and promote welfare in Indiana County. It pledged to draft a letter to the Indiana Evening Gazette and WDAD to publish and air legislators’ Harrisburg voting records. Thirty three organizations are represented.
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62Nd Legislative Advisory Board
Rustic Lodge
62Nd District Legislative Advisory Board
Frank E. Moore
Indiana County
Indiana Evening Gazette
WDAD
Harrisburg
Konechne family backs Kennedy amid resignation doubt
Mrs Joseph Kopechne, mother of the Kennedy aide who died in the Martha's Vineyard car crash, says she is satisfied with the senator's statement and hopes he remains in the Senate. Kennedy spoke on national TV about whether to resign after the tragedy involving Mary Joe Kopechne.
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Berkeley Heights
N.J
Joseph Konechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Kopechne
Kennedy
Mary Joe
Robert F. Kennedy
Martha’ S Vineyard
Massachusetts
Kennedy's Nine Hour Escape and Court Plea Explained
The article details Kennedy's delayed nine hour disappearance after the accident on Martha's Vineyard, his swim to Edgartown, and the first public explanation on national TV. It notes a suspended two month sentence and one year probation for leaving the scene, with Kennedy defending his actions as indefensible yet claiming memory gaps. It also reports reactions from political figures and ongoing questions about the turn leading to the bridge and the swimming effort.
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Kennedy
Edgartown
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Joseph Kopechne
The
Sancta
Miss Kopechne
Ull An
Blairsville to Buy Building for Borough Storage
At a special Blairsville Borough Council meeting a resolution approved purchasing a building on S Stewart St formerly occupied by Bob and Dale Chevrolet to serve as a storage facility. The council also issued a certificate of indebtedness to Blairsville National Bank for the purchase. The site will store borough trucks and equipment.
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Blairsville
S. Stewart St
Bob and Dale Chevrolet
Blairsville National Bank
Playgrounds Hold Trials for Junior Olympics
Trials for the Junior Olympics were held at Indiana Playgrounds with girls and boys events including dashes, throws, jumps, relays and hurdles. The Olympics are set for July 31 at 1 30 p m at Indiana Area Senior High School football field. Public invited and encouraged to attend. Local events included a Western Hootenanny with hot dog roast and a Friday bike rodeo. A bean guessing contest was the Thursday event at Ran Cenatlin Aa Manto.
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Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-mont
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Kenohen
Water Street
Gargan
Markham
Eisenhower Playground
Getty Heights
Getty Heights Playground
Ben Franklin
Eisenhower
Getty Heichts
Water St
East Pike
Indiana
Indiana Area
East Pike Playground
Ran Cenatlin Aa Manto
35 Killed In Algerian Plane Crash
An Air Algerie Caravelle jetliner carrying 30 European oilmen and seven crew crashed near southern Algeria’s oil fields, killing 35 with two survivors. The craft went down ~26 miles from Biskra toward Hassi Messaoud around 1:30 am amid clear weather, with most passengers French. The pilot was the Algerian national line’s chief instructor.
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Algiers
Algeria
Air Algerie
Comar- Set
Paris
Orly Airs Field
Marseille
Algerian National Line
Constantine
Collins Returns But Wrong One
SPACE CENTER Houston AP announces a mix up as 24 year old NASA engineer named Collins returns with lunar rocks to Houston while the famous astronaut Mike Collins is not involved. The confusion shows the breadth of personnel at the Manned Spacecraft Center.
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Space Center, Houston
Houston
Mike Collins
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
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