Hotel Astor Closes Doors in New York City
The Hotel Astor along Times Square ends 62 years of service as 150 guests check out and 450 employees depart. The building will be replaced by a 40 story office tower while the nearby Sheraton-East on Park Avenue also closes. Presidents since 1933 have stayed here, with one legend about Charles Evans Hughes waking as a loser after a wakeful night.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Times Square
Astor
Broadway
Erwin O. Schel
Henry Pottberg
Charles’ Evans Hughes
California
Woodrow Wilson
White House
The
Schel
Sheraton-East
Park Avenue
Manhattan
RFK eyes UN or ICC supervision for South Vietnam vote
In a wide interview Senator Robert F Kennedy urged international observers to supervise the planned September elections in South Vietnam. He recommended increasing UN or ICC involvement and argued a credible ballot could win broader world support for U.S. actions in Vietnam despite ongoing bombing. He also warned about risks to talks with China and noted tougher talks ahead.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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New York
Johnson
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Haiphong
United States
China
Southeast Asia
Associated Press
International Control Commission
Canada
India
Poland
Africa
U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
Man Killed In Mishap At Plover Quarry
Emil Thompson 48 of Amherst died when a truck backed into him at a Plover quarry. He was drinking water from a pipe when the fatal accident occurred, per Portage County Sheriff's office.
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Amherst
Portage County
Emil Thompson
General Dies In Crash Retired Army Dental Chief Leigh Fairbank
Brig. Gen. Leigh Cole Fairbank, 76, former head of the Army Dental Corps from 1938 to 1942, died Wednesday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash earlier this month in Washington.
Tanker Hulk Alva Cape To Be Towed And Scuttled
The ruined hulk Alva Cape, damaged by explosions and fire near New York, will be towed over 100 miles from the harbor and scuttled as a navagation menace. Owners struggle to hire tugs amid safety and sinking concerns after a deadly sequence that wounded eight and killed four others.
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New York
New York Harbor
U. S. Navy
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Texaco Massachusetts
British Seamen Strike Costs Nation Big Toll
Britain faced a costly 45 day seamen strike with little gain for crews as ships lingered in clogged ports. Union leaders said more time was needed to explain wage issues while experts estimate the disruption could total hundreds of millions, with economic effects across prices and exports.
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London
Britain
Board sees no need for local LSD laws in Minnesota
Minneapolis officials hear a Minnesota Board of Pharmacy spokesman say city or state LSD regulations are unnecessary as FDA powers should curb abuse. The testimony comes before the city council Ordinances and Legislation Committee.
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Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
Paul Grussing
Pharmacy Board
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Bangor, Wis
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