O'Brien and Gronouski Named to Key U.S. Posts
President Johnson announced Lawrence O'Brien as post master general and John Gronouski as ambassador to Poland. O'Brien, 48, has served as White House liaison to Congress and Kennedy Johnson campaigns. Gronouski, 45, Wisconsin tax official and professor, will push good will with Poland while in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawrence F. O’brien
U.S
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Poland
Johnson
Sunday O'Brien
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy
O'Brien
White House
Congress
Kennedy
Springfield
Mass
Senate
Dallas
Sioner
Warsaw
United States
Russian sailor seeks political asylum in Britain
A 21 year old Russian sailor from the Soviet training ship Sadov jumped ship in Gibraltar and is seeking political asylum in Britain according to the Home Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gibraltar
Britain
Home Office
Juri Riaboc
Sadov
Sales Tax Hike To Be No. 1 On Ohio's Ballot
Ohio voters will see a sales tax increase proposal on November 2 as state issue one. The PEP plan would raise four percent sales tax to fund schools, promising 116 million dollars annually. The measure drew 250000 petition signatures and faces political opposition from Gov Rhodes administration over tax policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Council For Education
PEP
James 0. Brennan
Secretary of State
Brennan
James A. Rhodes
State Fair Crowds Head For Record
Ohio's state fair opened with expectations of record crowds as weekend attendance neared 135000. Sunday drew 134,747 with heavy traffic and parking issues while Friday and Saturday tallies reached 116350 and 119766 respectively. Harness racing purses topped 137000 and events included Andy Williams and Bye Bye Birdie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Andy Williams
Youth Cited In $500 Crash
A 15-year-old youth was cited for driving without a license after a two car crash caused 500 dollars in damage on Elsmere Street. The youth’s car struck a parked vehicle owned by James Back on Crescent Boulevard. A second accident involved bus driver Murrell Bishop hitting a parked car owned by Marie Parmenter in front of Clark Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Shepherd
Illinois Ave
Elsmere Street
Crescent Boulevard
James F. Back
Crescent Blvd
Back
Murrell Bishop
W. Lawn Dr
Franklin
Marie Parmenter
Nelson Road
Clark St
Freight Through Mississippi River Moves Vast Transport Volume
About 80 million tons of freight travel up or down the Mississippi River each year, highlighting the river’s key role in U S commerce and regional logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Negro Father Of 7 Slain Near Anniston
Thad Christian, 54, a Black father of seven, was killed by a shotgun blast while fishing in a creek. Robert E. Haynes, 41, a white man, was charged with murder according to Sheriff Roy Snead. The shooting occurred Saturday night about eight miles northeast of Anniston near Haynes’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Roy Snead
Snead
Thad Christian
Robert E. Haynes
Haynes
Christian
Watts Riots Blamed on Patrol Mishandling by LA Officials
Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yor ty and Police Chief William H. Parker blamed United States patrol errors for sparking the Watts violence. They cited a California Highway Patrol arrest Aug 11 as the trigger and called for investigations with possible FBI help. The riots left 36 dead and about 50 million in damage as National Guardsmen were withdrawn. Parker noted 4 percent of LAPD officers are Black, with about 20 percent including clerical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
William H. Parker
Watts
California Highway Patrol
California Highway
Yorty
Dist. Atty
Evelle J. Younger
FBI
U.S
Highway Patrol
Bradford M. Crittenden
Parker
Young Negro Charged With Mutilation Death
A preliminary hearing was set on a murder charge against Roosevelt Long 21 who said he admitted beating elderly Perry Smaw 87 near Greensboro Alabama. Smaw died five days after being found in his doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ala
Perry Smaw
Hale County
Richard Poelinitz
Col
al Lingo
Roosevelt Long
Smaw
Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
O’brien
Dunbar
Wis
Lawrence O'Brien
Red
Lewis
Central
Mp Inc
MR. Zip
Mercury
Mes
Senger
Fairgrounds
Ohio Highway Patrol Academy
Blue Ribbon Commission
Edmund G. Brown
Poelinitz
Lingo
Poy
Central Ave
Butler County Awning Co., Inc
Middletown
Sunoco
Custom
John C. McCabe
Pleasantville, NY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!