Sorg Paper names Marion president and Driscoll new chairman
Sorg Paper board announces C William Marion new president and chairman Donald G Driscoll advances to chairman of the board after 45 years with Sorg Robert A Driscoll becomes assistant to the treasurer and secretary John K Darragh is elected treasurer with control duties Wellmore B Turner becomes honorary chairman Marion previously led Champion Papers divisions and served in Navy wartime service Driscoll has led Sorg since 1944 and holds bank and civic posts Darragh is magna cum laude Arizona State graduate and Driscoll since 1948 held various Sorg roles
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C. William Marion
Sorg Paper ‘O
Donald G. Driscoll
Sorg
Wellmore B
Marion
Carpenter Paper Co
West Coast
Dairy Pak-Butler
Champion Papers
Champion
Butler Carton Co
Champion Packages
Hamilton
Ann Turner
Lawrenceville School
Dartmouth College
Navy Air Service
Driscoll
First National Bank
Civic Association
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Darragh
Arizona State University
Robert A. Driscoll
Ranger 8 Faces Final Plunge to Moon
Ranger 8, guided from Pasadena by scientists, nears its lunar impact with a last decision on whether an extra maneuver is needed to ensure pictures. Radio contact has been fickle since launch, and tracking suggests the craft will hit near target at Sea of Tranquillity, potentially capturing about 4,000 photos.
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Pasadena
Calif
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Ranger 8
Lunar
Cold Canadian air brings strong dip in temperatures
Weather report notes temperatures fell as cold Canadian air moved in. Snow flukes may reach the area tonight with colder conditions tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 50 with tonight’s low around 25.
Avalanche Tragedy at Stewart Copper Camp Crashes Ten-Story Toll
Seventeen injured men, some seriously, lay on the floor of a remote mining camp office building after an avalanche struck the Granduc Copper camp in British Columbia. One hundred forty workers were present. twenty remain unaccounted for. Rescue teams hoped for clearing weather to airlift the trapped and injured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police report no bodies found but warn of higher risk as more avalanches are feared.
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Stewart, B.C
Granduc Mining Co
le Duc
Jack Duggan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Prince Rupert
Suspected hit-skip driver shot dead by police
In suburban Norwood Cincinnati AP report says William Clarence Patton 22 of Norwood was shot dead by Patrolman Warren Vandergriff after Patton fled a traffic stop following a hit-skip incident. Vandergriff fired a warning shot then aimed at Patton as he ran toward a nearby house.
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Cincinnati
Norwood
William Clarence Patton
Warren Vandergriff
Vandergriff
Patton
McNamara Signals Draft Policy Changes for Johnson Era
Secretary of Defense McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee he will likely urge changes to Selective Service due to a growing surplus of draft aged men. He warned without reforms the system will struggle to call the right youths fairly as enlistments drop and quotas shift. The 1965–decade projection shows about 2 million 18 year olds yearly, pressuring equitable inductions.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Secretary
Pentagon
Chuckle on Divorce and Marriage Rates in America
A lighthearted take notes that rising divorce rates coincide with a steady marriage rate, suggesting America remains the land of the free and home of the brave. The joke implies social change while preserving a optimistic view of American resilience.
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America
Free
Negro Shot During Alabama Night March Riot
In Marion Alabama one Black man was shot twice and nine people including three journalists were beaten as demonstrators clashed with police during a voter registration march. Jimmie Lee Jackson 26 of Marion was shot in the stomach and in critical condition at a Selma hospital.
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Marion
Ala
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Selma
UN Avoids Showdown in General Assembly
The United States blocked Albania's bid for an East-West clash by agreeing to a procedural ballot and not challenging the Soviet veto. The Assembly recessed to Sept. 1 after a 97 to 2 vote against organizing normal business, with 13 abstentions including France. Mauritania aligned with Albania.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U.N
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Albania
Soviet Union
Red
France
Mauritania
Reporter Beaten During Selma Voter Drive Incident
NBC correspondent Richard G. Valeriani was clubbed and hospitalized in Marion with a skull wound requiring six stitches. United Press International staffers Pete Fisher and Reggie Smith also injured as Orange and Turner, key leaders of the drive, were involved in earlier arrest on a delinquency charge.
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Turner
Orange
Death by own action or murder questioned in McDonald case
In Tucson Arizona a coroner's jury found Eu gene McDonald 23 not to have taken his own life. Sheriff Walden Burr questions whether someone else killed him despite investigators earlier belief. Det John Lyon says motive is lacking but will keep looking.
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Tucson
Ariz
Eugene McDonald
Walden Burr
McDonald
Burr
John Lyon
Coup Flare as Saigon Rebels Seize Key Installations
In Saigon rebel troops led by Col. Pham Ngoc Thao overran military hubs including the Navy headquarters and Saigon Airport. General Nguyen Khanh and Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky were reported under arrest or in flux, with air and ground forces loyal to the rebels surrounding the city.
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Saigon
Pham Ngoc Thao
Tran Thien Khiem
Nguyen Khanh
Thao
Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nha Trang
Bang Tau
Binh Hoa
Armed Forces Strategic Reserve
bin Dinh
25Th
9Th
7Th
5Th Army
Marine Corps
Air
Armed Forces
Navy
Col
Skyraider
Firmness Favored By GOP On Viet Nam Talks
GOP Senate Leader Dirksen accuses negotiation advocates of raising a white flag and fleeing communism. House GOP Leader Ford says Democrats want the U S to pull out and retreat to Pearl Harbor. Mansfield defends negotiating as possible to end bloodshed while warning against surrender. Dirksen warns of defending from Korea to South Viet Nam.
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Washington
Viet Nam
GOP
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
United States
Pearl Harbor
Lnto
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Dirksen
Illinois
Frank Church
Idaho
George S. McGovern
Church
McGovern
Korea
South Viet Nam
Alaska
Hawaii
Southeast Asia
Patricia Neal Fights For Life After Stroke Crisis At UCLA
Oscar winner Patricia Neal arrived from England with her family and began filming in MGM Seaven Women, but she suffered a severe intracranial bleed and underwent brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center. Her condition is listed as critical.
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Hollywood
England
Patricia Neal
Ucla Medical Center
Roald Dahl
Tessa
Theo
Ophelia
John Ford
MGM
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Center
Charles Carton
Patricia Dahl
Miss Neal
Paul Newman
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