Russell, Georgia Senator, dies at 73 in Washington
Richard Brevard Russell, veteran Georgia senator and former Senate leader, died at 73 after decades of service. He pushed civil rights battles, presided over key defense and spending panels, and mentored Lyndon Johnson while shaping U.S. policy from World War II to Vietnam. He lived quietly in Foggy Bottom, with a lifelong focus on public duty.
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Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Senate
Nixon
United States
Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Truman
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Supreme Court
State Department
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Austin
Tex
Ellender Takes Over Senate Appropriations Chief Role
Allen J. Ellender 80 assumes chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee after the death of Richard Russell. He becomes senior senator and holds the honorary president pro tempore post, aiming for a seventh term in 1972 and a long-range bid to surpass Carl Hayden’s tenure.
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Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia
Senate
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Allen J. Ellender
Senate Appropriations Committee
Richard Russell
Louisiana
House
Ellender
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Same Name Distress Sparks Confusion in Middletown
Betty Keaton of 3119 Omaha Street endures mistaken identity with a convicted woman of Butler County Jail. Neighborhood calls and loan collectors confuse them due to a shared name and age. Keaton seeks spelling checks and accurate dialing, hoping to end the mix ups.
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Betty Keaton
Omaha St
Middletown
Butler County
Keaton
Omaha Street
Otterbein Selects Kerr as New President
Otterbein College named Thomas Jefferson Kerr IV acting academic dean as the new president, with Nixon sending a telegram praising student centered innovations. Kerr will take office July 1 and plans to work with moves to give three students and faculty members full voting power on the board, which seated last October.
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Ohio
Thomas Jefferson Kerr IV
Otterbein College
Nixon
Kerr
Otterbein
Clothing Drive Aids Blind Children At Taya Home
Boy Scout Troop 15 adopted by the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron sponsors a clothing drive to support 170 children at the Taya Home and School for the Blind on Formosa. Containers are at Middletown fire stations and Rinks. Scoutmaster Robert Lawson notes slow response and urges community support. this is the troop’s first charity effort with plans for future events.
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Formosa
Boy Scout
50Th Tactical Airlift
Red Devils
Middletown
Robert Lawson
Couple Marries Behind Counter At Local Restaurant
Dayton Ohio AP reports a clerk Joseph Whitesell aged 62 and waitress Treva Parrish aged 50 wed Thursday behind the counter of the chicken restaurant where they work. Friends relatives shoppers and fried chicken filled the scene as the couple exchanged vows during their lunch hour.
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Dayton, Ohio
Joseph Whitesell
Treva Parrish
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