Conservatives Seek Leader With Sharp Debate Edge
Britain's Conservative party moves to choose a new leader as Ed Heath Reginald Maudling and Alec Douglas-Home vie for the post. Heath, a top debater and foreign policy expert, leads betting odds but is criticized for youth and bachelor status. Maudling promotes a stable family image, while Soames appeals to traditionalists with Churchill ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservative Party
Alec Douglas-Home
Christopher Soames
Winston Churchill
Reginald Maulding
Edward Heath
Britain
London
Reginald Maudling
Labor Party
Harold MacMillan
Harold Wilson
Commons
Douglas- Home
Heath
Douglas-Home
Soames
Maudling
Eton
Coldstream Guards
Churchill
Soames Emerges as Key Contender in Party Fight
The text notes 48 and Christopher Soames as formidable opponents in the battle to win a decisive majority of the party's 303 MPs in the House of Commons. Soames, 44, is described as a son-in-law in this intra party contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Christopher Soames
Dr King Brings Northern Civil Rights Push to Chicago
Dr Martin Luther King Jr arrives in Chicago for What is billed as the first major northern campaign. He joins the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations to push for school desegregation, oust Superintendent Benjamin Willis, and raise funds for antisegregation forces. The plan includes 14 street rallies over the weekend with a Monday march on City Hall and a potential meeting with Mayor Daley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
South
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Alvin Pitcher
University of Chicago Divinity School
Benjamin C. Willis
Willis
Richard J. Daley
Cago
Dr. King
City Hall
Daley
Athens prepares for funeral amid riot fears
More than 100000 demonstrators marched in Athens for a left wing youth killed in a political riot. Heavily armed riot police and troops guarded the funeral under orders to crush violence by Papandreou loyalists, yet the procession proceeded without clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
George Papandreou
Evidence Plentiful In Big Cash Robbery
The Boston Herald reports enough evidence for six indictments in the 1.5 million Plymouth mail truck robbery of August 1962. Investigators pursue a mastermind amid a nine-suspect case, with a light plane used to watch a Boston suburb target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Herald
Plymouth
The
Herald
United States
Cape Cod
Federal Reserve Bank
William White
New England
Papandreou Supporters Clash at Cemetery Funeral Scene
Police reported crowd estimates as hundreds fainted in the heat at the chaotic cemetery. Thousands jammed the grounds trampling graves and knocking over tombstones as Papandreou entered the cathedral where Sotirios Petroulias lay. Petroulias, 25, was asphyxiated Wednesday night in a battle between police and Papandreou supporters injuring more than 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papandreou
Sotirios Petroulias
Petroulias
Wrongfully jailed man awarded 35000 in Illinois
Ted Marcin, freed after 17 years for a Chicago policeman slaying, accepts 35000 from Illinois after Gov. Otto Kerner signed the enabling legislation. Marcin, formerly Marcin kiewicz, 56, says he is happy to have the money to buy a business and still bitter about the case. Majczek also pardoned and received 24000 earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Calif
Illinois
Ted Marcin
Otto Kerner
Marcin
Associated Press
Marcinkiewicz
Joe Majczek
Majczek
Frances
Chicago Times
James McGuire
Problems Plaguing Gemini 5
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP technical problems shadowed a space flight rehearsal for the Gemini 5 mission. A stalled gantry trapped astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr atop a Titan 2 rocket for 76 minutes before a cherry picker lowered them to the ground. A faulty electrical switch blamed. The incident followed a similar tower fault during Gemini 4 with McDivitt and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cooper
Conrad
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Office cake toast marks decade since last raise
A cheerful office moment shows a worker cutting a festively iced cake at his desk. He jokes to his boss about celebrating the tenth anniversary of his last raise, highlighting office humor over pay.
Hot and Humid Weather With Storm Chances Into Weekend
Weather outlook shows continued hot and humid conditions through Saturday with afternoon highs in the 90s and overnight lows near 70s. Scattered thunder showers are possible, especially Saturday, as yesterday reached 95 and today cooled to 78.
Viet Cong Hit From Air Navy Steps Up Action
U S air strikes intensified against suspected Viet Cong sites in South Viet Nam with at least six bombing missions against North Viet Nam. The 7th Fleet conducted offshore bombardments as Navy assumes a larger war role. Two Americans died today one in a plane crash and one who failed to answer a sentry's challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Stevenson Estate Leaves $550000 to Three Sons
Adlai E. Stevenson left the bulk of his $550000 estate to his three sons Adlai II Borden and John Fell with executors Adlai III and Newton Minow. The will dated Sept 11 1962 valued the Libertyville farm home at $50000 and personal assets under $500000. Stevenson who was a two time presidential candidate former Illinois governor and US ambassador to the UN died in London July 14 at age 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan, Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Libertyville
Chicago
Adlai II
Borden
New York
John Fell
San Francisco
Adlai III
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Illinois
United Nations
London
Pair Held in $150000 Jewel Theft at Jordan Marsh
Richard Duncan Pearson and Mary Elaine Denison were charged with the Jordan Marsh burglary after police recovered $150,000 in jewels from Pearson’s locker at a Miami bus station. Denison was arrested outside the station. A third suspect fled. The case ties to the Star of India heist and Murphy the Surf gang, with earlier Burdine's Dadeland thefts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Jack
Murph
Murphy
Richard Duncan Pearson
Mary Elaine Denison
Pearson
Star of India
New York Museum of Natural History
Denison
Allen Kuhn
Roger Clark
Star
Jordan
Miss Denison
Vietnamese capture claim names two U S Navy pilots
North Viet Nam news agency released a photo alleging two U S Navy officers are captives after a jet bomber was shot down over Thanh Hoa on July 18. Identified as Cmdr. Jerome A. Denton of Alabama and Lt. J. William M. Tschudy of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Thanh Hoa
Cmdr
Jerome A. Denton
Alabama
J. G. William M. Tschudy
Illinois
US Air Force Observation Plane Crashes Near Da Nang
A spokesman said an observation plane from the US Air Force crashed about 50 miles south of Da Nang on Thursday night while directing strikes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Can
da Nang
Heavy Rains Drench Ohio Cause Wreck
A severe storm drenched southern Ohio with heavy rain, washing out roads and bridges. Hillsboro Highland counties suffered extensive damage as a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed near New Vienna after seven highways were closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Hillsboro
Highland County
New Vienna
Baltimore & Ohio
Sheriff's Department
MeIlwain Announces Candidacy for Ohio Governor
State Rep. Harry H. MeIlwain of Cincinnati declares he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 1966. He criticizes Gov. James A. Rhodes and says Rhodes set Ohio back ten years. MeIlwain is the second Democrat to announce. A. G. Lancione is the other. William White remains the only Republican candidate so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Ohio
Harry H. MeIlwain
Cincinnati
Mellwain
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
State of Ohio
White House probes Viet Nam strategy and manpower needs
Conference enters its third day with Johnson, McNamara and top officials weighing manpower requirements and budget impact. Unofficial talk suggests adding troops beyond 75,000 in Viet Nam, possible reserve calls, extended tours, and higher military spending than January estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Congress
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Moyers
Charles Schultze
Senate House
Viet Nam costs press Great Society funding plans
Schultze says Viet Nam developments upset projected $4.3 billion rise in administration program costs. The budget director notes events in Viet Nam overrun forecasts, yet Schultze sees no tax hike. Dirksen says Congress may need new authority or funds, delaying early September adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultze
Viet Nam
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
Missing Dallas Coeds Baffle Austin Police
Police lack solid clues in the disappearance of 21 year old Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark missing since Sunday in Austin Texas. A statewide search followed discovery of their clothing in a ditch near the city edge as investigators trace tips and possible sightings. The duo, Chi Omega sisters from Dallas, were in Austin for University of Texas summer enrollment and were last seen with a midday food purchase in midtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Dallas
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Colin Frost
Treasury
Board of Education
By Philip Dopoulos
Joliet Penitentiary
Jane McClung
Bismarck
N.D
By Ronald I. Deutsch
Bulletin
Connie Capozzi
Middletown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Miss Capozzi
Pam Teagarten
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Jim Brown
Arthur J. Goldberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Edmond LE Breton
Bill D. Moyers
Ann Landers
Aca
Eas
Iseas
Joe Perry
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!