Solon Charges Probe Stalled by White House
Rep. Gordon H. Scherer accuses the White House of blocking a probe into how Edward Yellin, a man with a contempt conviction, received a federal scholarship from the National Science Foundation. He cites NSF orders, Illinois officials, and Yellin's prior education as factors, claiming secrecy and political influence shape the grant.
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Washington
Gordon H. Scherer
Ohio
White House
Congressional Record
Scherer
National Science Foundation
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edward Yellin
The
UN- American Activities Group
University of Illinois
Yellin
Colorado State University
Illinois
Ford Foundation
Illinois Graduate School
Ohioan
Congress
United States
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
City College of New York
University of Michigan
Britain Faces Scrutiny Over Macmillan Prestige in US Ties
UK leaders confront criticism as Britons question Harold Macmillan's direction amid Kennedy's Europe trip and shifts in Anglo American relations. Concerns focus on Africa policy, Commonwealth unity, security lapses, defense strategy, and economic trends under the premier since Suez.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Kennedy
Europe
Macmillan
London Times
Africa
Commonwealth
South Africa
Vienna
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
TV Seen as Delinquency Cause by Prison Official
Federal prison chief James V. Bennett told a Senate subcommittee that violence on television fosters juvenile delinquency hinders police recruitment and lowers morale in law enforcement. He cited bloodier programs to boost ratings and compared TV to a street corner pitchman selling snake oil.
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Washington
James V. Bennett
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd- D-Conn
Bennett
Cherryvale graduation features 34 year old mother of five
In the Cherryvale High School graduating class this year is 34 year old Mrs. Stanley Myers, mother of five school age sons.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Cherryvale High School
Stanley Myers
Motive Unknown in Route 66 Vacation Slayings
Two Oklahoma residents, J. B. Welch and his wife Atha Marie Welch, were shot to death in their packed 1959 car along U S 66 near Seligman Arizona while on a California bound vacation. The couple’s four children slept nearby. investigators found jewelry on Mrs Welch and believe she was killed first as she slept and her husband shot while rising.
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Seligman, Ariz
UPI
U. S
Oklahoma
Here
J. B. Welch
Spencer
Okla
Oklahoma City
Atha Marie
Welches
Jimmy
Tommy
Billy
Johnny
Dan Cramer
Riverside
Calif
Jere Eagle
Mommy
Ado Springs
Mrs. Welch
Blankenship
Citizens' Council Film Prompts Plea for States' Rights
The Citizens' Council of Ouachita Parish screened Operation Abolition at Friday's meeting, with Rev. H. L. Driskell urging citizens to unite for states' rights and sovereignty. He distributed petitions seeking impeachment of Chief Justice Earl Warren, citing alleged Communist influence and urging prayer for national salvation.
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Citizens’ Council of
Ouachita Parish
H. L. Driskell
San Francisco
Earl Warren
U. S. Supreme Court
Arl Warren
America
Warren
Driskell
Kennedy swims to ease back injury in Florida trip
President Kennedy, using crutches, walked to a heated ocean pool in Palm Beach and swam in the rain to aid a strained back. Dr. Janet Travell ordered warm water swimming for recovery while Kennedy rests at the Wrightsman villa with a positive prognosis reported by Andrew Hatcher.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Andrew T. Hatcher
White House
Hatcher
Washington
Evelyn Lincoln
Oceanside
Charles B. Wrightsman
Janet Travell
Ottawa
Canada
Paris
Vienna
Rome
Laos Conference Delivers No Break in Deadlock
In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko received a note from Washington while U S Ambassador Hartman pressed just before a stalled 14 nation talks. The notes and discussion failed to revive the cease fire and Laos peace efforts. Prince Souvanna Phouma said his side holds 80 percent of Laos, while western sources question that claim.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
U.S
W. Averell Hartman
Laos
Sokesman
Harriman
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Padong
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Parts Of Body Found Wrapped In Newspapers
Police investigated the discovery of a woman's dismembered remains found in southeast Portland. A housewife named Eglah Lilly found a package in her yard containing a foot with polish, as officers sought the missing head and torso to identify the victim. The authorities believed the victim was a young woman, likely slain 24 to 48 hours earlier.
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Ore
Eglah Lilly
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