Pentagon Air Chief to Lead Vietnam War Air War
Lt. Gen. George S. Brown, 49, is reassigned from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to command the 7th Air Force in Saigon on Aug. 1. The move, part of a White House personnel shuffle, also names Lt. Gen. Benjamin C. Davis Jr. as deputy commander in chief of the U.S. Strike Command and promotes Col. James A. Cross to brigadier general.
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Washington
George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Brown
Saigon
Earle G. Wheeler
Joints Chiefs of Staff
Montclair
N.J
7Th Air Force
Ploesti
Romania
U.S
William W. Momyer
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base
White House
Air Force
Benjamin C. Davis Jr
U.S. Strike Command
Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Davis
13Th Air Force
Philippines
Johnson
James A. Cross
Cross
Newark community notes and school honors update
The Bjorgvin Singing Society from Chicago performed for Newark’s May 17 celebration at the Newark Lutheran Church. Norway’s Lord’s Prayer was read in Norwegian and Norwegian prayers were spoken. Refreshments were served in the parlors. Honor Society inducted eight new National Honor Society members at the high school. The Newark High School world history class toured Chicago museums with chaperones and a bus driver. The Newark Woman’s Club hosted a program featuring Mrs. Elmer Hood’s talk on life after blindness and a film “The Promise.” Notable retirements and moves were announced, including Mrs. Lottie Tesdall and Superintendent Robert Glenn. Briefs covered military assignments and local visits.
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Bjorgvin
National Honor Society
Nancy Knudson
Sue Borneman
Linda Hatteberg
Brian Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
Joyce, Bromeland
Sandra Christian
Gayle Patterson
Pam Blankenship
Laural Heggen
Newark High School
Kay Sutton
Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Arley Koetz
Gene Johnson
Erling Matteson
Kenny Hume
Newark Woman’s Club
Charles B. Phillips
Carl M. Norgren
Norgren
Elmer Hood
Earlville
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Stewart Thompson
Gerald McKanna
Prairie Lake Lodge
Lottie Tesdall
Robert E. Glenn
Freeman says funds needed to feed poor
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told the House committee that Congress must provide more money and broader authority to expand anti hunger programs. He urged action on school lunch improvements and backed a presidential study, while the department warned counties to join federal food programs or face federal steps to feed the hungry by year end.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Freeman
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
Guard Arrival at Ft Carson Gathers 5000 in Convoy
The 69th National Guard brigade from Kansas reached Ft Carson on Sunday with 276 personnel and its main body to follow Thursday in a truck-bus convoy totaling nearly 5000. On Monday the 125th Supply and Service Company from Quincy Illinois arrived with 175 men.
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FT. Carson, Colo
69Th National Guard Brigade
Kansas
Ft. Carson
Pentagon
125Th Supply and Service Company
Quincy
Ill
Public Welfare Committee Seeks Broader Aid and Legislation
A committee urged continued efforts to overcome public indifference and gain recognition of the poor's needs and priorities. They called for more funds and new authority to reach underserved populations and meet unmet needs.
Planes Collide Over Ohio Kill Three
In Miami County Ohio a Beechcraft twin and a Cessna collided in midair killing three aboard. James Hawley 38 of Waukegan NL and Canadians Robert C. Penny 63 and Harold Bursey 46 of Brantford Ont died. Hawley was piloting the Beechcraft en route to Dayton after a stop in Springfield. The Canadians belonged to a Toronto flying club touring the Air Force Museum in Dayton.
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Piqua
Ohio
Illinois
Miami County
Ohio Highway Patrol
James Hawley
Waukegan
Robert C. Penny
Harold Bursey
Brantford
Ont
Hawley
Chicago
Springfield
Dayton
Imperial Eastman Co
Palwaukee
Toronto
Air Force Museum
Final Arguments In Rap Brown Gun Trial
Final arguments concluded in the H. Rap Brown gun case as the jury prepared to hear the charge. Prosecutors say Brown flew to New Orleans with an M1 carbine and returned to New York with the weapon, while defense counsel framed the case as an effort to silence a black leader.
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New Orleans
H. Rap Brown
Lansing L. Mitchell
U.S. District Court
William M. Kunstler
Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
U.S
Louis LaCour
Dorchester County
New York
Fund for Ailment Los Angeles Girl Seeks Kidney Help
Mari anne Baratta, 16, hospitalized two days after donations to help her chronic kidney ailment exceeded 40 000 dollars. She entered Children’s Hospital for treatment with an artificial kidney. A team of doctors will decide if a kidney transplant offers better odds.
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Los Angeles
Marianne Baratta
Children’s Hospital
Advisers Push Kennedy to Attack McCarthy for Humphrey
Kennedy aides urge attacking McCarthy as a Humphrey stalking horse as the three way Democratic race shifts. They expect many McCarthy delegates to back Kennedy at the Chicago convention, while McCarthy hints at backing Humphrey amid Vietnam policy doubts.
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Kennedy
McCarthy
Washington
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Indiana
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Minnesota
Chicago
Johnson
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
No Coal Bids On Navajo Lease Lands In New Mexico
Land estimated at 450 million tons of coal on 40 280 acres in San Juan County New Mexico attracted no bidders when offered by the Navajo tribe. Bureau of Indian Affairs officials had expected bids from oil and natural gas companies.
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Window Rock
Ariz
San Juan County
N.M
Gallup
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Iran’s 1963 Vote Reform Produces Eight Female MPs
Iran granted women voting rights in 1963 and since then eight women sit in parliament. The figure highlights progress in female political representation within the Islamic Republic.
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Iran
Heart Transplant Performs in Houston Hospital
The heart of 17 year old boy beat in the chest of Louis John Fierro as Dr. Denton A. Cooley led a 30 minute operation at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Donor Hubert Brandenburg of Pasadena Tex died at 10 35 pm. Fierro listed in highly satisfactory condition half an hour after surgery.
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Houston
Tex
Louis John Fierro
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Denton A. Cooley
Fierro
Elmont
N.Y
Hubert Brungardt
Pasadena
St. Luke's
Southmore Hospital
SEC Chief Warns On Insiders Shaking Public Confidence
SEC Chairman Manuel F. Cohen told financial writers that public confidence in the securities markets hinges on perceptions of fairness. He warned that even suspicions insiders may misuse privileged information can erode trust essential to market growth.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Manuel F. Cohen
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O'Hare
Phyllis
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Terry
Werdell Williamson
Thailand
Alvin L. Johnson
D. L. Loss
Sioux Falls
S. D
Dora Monson
Rela
Calif
Homer Norem
Decorah
Iowa
Karl
Luther College
Edward Hambro
Norway
United Nations
Simau Manumaleuna
Hawaii
Tural Center
Simau
Church College of Hawaii
Bowmans
Morris
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Shield Hospital
Grundy County
R.F.D
P.O
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Morris Riverside Marina
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