No Summer School Duplication Gaudet
Middletown plans a federally funded summer school project for grades 1 through 12 to serve Newport and Jamestown under a committee. Funds come from Title I residues. $218,000 eligible with $100,000 allocated so far. The plan aims to orient Navy teachers for the three communities starting September.
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Middletown
Newport
Jamestown
Mmer
Aldrich
Areadi
Joseph H. Gaudet
Sie
Gaudet
Navy
State raises cost of fire insurance in Rhode Island
Rhode Islanders face a 3.3 percent rise in fire insurance premiums totaling about 147,034 annually. The rate hike affects new policies immediately and renewals on August 4, covering dwellings apartments and several risk categories while some mercantile and hotel risks see no change. The change aligns Rhode Island fire rates with trends seen in New England states and nationwide, placing overall fire rate levels near 1980s levels.
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Providence
Rhode Islanders
Warren RB
Campbell
N. E. Insurance Rating Association
New England
Ife
Connecticu
Massachusetts
Thunderstorm Drenches City and Newport After Severe Storm
A severe thunderstorm drenched the city this morning dropping 3.1 inches of rain in half an hour. Upstate Rhode Island and parts of New England faced electrical storms over the past two nights. Firefighters were called at 2:30 AM when lightning struck a utility pole at 13 Lincoln Street and some wires were burning.
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Rhode, Island
New England
Newport
Upstate
Lincoln St
Sailor Shot Near USO Building In Warren
Lawrence Philyaw, 22, of the destroyer Cesid, was critically wounded by a gunshot to the chest at West Broad Street near the Havana Cafe after a fight between servicemen. Herbert J. Winslow, 25, a naval steward, is charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Three men fled in a green 1984 sedan. gun and cartridges were later found in the car at a roadblock.
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West Broadway
Naval Hospital
Lawrence Philyaw
Césid
Pollge
Herbert J. Winslow
Naval Station
Vasnault
Paul A. Sullivan
Winslow
Mt. Hope Bridge
Warren
Gene Johnson
W P. mi
Oak Street
Edward Angel
Johnson
Callender Avenue
Philyaw
USO
Tilden Avenue
Metncom Avenue
Sullivan
Newport ships join Atlantic Fleet exercise Beach Time
Newport based ships join 40 vessel Atlantic Fleet drill June 13 to 26 in Beach Time exercise. Second Fleet units with 995 Naval Academy midshipmen, NROTC crews, and Marine forces will simulate full task force operations from Newport News to Vieques Puerto Rico under admirals Masterson Bennell Abderset and Mack. Amphibious landings climax the drill with 3500 Marines storming Vieques. Ships Barry Samuel B Roberts Vesole Warrington Ingraham Keppler and Glover participate along with Newport based destroyers.
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Atlantic
Caribbean
Atlantic Amphibious Force
Naval Academy
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
NROTC
Adm
Kleber
Masterson
Second Fleet
Adm. Masterson
Newport News
Newport
Naval War College
Adin
F. G. Bennell
Cruiser - Destroyer Flotilla 3
Columbus
R. G. Abdersét
Amphibious Group 4
Amphibious Command
le Salle
W. P. Mack
Amphibious Group 2
Francis Marlon
Marine Corps
Fourth Marine Brigade
James B. Ord
Vieques
Essor Forte
Naval Task Force
Barry
Samuel B. Roberts
Vesole
Warrington
Ingraham
Keppler
Glover
State Social Workers Learn Chafee's Offer
Providence reporters report Governor Chafee’s plan to fund a statewide pay raise if reelected, but Rhode Island social workers reject the proposal and push for an immediate $90 across the board increase. A strike vote by 280 members of the Rhode Island Alliance of Professional Social Workers looms next Tuesday. A meeting is set for Monday to discuss the governor’s recommendation.
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Providence
Chafee
R. I. Alliance of Professional Locial Workers
Emus
Wolfor
Nessid
Joseph H. O'Donnell Jr
General Assembly
Xal
Rutgers U to study legislative performance with expert panel
Barrington outlined a plan in which Rutgers University and the Eagleton Institute will assemble a bi partisan panel to study the General Assembly. The effort aims to diagnose strengths and weaknesses, propose improvements, and prepare a report for action. The study costs are projected around 16 500 dollars, with some personnel expenses and possible outside expert input.
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Barrington
Chaiman
Conninll
Dleli Jeral Assembly
Laira
Estimite
Cum J
Mission
New Jersey
General Assembly
DeStefano
Eagleton Institute
Commission
Rutgera
Upi
Werzberg
Willierarmee Arias
Legislatiure
Ellistic
Yast Aes
House Finance Committee
Ali Herzberg
Baths Institute
Senate
Loase
DeStef
A. Bevilacqua
A. Bevilacqua, D-Provi
Lake Sik
Mefano
Legisla
Sen. C. George DeStefano
House
Itive
Paratroops Fight No Viet S In Hills Central Highlands
In the central highlands near the Lantian border paratroopers and U S Viet Namese troops fought heavy battles against North Vietnamese forces. Helicopters lifted at least 20 battalions into action as North Vietnamese units, estimated up to 900 regulars, pressed advances near Keatituya province 280 miles north of Saigon. US losses were light overall though one platoon was badly mauled. 23 enemy dead reported so far with higher totals expected. Premier Ky sent 400 police to Hue as Buddhist protests continued amid South Viet Nam political tension. Ky planned to attend a Seoul ministerial conference while the junta expanded powers to tackle economic problems.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
AP US
Central Highlands
Nguyen Ca Kyn
Hue
U.S
Denss
Keatituya
First Airborne Division
Lantian
Viennnese
Fiot
Gale Warnings Up On Carolina Coast
Remnants of Hurricane Alma move northeast toward the Atlantic with gale warnings from Savannah to Cane Fear North Carolina. Winds up to five inches of rain possible. tornadoes urged in southeastern South Carolina. Eleven soldiers hospitalized at Fort Gordon after a slip on wet pavement amid damage in Georgia. Casualties from Alma tally 47 across Honduras Cuba and Florida with Cuba reporting heavy crop losses and Fidel Castro ordering rapid reconstruction.
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Savanna
Georgia
Car Ialinas
Alma
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Miami
Savannah
Claxton
Charleston S.C
Panhandle
Alpany
Augusta
Fort Gordon
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
Sugar
Fidel Castro
Atricken
Havana
Ohio Will Prosecute Dr Sheppard Again For Slaying
Ohio officials plan to retry Dr Samuel H Sheppard on a second degree murder charge for the 1954 death of his wife Marilyn. Prosecutor John T Corrigan said retrial is sought after the U S Supreme Court ruled he must be retried or released. Corrigan indicated arraignment would occur after jurisdiction issues are resolved.
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Ohio
Dr. Sheppard
Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Corrigan
State of Ghia
US Supreme Court
Dayton
High Court
Rul- Corrigan
Sheppard’s
Bedlam
Supreme Court
Edward Blythin
Fant
Shep
Bay Village
U.S. Dist
Carl A. Weinman
Dayislain
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Cuyahayal
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Rutgers U
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South Korea
Carolina Coast
Dean Rusk
Harold Wilson
Wilson
No. 10 Downing Street
London
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