Congress Opens Probe of Secrecy in Government
Washington AP Congress probes how the government keeps secrets as witnesses test to Capitol Hill amid a 47 volume still top secret Vietnam study. House committee demands full access to the Gulf of Tonkin study and broader demands hinge on executive privilege. White House aide Hagerty cites vast archives and overuse of top secret stamps.
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Gulf of Tonkin
Wise
James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Washington Post
Hagerty
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United Kingdom
Nixon Seen Naming Doub To AEC Board
Washington AP report says William O. Doub, chairman of Maryland Public Service Commission, is front runner for an Atomic Energy Commission post. Doub has faced scrutiny over Baltimore Gas & Electric plant at Calvert Cliffs, with stricter state conditions noted. If appointed, he would leave four PSC vacancies and earn about 40 000 dollars annually.
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J. William Hinkel
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Frank A. DeFilippo
State Commission
Police Grill Underworld Figures In Colombo Case
New York police questioned underworld figures Joseph Colombo Sr. and Carlo Gambino over the assassination attempt on Colombo at an Italian American Unity Day rally. Colombo remained in critical condition after three bullets hit him in the head and neck. the shooter was killed. The event drew about 15,000 mourners near a Columbus statue as witnesses described the sequence and a photographer’s account of the moment.
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Joseph A. Colombo Sr
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Albert Seedman
Jerome A. Johnson
New Brunswick
Joseph
Albert Gallo
Carlo Gambino
Gambino
Civil Rights League
League
Underworld
Christopher Columbus
McNamara Study Critics Say US Pressured Vietnam Policy
An editorial cites a top secret McNamara study on Vietnam, accusing Washington of optimism and flawed intelligence. It reports that officials misread field reports, with rosy depictions persisting into 1963, until key events altered judgment and the war’s assessment.
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South Vietnam
Vietnam
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Monitor
Defense
Robert S. MacNarara
Johnson
The
New York Times
McNamara
Patman Accepts $1,500 Fee For Speech To Financiers
Washington AP Patman chairman of the House Banking Committee billed $1,500 by Sartorius & Co for a private dinner and talk with top customers and financiers. He defended the payment saying he uses such fees to buy books for Texas schools and noted he spoke on bills and banking regulation. Sparkman cited $6,250 in outside fees in year. The event followed Patman’s opposition to a government guaranteed loan for Lockheed, with hearings slated for July 8.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
New York
House Anti War Forces Lose Bid To Curb Nixon
In Washington AP reports the largest antiwar bloc ever failed to push a nine month withdrawal deadline from Indochina. The 219 to 176 defeat stopped the Senate amendment on the draft extension bill as Congress faces a midnight deadline and stalled hopes for quick approval.
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Lillian Roth Debuts in The Prisoner of Second Avenue
New York AP says Lillian Roth will star in Neil Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue, opening November 11 on Broadway. She shifts from musical roles to a nonmusical part, portraying the sister of Peter Falk who co stars with Lee Grant in a comedy about a married couple in a high rise apartment.
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Low bidder named for AEC Germantown parking spaces
Richard F. Kline of 14 Water St. was the low bidder at 23950 for adding visitor parking spaces at the US Atomic Energy Commission Headquarters Building in Germantown. Other bids were 25012 from Ratrie Robbins and Schweizer Inc. of Baltimore and 25303 from Brigham and Day Inc. of Rockville.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Brigham and Day Inc
Rockville
Death of Actaeon to reside at Getty Museum
The Titian painting Death of Actaeon will reside at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles with planned visits to Britain. The work was purchased in London on behalf of the museum for a nominal sum, below the 4.032 million paid by Julius Weitzner for the auction. The scene shows Actaeon spying on Diana at her bath, where she transforms him into a stag and his hounds maul him.
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Los Angeles
J. Paul Getty Museum
Britain
London
Pacific Ocean
Getty
French and Co
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Actaeon
Diana
Hood Hosts Md PTA Summer Conference
Maryland PTA held its annual Summer Conference at Hood College June 26 27 with over 200 delegates. Dr Einar Ryden led workshops on community involvement and school funding while topics covered legislation finance and local PTA roles in county and state education policy. Delegates in attendance from Frederick County included George Barthel Bernice Hampson Kenneth Fields Gail Graff Marjorie Saxon Catherine Bussard and others.
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Frederick County
PTA
Hood College
Gail Graff
Marjorie Saxon
Maryland Pta
Einar Ryden
University of Maryland
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Rosenstock Hall
George Barthel
McPt Juvenile Protection
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Diuretic Ad Promotes Fluid Excretion at Mercer’s Pharmacy
Local ad advertises FLUIDEX diuretic tablets to reduce excess body fluids priced at 1.69 dollars. The promotion highlights affordability at Mercer's Pharmacy and urges readers to purchase for relief from fluid retention.
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Mercer
Drug Charges Placed Against Pa. Couple
Harrisburg police arrested a Pa. couple after a high speed chase and charged Tony Tyrone Davis and Maria Lynn Davis with possession of controlled dangerous substances and narcotics paraphernalia. Bonds set at 1500 each. Tony Davis hospitalized for possible neck fracture. Maria Davis housed for drug withdrawal. Police say car theft involved a Harrisburg doctor, with a medical bag of drugs found in Dr. Roscoe's car trunk.
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George Himes
Tony Tyrone Davis
Maria Lynn Davis
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Robert E. Roscoe
Tony Davis
Harrisburg Hospital
Divorce Ends Vic Damone and Judith Rawlings Marriage
Hollywood AP reports singer Vic Damone and actress Judith Rawlings have separated by divorce. Damone, 43, reveals in a court property settlement that he is nearly broke and may file for bankruptcy. He agrees to pay his ex wife 2100 monthly for their three children and herself. They wed in 1963, Damone previously married Pier Angeli.
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