Justice Douglas Linked To Outside Foundation Income
Senator Williams charged Associate Justice William Douglas with serving as president of a educational foundation for four years and earning 12000 yearly, while Supreme Court justices receive 39500 in salary. He questioned propriety and potential conflict with gambling interests tied to Las Vegas mortgage income. He urged Chief Justice Warren to respond and called for a judiciary probe if unanswered.
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William ©. Douglas
Supreme Court
John J. Williams
Delaware
Senate
Williams
Foundation
Flamingo
Las Vegas
Earl Warren
High Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastman
Judiciary Committee
Louisiana
Warren
Delinquency Generation Sparks Senate Warning on Youth
A Senate sub committee report cites 46.6 million youths ages 5 to 17 and 29 million ages 10 to 17, with one in ten needing psychiatric care and one in ten having a police record. Delinquency rose 14% in 1964, while youth population grew 4%. Senator Thomas J. Dodd links poverty to rising crime, urges decisive local action and possible federal aid.
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Senate
Times
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
America
Four Top Tawes Aides Recall Quiet Years in Maryland
Annapolis report recalls Edmund Mester Russell McCain Odell Smith and James Morton as Tawes aides who kept behind the scenes shaping state government. They share anecdotes from speeches paper clips megalopolis mispronunciations and the governor’s humor. They note Tawes’s stamina and their own preference for input over blunt proposals.
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Annapolis
Gov
Tawes
Edmund C. Mester
Russell H. McCain
Odell M. Smith
James C. Morton
Baltimore
Maryland
Mester
Megalopolis
West Point
University of Cincinnati
Municipal League
McCain
Theodore R. McKeldin
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Are American women taking up cigar smoking as a fad
Hal Boyle reports on the possibility of women embracing cigars as a new trend. Industry and tobacconists note rising female purchases though many veteran male smokers doubt it will become common. Public figures like Amy Lowell and Poker Alice are cited as historical examples.
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New York
Denmark
Anna Magnani
New England
Amy Lowell
Poker Alice
Fifty Years Ago October 24 1916 Liquor Blamed
Miss Mary Bentley head of the Children's Aid Society cites 184 of 200 cases tied to parental over drinking. The agency placed 159 children in new homes. Frederick County officials approve 9000 for Liberty Pike improvements. Arlington Hotel guest report: 700 cash stolen, suspect acquitted, no clues in case.
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Mary Bentley
Children’s Aid Society
Jesse Gladhill
Arlington Hotel
Local Hotel Manager Dies After Heart Seizure
Charles M. Tierman 4, manager of the Francis Scott Key Hotel, died in his hotel apartment after a heart seizure. A New Jersey native who moved from Fort Bragg to Frederick two years ago, he had chest pains recently but dismissed them as a cold. The Community Chest campaign showed $15,244 raised of $23,500 for seven Red Feather agencies in Frederick County, with plans for a house-to-house drive. A railroad worker, Andrew Thomas Simmons 26, died after being struck by a train at Point of Rocks, apparently misjudging the train’s position.
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Charles M. Tierman
Francis Scott Key Hotel
New Jersey
Fort Bragg
N.C
Red Feather
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
A. B. Collinus
Harry D. Radcliff
Frederick
Point of Rocks
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Andrew Thomas Simmons
Byrd's Fiscal Conservatism and Public Service
Washington Today honors Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia for courage and integrity in governance. The tribute traces his frugal, honest approach to public funds, his early self-made rise, and his steadfast stance against expediency, framing him as a practical progressive and fiscal trustee.
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Byrd
Harry Byrd
Senator Byrd
Virginia
United States Senate
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Board of County Commissioners
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