Author Manchester turns gun into Middletown police
Middletown Connecticut author William Manchester walked into police headquarters and turned over a .45 caliber pistol. He said he hoped others would surrender firearms to keep children safe and urged community protection by police. He described the gun as a Guadalcanal war memento recovered after Okinawa and tied his wartime service to his stance on gun safety.
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Middletown, Conn
UPI
William Manchester
Manchester
Kennedy
Okinawa
Warren Leary
Middletown
Guadalcanal
Marine Reconnaisance
McCarthy Hosts Drinks at NAACP Delegates Meet
Senator Eugene McCarthy held a reception for NAACP convention delegates in Atlantic City despite opposition from Roy Wilkins. About 150 of 2,000 delegates attended the 300-person event where guests paid $1 per drink. Wilkins condemned the event at a news conference. McCarthy quipped that they must live off the land in his campaign.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
NAACP
Wilkins
McCarthy
Wet Week At Memorial Lake Park Girl Scout Camp
At Memorial Lake Park Norwalk 300 girls and 20 leaders endured four rainy camp days. Scouts scavenged for smelly items including a decaying fox a dead fish and a dead mole then buried them. Camp director Mrs John Krupp new to the post notes few injuries and recalls snakes presented by juniors.
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Memorial Lake Park
Norwalk
John Borgia
John Krupp
Accutron Tuning Fork Keeps Time With Electrical Vibration
The Accutron movement operates without traditional watchworks using an electronic powered tuning fork to regulate time. It guarantees monthly accuracy within 60 seconds.
Maddox Deluged By Phooeygrams
Dozens of "phooeygram" telegrams flooded Gov. Lester Maddox's Atlanta office after attorney James Moore launched the campaign. Moore said the messages target the governor for perceived misdeeds, while Maddox dismissed the protest and mocked the campaign. He noted plans for new mental facilities and criticized the protesters.
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Atlanta
UPI
Phooey
Lester Maddox
Maddox
James Moore
Phooeygram
Moore
Augusta
Town adopts 1000 GI s in Vietnam effort
In Effingham Illinois a town of about 8000 people adopted nearly 1000 soldiers in Vietnam. Residents mail about 150 letters weekly and have received hundreds of thank you notes. The drive is led by Zona B. Davis radio host and grandmother whose son serves in Vietnam.
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Effingham, Ii
UPI
Illinois
Vietnam
Zona B. Davis
WCRA
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