07 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1965
Page
1
The forecast for New Hampshire cites generally fair conditions in the northern mountains on Saturday with very warm, humid air and developing thunderstorms by afternoon into the night. Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid 50s to 60s across the region with warm, humid southerly winds increasing early Saturday.
The House Committee on American Activities announced public hearings on the Ku Klux Klan to begin in October. Chairman Edwin Willis said start date will be no later than the path, subpoenas are authorized, many persons have been and are being questioned, and some witnesses have already been heard in closed sessions.
Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana on Friday urged the administration to seriously consider recalling the U S ambassador and cutting relations with Indonesia. He cited a new wave of insults and threats from mobs targeting Ambassador Marshal Green.
Washington experts from the United States and Latin American nations met at Wallops Island Virginia for a two day session to plan a study of Southern Hemisphere weather using meteorological sounding rockets. Argentina Brazil and Mexico attended the NASA sponsored meeting. First rocket launches are planned before year’s end.
In Hiroshima a crowd of about 300000 gathered at Peace Park to mark the 20th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The observance faced a typhoon but proceeded with memorial rites, amid mixed notes of grief and a carnival atmosphere as survivors and relatives reflected on the devastation.
President Johnson’s choice John W. Gardner of New York City for secretary of welfare passed the Senate Finance Committee and moved to the full Senate. Gardner, leader of the Carnegie Corp., would replace Anthony Celebrezze who resigns to join the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
Portsmouth Police joined Air Police in catching an escaped Pease AFB prisoner yesterday afternoon. The fugitive, cited as Michael, was apprehended on Echo Avenue near Da Pease.
Persistent stalemate between AFL-CIO United Steelworkers Union and steel firms pushes for a late August strike deadline. Federal mediators and top officials consider White House intervention as negotiators haggle over wage and benefit packages, pensions, and unemployment benefits after a 13 week bargaining impasse.
Bids were opened by the State Purchasing Division in Concord for a 1963 sedan formerly used by Governor John W. King. Route 16 Auto Center offered the high bid of 2000 dollars, while the vehicle cost about 4000 originally. The governor now plans to switch to new cars under updated budgeting and trade cycles.
Drought fears rise as fires threaten Maine with possible floods. The Bar Harbor blaze in October 197 marked the state’s worst since then, killing 16 and causing 20 million in losses. In Benton several woods fires sparked by a braking train's sparks burned near Fairfield before crews halted outbreaks tonight. Firefighters from Fairfield and Kennebec County fought flames along a 2.5 to 3 mile stretch between Waterville and Bangor, with water hauled from a nearby hydrant and 12 firefighters remaining to monitor flare ups.
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