Missing American relief official in Prague shocks World Refugee Year leaders
Charles H. Jordan executive vice chairman of the American Joint Distribution Committee vanished in Prague on Wednesday night prompting a nationwide search. The 59 year old New Yorker and longtime aid leader traveled with his wife. officials note no sign of foul play and his colleagues urge calm while Czech Slovak authorities coordinate the hunt. Jordan has been prominent in refugee work since 1941 and chaired UN World Refugee Year activities in 1959. He studied at the University of Berlin and Columbia University.
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American Association of Voluntary Agencies
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The
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School of Social Work
Columbia University
Colla Kelly to enter Philadelphia divinity school for ministry
Colla Kelly 27, son of World War II hero Colin P. Kelly Jr., will enter Philadelphia Divinity School next month to study for the Episcopal ministry while serving as a captain at Ft. Riley Kansas and pursuing Chaplains Corps entry. His father died after his WWII bombing raid near the Philippines, earning multiple decorations. The report also notes political moves involving Richard Nixon’s 1968 bid and Oklahoma Governor Bellmon, with resignations in GOP committees and Wallace’s presidential bid cited.
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Robert F. Ellsworth
Kansas
Bellmon
Oklahoma
U.S
U. S
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Romney son to wed Ronna Stern in Salt Lake City temple
Scott Romney son of Governor George Romney will marry Ronna Stern next Wednesday in a Mormon temple in Salt Lake City. The couple, both in their mid twenties, plan a private ceremony with immediate family. A breakfast reception will follow in Salt Lake City and further receptions are set for Bloomfield Hills and the Stern home. About 700 guests are invited and a two week honeymoon in New York City and Bermuda is planned before settling in Boston Massachusetts.
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Town Marine to Receive Medal of Honor
Marine Gunnery Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard will receive the Medal of Honor from President Johnson for valor during the Vietnam era. The 48 year old led an 18 man reconnaissance patrol on June 16 1986 in a fierce battle against a Viet Cong battalion, with the citation noting his extraordinary courage and that his actions largely prevented the loss of his entire platoon. Based at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego he is the son of Edythe B. Schneider of Sperry Iowa. his father is deceased.
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Jimmie E. Howard
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Edythe B. Schneider
Sperry, Iowa
Teamster Slaying Tied to Philadelphia Union War
Philadelphia police continue probing the gun slaying of truck driver Robert Anthony Degeorge, 32, in front of Local 407 union headquarters as part of a fierce union power struggle. Two men, Francis J. Marino and John Rispo, both 40 and 29, were arrested on threats to a union steward amid the ongoing investigation.
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Francis J. Marino
John Rispo
The Prince Passes His Exams
The 19 year old heir to the throne Prince Charles has passed his A level examinations in history and French. He plans to enter Trinity College Cambridge University next month. The bulletin notes his extracurric ular activities outshine his scholarship and highlights Snapfall as the news tag.
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Race Riots Hit Again in Syracuse
Racial violence flared in Syracuse New York with police using tear gas to disperse crowds as a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed. One officer was injured by a rock while a march through a Ku Klux Klan area in Louisiana prompted mobilization of 650 National Guardsmen and 175 state troopers.
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Houston
Tex
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Willian F. Walsh
Walker
John McKeithen
Livingston Parish
Court Decree Noted in Los Angeles March 31 1934
A court decree appears in a Los Angeles filing dated March 31 1934. The document references Saint12 and a local matter, with details partially legible in the surviving text.
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Com
Pope Paul VI Overhauls Vatican as New Cabinet Forms
Pope Paul VI announces sweeping reforms of the Vatican administration creating a papal secretary as prime minister and a three cardinal finance ministry. A new prefecture of economic affairs unites the church’s financial empire while modern languages replace Latin for daily affairs. The overhaul sets five year terms, requires a budget process, and introduces statistical offices with data gathered by parish priests and bishops.
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UPI
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Irn
Holy See
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Giovanni M. Pinna
Universal Church
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Ecumenical Council
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Vatican
Boy 10 Survives 10 Days Lost in Sierra
A Santa Monica boy named Gary Fraser, 10, who vanished from a campsite Aug 8 in the High Sierra east of Wishon Lake, was found alive after 10 days. He was flown to Sierra Hospital in Fresno by a sheriff helicopter. details of the rescue were not immediately released.
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Wishon Lake
Grand Jury Reopens Friars Club Card Cheating Probe
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles resumes its probe into alleged card dealing at the Beverly Hills Friars Club. Racio N Gebhardt, 54, Miami electronics engineer, was the first witness and granted immunity after refusing to say if he installed a cheating device in the club’s ceiling.
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Racio N. Gebhardt
Measles Eradication Plan Shows Results In 1967
A U S surgeon general plan to eradicate measles is linked to a Public Health Service report showing 56 846 cases through Aug 12 1967 down from 186 980 last year and far below 458 329 in 1964 first 32 weeks. Four week period July 16 to Aug 12 marks notable decline with 1 153 cases in 1967. Center says cooperation of public health facilities medical profession voluntary agencies schools and parents contributed to higher immunization and drop.
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