UPI Survey Examines Dodd Probe and Senate Fundraising
The UPI survey of the Senate analyzes who funds their offices and how some lawmakers report money. It notes accusations against Thom as J. Dodd over about 200000 dollars from three testimonial dinners and tax handling disputes. It cites responses showing 44 members cover office expenses without campaigning, 27 struggle, and many rely on honorariums, legal fees, and profits. Some senators disclosed their replies. Hartke and Bayh reported assistance from Indiana party committees.
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Thomas J. Dodd
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Indiana
Vance M. Hartke
Birch E. Bayh
Democratic State Central Committee
Senate poll shows lawmakers struggle with office costs
United Press International findings show more than 25 percent of senators say a $30,000 salary plus government allowances do not cover routine office expenses. Only two of 71 responding senators said they raised extra funds through testimonial events like those that spotlight Sen. Thomas J. Dodd.
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William Theis Washington
UPI
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United Press
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Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
France Tightens Overflight Rights Ahead of Moscow Visit
Paris reports France will cancel existing NATO military plane overflight rights as of June 1 and grant permissions only month to month. The move, aimed at boosting Charles de Gaulle before his Moscow trip, raises concerns of a split within NATO and potential impacts on Italy Greece and Turkey. De Gaulle told Senator Church that France remains a US ally despite a NATO pullout.
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UPI
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United States
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Atlantic
Austria
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Greece
Turkey
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Church
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dead Man Gets Votes In Oklahoma Primary
In El Reno Oklahoma a deceased candidate Price Thompson earned 1133 votes in the Oklahoma primary while incumbent state Rep Ralph Watkins received 5271 votes. Thompson died Thursday before the election.
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Oklahoma
EL Reno
Okla
UPI
Price Thompson
Thompson
Ralph Watkins
Policy Battle Now Occurring In Red Party
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist China facing internal strife over domestic and foreign policy. An official Liberation Army Daily editorial warns of a new faction of scholars opposing the party and socialism, accused of aligning with right opportunists and anti China forces amid Vietnam and economic policy debates.
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Tokyo
UPI
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Chinese Communist Party
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Liberation Army Daily
Chinese Armed Forces
New China News Agency
Liberation Daily
46 firms asked to propose Moorefield earth station plan
The Communications Satellite Corp. said it has asked 46 firms to submit design proposals for a proposed earth station near Moorefield West Virginia. Demand for aluminum by can manufacturers will rise about 30 percent this year, Aluminum Co of America chairman predicted. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals indicated contraceptive drugs can be used to control pigeon populations.
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Communications Satelite Corp
Moorefield
W.va
Aluminum Co. of America
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
West Virginia Prof Miernyk to Speak at June 2 Conference
Dr William Hl Miernyk economics professor at West Virginia University will be a main speaker at the Governors Industrial Development Conference on June 2 Ex Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany attended a somber memorial service bowing his head in prayer as a cantor chanted a psalm in memory of six million Jews who were killed by the Nazis
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William Hl. Miernyk
West Virginia University
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Bus slams off road after stray cow near Rio de Janeiro
A bus swerved to avoid a stray cow Wednesday near Rio de Janeiro, leaving the vehicle to plunge into a ravine and kill six people while injuring twenty. Savings bond sales hit their best monthly total in over ten years according to Treasury figures Wednesday. President Johnson issued an executive order creating a recreation and natural beauty committee with Laurence S. Rockefeller named chairman.
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Treasury
Johnson
President’s Committee On Recreation and Natural Beauty
Laurence S. Rockefeller
Dolphin thanks fishermen by guiding to herring shoals
Tass from Vilnius reports a dolphin freed from a North Sea net led fishermen to large herring shoals. A separate Orissa famine has killed at least 50 in two months, with parents selling children or abandoning them. Curtis A. Foster to be Maritime Safety Officer in Cleveland. Atomic Energy Commission to detonate a large underground nuclear device. Merger of New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads eyed for growth and profit.
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North Sea
Orissa
Socialist Party
Kimberly
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Cleveland
Atomic Energy Commission
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New York
Elmore Sees Diminishing Opposition to Liquor Sales in State
CHARLESTON West Virginia State Liquor Commissioner Clarence Elmore says opposition to liquor by the drink is fading, noting a Senate passed bill and a 1964 reform allowing case sale with his consent. He cites a $1 million Christmas week gain and state stores selling about 1.54 million gallons for a $9.42 million profit.
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Charleston
UPI
Clarence Elmore
Elmore
Monthly
Control State Review
West Virginia
State Senate
Protestant Leaders Poise to Approve United Church Plan
Eight major Protestant denominations prepared to approve a 15,000 word statement of principles for a united church with 24 million members. Preliminary votes Wednesday night indicated overwhelming support, following four days of public sessions that contrasted with backstage battles.
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United Church
Dallas
UPI
Fair And Warmer Beckley Weather Update
Sunny this afternoon with a high of 76. Clear tonight, low 50. Fair and warm Friday with upper 70s. Airport readings show 58/41 in 24 hours, no precipitation. Greenbrier river levels rising to 4 ft above normal, Lake 6 ft above, both muddy. New gauge at Hinton 6.2 ft. Extremes include 102 in Blythe CA and 22 in Boonville NY. Participating churches in the Church Union meeting approve a framework for later negotiations.
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Hinton
Blythe
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Southern Presbyterian Church
Evangelical United Brethren
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Ekberg Stand-In Refuses Naked Swim in Film Scene
In Hamburg a stand-in for Anita Ekberg refused to strip for a pool sequence. Heidi Adenau, 25, balked at undressing and diving, stating she would not start her career naked. Karin Peets, 21, agreed to perform for 18 dollars as the scene for The Certain Something Of A Woman proceeded.
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Germany
UPI
Anita Ekberg
Heidi Adenau
Miss Adenau
Miss Ekberg
Karin Peets
Lower Saxony
Ekberg
Karin
Helicopter Crash in Vietnam Leaves 21 Dead
A U S Chinook helicopter went down near the Cambodian border in North Vietnam, killing 21 Americans. Rescue teams faced explosions and burning fuel, delaying recovery. Weeky American casualties rose, with 70 killed the week ending May 1 and a kill ratio of 4.3 to 1 in enemy favor. An earlier Phantom jet was also downed and weather hindered further rescue efforts.
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UPS
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Cam Ranh Bay
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Becket Ring Register FAQ Covers Etiquette and Local Questions
A local Q and A transcript shows Mary Alice Smith not paid as Head Start director, Stephen's Lake opens May 30, ghent pronunciation, catfish vs carp, and NBA star Wilt Chamberlain earning about 100000. It also notes Brown Littlepage publishing address, Beckley industry questions, Social Security on divorce, and a Wig Shop toupee source at 504 Northwestern Ave.
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Curtis Scott
Northwestern Ave
Wallaces Preparing For His And Her Candidacy
Governor George Wallace spurns lawsuit threats as he backs a joint run with his wife Lurleen Wallace for Alabama governor. She won a landslide Democratic primary provoking GOP protests and a constitutional challenge from critics.
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Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
State House
George
Stoogette
Robert Dary
New York
Time Limit For NATO Strategy Growing Short
Washington officials warn the alliance must have concrete NATO strategy by the June 6 Brussels council or risk psychological damage. Details should emerge before June 20 as Charles de Gaulle travels to Moscow, highlighting France’s push to redraw alliance rules and exclude Western European input.
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UPS
United States
NATO
NATO Council
Brussels
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
de Gaulle
Russia
U.S
France
Gavett resigns from State Human Rights Commission
Dr. Thomas Gavett, chair of the West Virginia State Human Rights Commission, resigns to join the U S Department of Labor in Washington. His departure, the second among the commission in a month, takes effect June 3. WVU professor Gavett urges passage of state civil rights laws to end employment housing and public accommodations discrimination.
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Charleston
UPI
Thomas Gavett
State Human Rights Commission
U. S. Department of Labor
Washington
Gavett
the Rights Commission
Howard W. McKinney
West Virginia University
Hulett C. Smith
WVU
Commission
Smith
State Woman Killed In Grafton Accident
A young Preston County woman died and three Tunnelton teenagers were seriously injured when their compact car left U S Route 50 near Grafton and struck a 10 foot culvert. Victim Mary Spangler in her 20s was identified by police. Injured: Roger Thorn Joe Barlow Kenneth Cole.
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UPI
Preston County
Mary Spangler
Tunnelton
Roger Thorn
Joe Barlow
Kenneth Cole
U.S. Apollo mission may launch earlier than planned
Dr. Joseph Shea, head of the Apollo program, said the first manned Earth orbit mission could occur before 1967's end, with Grissom, White and Chaffee aboard a 10-14 day flight. He warned delays could push a moon-landing timeline later, and indicated a proposed rendezvous with the Gemini craft might be abandoned.
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Downey
Calif
UPI
America
Earth
Joseph Shea
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger Chaffee
U.S
Moon
Shea
North American Aviation Inc
Johnsons Cook Humiliates Boss At White House Soiree
Washington based accounts say Zephyr Wright, White House cook, staged a playful coup by managing the dinner menu during a diplomatic reception at the White House. President Johnson appeared amused as he read a note from Wright to Sen. J. William Fulbright, joking about being bossed by his cook and lightening the mood of the event.
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United States
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