Pay Off Charge Ties McCloskey To 1960 Campaign
Senator John J. Williams alleges former U.S. ambassador Matthew McCloskey paid a $25,000 kickback to the Kennedy Johnson campaign fund via Bobby Baker. He says the total $35,000 was concealed in a bond check with an additional $10,000 routed to Don Reynolds in Silver Spring Maryland. Reynolds allegedly acted as intermediary in the kickback.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Ireland
Matthew McCloskey
Washington, D.C
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Williams
McCloskey
GOP
Baker
Silver Spring
Don B. Reynolds
Reynolds
John F. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Women workers resume Big Grave Creek road digging
MOUNDSVILLE UP I The first shift of women determined to widen the Big Grave Creek road returns to digging after promises of aid from the State Road Commission. A second shift will relieve the first later today. They say the road is too poor for school buses. The commissioner said an emergency $2500 authorization was approved to improve the road and work would begin in a week or so.
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Moundsville
UPI
Big Grave Creek
State Road Commission
Virginia Scyoc
Seyoce
Burl Sawyers
Way Paved For Nomination Kennedy Adopted By NY Democrats
New York Democrats endorsed Robert F Kennedy for the U S Senate paving the way for his nomination at the state convention Kennedy won 232 votes to 49 with nine absent Stratton opposed saying non residents should not run in other states Kennedy plans to resign his cabinet post if nominated and will face veteran Republican Kenneth Keating in the general election Kennedy is a Virginia resident and Massachusetts voter with strongest rival status shifting from Stratton to Kennedy page notes Kennedy as attorney general subject to contest in New York state selection process
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State Committee
Kennedy
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
Stratton
U.S
Kenneth Keating
R-N.y
Virginia
Massachusetts
New York State
Governors Stay Silent On Vote Projection Plan
A National Governors Conference committee decided not to back any legislation on computer projected election results after talks with TV networks and wire services. Governor Grant Sawyer of Nevada said media workers were cooperative and that projections would be clearly labeled. The group formed for a year to address concerns about premature declarations influencing undecided polls.
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New York
UPI
National Governors’ Conference
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Sawyer
Cleveland
Weather Clear And Cool Beckley And Vicinity
Weather forecast for Beckley and vicinity indicates mostly sunny skies with northerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon and a clear cool night with a low around 47. Wednesday remains mostly sunny and pleasant with similar afternoon temperatures. River Greenbrier is low and muddy. Lake level slightly above normal and cloudy. gauge at Hinton 3.5 ft.
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Beckley
Hinton
News In Brief Of Today's World From Wire Dispatches
Wire dispatched summaries cover global happenings with concise notes on politics economics conflicts and disasters. Names organizations nations and dates appear as readable entities reflecting rapid roundups across continents and timelines.
Far Reaching World News Highlights From 1960s Cable
Ruth Hartke 57 sister of U S Sen Vance Hartke of Indiana killed in a two car crash on U S 24 east of Napoleon Ohio. Prospect for Laos peace conference grows after announcement they will meet at dinner tonight in Paris French foreign ministry first meeting since fighting resumed last April. Gov George Wallace slate of unpledged Alabama electors announce in Montgomery they will not resign in favor of electors pledged to President Lyndon B Johnson. Cyprus president Makarios returns to Nicosia proclaiming complete satisfaction with talks with Nasser. Cypriot newspaper says Nasser promised massive military aid. Jeannie Quinn Miss New York crowned Miss USA and will represent U S in Miss World contest. Michelle Metrinko won Miss America last year. Unspecified number of U S Marine advisers to be sent to South Vietnam to broaden role, per Gen Wallace M Green Jr. Harold Outright released from NY hospital, returning home for Labor Day. in critical condition from massive colitis bleeding. Justice Department says claim that Billy Sol Estes paid Sen Ralph Yarborough 50,000 on Nov 6, 1960, unfounded and not supported by credible testimony. Hubert H Humphrey receives standing ovation in Senate on first day as Democratic vice presidential nominee. Khrushchev reportedly preparing diplomatic offensive to improve ties with West Germany ahead of trip next year. Uruguay may break diplomatic relations with Cuba. only Uruguay and Mexico still maintain relations with Havana. Five killed, 22 injured in head-on Dutch-German train collision near Westervoort.
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Ruth Hartke
U. S
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Napoleon
Ohio
Laos
French Foreign Ministry
Paris
George Wallace
Alabama
Montemery
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cyprus
Makarios
Nicosia
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Jeannie Quinn
New York State
U.S.A
South Viet Nam
Wallace M Green Jr
Marine Corps
Harold Outright
New York
Upshur
Outright
Justice Department
Billy Sol Estes
Ralph D. Yarborough
D-Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Nikita S. Khrushchev
West Germany
Uruguay
Cuba
Montevideo
Mexico
Havana
Westervoort
Netherlands
Bandits Loot Store In Wheeling
Bandits who looted Suzanne's Shop in Wheeling escaped with between 8000 and 9000 dollars in garments and jewelry. They entered by ripping a screen and prying open a back door with a crowbar, and remained at large.
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Wheeling
UPI
Suzanne
Johnson to Meet Democrats on Legislative Program Prospects
President Johnson, after a Texas ranch weekend, summoned Democratic congressional leaders to discuss the prospects of his legislative program. The call follows the Democratic convention period as key proposals face movement in Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Texas
Showboat Gets Stuck In Lock In Monongahela
A Showboat Rhododendron trip from Morgantown to Fairmont turned into an eight hour ordeal as it failed to pass through the new Hoult Lock near Fairmont. About 75 residents including Mayor Forrest Springer and city officials rode the boat. a crowd of 1,000 watched as engineers tried to back it through. The vessel was later docked at Rivesville for the remainder of the week with some passengers returning home and others stranded.
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UPI
Monongahela River
Hoult Lock
Forrest Springer
Morgantown
Opekiska
Hilderbrand Bridge
Rivesville
End Seems Near For War Hero Alvin York
Sgt. Alvin York, WWI hero and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, is gravely ill and in a coma at Veterans Hospital in Nashville. He is 76 and suffering an acute urinary tract infection spreading through his bloodstream, with wife Gracie York and five of six children at his bedside after being brought in from Pall Mall. He has battled illness since 1954 a stroke left him paralyzed and nearly blind.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Alvin York
Veterans Hospital
York
Gracie York
Pall Mall
Clergy Attack Supreme Court Over Moral Standards
Nine Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic clergy condemn Supreme Court rulings on Tropic of Cancer and The Lovers as promoting degeneracy. They warn that the majority of justices erode American moral law, urging religious leaders to unite against what they call a progressive decline.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Henry Miller
Supreme Court
Yorkville
New York Board of Trade
Hugo L. Black
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Arthur J. Goldberg
Potter Stewart
Wilburn C. West
Eastern States
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Lloyd C. Wicke
West Virginia State Police Training School Fourth Oldest
Charleston bureau report notes the West Virginia State Police Training School near Institute, in operation since 1949 on 24 acres. About 15 handpicked recruits study under a Liquor Commission instructor in a program emphasizing all criminal facets, including moonshining. Lt. T. A. Welty leads 18 weeks of training as the fourth oldest state police school nationwide.
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Kanawha County
West Virginia
State Police Training School
State Liquor Commission
Institute
T. A. Welty
Set. J. R. Buckalew
Titan Orbited For Important Space Test
CAPE KENNEDY AP S Titan-3A rocket launched on its maiden flight as the first in a new class of big military space boosters. The 124-foot rocket carried a 3750 pound lead satellite into a 115 mile high orbit before its third stage aimed a dummy payload into a separate path. This debut showcases a versatile Titan-3A system, with Titan-3C planning a month-long 1968 orbit and potential future missions including eight satellites in one launch. The two-minute-ready booster emphasizes rapid response and agile maneuvers for unmanned and manned space efforts.
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Cape Kennedy
Titan
Professor Endorses Space Monster Tales
Southampton report notes Prof W T Williams at the British Association argues science fiction writers better probe mental barriers of scientists. He envisions earthlike planets with intelligent aliens and speculates on beings from Jupiter and Mercury, noting ammonia and high temperatures would challenge human contact.
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Southampton
England
W.T. Williams
British Association
Williams
Bodies Of Two Children Found In Michigan House
State police tracked down 16 year old Richard Dobeski after the bodies of Shawn Johnston 6 and Cary 3 were found in a crawl space under his home. The children, beaten with slashes on the necks, had hands tied and a rope wrapped around the sister’s wrist. a bloodied pocket knife was found nearby. Dobeski was arrested as he walked along Lake Michigan’s New Buffalo beach.
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Michigan City
Ind
UPI
Richard Do
Beski
Lake Michigan
New Buffalo
Mich
Here
Indiana
Dobeski
Shawn Johnston
Cary
Shawn
Dobeskis
Mother of slain rights worker shot at home in Meridian
In Meridian Mississippi unknown assailants fired from a passing car and tossed a Molotov cocktail at the home of Ben Chaney mother of slain civil rights worker James Chaney also shots hit neighbor Mrs Jenny Patterson no injuries or major damage COFO said FBI notified guard stood watch overnight no arrests reported police declined comment
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Meridian
Miss
UPI
James Chaney
Ben Chaney
Jenny Patterson
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
FBI
Chaney
Philadelphia
Young Chaney
Mickey Schwerner
Brooklyn
Andrew Goodman
New York
Schwerner
Goodman
Tot Suffocates In Unusual Accident
In Sistersville 17 month old Cin di Lou Adams daughter of Mr and Mrs William Adams suffocated Monday when she pulled a flower box onto her head on a porch banister and inhaled dirt while playing outside Authorities said the infant tried to scream but dirt covered her head.
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Sistersville
UPI
Cindi Lou Adams
William Adams
New York GOP Holds Back on Goldwater in 1964 Uphold Keating
New York Republican leaders, split between liberal and middle of the road wings, withheld full backing of the national ticket and focused on Senator Kenneth Keating for reelection. Chairman Fred A. Young noted Goldwater’s stance would influence voter support as the state committee, meeting as a convention, nominated Keating with unity for his race and minimal nods to the national ticket. The group pledged to hear Goldwater speak before intensifying campaigning.
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New York
UPI
State Committee
Kenneth B.keating
Keating
Goldwater
William Miller
GOP
Attlee Hospitalized for Routine Checkup in England
Former British prime minister Earl Clement Attlee, aged 81, was admitted to General Hospital Amersham England for a routine general checkup. The condition was described as not serious and the illness not specified.
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Amersham
England
UPI
Earl Clement Attlee
General Hospital
July traffic deaths set new record at 4410
The National Safety Council reported 4410 traffic deaths in July, the highest for any month. President Howard Pyle called the toll tragically high as the seven month total rose to 25630, signaling a possible annual record. An estimated 490 to 590 fatalities were expected over the Labor Day weekend.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
The
Safety Council
United States
Pyle
Mother Who Lied To Save Five Acquitted
Bradford Pennsylvania UPI a young mother Shirley Sikes 24 Gates Hollow acquitted harboring a criminal after testifying she lied to police to protect five children Her sister-in-law Melvin Sikes 50 was killed during a gun battle when police shot him after he jumped from a window and opened fire
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Bradford
UPI
Shirley Sikes
Gates Hollow
Frederick Sica
Sikes
Melvin Sikes
George Burns Breaks Down at Gracie Allen's Funeral
Glendale Calif. comedian George Burns was led from Gracie Allen funeral by his adopted son Ronnie and Jack Benny. Miss Allen 58 died Thursday night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a heart attack at home. The service drew fans and many show business stars.
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Glendale
Calif
UPI
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Burns
Ronnie
Jack Benny
Miss Allen
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Hollywood
Showdown Seen In Senate On Care For Aged
In Washington the Senate moves toward a showdown over health care for the aged funded by Social Security. A compromise bill merges Johnson’s medicare idea with a $7 monthly Social Security increase and tax changes to fund the package. The plan, backed by leaders, seeks House clearance this election year despite cost uncertainly possibly exceeding $3 billion annually.
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UPI
Senate
Johnson
Appalachia
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
H. L. Hunt Foundation
Hunt
Dallas
Tex
U.S
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
United Arab Republic
Bolton
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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H C Black
King
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
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William J. Brennan Jr
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