New Obituary for W A Daugherty Carbondale Leader
W A Dougherty 57 longtime general manager of the Southern Illinois died at home in Carbondale after nine months illness. Born February 14, 1907 in Fairmount he guided the Southern Illinoisan through growth from 12 681 to 24 837 in circulation. Survived by his wife and daughter services Friday at Hoffman Funeral Home Carbondale with burial in Oakland Cemetery donations to the Egyptian Association for the Mentally Retarded requested.
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Southern Ilbnoisan
W. Sycamore St
Carbondale
Mr. Dougherty
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Southern Ilinois
Free Press
Murphysboro Independent
Herrin Journal
Southern Mindisan
Fairmount
Decatur Public
Millikin University
University of Town
Columbia University
Charles L. Dougherty
Decatur
Grace Aldridge Dougherty
Margaret W. Strong
Micopolis
Lindsay - Schaub
Chamber Work
Dougherty
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois Inc
Southern Ilinois University
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Central
Illinois
Southern Ilingisan
Daugherty
Mr. Daugherty
Southern Tilinvisan
Herrin
Murphysboro
Marion
Family Weekly
First Methodist Church
Serviess
Hoffman Funeral Home
Edward L. Hoffman
Oakland Cemetery
Egyptian Association
Military Pay Boost Signed by President Johnson
Washington August 12 AP President Johnson signed into law a bill to raise military pay. Almost all servicemen will receive higher pay by next month, excluding draftees and lowest enlisted ranks. The package adds 2.5 percent for most officers and enlisted with over two years of service and 8.5 percent for officers with under two years.
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Washington
Prnsident
Johnson
Violence Strikes Two New Jersey Cities
In Paterson and Elizabeth violence erupted Tuesday night with rock and bottle throwing and fires started by gasoline bombs. A looted store was reported in Elizabeth as authorities warned of possible further trouble. Police blamed hulligan outbreaks rather than race, while Paterson officials feared repeat incidents expected to flare again.
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Paterson
Tn Elizabeth
Jersey City
Frank X Graves
Michael D. Rly
Elizabethport
Demonstrations Greet Turkish Flights in Nicosia
Greek Cypriots in Nicosia protested American and British involvement after Turkish Air Force jets conducted reconnaissance over Cyprus. Turkish officials said flights occurred before the U N Security Council appeal to stop overflights and that operations were suspended for now. Greece accused Turkey of overflying Crete and Rhodes and demanded it halt the actions.
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Cyprus
Turkey
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
Kokkina
U.S
Michael Pantelides
Pantelides
New York
United Nations
Security Council
Ankara
Council
All Nations
Greece
Crete
Rhodes
U S Sends Aid and Troops as Congo Rebels Rise
The United States dispatches four Air Force transports carrying 30 troopers to protect the planes and plans more aid including trucks and jeeps for the Congolese government. State Department says rebels ordered U S Consul Michael Hoyt and staff from Stanleyville and evacuation will occur for their safety as rebels hold the eastern city.
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Washington
United States
Congo
Defense Department
Averell Harriman
Bush
State Department
U.S
Michael Hoyt
Tour
Stanleyville
Richard J. Phillips
Hoyt
Stanley‘ville
Warren Commission Studies Release Plan For Kennedy Report
The Warren Commission discussed a secret plan to release its Kennedy assassination report with certain media agreeing to obtain the text in advance and not publish before the official date. Chief Counsel J Lee Rankin briefed reporters after the session. Rankin pointed reporters to White House aide George Reedy for comment on government private contract questions.
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Washington
Warren Commission
Commission
J. Lee Rankin
Earl Warren
John ¥. Kennedy
Rankin
George Reedy
White House
Reedy
Johnson backs civil rights law amid street violence
President Johnson told the American Bar Association he will enforce the civil rights law and urged citizens to observe it despite recent Harlem and Brooklyn unrest. He warned against allowing America to become a jungle and stressed peaceful processes at home and abroad.
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New York
Johnso
American Bar Association
Harlem
Brooklyn
Johnson
America
Cooler For Southern Ulnon Weather Forecast Note
Decreasing cloudiness brings cooler conditions tonight with lows around 44 to 50. Thursday looks fair to partly cloudy with a high in the 70s. Thursday night remains fair and cool.
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Ulnon
Goldwater pledges consults on appointments with Eisenhower
Hershey Pa Aug 12 AP Republican nominee Barry Goldwater disavows extremists and vows, if elected, to consult with Eisenhower Nixon and other leaders before naming key national security posts. He urges peace through strength, backs civil rights law, and supports the United Nations.
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Barry Goldwater
Lef
Right
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Defense
Arizona
Dick Nixon
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United Nations
United States
Goldwater Charge Sparks Defense Denial by Officials
The Defense Department dismissed Goldwater’s claim that US nuclear delivery capacity may drop 90 percent in a decade as totally false. President Johnson echoed resolve to deter aggression while Pentagon officials said by 1970 the US will deliver on target 215 times more warheads than in 1961, far exceeding past capability.
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Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
Defense Department
Goldwater
National Association of Counties
Goldswater
United States
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Sylvester
Uniform Time Bill Advances in House Committee
Washington Aug 32 AP The House Commerce Committee approved a daylight saving time bill 9 to 8. The plan would set up optional daylight saving systems, allowing communities to opt out. Rep Harley Staggers said objections favored stronger provisions and may seek amendments before floor debate.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
United States
Harley
Staggers
D-W. Va
Helicopter assault in Viet Nam kills pilot in jungle action
Nearly 100 helicopters blasted Viet Cong positions in a major Viet Nam war operation. 98 aircraft from Vietnamese and U S Army forces ferried about 1000 Vietnamese troops into the attack zone. One helicopter was struck by a 50 caliber round, killing a young U S Army second lieutenant. Other crewmen were wounded and a companion helicopter suffered heavy damage but returned to base. Maj Ralph Irvin led the sister unit.
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Shield
Viet Nam
Robert Estes
Anson
Maine
U. S
Saigon
Ralph Irvin
Redding
Calif Thessgault
Ito
Kennedy Seen Demo Choice In New York
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy appears headed for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from New York as party leaders prepare moves over the coming days including his candidacy announcement and county chairmen backing. Washington sources call the run premature while New York Democrats weigh Kennedy’s state residency and misgivings. Kennedy has a Virginia home and was named to the Massachusetts delegation to the Democratic National Convention next week.
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Albany
N.Y
Robert F. Kennedy
New York State
Democratic
Kennedy
Washington
Juot
Edwin O. Guthman
Virginia
Masachusetts
New York
Bicycle Bomb Kills Three in My Tho Near Saigon
A bicycle bomb exploded in downtown My Tho near Saigon killing three Vietnamese on a crowded street and wounding 27 people, including five American servicemen. Authorities in Saigon believe it to be part of a stepped up Viet Cong campaign after the Gulf of Tonkin incidents last week.
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My Tho
Saigon
TLS
Gulf of Tonkin
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