Senate hearing witness testimony sent to FBI
Senator B Everett Jordan says secret testimony given to the Senate Rules Committee by Don B Reynolds has been turned over to the FBI. Reynolds is a key witness in the committee's probe of a alleged secret payoff to the Kennedy Johnson campaign in 1960 involving Baker and McCloskey. Testimony touched on party girls pleasure trips and a $5,000 legal services payment. Jordan would say only that there was new information.
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Teacher Admits Spy Activity
Washington reports that Natalie Anna Bienstock a 28 year old graduate student and Russian language teacher at Cornell University admitted furnishing information to Soviet agents. She said training began in Moscow March 9 1962 and ended February 1963 at Hotel Ukraine under Viktor Sorine a representative of the Soviet security committee. She described instructions to name Americans who contacted Soviet entertainers and those connected with U.S. government agencies.
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Alexander County clerk Dewey retires after 48 years
John M. Dewey, 87, retired Friday after 48 years as Alexander County circuit clerk. Elected to 12 consecutive four year terms, he plans to devote time to Dewey Abstract Co. in Cairo, where he was born in November 1877. Dewey urged current politicians to focus on office work, not politics, and noted public support of his work. Police brief reports Tom Young fined $20 for driving too fast in Carbondale.
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Farm Bureau total membership hits record high
Philadelphia on December 5 1966 the American Farm Bureau federation announced a new all time membership peak Roger Fleming secretary treasurer reported total membership 1 647 455 up 19 160 from the 1963 high He noted 12 state bureaus reached new highs and gains occurred in 38 states and Puerto Rico This appeared on the Southern Illinoisan Sunday edition December 6 1966.
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Holiday House showcases student decorated Magnolia Manor
Historic Garros Magnolia Manor, known as Holiday House, features Christmas decor by Southern Illinois University interior design students. Dozens of puppets created by students contribute to the festive display, reflecting a bygone custom of stage puppet displays in grand homes alongside mantlepieces and trees.
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Busy four day space launch schedule outlined for Atlas Centaur
NASA and the Air Force map a packed four day sequence next week with two Atlas Centaur and two Gemini related tests. Tuesday features a space glider on a 1000 mile ballistic flight boosted by a Thor Delta, Wednesday brings a Gemini unmanned flight to 106 miles, Thursday tests a Titan 3A as a flying launch platform with a dummy satellite, and Friday aims for a final Atlas Centaur orbital test. Weather delays postponed today’s Atlas Centaur launch after rain and clouds.
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