Names in the news dominate Harlem primary race
Adam Clayton Powell faces John Young in Harlem Democratic primary as Powell seeks renomination amid questions about seating by Congress. Powell is a strong favorite to win the nomination and re election, with uncertainty over his return to Washington and possible link to a libel suit.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Harlem
John Young
Powell
Washington
NRA Launches Mail Campaign Protecting Gun Rights
The NRA mobilizes its 900000 members to flood Congress with letters ahead of a House panel’s gun sale restrictions vote. The piece notes past successes against regulation, describes NRA leadership, and cites allied clubs and industry groups backing the fight.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington
National Rifle Association
Congress
House
NRA
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Louis Harris
National Guard
Harold W. Glassen
Glassen
Lansing, Mich
Baloney
Sportsmen of
America
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Johnson
Gun and Sportsmen
Gun and Ammunition Industry
National Shooting Sports Foundation
The
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
National Reloading Manufacturers Association
Gas blast kills six at Doniphan farm in Ripley County
Six people died when a leaking gas line from a butane tank exploded at a rural farm near Doniphan Missouri six miles south of town. Victims include Carl Friend 51 and his wife Dorothy 48 and Darrell Robertson his wife Leona Kaye 28 and their two young children. Sheriff Dawes said Friend knew of the leak for months.
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Doniphan
Lewis Dawes
Ripley County
Carl Friend
St. Louis
Dorothy
Dawes
Darrell Robertson
Leona Kaye
Arkansas State Line
Father of RFK shooter blames propaganda and Kennedy tone
Bishara Sirhan, father of Sirhan Sirhan, says Kennedy's speeches provoked his son to assassinate, calling Kennedy's persona as a politician aggressive propaganda. He cites Arab memories from 1948 and the 1960s media as fueling the act and arrives in Amman seeking funds and recounting his son’s Jerusalem childhood experiences.
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Huntington
N.Y
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Huntington Hospital
Thomas
Evan
Amman
Jordan
Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sirhan
Bob Kennedy
Jerusalem
Herrin bid opening delayed for post office project
Bids for alterations at the Herrin Post Office will open at 2 p.m. June 27, following an apparent error in an earlier invitation that set Friday as the date. The work includes restroom remodeling, electrical coils in a stairway to the IRS office, and a canopy over the IRS entrance. Estimated cost under 25 000 dollars per GSA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
General Services Administration
GSA
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
West Frankfort seeks ideas on downtown improvements
About 200 West Frankfort merchants will be interviewed this week by R. A. Nack and Associates as part of a study of a 14 block downtown area. A HUD grant of 89,966 funds the study with 448,612 more set aside for urban renewal.
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West Frankfort
R. A. Nack and Associates
Carbondale Engineering
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Pete Koscher
Koscher
Bureau of Business Research At
Southern Illinois University
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