Randolphs misread heroics and a famed Belfy anecdote
On the Line recalls the nickname Boycott for Irish tenant unrest and the failed Vienna press briefing by Randolph. The narrator details Randolph’s pretentious, overheated behavior at a Kennedy Khrushchev summit dinner and his obsession with a cigarette lighter gift from Bernard Baruch as his father spoke.
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Captain Boycott
Earl of Erne
County Mayo
Boycott
Randolph
Vienna
Pierre Salinger
Bernard Baruch
Sir Winston
Baruch
Monahan’s Rise and Move to Diners Club Roles
Jim Bishop details John Monahan’s career from Hollywood Hotel sales to marriage with Peggy Sheehan, then a stint at the Diplomat Hotel under SAM FRIEDLAND and Irving Cowan. He becomes a successful executive, owning a home on Diplomat Way and raising three children, before starting a new job as vice president of Diners Club and executive VP of Diners-Fugazy Travel.
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Hollywood
Florida
Monahan
Peggy Sheehan
Sam Friedland
Food Fairs
Diplomat Hotel
Irving Cowan
Diplomat
John Monahan
Diplomat Way
Fila
Diners Club
Diners-Fugazy Travel
Wilson's party loses election in two seats in London and Sheffield
Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labor government suffered a heavy defeat in two House of Commons by elections. Conservatives captured Oldham, a textile town and union stronghold, while Labour-held Sheffield gained fewer votes than in 1966, reflecting discontent after the budget and wage freeze.
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London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Oldham
Sheffield
Reiret bak peed and land published in 1477
The fragment notes a work titled Reiret bak peed and ee land published in 1477 by William Caxton. It records Caxton's role in early print publishing and mentions the year and publisher as core facts.
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Reiret
William Caxton
Witnesses Describe Kennedy Case and Suspect Sirhan
Grand jury testimony details Carreon on the mini magnum bullet and Sirhan's non committal stance. Dr Noguchi reports Kennedy was hit by three bullets with two wounds, and witness Di Pietro recalls the girl in a polka dot dress and Sirhan’s actions at the hotel tray stand before the shooting. Sirhan remains in guarded custody, facing indictment on June 28.
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Carreon
Sirhan
Rand
Thomas T. Noguchi
Kennedy
Grand Jury
Noguchi
Vincent Thomas di Pietro
Ambassador Hotel
di Pietro
Allpoints
Central Jail
Baltimore Opens First Electric Street Railway in 1885
The first electric street railway debuted in Baltimore Maryland in 1885 marking a milestone in urban transit history. The event highlighted the shift to electric propulsion and the modernization of city transportation.
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Baltimore, Md
Mail Flood In Support of Gun Controls
Gun control mail volume rises as rural areas show mixed reactions and a few shift from opposition to approval. Senators and representatives note regional differences with examples from New England and the South. A March 1,900 letter from Marengo Indiana illustrates broad support for registration and penalties.
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Robert T. Stafford
Rvt
William D. Hathway
Maine
New England
Watkins M. Abbitt
D-Va
W. S. Stuckey
D-Ga
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Marengo
Ind
West
New Mexico
Nevada
Congress letters show split on gun issue with Dominick
Senator Peter H. Dominick reports about 400 letters on firearm control, with roughly two or three to one in favor of controls. The letter writers mirror a nearly even public opinion split on the topic.
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Congress
Peter H. Dominick
Rcolp
Nazis Survivors Sentenced to Life in Germany
Frankfurter AP report: Bernhard Bonitz aged 61 and Josef Windeck aged 64, former Auschwitz inmates, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of fellow prisoners. The case marks the third trial for killings at Auschwitz and the first involving former inmates. Both men were early arrivals at the camp and had criminal backgrounds.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Bernhard Bonitz
Josef Windeck
Nazi Germany
Poland
Bonitz
Windeck
Auschwitz
Bonitz a Safecracker and Win Deck Convictions Rise
Bonitz and Win Deck each built a record of theft convictions with Bonitz totaling twenty five and Win Deck amassing a similar tally. The cases reflect ongoing criminal activity and legal action surrounding the individuals.
Open House Set by J. V. Soeders
Mr and Mrs J V Soeders of 130 S 26th St F Dr announce a Sunday afternoon open house from 2 to 4 at their home a welcome party for their Delta Queen cruise July 27 through August 3 with invites for those taking the tour or anyone interested to call 232-0581 for details Wants Ads Are Easy to Place
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J. V. Soeder
S. 26Th St
House
Soeders
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