Liberty man acquitted in White Lake boating death
A Sullivan County jury found Robert Kelly of Liberty not guilty of culpable negligence in the August 12, 1962, White Lake boating accident that killed Floyd Hammond of Montgomery. After a three hour 12 minute deliberation, Judge Newberg explained negligence definitions before the verdict.
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Robert Kelly
Liberty
Floyd Hammond
Montgomery
White Lake
Sullivan County
Benjamin Newberg
Court Clashes Over Prosecution Tactics In Kelly Case
In a courtroom clash, Orseck derides the district attorney as not serious about conviction, labeling Kelly a felon as Hammond's kin look on. Cohen, calm and precise, insists the DA’s role is to present evidence, not secure convictions, while defending the state's truth telling. Orseck adopts a fiery, theatrical style contrasting Cohen's restrained delivery.
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Orseck
Cohen
Robert Menck
Vermont
Menck
Robert
Rupp
Hammond
Kelly
Bob Kelly
William Scranton A Republican Moderate in Pennsylvania Politics
United Press International profiles William W. Scranton highlighting his reluctant start in politics, later bold campaigns, and reformist governorship. Born into a wealthy PA family, he rose from Yale education and WWII service to congress and then governor. He backed tax and unemployment reform and positions himself as a pragmatic, moderate GOP leader.
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United Press International
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
State Department
Congress
John F. Kennedy
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mary
Worthington Scranton
Yale
Christian Herter
Eisenhower
Harriman selects Howe Fire Apparatus for truck contract
Eight bids were opened for Harriman’s new fire truck. Ward La France of Elmira failed to meet weight specs, at 18 836. Howe Fire Apparatus of Anderson Indiana submitted the successful bid at 19 100 with trade-in on the village’s 1938 truck. Trustees absent delay meeting. Mayor William Lloyd attended. Newburgh singer Carol Holland to perform at Hollywood Moulin Rouge in Naughty Naughty revue.
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Harriman
Ward la France Truck Corp
Elmira
Howe Fire Apparatus Co
Anderson, Ind
Newburgh
Hollywood
Calif
Carol Holland
Moulin Rouge
Miss Holland
Viola Sherwood
Barry Ashton Repertory Group
Shaping
Joe
Scranton firms up anti-Goldwater push for delegates
Washington UPI report says Governor William Scranton must win over delegates already aligned with Senator Barry Goldwater to prevent a Goldwater nomination. Anti-Goldwater Republicans argue a Goldwater ticket would hurt GOP prospects in key states and jeopardize down ticket races. The Northeast industrial belt leads opposition with about 400 of 1,308 convention delegates.
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Washington
Goldwater
Johnson
Arizona
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ohio
Michigan
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Robert L. Thomas
Monticello
Gerald Orseck
Asst. Dist
David Cohen
Jennie Shellman
Roscoe
Alba Shellman
Seward Jayne
Pellets Island
Indiantown Gap
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GOP
Republican Party
Robert Hughes
William Lloyd
Daniel Greenfield
Raine Zimmerman
Barry
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