Kennedy Urges End to Waste in Crisis Era Speech
President Kennedy warns of a decade of crisis and waste urging all sectors of the economy to cooperate. He cites the Oahe Dam as a key power project and outlines plans to tour water projects including Arkansas Fryingpan, San Luis Dam, and other sites while noting upcoming elections and McGovern’s South Dakota race.
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Pierre
Kennedy
South Dakota
Oake Dam
Oahe
Missouri River
Pueblo
Colo
Merced
Calif
White House
Colorado
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
McGovern
Joe Bottum
Senate
Oake
Arkansas-Fryingpan
San Luis
California
San Joaquin Valley
Los Banos
Castle Air Force Base
Obe Gown Crier items from local events and anecdotes
A husband recalls a couple's vacation mishaps with a deer strike in Maryland and West Virginia. The Postal Service gets a compliment for a timely postcard delivery. Friendship VFD Majorettes earned 25 dollars in Rombley Bicentennial events. A lawyer’s motor scooter ride prompts light speculation. An incident of lost ladies glasses at Bark Mill theater is noted with a call to claim.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Baltimore
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Friendship
VFD Majorettes
The
Star
Romney
Stanley
Irvan O'Connell
George Washington
Abram
McNamara Sees No Need to Alter Space Plans
Secretary of Defense McNamara says the United States should not change its space and military programs despite the Soviet double orbit. NASA head James Webb mirrors the view, noting the current fast-paced program. a crash effort would cost more and affect the military program. Some Air Force officers favored a broader space push.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Soviet Union
McNamara
U.S
Air Force
Teen Age Juries Cut Offenders in Jacksonville Court
In Jacksonville Florida Judge John Santora says teen age juries have halved the number of teen offenders appearing before him since the experiment began last month. After hearing cases the jurors recommend punishments and the judge usually follows their advice.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Jacksonville Municipal Court
John Santora
Santora
Ex Con Claims He Can Finger Mail Robbers
Rhode Island ex convict claims knowledge of the Plymouth mail robbery suspects and offers to talk in exchange for a deal. Federal authorities raise the loss to 1.55 million dollars as investigators, including 60 postal inspectors, pursue leads and composites resemble two fugitives.
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Boston
Rhode Island
Plymouth
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
White Glove Gang
Bobby R. Wilcoxon
Duke, Okla
Albert F. Nussbaum
FBI
Brooklyn, N.Y
Pittsburgh
Miami
Henry B. Montague
The
Boston Globe
Harrie C. Gill
Globe
Providence
Cape Cod
If You Got To Strike This Is The Only Way
In Los Angeles a five driver unit at W E Cooper Lumber walks out over sick leave holidays and raises. The employer funds a rambling beachside setup with umbrella chairs air conditioners and a TV to show there are no hard feelings. About 350 other lumber drivers strike elsewhere in the area.
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Los Angeles
W. E. Cooper Lumber Co
Teamsters Union
Cooper
Strik
Ers
William G. Cooper
Los Anges
Americans and Filipino freed from captivity in Laos
Five Americans and a Filipino held by pro Communist forces for over a year were released in Vientiane. The group included Maj. Lawrence Bailey Laurel Maryland and NBC cameraman Grant Wolfkill. They arrived from Pathet Lao headquarters and were flown for medical checks.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
The
Plaine Des Jarres
Maj
Lawrence Bailey
Laurel
U.S
John McMorrow
Brooklyn
N.Y
John Shore Jr
Galloway, Tenn
Orville Ballenger
Columbus
Ohio
NBC
Grant Wolfkill
Shelton
Wash
Lorenzo Frigillana
Philippines
Manuel to be installed as mayor on September 10
Archie Manuel, elected mayor June 12 in Middletown, will be installed September 10. Manuel is athletic director at James Wood High School. Gene Jenkins will join the council alongside him, filling a term he won in June. Existing council members Russell McCauley, David K. Munting, Carl Baker, Mrs. Alice Coffelt, and Filter Gum will retain their offices.
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Middletown
Archie Manuel
Manuel
James Wood High School
Gene Jenkins
Safeway Stores
Russell McCauley
David K. Muntzing
Carl Baker
Alice Coffelt
Filter
Rounds to Parade Meet at Fire Hall in Greencastle
Those marching in a unit at Greencastle Saturday without transportation meet at the Fire Hall between 9 and 10 am.
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Greencastle
Fire Hall
Lillis Interiors Announces Vacation Closure
Lillis Interiors will close for a vacation from August 20 to August 27, a notice for customers and deliveries.
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Lillis Interiors
Three Area Jobs Awarded on Rt. 81 Projects Near Winchester
State Highway Department awarded three area contracts for Interstate 81 work near Winchester. Burkholder and Burkholder of Winchester won 3.75 miles of grading and drainage from Kernstown to Rt. 50 for 1 595 223 dollars. Wiley N. Jackson Co. of Roanoke awarded 3.16 miles north of Kernstown to Stephens City. Barnhill Contracting Co. of Tarboro won 4.16 miles from Rt. 50 to Rt. 11 north of Winchester for 2 647 027 dollars. Moore Brothers Co. of Verona secured 10 bridges including Rt 642 over Rt 81 for 1 259 329 dollars. Bill Bowling Construction Co. of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., won 4.23 miles on Rt 632 in Clarke County for 152 149 dollars.
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Winchester
Burkholder and
Burkholder
State Highway Department
Kernstown
Wiley N. Jackson Co
Roanoke
Stephens City
Rt. 277
Jackson and Burkholder
Rt. 50
Rt 11
Barnhill Contracting
Rt. 642
Rt. 81
Rt. 7
Moore Brothers Co., Inc
Verona
Clarke County
Berryville
Swimley
Bill Bowling Construction Co
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
McClellan Accuses Aides Of Withholding Estes Evidence
Senator McClellan charged that evidence needed to stop Billie Sol Estes schemes was withheld from Secretary Of Agriculture Orville Freeman by trusted aides. He questioned AG Bagwell as the Senate Investigations subcommittee probes whether politicians aided Estes in federal farm aid schemes, while Estes faces federal and Texas fraud theft charges.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Billie Sol Estes
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
McClellan
John C. Bagwell
Agriculture Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Bagwell
Freeman
Pecos
Tex
Texas
Symington cuts hearing after harsh exchange with Humphrey
Senator Stuart Symington abruptly ended today's committee session after a sharp clash with former Treasury Secretary George Humphrey. The confrontation occurred during a heated exchange as lawmakers questioned policy matters. Page 13 coverage notes the incident and ongoing debate.
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Stuart Symington
Treasury
George Humphrey
Two More Deaths Push Va Toll To 529 This Year
The Associated Press reports Virginia's 1962 road toll rose to 529 with two new deaths. Bessie Johnson, 60, of 732 Louisiana Street in Richmond died from injuries after a July 17 crash at Louisiana Street and Williamsburg Avenue. Ray E. McCarroll, 24, a sailor, died at Portsmouth Naval Hospital from injuries from a August 8 single car crash on U S 58 in Norfolk County.
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Bessie Johnson
Louisiana St. Richmond
St. Philip Hospital
Richmond
Louisiana Street
Williamsburg Avenue
Ray E. McCarroll
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
U.S. 58
Norfolk County
Polaris Missile Explodes at Cape Canaveral
A Polaris A2 missile exploded seconds after launch at Cape Canaveral causing a brush fire with flaming debris landing in the Atlantic offshore. No injuries or facilities damage occurred. The test involved components for the longer range A3 and marked the fourth such failure in seven recent launches.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Cape
Atlantic
Harrison Emphasizes Local Leadership for Virginia Industry
Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. told Martinsville on Industrial Day that state efforts to attract new industries hinge on local leadership. He praised Martinsville’s progress and urged Virginia to showcase its advantages while reassuring existing industries of steady governance.
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Martinsville
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Richmond
Harrison
Industria
Harrson
U S Plans Court Move Against Union
The government prepared to seek a federal court order to stop four day picketing at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. Dr Wernher Von Braun says continued strikes slow the moon shot program and risks delaying critical Saturn V work.
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Washington
Huntsville
Ala
Stuart Rothman
Counss
All National Labor Research
Creed
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Center
Braun
Soviet Union
Rothman
NLRB
Marshall
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Baraco Electrical Construction Co
Pensacola
Fla
Marshall Center
Army Missile Command
Baraco
Greenhut Construction Co
Greenhut
North Alabama Contractors Association
Carlton Bryan
Ursgent
Army
Arsenal
Wernher von Bran
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Smithfield
N.C
Clearbrook
Redstone Arsenal
Bernard Domanski
Central Falls
R.I
Harvey Bistany
Massachusetts
Walpole
Montague
Domanski
William H. White
New England
By Antoine Yared
Wolfkill
Bangkok
Jim Robinson
New York
Frigillana
U.S. Air Force Clark Base
Manila
Brucetown Church
Ward's
Welltown Methodist Church
C. Ham & F
Carnival Legion Grounds
Wender’s, Inc
Legcett
NASA
Rt. 11
Red Bud Road
West Virginia Line
Associated Press
Polaris
Canaveral
U.S. Plans
Union
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