Estes probes to quiz Under Secretary Murphy in Estes case
Senate Investigations subcommittee will hear Undersecretary Charles Murphy next week on his role in the department crack down on Billie Sol Estes. The hearings focus on whether officials gave Estes improper favors as Miller and Jacobs testify about rigged investigations and orders tied to Estes cotton acreage deals.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Senate
Charles
Murphy
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Estes
Thomas H. Miller
Miller
Emery E
Red) Jacobs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Texas
Jacobs
Tom
Tom Miller
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Justice Department
Thomas R. Hughes
Freeman
Hughes
Dallas
FBI
Edwin A. Jaenke
Farm Aid
Jaenk
Freed Americans Return Home From Laos Prison Camp
Two American servicemen Sgt. Orville Ballenger and Maj. Lawrence Bailey arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in relief parcels after 18 months as prisoners of Communist forces in Laos. Bailey, malnourished with malaria and parasites, and Ballenger, weakened by malnutrition, were welcomed by families and Army officials including Lt. Gen. Wittrup. They were later to be treated at Ft. Bragg and Walter Reed Hospitals.
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Washington
Laos
Orville R. Ballenger
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence R. Bailey
Laurel
Andrews Air Force Base
Betty Rose Bailey
Army
Bailey
Ballenger
Russell L. Wittrup
Andrews
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Walter Reed
U.S
Vientiane
Brumas the Kennedy Dog Steals Show at Swearing-In
Brumas a large Newfoundland belonging to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy steals attention at a swearing-in ceremony for Norbert A. Schlei as assistant attorney general. The dog playfully wagged, nuzzled Justice Harlan, and greeted Schlei’s children, drawing applause and Kennedy’s light rebuke that Brumas will attend no more swearing-ins.
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Brumas
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Norbert A. Schlei
Yale
North Hollywood
Calif
John Marshall Harlan
Kennedy
Bru
Mas
Harlan
Schlei
Anne
Bill
Andrew
Letter hits Kennedy photos in swim attire
A Colorado Baptist leader sharply criticizes First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s beach photos and a California swimming scene in tranches of public life. Dr Willis J Ray, Colorado Baptist Convention executive secretary, says decorum and dignity are ignored by the President and First Lady and urges respect for the office in a letter to Senator Wayne Morse.
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Denver
Colo
Southern Baptist
Wayne Morse
Dore. Sarato
Daily Press
Willis
J. Ray
Ray
Colorado Baptist i — Convention
Kennedy
Conca Dei Marini
Italy
Rosenct
Santa Monica
Calif
Morse
Dry
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Christmas Tree Week Proclaimed in Michigan
Gov. John Swainson designated August 19 to 25 as Christmas Tree Week in Michigan to honor the National Christmas Tree Growers Association convention held in East Lansing. The proclamation acknowledges forestry industry efforts as residents enjoy summer weather.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
John Swainson
East Lansing
Porridge to Pseudo Dictionary Clues Across Items
A fragmented clue list presents terms ranging from porridge and sun god to stock exchange floor and music notes. The collection appears as a miscellany of crossword style prompts with numeric markers, likely signaling sequence or puzzle entries.
Firemen Meet Flaming Railroad Car Near Hagerstown
A Pennsylvania Railroad coal car caught fire seven miles south of Hagerstown. Williamsport fire crews ran short of water fighting brush fires from the car left behind. Hagers town units pursued but the car was towed to town and extinguished on arrival after firefighters waited with hoses for about 30 minutes.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Two Men Sought In Death Of Taxi Driver
Covington police and FBI hunted nearly 100 officers for two young men seen with taxi driver Robert Randoloph Rea shortly before his murder. Rea, 49, was found shot five times beside his cab three miles west of Covington. The slaying occurred after a pickup in Covington about 3:15 a. m. Officers searched for the suspects who wore light and dark jackets and weighed about 150 pounds each.
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Covington
Robert Randolph Rea
FBI
Alleghany
Max Swoope
Rea
Here
S. 60
Virginia legislators form panel to study mental retardation services
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council named a subcommittee to review state services for the mentally retarded and whether programs could be stopped due to jurisdiction issues. The group, chaired by Del. John Warren Cooke, includes lawmakers from Pound Norfolk Richmond Roanoke and state officials, with report due by October 1 1963.
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Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
General Assembly
VALC
Del
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Dels
Orby L. Cantrell
Pound and
Toy D. Savage Jr
Norfolk
William B. Spong Jr
Portsmouth
W. Kuhn Barnett
State Department of Education
Walter E. Bundy Jr
Hiram W. Davis
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Merritt W. Matthews
Arlington
James H
Taylor to Visit 3 Military Commands
Gen Maxwell D Taylor will visit three major commands in the coming days to prepare for his chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The trip includes Panama with an overnight in Mexico City, then McDill Air Force Base in Tampa and Atlantic Command in Norfolk, as he leaves his current role as Kennedy's military adviser.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Taylor
Panama
Mexico City
Strike Command
McDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Fla
Atlantic Command
Norfolk
Foint Chiefs of Staff
Kennedy
Donovan Confers With Atty Gen On Cuba Prisoner Deal
James B. Donovan met with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy as reports said Donovan may travel to Cuba to negotiate freedom for about 1,100 Bay of Pigs prisoners. Earlier he secured Francis Gary Powers’ release in exchange for Rudolf Abel. Cuba seeks more than 60 million in ransoms.
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Washington
James B. Donovan
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Cuba
Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
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Barbara
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Singhal
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Zounds
Hella
Plains
Duane Burress
Silver Lake
Kan
Hagerstown, Md
Swoope
Joe
Valley Redi-Mix CO
Ino
Legislature
Wilson Blvd
F.H.A
Pine Motor CO
DODGE
Chrysler
Atty. Gen
Wilson Welding Supply CO
Brick Kila RD
Perry Engineering, Inc
Winchester
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