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...national tragedy. Vernon, a prosperous businessman, headed the Hattiesburg branch of the N.A.A.C.P., so the Klan targeted him with a "No. 3" and a "No. 4": shorthand for arson and murder. At his funeral, thousands of admirers poured into Shady Grove Baptist Church. President Johnson sent Ellie Dahmer a telegram mourning her husband and calling for a federal investigation...
...Louis, Los Angeles and Oakland jump to other cities for more money. In a desperate attempt to prevent the Colts from leaving, the Maryland House voted to give Baltimore the power to take over the team through eminent domain. But by the time the city sent Irsay a telegram offering $40 million for the franchise, it was too late. Irsay had sent Mayflower moving trucks to club offices the previous night. Four days later, an estimated 20,000 people welcomed the Colts to Indianapolis. At the time, Irsay denounced Maryland's decision to allow seizure of the team through eminent...
...Newt Gingrich looks statesmanlike next to Armey. The Speaker may have kept his job and his party's majority, but he may have trouble keeping the peace--especially with Armey. "The system worked fine, except when Newt would have a breakdown in discipline," Armey told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram last month. As far as Armey is concerned, the mistake the G.O.P. made with its conservative agenda was in not pushing it further and faster...
DIED. GEORGE OSLIN, 97, inventor in 1933 of the singing telegram; in Delray Beach, Florida. As the public relations director for Western Union, Oslin sent the first singing telegram to crooner Rudy Vallee on the singer's birthday. Today Western Union delivers singing telegrams by telephone--sung only to the tune of Happy Birthday...
Leah Lamson, managing editor for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, said more extensive publicity is needed for future fairs...