Poll Tax Challenge Seeks Court Ruling on Voting Tax
The U.S. government asks the Supreme Court to outlaw poll taxes for state and local elections, arguing such taxes disenfranchise the poor and violate constitutional rights. Five Virginia residents join in urging reversal, with questions about states setting voter qualifications and the 1937 Georgia poll tax precedent. Virginia's tax is $1.50 yearly and due for the prior three years.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
U. S. District Court
Alexandria
Annie E. Harper
Gladys A. Berry
Curtis Burr
Myrtle
Fairfax County
Evelyn Butts
Norfolk
Gemini 10 Is Planned Two-Man Gemini Flight Assignments
The Space Agency assigns three two man crews for rendezvous and docking tests ahead of Apollo. John W. Young will command Gemini 10 with Michael Collins as pilot. Collins may perform a space walk. Gemini 8 with David R. Scott and Neil A. Armstrong follows with a 90 minute EVA.
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Young
Collins
Gemini
Space Agency
Air Force
David R. Scott
Neil A. Armstrong
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett II
Space
Bassett
Scott
Murder Trial Jury Sought in Powers Case
Miami Florida. Seventy seven juror candidates have been examined as the Messler murder trial enters its seventh day. Judge Schulz warned he may pick a jury himself if questions are repeated. Defense attorney Percy Foreman represents Melvin Lane Powers, 29, accused of plotting with his aunt Candise Mossler to murder her banker husband Jacques Mossler.
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Miami
Fla —P
Messler
George Schulz
Percy Foreman
Clyde Woody
Schulz
Foreman
Houston
Melvin Lane Powers
Candace Mossler
Jacques Mossler
Winds Bar Searchers From Jet Crashed In Mont Blanc
Rescue efforts in mist and wind hampered recovery of the Air India Boeing 707 wreckage on Mont Blanc after a passenger airliner crash from Bombay to New York. Helicopters found scattered wreckage and charred remains but further work was halted by avalanche risk.
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France
Mont Blanc
Europe
Air India
Geneva
Bombay
New York
Rene Payot
Transport Crash Kills 46 Yanks in Viet Nam Amid War News
A U S Air Force troop transport carrying 46 Americans and mortar shells crashed near An Khe in heavy rain and fog. All aboard died, including 42 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry and four crew from the 315th Air Commandos. The incident marks the worst American air crash in the war to date.
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Thomas A. Reed
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
Central Highlands
An Khe
315Th Air Commando Group
7Th Cavalry Regiment
U. S
Nha Trang
U. S. Marine Corps
Kong Kong Harbor
Government In South Viet Nam Controls Just Quarter Of Area
Saigon's grip weakens with authoritative sources saying government controls about a quarter of South Viet Nam while Viet Cong or no-man’s land holds three quarters. Cities are held by the government but large swaths remain jungle or mountainous and contested. The assessment notes two provinces are wholly under government control Gia Dinh and An Giang.
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Saigon
Eisaku Sato
Japan
Indochina
United Arab Republic
Foreign Ministry
Cairo
U. S
Lucius Battle
Nguyen Xuan
South Viet Nam
U.S
No Man’s Land
Viet Nam
Gia Dinh
An Giang
Viet Cong
United States
Minh Long
Hiep Duc
Judge bars railroad strike pending arbitration ruling hearing
A federal judge in Washington ordered the AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen not to strike pending a Monday hearing on the 1963 federal arbitration ruling that eliminated thousands of railroad jobs. Judge Alexander Holtzoff issued the restraining order at the request of railroad attorneys as union spokesmen warned of a strike at midnight as the ruling expired.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Alexander Holtzoff
Ohio spring construction boom may face skilled labor shortage
Columbus reports a spring construction surge could strain skilled labor in some counties. Employers seek measures to secure enough workers for future years when the shortage may deepen.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hayes Named Deputy Assistant Director at FBI
Loy S Hayes is named deputy assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He previously served as associate warden at the Chillicothe reformatory.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Loy S. Hayes
Hayes
Chillicothe Reformatory
Dame Edith Pitt Falls Critically Ill in Birmingham
Dame Edith Pitt 59, Conservative MP for Edgbaston since 1953, was reported critically ill in Birmingham after a brain hemorrhage. She served as a junior minister from 1955 to 1962 and fell ill following a lecture tour in the United States.
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Birmingham
England
Edith Pitt
Edgbaston
Edith
House of Commons
United States
Athens County backs lake naming proposal
County commissioners endorse a plan to name a local lake, signaling support for the community project and its regional impact.
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Athens County Commissioners
Johnson
Holzer Hospital Board
Ben Casey
Nelsonville
Light Snow Expected Across Ohio With No Major Accumulation
A new snowstorm headed for Ohio was forecast to bring only light flurries atop existing snow. Forecasters noted no below zero readings, with Mansfield at three above and Columbus rising from nine below to seven above. Snow fell heaviest in the southeastern dry area, bringing needed moisture.
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Associated Press
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mansfield
Columbus
Youngstown
British Star Jack Hawkins Undergoes Surgery for Throat Cancer
British actor Jack Hawkins, 55, is recovering after throat cancer surgery at University Hospital London. A spokesman reports his condition as satisfactory while friends and his wife Doreen say he remains cheerful and believes the operation a success.
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London
Jack Hawkins
London’s University Hospital
Hawkins
Doreen
David Lewin
The
Daily Mail
Jack
Mansfield Moves To End Filibuster On Union Shop Bill
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield plans a 14B repeal move to bypass a filibuster and bring the union shop proposal to debate. Republican Everett Dirksen opened with a two hour sixteen minute speech opposing the maneuver as Mansfield adjourned to set a morning hour for today. The plan hinges on a nondebate motion during the morning hour to force an immediate vote.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
States
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
ACLU Seeks Supreme Court Review for Sheppard Case
The ACLU and Ohio Civil Liberties Union ask the Supreme Court to overturn a 1954 second degree murder conviction of Dr Samuel H Sheppard in his wife s death. They argue the Cleveland trial violated his rights by prejudicial publicity and urge a ruling to address free press and fair trial issues. The court may hear arguments late February as Sheppard remains free pending appeal.
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Washington
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Samuel H. Sheppard
Supreme Court
ACLU
Ohio Osteopath
Ohio Civil Liberties Union
High Court
Sheppard
Cleveland
Amesville
Jack D. H. Hays
Miss Radcliff
Donald Boggs
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