Closed Shop Debate Opens in Washington
The House faces a heated vote on repealing Taft Hartley section 14b. Republicans push to allow amendments while Democrats seek to keep the bill closed to further changes. Rep. Griffin seeks four amendments to guard workers, including anti discrimination and religious exemption provisions. Organised labor backs repeal, predicting a likely tight passage Tuesday.
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Career Diplomats Hold Record Share of U. S. Ambassadorships
State Department data show a record high share of ambassadorships filled by career diplomats. As of July 12, 113 posts had 109 incumbents, with 83 careerists and 26 noncareer. 47 of 63 Johnson selections were careerists.
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U. S
Mercer Cook
Johnson
Official Says Change Was Long Studied After Demotion
Ohio Highway Department inspector Frank J. Dilda testified in a Lake County court that faulty construction caused cracks in a 6 mile section of Interstate 90. He alleges his demotion was due to his testimony and faces discrimination claims. His superior says the reassignment was studied. salary and rank remained the same. Miller and Jones dispute the construction issues and the fill dirt dispute led to a $38,473 judgment in favor of A. H. Miller & Sons.
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Weather outlook cooler weekend after midweek warm spell
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday will run 2 to 5 degrees below normal with Cleveland reaching 83 to 60, Columbus 86 to 63, Cincinnati 88 to 66. Warmer conditions midweek then cooler Friday and Saturday. Rainfall expected 3 to 10 or 6 to 10 with showers likely Wednesday and Thursday.
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English Conservatives Nominate Three For Leader Post
Three Conservative MPs Edward Heath Reginald Maudling and Enoch Powell filed on the first ballot for party leadership as Peter Thorneycroft withdrew preferring to wait. Powell's entry could force a second ballot while Maudling remained the favorite. Heath opposed entry into the Common Market stalled by De Gaulle.
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Peter Thorneycroft
Aid Official To Be Tried In Viet Nam
American aid official Robert Kimball 36 is expected to face a Vietnamese court on charges of killing Jack E. Ryan 44 head of the U S Aid Mission public safety division and Nguyen Thi Hai 26 outside Ryan’s Saigon home Friday night. Saigon police say Kimball confessed to the homicides.
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Johnson Names Katzenbach Chairman of Crime Commission
President Johnson announced a national crime commission to be headed by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach with 17 more members to be named later. The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice will study crime causes and prevention, improve enforcement and justice administration, and foster community-law enforcement understanding.
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National Crime Commission
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Administration of Justice
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Soviet Tests Power Rockets in Pacific Sea Area
In a Tass report the Soviet Union announced tests of new carrier rockets for space launches in the Pacific from July 28 to October 15. Moscow warned nations to keep out of a 40 nautical mile diameter zone across sea and air routes.
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U S Court Grants 30 Day Stay for Samuel Sheppard
The U S 6th Circuit granted Dr Samuel Sheppard a 30 day stay to appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision ordering his return to Ohio Penitentiary to resume serving a life sentence for the 1954 murder of his first wife.
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Ohio
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Coast Guard Opens Inquest Into Snoopy Tragedy
Norfolk reporters note the Coast Guard launches an inquest into the death of the trawler Snoopy after Friday night’s explosion from a torpedo dredged from the ocean floor.
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Coast Guard
Communist maneuvers halt barge traffic to West Berlin
Allied sources report near total shutdown of West Germany to West Berlin barge traffic due to troop maneuvers. Officials say spring floods delay normal timing, exercises proceeding now rather than earlier in the year.
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West Berlin
King draws large crowd in Winnetka speech
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Winnetka on Sunday night drawing 8000 to 15000 attendees. He received a standing ovation as he addressed the crowd from the village green.
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Freedom Now
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Missile Downed U S Jet in North Viet Nam Strike
U S officials say an Air Force F4C Phantom was shot down near Hanoi by what appeared to be a surface to air missile. No parachute seen. two crewmen presumed killed. U S and Vietnamese air forces mounted more than 200 sorties against Viet Cong targets in the region as ground action remained light.
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Governors Return To Political Arena
MINNEAPOLIS Minn The nation's Republican governors gathered for their annual conference as Nelson A Rockefeller announced he will not seek the GOP nomination again The move could clear a path for moderates to challenge Barry Goldwater in 1968 Civil rights arose as host Gov Karl F Rolvaag urged a conference statement pledging efforts to uphold civil and human rights The day focused on politics with signs the debate may extend to foreign matters
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Ray Bliss
John M. Bailey
Karl F. Rolvaag
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Gallia Patrolman Cited for Courage in Gun Duel
Gallia County patrolman Clif ford L. Russell of Gallipolis received the Superintendent's Citation of Merit for courage and determination after a May 3 gun duel. Russell, shot in the stomach by Robert Phister of Pemberville, returned fire and killed Phister, then summoned help and stayed at the scene.
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Picnic Ends In Tragedy As Six Children Drown
A Sunday picnic at Ledges State Park near Boone ended in the drowning of six children from two central Iowa families. The victims were Richard Erwin 10 Steven 9 Douglas 5 Connie Schoenbaum 10 Rose 9 and Raymond Schoenbaum 13. Parents were Dan Erwin of Des Moines and Albert Schoenbaum of Ames. Four teens who witnessed the incident tried to assist as the children waded up Peace Creek Ripple in the Des Moines River. All bodies were recovered within hours.
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Raymond Schoenbaum
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Albert Schoenbaum
Ames
Rusk Almost Axed Claims Schlesinger
NEW YORK Art hur M. Schlesinger Jr says Kennedy planned to replace Dean Rusk as secretary of state after the 1964 election. He notes Kennedy remained impressed by Rusk's capacity but uneasy about decisiveness. Moyers reiterates Johnson's view of Rusk as first in cabinet and a superb technician.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Schlesinger
Life Magazine
Rusk
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Ex Leader Proposes Unity Bid to Solve Greek Crisis
Former Deputy Premier Stephanos Stephanopoulos offered to serve as premier as a compromise candidate if the Center Union deputies back him. He argued King Constantine’s choice George Athanasiadis Novas cannot win a confidence vote and said his faction would craft a solution once Novas is defeated. About 100 Center Union deputies remain aloof amid the struggle between Papandreou and Novas ahead of the July 29 confidence debate.
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Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Greece
Stephanopoulos
George Papandreou
Center Union Party
Athanasiadis Novas
Johnson appoints Califano as new White House aide
Joseph A Califano Jr, 34, named special assistant to coordinate legislative programs and advise on legal issues. The Brooklyn native, former Defense Department troubleshooter on Viet Nam and civil rights crises, grew from Harvard Law to Navy legal officer and SST project adviser. His salary is 28 500 a year.
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White House
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Robert S. McNamara
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Stevenson memorial stamp set for Oct sale in Bloomington
The Adlai E Stevenson memorial postage stamp will go on sale October 23 in Bloomington Mississippi hometown of the late ambassador to the United Nations. The design of the 5 cent stamp has not yet been completed.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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United Nations
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