Labor split over party alignment threatens liberal agenda
George Meany and Walter Reuther clash with calls for a labor led realignment. Reuther warns against a separate party while favoring a broader shift to push Democrats left. both parties welcome dissidents as liberal influence grows in Washington.
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Congress
Labor
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
CIO
Federation
Out
San Francisco
Reuther
Enougy
Rockefeller leads West Virginia primary field at age 28
John D. Rockefeller 4th, 28, tops 14 candidates for West Virginia House of Delegates with 23 182 votes, seven thousand ahead of the runner up. He moved to rural West Virginia as a social worker eighteen months ago and departs from family tradition by running as a Democrat. His uncles include New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and Arkansas Governor candidate Winthrop Rockefeller.
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Rockefeller
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Young Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Arkansas
John 4Th
Kennedys
Robert F. Kennedy
United States Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Police Brutality Claims and NYPD Statistics Spark Debate
New York police department figures show 324 citizen complaints against police and 2,848 arrests of assailants against officers. One patrolman was murdered, 13 shot, and 24 cut or stabbed as officers pursued suspects. The piece argues public support for police is key to reducing crime.
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New York Police Department
Review Board
Johnson to Use Civil Rights Conference Proposals
President Johnson frames a White House Civil Rights Conference as a step toward broad consensus. About 2400 delegates from business, labor, government, churches, and civil rights groups will study a 100 page report with recommendations on housing education economics and justice. The council plans use of ideas to pressure Congress and guide future action. CORE argues the process should allow voting on recommendations and SNCC abstains from participation.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Sle
Planning Council
Ben W. Heineman, Jr
Congress
Council
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Floyd B. McKissick
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Outsider John Lewis Ousted as Snick Leader in Nashville
An all night Snick meeting in Nashville deposed John Lewis as national chairman and cut ties with the liberal establishment. The move signals Snick’s shift toward more radical leadership and greater disengagement from the wider civil rights movement.
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Washington
White House
John Lewis
Lewis
Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee
Snick
Nashville
Johnson
Civil Rights Leadership Conference
Snick's Shift Toward New Politics Complicates Civil Rights Stand
The SNCC path shows strains as leaders clash over the White House conference and a shift toward New Left aims. Stokely Carmichael leads an antiwar stance and black nationalism while Ed King and Jack Minnis steer SNCC factions in Alabama and Atlanta. White financiers and New York liberals remain crucial funders despite the group’s repudiation of liberal establishment ties.
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Lewis
Snick
National Conference For New Politics
Johnson
Viet Nam
Carmichael
Black Panther Party
Alabama
Nashville
Jack Minnis
Fidel Castro
Atlanta
Ed King
Mississippi Freedom
Ocratic Party
New York
Washington
White House
Vo Schools Spread Vocational Training To Smaller Districts
Smaller Ohio districts join to meet a state mandate by forming joint vocational school districts. The move aims to provide high quality vocational education in towns like Columbus area and mirror programs long established in larger cities. Industry leaders urge better secondary training to equip students with practical skills and hammer familiarity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vocational education push spurs joint district plans
Readers invited to submit letters as Ohio studies joint vocational school districts. An official notes expanded districts offer more education for money and a broader tax base. Stark and Carroll counties plan a half mill bond and 1.14 mill levy. single districts face higher taxes.
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National Education
Ohio Education Department
D. R. Purkey
Stark
Carroll
Purkey
June 2 History Highlights From 1966 Archive
On this date 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey. In 1941 Hitler and Mussolini met at Brenner Pass. In 1942 a lend lease pact with China was signed in Washington. In 1944 the U S opened a shuttle bombing base in the Soviet Union. In 1945 Allied air raids hit Kyushu. In 1946 Gen Marshall offered terms to end fighting in Manchuria. Ten years ago a Florida boat disaster drowned 10. 109 perished near East Pakistan. One year ago Australian infantry joined South Viet Nam duty.
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Britain
Westminster Abbey
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Washington
Republic of China
U.S
Soviet Union
Japan
Kyushu
George Marshall
Nanking
Manchuria
Lake Orr
Umatilla
Fla
Bay of Bengal
East Pakistan
South
Viet Nam
Capitol Tour Cost Stays 25 Cents for Guided Visits
AP report notes the Capitol tour remains 25 cents for adults with children under 10 free and students 15 cents. Guides number 24, 13 women and 11 men, earning just over $12,000 yearly as crowds reach up to 12,000 daily in spring.
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L. T. Easley
Washington
United States Capitol
Capitol
Calvin Kimbrough
Sam Rayburn
Senate
House
Kimbrough
Dear Abby: Wives, siblings, and a longer gestation tale
A letter about a husband who hides his flying hobby and an anxious wife seeking calm. Abby advises learning to live with it if divorce isn’t desired. Also a sister in law who dominates family gatherings with brain games is advised to opt out if not interested. A historical case notes gestation can approach eleven months and still be legal.
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Abby
Flyer
Stanford
England
India
House of Lords
Supreme Court
Rule for lending money in Abilene memo
Confidential note advises J G to avoid lending money to someone if there is insufficient familiarity to justify the risk. It emphasizes prudent lending and caution in financial transactions.
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J. G
Abilene
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