Senate Debates Civil Rights Act Amid Filibuster Threat
The Senate opens a major fight over extending the 1965 Voting Rights Act with Southern opposition. Senate liberals push a Scott Hart substitute to expand literacy test bans nationwide and keep residency rules. Senator Ervin adds amendments to reshape the bill as debate continues.
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Pennsylvania
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
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Nixon Apology Eases Tense Pompidou Visit
In New York Nixon offers a sincere apology for past insults to Georges Pompidou after a turbulent eight day state visit. Pompidou accepts praising Nixon and calling the gathering a great joy amid pro Israel protests outside the hotel. Police report one arrest as demonstrations briefly swelled to 5000 before fading.
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House Vote Expected On Bill Prohibiting Drilling In Lake Erie
The Ohio House was set to vote on a weakened bill to ban oil and gas drilling in Lake Erie until 1972. The measure follows earlier versions aiming for a permanent ban and comes as multiple bills advance in both chambers.
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Ex President Johnson Hospitalized With Chest Pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, age 61, is under observation in a Brooke General Hospital penthouse suite in San Antonio. Doctors report hardening of the coronary arteries reducing blood to the heart, with no heart attack signs though ECG changes noted and pains continue. He may remain hospitalized for several days.
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Rail unions face nationwide strike threat over judge ruling
Union leaders warn a broader rail strike could occur if Congress does not intervene after Judge How ard Corcoran bars a selective whipsaw walkout. The dispute hovers over job jurisdiction and a stalled wage settlement for about 525,000 workers including Machinists and Boilermakers.
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William W. Winpisinger
U.S. District Court
Howard Corcoran
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad
Mrs Nixon backs positive protests for volunteerism
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, touring Michigan State University with a mission to boost student volunteer work, endorsed “protesting in the positive fashion.” She praised MSU students aiding blind and retarded children, nursing home residents, and after school programs, while noting uncertainty about enlisting student militants.
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Richard M. Nixon
Michigan State University
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Kentucky
Ohio
Colorado
Missouri
Car Sold to First Caller Promises Quick Sales
Athens resident David Westenbarger placed an action act to sell his 63 Buick. He reports we sold the car to the first person who looked at it. The note hints at quick sales of cars, cribs, or carpeting.
Rail regulator upholds strike legality in dispute
The chief rail industry negotiator John P. Hiltz hailed a ruling upholding the long-standing contention that the whipsaw strike is illegal union maneuver. Corcoran declined to ban the industry’s threatened nationwide lockout, asserting the strike is barred, rendering the question moot.
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Corcoran
Nixon Action Criticized Over Mines Chief Firing
Interior Department officials say politics and coal industry pressure influenced the ouster of John F. O'Leary as head of the Bureau of Mines. The firing followed his signing tougher safety rules under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act.
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Interior Department
Nixon
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Bureau of Mines
O'Leary
O’leary
Democrats Press Lawrence O'Brien for Chair Again
Top Democrats urged Lawrence F. O'Brien to lead the divided party after he previously declined. Jacob M. Avery of Chicago announced the call on behalf of the Democratic executive committee, noting O'Brien asked for 24 hours to consider the request.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
Jacob M. Avery
Chicago
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O’brien
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Executive Committee
Viet Cong shoot down three American helicopters in Vietnam
In South Vietnam, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners downed three more U.S. helicopters and reported enemy losses reach 156 with five Americans dead. In the same action, one American was killed and six wounded. In Washington, President Nixon's message on elementary and secondary education goes to Congress today.
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