Rights Vote Is Target
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield of Montana hopes to break the ice on the civil rights bill as jury trial amendments are brought up. He said voting may begin Wednesday after a breakfast with President Johnson, noting bipartisan support and praise for Sen. Everett Dirksen and Sen. Thomas Kuchel.
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Illinois
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California
Vessels Hit In Harbor In Mobile Harbor Collision
An outbound freighter collided with an oil barge in Mobile harbor early today. The barge, carrying 735 000 gallons of high test gasoline, burst into flames and threatened the waterfront for hours while the Prospector, a 447 foot ore carrier, caught fire in bow and forward hold. Coast Guard crews beached the barge. no injuries were reported.
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Ohio primaries test civil rights issue and famous names
Ohio voters faced double question primaries as 1.4 million citizens debated civil rights politics and the pull of Taft and Glenn on the ballot. Taft campaigned against Ted Brown for the Senate while Glenn's withdrawal lingered with his name still on Democratic ballots.
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Robert Taft Jr
John H. Glenn Jr
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Stephen M. Young
Wallace's Primary Bid Draws National Attention
Wallace's bid for the Democratic nomination drew major attention as he campaigned in six states and Washington DC. Indiana Governor Welsh sought to blunt his impact in the North while Florida faced a tense Democratic gubernatorial contest and Oklahoma heated Senate races. Alabama pledged electors remained an unresolved issue with no nationwide contests in New Mexico or DC.
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Johnson to speak in Athens after landing at Lockbourne AFB
President Johnson will land at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus then fly by helicopter to Peden Stadium at Ohio University in Athens for a half hour address as part of his war on poverty. Gov Rhodes and OU President Alden will attend with Peace Corps Head Sargent Shriver and cabinet members. The trip follows his prior Ohio visit and includes stops in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. An execution stay was granted by the Ohio Supreme Court for Richard Stewart in the Kent State coed slaying case.
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Khrushchev Reiterates Return Visit Offer to Ben Bella
Premier Khrushchev told Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella he would schedule a return visit at the first opportunity, signaling continued high level ties amid post war diplomatic exchanges.
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Methodists Act To End Racial Discrimination
Pittsburgh dispatches that the Methodist Church approved a sweeping civil rights policy to end racial segregation. Delegates at the General Conference approved measures requiring open churches, fair employment, and equal rights in voting education housing public accommodations and law enforcement.
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Ohio aviatrix Jerrie Mock wins FAA Gold Medal
Jerrie Mock, 38, the first woman to fly solo around the world, received the Federal Aviation Administration Gold Medal at a White House ceremony. President Johnson also named her deputy chairman of the FAA's Women’s Aviation Advisory Committee.
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Ohio
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Federal Aviation Agency
Columbus
White House
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Women’s Aviation Advisory Committee
Balloon satellites eyed to link Air Force bases worldwide
Sylvania Electric Products investigates using balloon satellites under a $100,000 Air Force contract to create a worldwide communications network. The plan envisions relaying voice and data via microwave beams bounced off balloons orbiting the earth up to 2000 miles high to overcome interference and disturbances.
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N.Y
Sylvania Electric Products
Ballon
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Nine Americans among victims in Viet Nam air crash
A U.S. Army Caribou transport plane burst into flames after takeoff from Tan Hiep south of Saigon killing all 15 aboard, including nine Americans and six Vietnamese personnel. Bodies were recovered from a nearby rice field as helicopters arrived at the scene.
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Viet Nam
Tan Hiep
Caribou
Ruline Due On Schools Injunction
Cleveland court will rule on a temporary injunction to halt three new schools after NAACP lawyers challenged the contracts as not meeting competitive bidding requirements. The hearing focused on technical grounds rather than racial issues.
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Mon Pleas Court
Hugh A. Corrigan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Dominican junta uses force and court order to quell strikes
In Santo Domingo the Dominican Republic’s civilian junta acts to curb a spreading strike and disorder with troop deployment and a court order. Jose Salvador Velazquez, head of the Court of Appeals, orders taxi and bus drivers to return to work within 48 hours. Prensa Livre reports transit would be militarized if noncompliant. Donald Reid Cabral accuses rival politicians of seeking to exploit unrest and blames Fidel Castro after Havana radio warned of agitation hours earlier.
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Dominican Republic
Jose Salvador Velazquez
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Press rights vs. national security debated by Manning
Boston report quotes Robert J. Manning assistant secretary of state for public affairs who cautions that press freedom to pry into secrets can handicap U S foreign policy He questions the people have a right to know when disclosure could jeopardize defense or policy interests.
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Robert J. Manning
State Department
Manning
Massachusetts
Attack on Castro Again Is Rumored
Rumors among Cuban exiles say new efforts to topple Fidel Castro may come soon through terrorist and sabotage attacks from inside and outside Cuba. Exiles claim outside groups would operate from outside the United States to avoid international complications. U.S. officials said they have no information about such plans.
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Johnson urges labor to hold wage price line at White House dinner
President Johnson told 139 union chiefs and wives to follow sensible wage settlements to curb inflation. He linked future tax cuts to continued growth but warned that inflation could threaten progress, noting some leaders planned to ignore guideposts this year.
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Johnson
White House
Pulitzer Prizes Awarded For 1964 Journalistic Excellence
The 1964 Pulitzer Prizes honored exposes of fraud and corruption and coverage of pivotal events. Winners include Norman C. Miller of the Wall Street Journal for local reporting, Philadelphia Bulletin staff for local investigative reporting, Malcolm W. Browne and David Halberstam for international reporting, Hazel Brandon Smith for editorial writing, Merriman Smith for national reporting, Robert H. Jackson for photography, and a special citation to Gannett Newspapers.
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Albert V. Gaudiosi
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Malcolm W. Browne
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David Halberstam
New York Times
Hazel Brandon Smith
Lexington, Miss
Woman Found Dead in Glen Helen Forest Preserve
A young woman was found dead in the Glen Helen Forest Preserve near Xenia by a Springfield couple mushroom hunting. No ID was found, medicine was nearby and may indicate self harm. Anticipated lab analysis on the medicine. Officials said she was fully clothed and there were no signs of violence. Sheriff Russell Bradley and Yellow Springs police chief James McKee are leading the investigation.
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Glen Helen Forest Preserve
Glen Helen Preserve
Anntioch College
William Warren
Russell Bradley
Yellow Springs
James McKee
Britain sends 600 troops to Aden to bolster base defense
Britain orders 600 Lancashire Fusiliers and a Northern Ireland tactical HQ to Aden, airlifted immediately to reinforce the base and oil installations, lifting overall British forces in Eden to about 3000 with RAF jets in support. In Saigon, Ngo Dinh Can loses clemency appeal and faces execution by guillotine within five days.
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Aden
Middle East
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Arabian Peninsula
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Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Can
French Act To Halt Tariff Cut In Kennedy Round
Geneva reports that France under President de Gaulle is blocking a 50 percent tariff cut as the Kennedy Round goal. France will not pledge to this limit, though most nations expect a deep reduction. French industrialists fear competition they cannot meet as talks move forward after more than a year of preliminary work.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Fulbright and Douglas-Home Discuss Cyprus Tensions
U S Senator J W Fulbright and British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home met at 10 Downing Street amid Cyprus disputes. Fulbright led a Cyprus fact finding mission for President Johnson and planned visits to Greece and Turkey, noting time constraints for Cyprus. Britain Greece and Turkey back Cyprus governance as clashes threaten the island’s peace efforts.
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Alec Douglas-Home
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East Mediterranean
Standstill in Columbus as bricklayers strike for contract
Construction in Columbus slowed to a trickle as bricklayers walk out demanding a new contract after trades contracts expired last Thursday. Hod carriers and laborers drift between jobs while cement masons and plasterers win a one week extension and setters approve a 47 cent wage package over three years.
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Ralph Hockman
Bricklayers Local 55
Cement Masons and Plasterers Local 49
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