Johnson Dirksen clash over civil rights bill at White House
President Johnson failed to persuade Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen to back the civil rights bill after a White House conference. Dirksen called the appeal ineffective and vowed no, while Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield would decide after cloture votes if further attempts to win support will occur. Aberdeen quints turn three on 800 acre Fischer farm as family marks a noisy birthday with six siblings and a busy party.
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Andrew Fischer
Commonwealth crisis move aims to avert Rhodesian split
Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and aides labored through the night on a compromise plan to reconcile 22-nation Commonwealth views on ending the 10 month rebellion in Rhodesia led by Prime Minister Ian Smith's white minority government.
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London
Lester B. Pearson
Tan Smith
Republicans Propose Budget Simpler Than Johnson Plan
Senate GOP leaders unveil a budget aimed at a 4.7 billion dollar reduction in federal spending versus Johnson's 3 billion target. The plan is to be detailed at an October 3 meeting by the Republican Policy Coordinating Committee. Separately, a Labor Department report notes rising wholesale food prices in August, signaling strain for housewives as August retail figures are awaited. In Sarasota, Dr. Carl Cappolino collapses in court while awaiting trial for his first wife’s death and is hospitalized in guarded condition. In Ohio, Gov. Rhodes marks his 57th birthday amid a Republican campaign swing through Van Wert, Paulding, Sidney, Celina and Wapakoneta with birthday cake crowding receptions.
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Labor Department
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Fla
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Mary
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Ohio
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Sidney
Celina
Wapakoneta
Nixon Plans 30 State Swing Amid Ohio Events
Former Vice President Richard Nixon tours Ohio ahead of the 1966 election. He launches a 30 state swing, speaks at Athena, meets with Clarence Miller and Gov. Rhodes, and criticizes Johnsons prices and interest rates while urging unity with Ohio candidates.
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Nixon Campaign Stops Target Ohio Races
Nixon's Ohio trip aimed to aid one incumbent congressman and three hopefuls. The listed lawmakers include Rep. Samuel Devine and Chalmers P. Wylie of Columbus, former Rep. Robert Taft of Cincinnati, Miller of Lancaster, and Donald E. Buz Lukens of Middletown.
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Buz) Lukens
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Violence in Grenada as Federal Order Seeks Calm
Racial clashes flare in Grenada Mississippi as U S District Judge Claude Clayton issues a temporary restraining order to protect Negro children in schools. State patrolmen and game wardens quell a hostile crowd while a Thursday hearing is set for a longer order. Similar tensions erupt in Chalmette and Bogalusa Louisiana with protests and threats surrounding integrated schools.
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Crime rate rises eight percent in first half of 1966
FBI data show U S crime up eight percent from January to June 1966 compared with the same period in 1965. Rape rose twelve percent, larceny over fifty dollars up eleven, aggravated assault eleven, robbery six, and murder three amid overall nine percent rise in violent crime.
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Vinton Drivers Strike Disrupts County School Transport
Seventeen full time Vinton County school bus drivers walked out over pay, affecting 2500 students. Parents were urged to drive their children to school and assist neighbors as officials noted budget constraints and a pending meeting with the State Board of Education.
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Gemini 11 Sets 850 Mile Altitude Space Record
Gemini 11 reaches a record 850 miles above Earth after a high altitude ascent aided by an Agena rocket. Command pilot Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard F. Gordon Jr. perform star photography in two night passes and one daylight pass while Gordon naps in vacuum. A window smudge and weather forecasts accompany the mission update.
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Sheppard asks trial move for new site in Ohio case
Samuel H. Sheppard seeks a change of venue for his second murder trial slated for October 18 in Cleveland. Judge Roy F. McMahon will decide if an oral hearing is needed or if briefs suffice. The motion argues a fair trial cannot occur in the county.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
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Mass primary upsets reshape 11 states results
Edward J. McCormack won the Massachusetts Democratic governor nomination defeating Kenneth O Donnell. Margaret Heckler beat Joseph W Martin for the GOP gubernatorial nod. Other winners include Karl Rolvaag in Minnesota and Endicott Peabody over John Collins for Senate. Utah and Vermont also held primaries.
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Boston
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Senate
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