Senate approves redistricting bill forcing reapportionment in 33 states
The Senate voted 57 to 25 to impose a 10 percent variation limit, overriding House language, and setting reapportionment for 33 states next year. Eight states would have defaulted under 30 percent. the new plan expands that to 23 more, including Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Conference
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
James C. Corman
D-Calif
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Nebraska
West Virginia
Ohio
California
Georgia
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin Budget Balance Miracle Ends Tax Hikes
Governor Warren Knowles hailed the Legislature for delivering Wisconsin’s first balanced budget in 14 years without new taxes. He called the cross party support miraculous and planned to sign the $1.1 billion spending program into law next Tuesday.
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Madison
Wis
Warren P. Knowles
Assembly
Senate
Knowles
Edward Albee to Receive Honorary Doctorate Sunday
New York AP reports playwright Edward Albee, who left college after his freshman year, will be awarded an honorary doctorate this Sunday. His recognition highlights his impact on American theater and his long career.
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New York
Edward Albee
Deputies Hound Elderly Man in Makinen Slaying
About two dozen deputies plus an airplane searched woods and swamps near Makinen for Emil Erving 78, sought for questioning in the rifle slayings of Reino Maunu 52 and Sonja Maunu 48. The dispute arose over a Finnish note claiming owed money.
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Makinen
Virginia, Minn
Emil Erving
Virginia
Reino Maunu
Sonja
Erving
Luodo
Mauno’s
Maunos
FPC Head Warns of Midwest Power Failures
Washington AP reports Federal Power Commission Chair Lee C. White warned Congress of possible Midwest power failures due to deficits in generation and transmission. He cited Wisconsin Illinois Missouri and Iowa and noted PJM area reserves are inadequate to meet sudden peak demands while noting a recent blackout across Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland.
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FPC
Midwest
Washington
Lee C. White
Federal Power Commission
Congress
White
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
PJM
Commission
Nine Die as U S Liberty Hit by Israeli Torpedo
The U S communications ship Liberty was struck by an Israeli torpedo in the mid Mediterranean. Casualties rose to nine dead with 22 missing and 75 wounded. The Liberty, accompanied by two destroyers and the carrier USS America, moved toward Suda Bay Greece for treatment and evacuation.
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U.S
Liberty
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Cmdr
William C. McDonagle
Phil G. Goulding
Davis
Massey
USS
America
Suda Bay
Greece
Goulding
Crete
Arab Federation Calls Boycott Extend to U S and U K Goods
The Federation of Arab Chambers of Commerce proposed extending the Arab boycott to all American and British products and services. Leaders urged stopping oil exports to aggressor nations and applying boycott rules across transport and commerce until Israel is defeated and land restored.
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Beirt
Lebanon
Federation of Arab Chambers of Commerce
Israel
United States
Britain
Three G Meadow Canoeists Die in Canadian Lake Tragedy
Grand Meadow residents Marlin Leonard 23 ag teacher Steve Stier 19 and John Buckingham 17 died of exposure after their canoes swamped on Big Saganaga Lake near the Cook County line. Survivor Marshall Sveska 19 was rescued. sheriff notes all wore life jackets.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Grand Meadow
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Marlin Leonard
Grand Meadow High School
Steve Stier
John Buckingham
Marshall Sveska
Cook County
Emerson Morris
Big Saganaga Lake
Cook Lake
Swamp Bay
Sveska
Cache Bay
Morris
Leonard
Truman High School
Sioux Falls College
South Dakota State University
Brookings
S.D
Lucie
Steve
Nasser resigns as Egypt’s president amid Middle East crisis
In a dramatic radio address President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced his resignation and transfer of power to Vice President Zakaria Mohieddin. Arab-Israeli fighting rages with Damascus reporting an Israeli air strike and U Thant noting heavy clashes as UN Security Council calls for an immediate ceasefire.
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Associated Press
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Zakaria Moheiddin
Israel
Syria
Middle East
U.N
New York
Security Council
U.S
Old Jerusalem
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Canal
Cairo
Damascus
Moscow
Abdul Hakim Amer
Andrei A. Gromyko
Israeli Forces Reported Invasion Of Syria Frontline
Israeli authorities announced their armed forces have moved into Syria in areas marked on a map with an X. Cairo radio claimed Israeli attacks on Egyptian forces near the Suez Canal while Damascus radio reported shelling of Syrian frontline positions.
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Suez Canal
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Damascus
al Bahriyat
Nasseriya
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Syria
Sinai Peninsula
Iraq
Hussein
Cairo
Damascus Radio
Ball Game in Region One Tournament Tonight
Austin faces Faribault in the Region One tournament at 8 p.m. today pending weather. Hormel stock rises after favorable first half earnings report with shares up to 45 2 on the American Exchange at 1 p.m. today.
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Austin
Faribault
Hormel
Hormel Co
American Exchange
Teamsters Local 544 Ends Strike With Settlement
A contract settlement between household goods movers and two Twin Cities firms includes a 52 cent raise over three years plus fringe benefits. Local 544 approved 102 to 4 on Thursday ending a six day strike against LaBelle Safety Storage and Moving Co and Minneapolis Van and Warehouse Co. Twelve other companies had locked out employees.
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Associated Press
Twin Cities
Teamsters Union
LaBelle Safety Storage and Moving Co
Minneapolis van and Warehouse Co
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Transformer Uproots Lafayette Power
A dynamite explosion damaged a Gulf States Utility transformer in Lafayette Louisiana. The blast Thursday night caused about 75000 dollars in damages and left a large power outage as investigators pursue the latest in a string of mysterious blasts.
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Lafayette
Gulf States Utility Co
Pakistan May Close U.S.1.A. Agencies Bas
Pakistan may shut 12 U S Information Agency centers if opposition charges of CIA activity are proved beyond reasonable doubt, Foreign Ministry spokesman told the National Assembly.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
U.S
Foreign Ministry
National Assembly Today
California Senate panel weighs 1975 gasoline car ban
The State Senate Transportation Committee moved to seriously consider a proposal to bar all gasoline consuming cars from California highways by 1975. An air pollution expert testified that a single car uses up more oxygen in a 45 minute drive than the entire Los Angeles area can breathe in that period.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Senate Transportation Committee
Califrnia
Los Angeles Area
Allied Witness Claims Papers Destroyed to Protect Humphrey
A defense witness in the American Allied fraud case testified that correspondence was destroyed to shield Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Phillip Kitzer Jr. described discussions with Cyrus Magnusson and said Miles Lord ordered the destruction after a 1965 financial collapse at American Allied, a St. Paul auto insurer.
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HHH
Bismarck
N.D
Hubert Humphrey
Phillip Kitzer Jr
Miles Lord
U.S
Minnesota
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Kitzer
Federal District Court
Frank Oliver
Oliver
Cyrus Magnusson
Minnesota Insurance Commission
American Allied Insurance Co
Magnusson
American Allied
St. Paul
Collision on Minnesota 266 Claims Woman's Life
A mother of five, Sally Mensen aged about 40 from Wilmot, died when her compact car collided with a bulk milk truck on Minnesota 266 near Reading, Minn. The truck driver, Dale Aeikens of J&B Trucking Co., Sibley, Iowa, escaped serious injury as the truck overturned. Minnesota's 1967 highway toll rose to 312.
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Reading
Minn
Minnesota
Sally Mensen
Wilmot
Soviet Pressure Pushes Nasser Toward Ceasefire
Cairo reports held that massive Soviet diplomatic pressure led Egypt to accept a ceasefire with Israel. Observers warn Nasser may endure politically despite military reversals as Moscow signs influence and cautions restraint.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Egypt
Dimitri Poyidayev
Nasser
Mahmoud Riad
Arab-Led Moscow Protest Denounces U S and Britain
About 1,000 Arab led students gathered in the rain outside the U S Embassy in Moscow chanting denunciations of President Johnson and Prime Minister Wilson. Soviet troops and police blocked access with heavy protection while the demonstrators, including Cubans and North Vietnamese, observed the scene for about 10 minutes and then dispersed.
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Moscow
U.S
Broad Tchaikovsky Boulevard
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Moscow University
U. S
Cairo
Red Army
Cardinal Ritter in critical condition at De Paul Hospital
Cardinal Joseph Ritter aged 74 and archbishop of St. Louis was in grave condition after suffering two heart attacks since Monday. Dr. C G Vournas said the heart was failing from the strain.
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ST. Louis,mo
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
DePaul Hospital
C.G. Vournas
Weekend Showers to Rain Across Region with Mild Temps
Weather outlook shows cloudy skies and little temperature change tonight and Saturday with numerous showers and thunderstorms. Low tonight around 48 to 58, highs Saturday 65 to 75. Sunday expected cooler with continued showers.
Agnon Leaves for Israel to Pray at Wailing Wall
Nobel laureate S Y Agnon has departed for his home in Israel to pray on Saturday at the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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New York
S.Y. Agnon
Israel
Old City
Jerusalem
Boy Falls Fifty Feet From Ball Tower At Otis AFB
Anthony Gregg Jones aged 17 fell fifty feet into a water tank while cleaning the ball tower at Otis Field Massachusetts. He was lowered down a 150 foot drain pipe and sustained a broken back with critical injuries.
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Anthony Gregg Jones
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Jones
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