Congress Prepares for Busy Week Amid Broad Legislation
Congress faces a packed week with bills across many topics. The House and Senate consider TVA bond increases and Foreign Service Building Act changes, plus debts, defense, and Food for Freedom funding. A new antipoverty push and civil rights program are on the agenda alongside foreign aid and NA TO matters.
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William F. Arbogast
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Congress
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Agriculture Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Johnson
Deadly Bombay rail crash leaves 100 feared dead
In a Mumbai suburb two suburban trains collided during the 7 am rush hour. Initial counts put at least 52 dead and 106 injured, with large-scale rescue under way as hospitals mobilize crews. The disaster disrupted central railway service toward Madras Calcutta and New Delhi.
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Victoria
Thana Junction
Central Terminal
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Madras
Calcutta
Railroad unions consider merger of three groups to form 90 000 member union
Leaders of the ORC&B BLF&E and SUNA announce plans to seek member approval for a merger creating a single union with about 90,000 members. The proposal, to be reviewed by each organization’s authorities, follows years of declining railroad jobs and rivalry among remaining rail unions. The conductors will vote first at their June 20 convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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George H. Harris
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Orc&b
H.E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
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Neil P. Speirs
Switchmen's Union of North America
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
United States
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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BRT
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kennedy Hershey back study on Selective Service
Sen Edward Kennedy and Gen Lewis Hershey agreed on the need for a study of the Selective Service System. They discussed a possible lottery to determine drafts and welcomed congressional investigation to reveal system problems. President Johnson relaxed at the White House after a busy day including a briefing to leaders.
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Marchers Fan Out To Register Voters On Cotton Planations
Teams of Negroes leave Meredith march routes to push voter registration among field workers in Mississippi. King predicts a Jackson goal by June 26 and compares the march to Selma to Montgomery, amid reports of opposition and Klansmen near Enid, with tents and campsites varying in quality.
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Enid
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Charles Horwitz
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
U.S. 51
Grenada
Oakland
Martin Luther King Jr
Jackson
Alabama
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Montgomery
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Marks
Armstead Phipps
Meredith
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Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
the National
Violent Fighting Erupts on Chicago Northside After Youth Shot
A Puerto Rican neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side saw violent street fighting after a police officer shot a youth who allegedly threatened him with a gun. Thousands joined clashes, vehicles were damaged, and looting and arson were reported as police attempted to disperse the crowd.
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North Side
Thomas Munyon
Cruz Arcelis
Munyon
Arcelis
Juan Melan
Melan
Damen
Division
Evergreen Ave
Damen Ave
London's Big Ben Clock Sentry Pendulum Revealed
The article notes Big Ben features a 13 foot long pendulum weighing 700 pounds. The detail underscores the clock's size and engineering resound in London's renowned landmark.
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Folley to fight Davis in Reno 12 rounds June 28
Zora Folley the No. 2 ranked WBA heavyweight signed to meet Jefferson Davis of Houston in a 12 round bout June 28 in Reno. Also notes trout stocking at Crater Lake since 1888 and various AP dispatches on world events.
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Reno
Nev
World Boxing Association
Jefferson Davis
Houston
Tex
Oregon
Crater Lake
Hunt for Slayer Moves Into State
LaCrosse County authorities hunted a 22 year old man for questioning about the slaying of 16 year old Janelynn Jewell found stabbed and mutilated Sunday night in her mother’s Onalaska apartment. Authorities said the search extended in Wisconsin and nearby Minnesota.
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Wis
Janelynn Jewell
Margaret Jewell
Onalaska
Mississippi River
Here
Bill Boma
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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