Congress Stalling Forces LBJ to Pressure Congress
Washington AP reports Congress stalls midyear work with only six major bills enacted. President Johnson may need to push hard to advance civil rights, slum clearance, transportation, education, and social legislation. Senate activity is slow with minimal major measures and foreign aid still unsettled.
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Moro Victory Strengthens Italian Center Left Coalition
In Rome, Premier Alda Moro’s Catholic Socialist coalition scored a solid win, boosting prestige ahead of 1968 parliamentary elections. The Communists lost ground in the capital, trailing the center left and Christian Democrats by about 78,000 votes, winning 41 municipal seats to govern.
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Communist Party
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Christian Democrats
Christan Democrats
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Mississippi march seeks voters in Grenada stopover
The Mississippi march led by Floyd B. McKissick from Memphis to Jackson continues with 250 to 600 participants nightly camping along US 51. Demonstrators plan six teams to register Black voters in Grenada, amid Klan graffiti sightings and a tense climate after James Meredith’s June 5 start and Meredith’s shooting in June.
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Herpando
New York
Aubrey James Norvell
Memphis
Ripley
Norvell
Hernando
McKissick
Grenada
Ku K Klux Klan
Jackson
Houstonian on Viet Dead List
Washington AP Four Texas soldiers are among 55 U S military dead in Vietnam listed by the Defense Department. Six of the 55 were U S Marines. Texans named are Michael A Sharp of Houston Rutland, Maj Philip H Holmes Jr of Brownwood, S Sgt Charles W Rooth of Houston, Sgt John E Miller of Granbury.
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Houston
Philip H. Holmes Jr
Barbara G.holmes
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Brownwood
Charles W. Rooth
Will Sambo Have To Go
Seattle groups plan to ask the city library to remove the book Little Black Sambo from shelves. Keve Bray of the Central Area Action Committee says the book is derogatory to Negroes and suggests their inferiority. Bray added the request is being made with a coalition including Washington State Negroes group.
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Seattle, Wash
Seattle Library Board
Keve Bray
Central Area Action Committee
Bray
Washington State
I & Children
Scouts Visit Astrodome for Baseball Night
Visit by scouts and leaders of Pack AG sponsored by Memorial Baptist Church to witness the Astros defeat the Cubs 14. James Thompson serves as pack scout master. Bus driver for Memorials Blue Flash is Robert Sears.
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Memorial | Baptist Church
Astrodome
Astros
Cubs
James Thompson
Memorial
Blue Flash
Robert Sears
Sylvester Receives MBA Degree at Stanford Commencement
John W. Sylvester Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sylvester of 1905 Oak Shadows, earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University at Sunday commencement exercises.
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John W. Sylvester JR
J. W. Sylvester
Oak Shadows
Stanford University
FASTEETH for secure false teeth and fresh breath
An advertisement claims FASTEETH, an alkaline powder, secures dentures and reduces embarrassment from slippage. It promises improved comfort, odor control, and fresher breath with easy sprinkling on plates. Available at drug counters everywhere.
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