Dirksen vows fresh bid after one man one vote fight
The Senate rejected Everett Dirksen's amendment to curb the Supreme Court ruling on state legislative apportionment in a 39 to 57 vote, short of the two thirds needed for constitutional change. Dirksen, undeterred, pledged to renew the effort on future bills while administration plans to repeal right to work laws in 19 states proceed.
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UPI
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
High Court
Dirksen
House
Illinois
Paul H. Douglas
Congress
Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis
D-Ill
Rand and
McNally
Soviet Press Hints New Manned Flight
The Soviet press suggests preparations for another manned space flight. Rabochaya Gazeta reports Lvov chocolate factory female workers urging cosmonaut No. 12 Vladimir Komarov to take a box of candy into space, signaling anticipation of a "triumphal day" for a new mission.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
Rabochaya Gazeta
Kiev
Lvov
Vladimir Komarov
Mrs. Howard seeks Vermont House seat from Bennington district
Mrs Lucia B Howard of 134 Monument Ave Extension announces candidacy on the Republican ticket for the Vermont House of Representatives from Subdistrict ITI Bennington Woodford district. She cites reapportionment and progressive Republican values as her platform and is the third candidate for the district’s six seats.
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Lucia B. Howard
Monument Ave
Vermont
House of Representatives
ITI
Bennington-Woodford
Howard
Bennington
Washington, D.C
Orion M. Barber
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals
Benenington
Washington
Wellesley College
Clarence E. Howard
Syracuse
N.Y
Federal Housing Administration
Bennington - Woodford
Reuben Levin
Clark’s Woods
David Allen
Airport Road
Allen
Subdistrict I
Levin
Voting Rights Bill Nearing Johnson Signature
President Johnson poised to sign the historic voting rights bill after Senate approval 79 to 18. Atty. Gen. Katzenbach ordered swift Justice Department actions to enforce citizenship rights and challenge poll taxes. Johnson planned talks with Martin Luther King Jr as administration plans immediate enforcement.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Martin Luther King Jr
White House
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Justice Department
Stockholm
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
FPC Lets Gas Rates Fall In Major Refund Plan
Federal Power Commission issued a landmark decision opening the way for millions in refunds and lower rates for natural gas consumers. It adopted a two price system for producers across more than 20 regions, marking a historic shift in federal regulation after a five year Permian Basin case. The ruling drew fierce producer opposition and is expected to face an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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UPI
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Permian Basin
Supreme Court
Air War Continues Unabated Despite Viet Cong Raid
Viet Cong forces attacked an Esso depot near Da Nang, destroying two fuel tanks and damaging two more while mortar fire and small arms exchanges occurred. U.S. Navy and Air Force planes struck multiple targets across North and South Viet Nam, with 127 Viet Cong killed in related raids. Saigon intelligence noted a North Vietnamese army division headquarters moving from Laos toward Cambodia, and U.S. forces prepared to confront the 325th Division in the central highlands.
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da Nang
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Lien Chiu
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Stoddard
United Press International
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North Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
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Mobile
China Not Hanoi Bar to Talks Says Ghana Mission
A Ghanaian mission led by Kwasi Armah in Hanoi found North Viet Nam open to negotiations with the United States and South Viet Nam to end the war, while Communist China remained adamant against talks. The visit discussed possible cease fire talks, with vague references to reviving the 1954 Geneva conference.
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Hanoi
United Nations, N. Y
UPI
Viet Nam
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Kwasi Armah
Haoi
Armah
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Harold Wilson
Peking
United States
South Viet Nam
Indochina
Three District Plans Win Final Approval
MONTPELIER UPI Final approval was given this morning by the legislative Reapportionment Board to the redistricting plans of Essex Jericho South Burlington and the district including Colchester Milton Georgia Westford and South Hero were approved. Permission was also given to the town of Stannard to be moved from District 71 to District 40. Deputy Atty Gen Chester S Ketcham said all towns in both districts had acted favorably on the move and that no legal bars remain. Brookfield races to move into District 23 with Randolph Braintree and Bethel before Sunday. Only St Albans Burlington Winooski and Hartford Hartland Norwich areas lack tentative approval. Six work days remain until the August 16 deadline.
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Brookfield
Topsham
Williamstown
Chelsea
Corinth
Washington
Legislative Reapportionment Board
St. Albans
Burlington- Winooski
Hartford-Hartland - Norwich
District 8
Civil Authority
Hartland
Hartford
Norwich
Legislative
Inside features social worker joins United Counseling Service
An Inside feature highlights a new social worker joining the United Counseling Service. Page 3 traces the staff change and implications for client support within the agency.
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United Counseling Service
Medical Group Urges Medicare Non Cooperation
CHICAGO The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons says its 16 500 members should not participate in Medicare. The policy declares non cooperation legal moral and ethical to express disapproval of Medicare amendments. The group also deplores the AMA pledge to cooperate with Medicare.
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UPS
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
AAPS
The
American Medical Association
Wilson weighs Vermont Legislative Council appointment
Sen. Robert M. Wilson of Bennington County says he has been asked to replace Windsor County Sen. Harold Raynolds on the Vermont Legislative Council but has not decided whether to accept. He cautions acceptance could imply a run for re election and cites time constraints from his automotive business. The council, created in 1965, studies state problems and proposes legislation for the next session.
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Robert M. Wilson
Vermont Legislative Council
Windsor County
Harold
Ron) Raynolds
Wilson
Vermont Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Legislative Council
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