FCC To Hold Public Hearings On Hughes Bid For ABC Control
Washington reports the FCC will hold public hearings on Howard Hughes bid to gain control of American Broadcasting Companies Inc. The commission banned Hughes from exercising voting rights until the hearing and will call witnesses to probe his qualifications. Hughes, 62, a billionaire comparable to J. Paul Getty, is known for privacy and vast holdings including hotels casinos and a Las Vegas base.
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ABC
Washington
UPD
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Howard Hughes
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
Wall Street
ABC Stock
Commission
J. Paul Getty
America
Trans World Airlines, Inc
Las Vegas
Candidates Plead For Law and Order in Independence Day
United Press International reports a party line push on security as voters hear from Hubert H. Humphrey Ronald Reagan and George C Wallace. Humphrey defended street rights amid antiwar protests in Philadelphia while Reagan urged protection by government and Wallace pledged decisive action in Minneapolis. Johnson issued a statement stressing freedom to speak and reason. Rockefeller vacationed in Hawaii with a consumer platform pledge and McCarthy met NFC head Staley in Corning Iowa amid no endorsement stance.
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Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Ronald Reagan
California
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Minneapolis
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McCarthy
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Wallace
Minneapolis’ Auditorium
Johnson
Texas White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Hawaii
Eugene J. McCarthy
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
Staley
NFC
Gun Control Clash Drives Congress Toward Action
Washington reports Congress faces a holiday week pressure cooker over gun legislation. President Johnson seeks licensing and registration measures while Sen. Tydings and a mail order ban pilot similar bills. NRA opposes tighter controls, urging enforcement of existing laws amid a tense, deadline-driven debate.
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UPI
Congress
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Johnson
Joseph D. Tydings
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Tydings
U.S. Treasury
National Rifle Association
NRA
Russians Celebrate U.S. Fourth With Moscow Parade
In Moscow on the Fourth of July a Red army general wore a medal-spangled chest while eating a hot dog and chatting with an American housewife. The Moscow mayor walked onto the U.S. ambassador's lawn as John Philip Sousa music played.
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UPI
U.S
John Philip Sousa
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Spasso House
Vladimir Duditsev
Aram Khachaturian
Thompson
America
Kremlin
Vasili Kuznetsov
Vladimir Promyslov
Ivan Koesnikov
France Faces Economic Crisis as De Gaulle Fights Currency Pressures
In Paris rising fuel and living costs signal a French crisis despite De Gaulle's stance against devaluation. Bank rates risen to curb capital flight as gold reserves dwindle and wage hikes strain industry. Washington and Moscow scenes contrast with a U.S. reception for diplomats, artists, and writers amid Cold War tensions.
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UPI
France
Charles de Gaulle
Communist Party
de Gaulle
Bank of France
London
Zurich
Anita Ekberg
United States
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Prisoners Fail In Jail Break
Five inmates overpowered three guards at Cook County Jail in Chicago and seized uniforms and guns to breach the fence. A lengthy gunbattle ensued with jail police and city county authorities before one escapee was wounded and the other four were captured hours later after three hours loose from their cells. Warden Winston Moore cited negligence for the unlocked cells.
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UPI
Cook County
Winston Moore
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