Fortas Called on To Explain His Philosophy of the Law
Senate Judiciary Committee questions Abe Fortas on his judicial philosophy as he seeks approval to be elevated to chief justice. Sen. Sam Ervin leads the questioning while Republicans accuse President Johnson of cronyism and a lame duck appointment. Ramsey Clark cites precedent and defends the nomination amid GOP opposition.
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Fortas
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Homer Thornberry
Ervin
Earl Warren
Ramsey Clark
Soviet Jet Inaugurates New York Moscow Service
The Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 became the first Soviet commercial flight to the United States landing at Kennedy after circling for 1 h 35 m. The 186 seat jet carried 98 passengers from Moscow and will fly weekly with Montreal stop. Pan Am also began a weekly NY-Moscow service with Copenhagen stop. Round trip fares were 1109 first class and 730 tourist. Officials and press greeted the arrival as part of broader U.S.-Soviet relations efforts.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy International Airport
United States
Aeroflot Ilyushin 62
Moscow
Pan American World Airways
New York-Moscow
Aeroflot
Montreal
Pan Am
Copenhagen
Ilyushin
Eugene G. Rostow
Jacob Malik
U.N
Rostow
Soviet Union
Democrats May Move Convention Over IBEW Strike
CHICAGO UP I The Democratic National Committee warned the party may relocate the convention if the Illinois Bell strike extended past the week’s end. DNC Chairman John Bailey said coverage readiness could falter if news media equipment can not be installed in time for the August 26 start. IBEW negotiator Robert Nickey accused Bell of stalling on binding arbitration offered by the union.
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Chicago
UPI
John Bailey
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Bailey
Robert Nickey
Bell
Nickey
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Richard J. Daley
Daley
California Trial Starts For Black Panther Leader
Huey P Newton goes on murder trial in Oakland after a long delay bid. About 2,500 demonstrators, split evenly by race, protested around the Alameda County courthouse as defense argues jury there is white biased. Police detained one man amid a flag-removal incident. Avakian faces petty theft charges.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Huey P. Newton
Black Panther Party
Alameda County
Huey
Newton
John F. Frey
Monroe Friedman
Charles R. Garry
U.S
Robert Avakian
Alameda
Divers Fight Shark While Film Crew Documents Andrea Doria
New Bedford Massachusetts UPI reports diver Al Giddings and a three-man team filming the sunken Andrea Doria off Nantucket encounter a 9-foot blue shark that nearly bites Giddings. Oceanographer Bruno Vailati notes visibility is poor in 48 degree water and strong currents complicate the first filming effort.
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New Bedford
Mass
UPI
al Giddings
Giddings
San Francisco
Bruno Vailati
Rome
Vailati
Billy
Andrea Doria
U.S. Navy
Rocky Seeks To Widen Support In Midwest Industrial Centers
United Press International reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York aims to expand backing in Illinois as part of his bid to surpass Richard Nixon in industrial centers. He was warmly received in Indiana on Monday where 17 of Nixon’s pledged 26 national convention delegates attended. Rockefeller urged decisive leadership and change, contrasting with President Johnson.
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Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Indiana
Johnson
Indianapolis
Nixon
Armed Services
Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
South
Southeast Asia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Eugene H. Nickerson
Nassau County
Hearing Set for Alleged Coin Smugglers
Three Montreal residents, including a woman, will have a hearing July 23 before a U S commissioner in Plattsburgh New York after $51 000 in Canadian and U S coins were found in their car Customs officials say a $1 million coin smuggling racket linked to Canada dropping its silver standard is under investigation The shipment of coins to U S smelters and checks on invoices are part of the case The article also notes political commentary unrelated to the case.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
API
Montreal
United States
U.S
Canada
Mohawk Airlines
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Robert Griffin
Mich
White House
Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach
Fla
Martha Vasconcellos
Brazil
Multes
Sandy Dennis
Keir Duller
Anne Heywood
Lewis Jom Carling
Howard Koch
Maymond Stross
Ceiame
Claridge Pictures
Stewart Granger
Nashville
Don Knotts
Bennington Drive
Lee Marvin
Ryker
Universal Picture
Kirk Douglas
Harte Theatre
Babi Lawrences
Drysdale’s Free Parking
the Vermont Bank
AO Trust Company
California
Black Panther
Neys
Campbell
Walker
Rocky
Midwest
United Press International
Percy H. Sutton
Manhattan
Ronald Reagan
Alabama
George Wallace
Reagan
Birmingham
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Vermont
Ray Huether
Jefferson Ave
Bennington, VT
Boston
Rockers
Elm St. Bennington
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