Night Rights Sessions Threatened in Senate
In the Senate civil rights debate on day 33, Sen. Hubert H Humphrey urged round-the-clock sessions to force votes, while Majority Leader Mansfield resisted. The talks stretched 12 to 14 hours daily, with Stennis arguing the bill would cede numerous personal and property rights to the federal government and Johnson pressing for prompt passage. Javits condemned planned highway demonstrations to the New York World’s Fair as unlawful and unprotected.
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B. Everett Jordan
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Associated Press
Pop artist Warhol paints 13 most wanted criminals mural
New York based artist Andrew Warhol created a sociological mural for the New York state pavilion exterior. The work features enlarged images of the city’s 13 most wanted criminals displayed in a 20 by 20 foot mural unveiled this week.
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UPI
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New York State
Douglas Observes 25 Years on Beach
Justice William O. Douglas marks 25 years on the Supreme Court and vows to serve another decade if healthy. He told reporters there are no retirement plans and aims to surpass Justice Stephen Field's 34 year 6 month record.
Sabin Vaccine and Pfizer Cleared in Polio Lawsuit
In Portland Oregon a jury found Pfizer and Sabin oral polio vaccine blameless for paralysis suffered by Daniel J. Ferguson two years earlier. The trial before Judge Virgil Langtry reviewed extensive safety testing and concluded the vaccine did meet federal standards. Dr James Austin testified the paralysis was not caused by the vaccine.
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Ruth Kirschstein
James Austin
University of Oregon Medical School
New Hampshire Democrats Forge Kennedy VP Pledge Talk
New Hampshire Democratic delegates may pledge the 15 convention votes to Robert F. Kennedy for vice president. Two party officials said floor motions to commit the unit vote to Kennedy were likely at Sunday's session in Concord. Kennedy won 25,093 write-ins in the March primary while Johnson had 29,317.
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Royal Dida
Democratic State Committee
Bob Kennedy
Dion
John W. King
Anchorage Moves To Rebuild After 1964 Earthquake
The Anchorage City Council moved to start a 50 million reconstruction plan three weeks after Alaska's great earthquake. It envisions a new central business core near an earthquake park with large parking and one way traffic, funded by 75 percent federal money via urban renewal. A Newark firm prepared the proposal for 35000 dollars. council authorized seeking federal funds. The quake caused 200 million dollars in losses, destroyed 215 homes and left 157 commercial buildings unusable.
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Stocks Gain First Time In Week
New York AP reports a strong stock session led by Texas Gulf Sulphur on the NYSE. Trading jumped to 6.03 million shares as the market posted historic closing highs, with Texas Gulf Sulphur rising 3 percent to 40 14 amid heavy volume of 499 200 shares and brief trading halts to handle demand.
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Doolittle Raiders Mark Eighteenth Reunion in Fort Worth
More than 40 Doolittle raiders gather in Fort Worth for the 18th annual reunion as Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, head of the WWII Tokyo raid, prepares to greet them. Of the original 80, 36 remain alive and a record 44 planned to attend.
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Bonn Army Accident Claims 10th Victim
The West German Defense Ministry announced that a naval lieutenant died Thursday, the 10th casualty from a stray mortar shell during exercises in Bergen during last week’s drill. The shell struck a truck carrying military observers, with one Dutch and one Indonesian officer among the dead. all others were German.
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McNamara Tough Talk at Shipyards in New England
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara visited two major naval shipyards in Boston and Portsmouth on Friday and warned that costs are too high. He said he will tour all government yards on both coasts before deciding which of 11 will close, stressing cost cuts regardless of closures. Governor Endicott Peabody and lawmakers joined the talks as Rep. James Burke accused the plan of using a meat ax approach. the study is expected to take six months or more.
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James A. Burke
D-Mass
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New Cape Boston Route Opens Weekends Only
The Route 3 shoreline link from Boston to Cape Cod will be open Saturdays and Sundays for the next two months. The Massachusetts Department of Public Works said it will be closed Monday through Friday until 5 p.m. to permit grading work. The stretch runs several miles mid-way between Boston and Plymouth in Hanover Pembroke.
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Cape Cod
State Department of Public Works
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Hanover-Pembroke
Beckwith Mistrial in Second Slaying Trial Shocks Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi the second murder trial of Byron De La Beckwith ends in a hung jury after 18 hours of deliberation. An eight to four vote favored acquittal, a possible third trial to be ruled at May term. Beckwith, a Greenwood fertilizer salesman, faced charges of ambushing and shooting Medgar Evers in the back last June 12. Be blocked by an all white jury and tearful hometown remarks as he bonded out at Greenwood. In Burlington Vermont Prof Robert S. Babcock declares candidacy for governor, joining Ralph Foote and Roger MacBride as GOP nominees. House Speaker Billings stays out of the race.
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Leon Hendrick
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Tchula
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Medger Evers
Burlington, Vt
Robert S. Babcock
Vermont
Babcock
Ralph A. Foote
Roger J. MacBride
Franklin S. Billings
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Kennedy 5 Cent Stamp Goes On Sale May 29
The John F Kennedy memorial 5 cent postage stamp will go on nationwide sale May 29, Kennedy's 47th birthday. Postmaster General John A Gronauski announced 250 million stamps will be issued, double the usual commemorative run, with sales in all post offices on the first day of ceremonies in Boston.
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