House Unit Overrides Food Stamps
The House Agriculture Committee voted to shelve a bill to expand and permanently extend the food stamp plan a key part of President Johnsons farm program. The program began as a pilot in 1961 and operates in 39 counties and three cities. The committee tabled the measure but the Food for Peace program remains untouched and could be reconsidered if lawmakers press.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Johnson
Congress
U N Helicopter Downed by Bow and Arrow in Congo
Communist led terrorists in Kwilu Province fired an arrow at a United Nations helicopter eight Congolese nuns were being evacuated. The pilot landed safely after the attack and the crew and nuns evacuated to another helicopter.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Kwilu Province
United Nations
Madden Not To Be Renamed To State Racing Commission
Madden of Wellesley chairman of the Massachusetts Racing Commission will not be reappointed to the three man board. Gov Peabody is considering successors while a Berkshire County anti racing group urged against renewal. The board recently split over Berkshire Downs racing dates as the attorney general's office evaluated the track's financing.
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Madden
State Racing Commission
Eagle Boston
Lea J. Madden
Wellesley
Peabody
The
Eagle Today
Berkshire
John A. Volpe
Grover T. O'Brien
Chicopee
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Paul F. Walsh
New Bedford
Volpe
Eagle
Commission
Attorney General
Atty
Edward W. Brooke
Naked Eye Spying From Orbit Claims by Air Force Medical Group
An Air Force ophthalmology team reports that orbiting astronauts can spy terrain with the naked eye from 100 miles up. They cite Maj. Leroy G. Cooper and others noting houses, roads, a vehicle, a boat, and a locomotive seen from space, while some doctors doubt these claims. The NASA review agreed with Cooper’s observations.
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William B. Clark
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Himalaya Mountains
Tibet
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Enthusiastic Advertiser Sells Sofa After First Ad In Eagle
The Eagle reports high excitement from a new advertiser who fulfilled ten inquiries after a brief ad. The seller notes the sofa sold by day two and praises the response from readers who phoned in to place orders. The ad contact is offered as H7-7311 for assistance.
Hughes Proposes New Jersey Income Tax Budget Plan
Gov. Richard J. Hughes unveiled a state income tax proposal in his annual budget message. In Newark, private citizens voiced apathy or ignorance with responses ranging from unsure to indifferent, including several who lived in New York.
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Newark
N.J
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Baker Profited Two Ways in Haitian Meat Deal
Senate investigators disclosed testimony that Bobby Baker earned profits from both the seller and the buyer in a Haitian meat deal. The complex transaction involved Jose Benitez and was described by Francis Law and Thomas Webb Jr. as part of Baker's outside business ventures and possible conflicts of interest. The Rules Committee hearings explore authority to examine senators and aides, with Gore promising a resolution to broaden oversight and Scott pressing for full disclosure despite threats allegedly planted by Baker.
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Washington — Senate
Bobby Baker
Baker
Jose Benitez
Puerto Rico
Francis E. Law
Thomas Webb Jr
Washington
Webb
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Albert B. Gore
D-Tenn
Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Fit
Florida
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Gore
Pennsylvanian
Tennessean
John J. Williams
Delaware
Jack Miller
Iowa
Poll Tax Banished As Voting Criterion
President Johnson hails the Twenty Fourth Amendment as a triumph of liberty and voting rights. Bernard Boutin certifies ratification after South Dakota became the 38th state, with Johnson using two pens to sign and present one to Sen. Holland and another to House Leader Halleck. The amendment bars poll taxes in federal elections and takes effect retroactively.
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Washington
South Dakota
Boutin
National Archives
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
House
Charles A Halleck
Ind
Johnson
D-La
John D. Dowdy
D-Tex
Rights Bill Faces Climax Vote by Saturday
Washington AP report on House backers of a civil rights bill facing a major test to preserve the public accommodations provision banning racial discrimination in public venues. The measure, amid numerous amendments, aims for a final vote by Saturday with leaders reporting progress after a key 176-125 victory on a related court-structure amendment.
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Washington (Ap
House
John W. McCormack
White House
Johnson
Winds Hit 52 MPH Slowing Pedestrians on North Street
Strong gusts of up to 52 miles per hour swept through Pittsfield this morning slowing walkers on North Street. No damage reported at noon as a high pressure area in Ohio and a low off the Atlantic mix with warm air aloft. Winds expected to ease tonight with sunny, warmer conditions tomorrow per George J. Bulgarelli of the Pittsfield Weather Station.
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Pittsfield
North Street
Ohio
Atlantic
Berkshires
George J. Bulgarelli
Ghanaians March on U S Embassy
Several hundred Ghanaians marched on the U S Embassy in Accra at CPP prompting flag removal. An embassy officer recovered the flag as Ambassador Mahoney lodged a strong oral protest with Ghana's foreign office.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
U.S
Convention Peoples Party
CPP
Negra Emerson Player
William P. Mahoney
Foreign Office
Three-Vote Margin Backs President
The Senate narrowly rejected Ribicoff's tax credit plan for college costs, backing a Johnson administration education approach with a broader tax cut agenda. Hartke proposed an undergraduate loan and scholarship program to draw votes, while unions called the tax credit costly and not beneficial to low income families.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hartke
Jeantes Abia Ol
Ribicoff
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Afl-Clo
House
Mansfield
Lincoln
White House
Mike Mansfield
Ribbicoff
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Connecticut
Education Subcommittee
Troops Move Into Alabama Schools Over Desegregation
Federal court orders required integration. Riot-trained troopers arrived in Notasulga Tuskegee and Shorter to oversee transfers of 12 Negro students from Tuskegee High to white schools as white officials fear violence. Officials expect student attendance at Notasulga and Shorter despite past closures and boycotts.
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Tuskegee, Ala
Notasulga Ala
James Rea
George Wallace
West Alabama
Eariier
Tuskegee
Tuskegee High School
Notasulga
Shorter
Tuskegee High
U.S. Dist
Frank M. J Johnson Jr
Macon County
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John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
D-Mont
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Clark
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Kennedy
D-Mass
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Ronday
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Alabama
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