Amendment Ratified Bans Poll Tax Nationwide
The 24th Amendment banning the poll tax is ratified by South Dakota as the 38th state, with Georgia also approving. President Johnson hails it as a liberty triumph. Certification will formalize the nationwide repeal for federal elections, while five states may continue poll taxes in state races.
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UPI
South Dakota
Johnson
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Hoffa Lawyer Attacks Security Delays in Jury Case
In Chattanooga federal court a Hoffa case defense attorney accused government security of overreach as jury selection stretched into day five. Judge Wilson overruled the motion to discharge the juror list while 14 more jurors faced questioning. 11 jurors were seated earlier and 20 marshals guarded 20 jurors in a local hotel under orders.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
UPS
James R. Hoffa
Jacques Schiffer
Cincinnati
Frank Wilson
Schiffer
Nashville
U. S
Wilson
Judge Blacks Councilor's Try For Acquittal
In New Bedford Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Amedeo Sgarzi denied motions for acquittal by Executive Councilor Ernest C. Stasiun and two co-defendants who faced charges of soliciting bribes and conspiring to bribe. The defense argued improper indictment and dates and lack of conspiracy proof, while the witnesses testified that $500 to $1,500 in gratuities were sought from Grocer Paul Vermette to secure a state lease for a building later used as a Registry of Motor Vehicles office.
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New Bedford
Mass
Massachusetts
Executive
Stasiun
Richard B. Amyszewicz
Michael J. Manning
Boston
Paul R. Vermette
Vermette
State Registry of Motor Vehicles
County Budget Hike Of 17 Per Cent Sought
Berkshire County Commissioners seek a 17 percent budget increase for the coming year totaling 1,501,801, with 210,768 more than last year. Salary raises, debt reduction, and a projected murder-case cost drive most of the rise, hitting Pittsfield hardest with an added 87,958 assessment and tax-rate uptick.
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Berkshire County
Superior Court
Robert T. Moulthrop
Lee
Pittsfield
Three Primaries Eyed by Stassen
Harold E. Stassen said he will enter the New Hampshire California and District of Columbia primaries. The Republican presidential hopeful spoke at the annual meeting of the United Church Women of Greater Cincinnati in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Upi
Harold E. Stassen
New Hampshire
California
District of Columbia
Stassen
American Baptist Convention
United Church Women of
Greater Cincinnati
Note tucked in paper carrier prank reaches reader
In Albuquerque a reader found a note slipped inside the Albuquerque Tribune from a person claiming to be her new Tribune carrier. The note urged her to call if she did not receive her paper, highlighting a lighthearted mix up in delivery.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Ethel Richmond
Albuquerque Tribune
Tribune
Soviet Adds Rider To Ban on Weapons
At Geneva UPI says the Soviet Union pushed a new condition for a non-dissemination pact insisting France join and West Germany be designated nuclear free. Tsarapkin argued progress hinges on excluding West Germany from the MLF and on a system of observation posts along the Iron Curtain to deter surprise attacks.
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Soviet
Geneva
UPI
Theyoviet Union
France
A. A. Roschin
Semyon K. ‘Tsarapkin
Moscow
Tsarapkin
West Germany
Germany
Iron Curtain
Burglary Suspect Takes Private Exams in Jail
Robert W. Schaffer 22, arraigned on burglary charges, to complete college term after sheriff arranges with Carroll College officials for private semester exams in a county jail office.
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Helena
Mont
Robert W. Schaffer
Dave Middleman
Carroll College
Schaffer
I Was Right Says Flag Raiser Heading Home From Canal Zone
James Jenkins a 17 year old who raised the flag at Balboa High confirmed in New Orleans that he supports his action though worried about deaths among U S citizens. He said he would reconsider if more bloodshed could have been prevented and recalled how events sparked riots between U S soldiers and Panamanians. He plans to finish his education in Cambridge Ohio with relatives while awaiting possible further fallout.
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James Jenkins
Balboa High School
Panama Canal Zone
Eunice Thomas
New Orleans
Associated Press
U.S
Jenkins
Cambridge
Ohio
Balbia High
Rotling
United States, Panama press for talks on canal status
President Johnson and Panama's Chiari call for talks to resolve rioting fallout and renegotiate the canal pact. They insist on mutual stakes in security of the canal, while avoiding preconditions and seeking practical, good faith solutions amid tensions.
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Washington
John
Panson
United States
Panama Canal
Johnson
Panama
Robert Chiari
Panama City
Washington Post
Middlebury College Plans First Tuition Rise Since 1961
Middlebury College in Vermont announced a $100 tuition increase to $1,500, effective September. President James S. Armstrong cited it as the first rise since 1961.
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Middlebury, Vt
UPI
Middlebury College Today
James S. Armstrong
Way Clear For Bill On Rights
Washington United Press International reports the Civil Rights bill clears path for House passage before Lincoln’s birthday. Debate will finish by Feb 11 with final action set on or before Jan 31, as Howard W. Smith agrees hearings end Jan 30 and leadership advances floor debate.
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Washington
House
Lincoln
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Smith
First Turnpike Robbery Occurs in Stockbridge
STOCKBRIDGE Massachusetts Turnpike police report the first assault and robbery in seven years occurred yesterday when Mount Holyoke College senior Karen Petersen 21 was robbed near mile markers four and five as she drove west toward Rotterdam New York. A suspect was questioned but released.
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Stockbridge
Massachusetts Turnpike
Mount Holyoke College
Turnpike
Westfield
Iman
Karen Petersen
Rotterdam
N.Y
Economic Aid Group Weighs Panama Move
In Panama City, UPI reports U.S. aid officials weigh returning to Panama from the Canal Zone if Panamanian authorities guarantee safety. The United States would resume aid with safeguards while arranging an airlift for relatives of U.S. personnel to Charleston. Diplomats’ moves remain under consideration as Panama seeks mediation through the Inter-American Peace Committee.
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Panama City
UPI
U.S. Economic Aid Mission
Panama
Canal Zone
Charleston
S.C
U.S
Human Heart Transplant Fails. Patient Dies After Hour
In Jackson Mississippi surgeons at the University of Mississippi Medical Center transplanted a human heart into a patient dying of heart disease. The heart beat for over an hour but was inadequate for the recipient, who suffered terminal heart failure. The donor heart, though preserved, proved too small. the three hour operation began near midnight and ended with the patient’s death early in the day.
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Jackson, Miss
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Five Day Forecast Near Seasonal Norm With Weekend Cold
The forecast projects temperatures through Wednesday averaging near the seasonal normal of 22 degrees. It warns of a colder weekend and continued cold into early next week with similar conditions persisting into Wednesday.
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Ine
U.s.-Panama
Chiari
Republic of Panama
White House
Peace Committee
Organization of American States
Middlebury College
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
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