Rockefeller signs New York death penalty abolition
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller signed a bill ending capital punishment in New York with two exceptions: when a police officer is killed on duty or a life convict commits a killing in prison or during escape. The measure reduces executions to cases under review for clemency, with widespread debate and party divides cited. Sing Sing Death Row lists 21 inmates awaiting fate.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Arthur Cornelius
Gov. Rockefeller
Senate
Assembly
Private School Textbook Bill Signed in New York
Gov. Rockefeller signed a law allowing school boards to supply textbooks approved for public schools to private and parochial pupils in grades 7 through 12. The district purchases and loans books with state reimbursement up to 100 per pupil. Critics say public funds may be used for sectarian schools, while proponents argue loans go to individuals only. Estimated annual cost 9 to 16 million dollars.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
New York City
State Education Department
Connecticut House backs education carveout for state lottery
Connecticut advances a lottery bill with an amendment directing proceeds to education. The measure passed the House narrowly and could reach a vote today. Nearby states see mixed results as New Hampshire faces a court ruling and Maine rejects a sweepstakes bill.
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Concord
N.H
UPL
Maine
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Jack Clark
Laconia State School
Augusta
House of Representatives
Providence
R.L
Edward J. Plunkett
New Hampshire
Clergymen Clash With Mrs Hicks Over Boston Arson Threats
In Roxbury eight schools faced police protection after threats to burn buildings linked to racial imbalance protests. Three Roxbury schools had burned recently, another was ransacked. Clergymen urged schools to end segregation while Mrs Hicks called for a moratorium on demonstrations and urged calm and adherence to the Kiernan report.
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Boston
UPI
Roxbury
Louise Day Hicks
Boston School Committee
Boston Fire Department
Girls’ High School
Asa Gray
Peter Faneuil
West End
Kiernan
Boston School Board Defends Itself in NAACP Suit
The Boston School Committee denied creating racially segregated schools and asked to dismiss the NAACP suit. CorpCounsel Arthur Coffey said open enrollment allows any student to attend any school, and the district did not employ discriminatory policies or build schools to sustain segregation. The NAACP suit alleges district lines create racial imbalance and deny equal rights to Negro students.
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Boston
Boston School Committee
US v. District Court
City Corporation
Arthur G. Coffey
Francis J. W. Ford
National Association For the Advancement of Calored People
Coffey
Senate OKs 3.3 Billion for Depression Regions
The Senate approved a 3.32 billion five year program to aid economically depressed areas including Appalachia. The regional approach targets counties and states with high unemployment and low incomes, funding public works, roads, waste treatment, and facilities to attract private industry.
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Washington
Appalachia
Senate
Johnson
House
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Public Works Committee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Appalachian
Secretary of Commerce
New Hampshire Eyes Cloud Seeding to Fight Drought
The Legislature urged to fund a rainmaking plan by W.R. Howell Associates of Lexington to ease a three year drought. Estimates suggest up to 100000 dollars for cloud seeding. Dr. Wallace Howell notes it would supplement traditional drought measures. Gov King and Agriculture Commissioner Buckley pushed for resumed program due to farm and woodland strain. The central New England drought worsened over 15 months since February 1964.
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Concord
N.H
Wallace E. Howell
John W. King
Agriculture
Frank Buckley
New Hampshire
New England
Dempsey Proposes Public Funds For NHRR Aid Plan
Gov John N Dempsey announced a measure to fund continued aid to the New Haven Railroad by diverting one fifth of annual public service tax receipts into a special fund. The plan envisions up to 80 million dollars in bonding authority for the Connecticut Transportation Authority via the State Bond Commission, with a bill ready for the General Assembly. The tax take last year was about 22.4 million, creating 4 to 5 million yearly for railroad support.
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Hartford, Conn
John N. Dempsey
New Haven Railroad
George Conkling
Connecticut Transportation Authority
State Bond Commission
General Assembly
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