New York Seeks Ballot Referendum on State Lottery
The New York Senate, 32 to 17, approved a measure to place a constitutional amendment on a ballot to establish a state lottery tied to horse racing. If approved by both houses and voters, the plan could raise substantial revenue for education, with 80 percent of proceeds earmarked for school aid and the rest for prizes. The vote was tightened and opposition cites gambling moral concerns and fiscal risk.
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Screvane Enters New York Mayoral Race
New York City Council president Paul R. Screvane, 50, joined the Democratic mayoral race for the Sept. 14 primary. He follows William Fitts Ryan and Paul O'Dwyer as declared candidates, joining a field expected to grow.
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William Fitts Ryan
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William O'Dwyer
New York Senate Approves Birth Control Sale Bill
The New York Senate approved a bill by 41 to 13 to legalize sale of birth control devices, restricting sales to licensed pharmacies, prohibiting advertising or display, and barring sales to under 16. The measure moves to the Assembly for expected approval, while current law forbids information or devices for contraception beyond medical use. Senator Metcalf called the bill a private right unintruded by law, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling. In Boston, former President Eisenhower traveled there for Robert Cutler's birthday celebration before returning to Gettysburg.
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LBJ Hosts Arts Festival as Ideological Debate Fizzles
Washington hosted a day long arts festival staged by Lady Bird Johnson featuring John Hersey, Duke Ellington, Sol Hurok, Roger Stevens and guests from film, theater and music. The event mixed high culture with policy grumbling over Vietnam and the Dominican Republic as President Johnson affirmed American artistic freedom. Notable moments included Hersey's Hiroshima discourse and Catherine Drinker Bowen's Holmes excerpt, with praise from Gene Kelly Charlton Heston and Helen Hayes.
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Saul Bellow
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Three Guilty of Shrines Dynamiting Plot
In New York three Black Liberation Front members face up to 10 years after a jury convicted them of conspiracy to blow up government property, including the Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument. Michelle Duclos pleaded guilty to dynamite smuggling from Canada. The men were Hebert Collier, Walter A. Bowe, and Khaleel A. Sayyed.
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Margaret Chase Smith Tearful at Accolade in Senate
In Washington the Senate passed a resolution honoring Margaret Chase Smith after she cast her 2,000th vote without a miss. The ceremony followed seven tributes by senators, recalling her long record since June 1, 1953, and she sobbed briefly in thanks. Her 2,600th vote came on a foreign aid amendment she opposed as it failed 80 to 2.
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Boston Superintendent Defends Racial Imbalance Plan
Boston School Superintendent William H Ohrenberger defends racial imbalance as non harmful and outlines steps to promote interracial learning. He proposes grade reorganization, wholesale construction, open enrollment with free transport, a citizens advisory committee, multi ethnic textbooks, and exchange visits while rejecting cross city busing. The Kiernan Report’s findings are disputed and the committee votes 4-0 to accept the plan with one present.
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Doctors Quit Smoking Says Survey Of Physicians
Chicago report shows 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke. Antitobacco Center of America credits a new tablet that reduces nicotine need, helping thousands quit. Interested readers may request free information by mailing name and address to the center in New York.
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Postage Pale at Pittetiela Massachusette
A fragment notes second class postage pale at Pittetiela in Massachusetts. The readable text is limited and provides only a brief reference to mailing rates without clear actions or dates. Further context is unavailable in the readable portion.
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