Rights Debate Starts as Senate Opens Civil Rights Bill
Washington The Senate begins debate on the administration civil rights bill amid Southern opposition to stall it through summer. Senate Leader Mansfield aims to take up a measure banning racial discrimination in voting education employment Bisons public accommodations and use of federal funds with President Johnson's backing. Southern foes threaten long talk on motion to proceed and a possible double filibuster while liberal Humphrey pledges no compromise to weaken the bill.
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Herman E. Talmadec
D-Ga
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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Dixie
Court Kills Judgment Against Time in Libel Case
Washington UPI reports the Supreme Court voided a 68 percent verdict against the New York Times in the Montgomer y Alabama case. Police Commissioner J B Sullivan failed to prove the statements referred to him. The court also set aside the verdict for four Negro clergy co-defendants.
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Rivals Scramble for Votes On Eve of N.H. GOP Primary
On the eve of the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, rivals Goldwater and Rockefeller rally late supporters while a broad field of candidates competes for delegates. The ballot lists Rockefeller Goldwater Lodge Stassen and Le Page with write-in options. Democrats seek Kennedy Byrd and Johnson write-ins amid a large turnout expectation.
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Richard M. Nixons
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New Hampshire
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Minnesota
Harold K. Stassen
Norman le Page
Nashua
N.H
Stassen
Johnson
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Robert F. Kennedy
Boyhood friend testifies Ruby a frenzied screamer in brawls
Barney Reis, former boxing champion, testifies Ruby was a frenzied screamer in Chicago boyhood fights. Ross, a WWI hero and narcotics reformer, supports Ruby’s insanity defense, saying their bond lasted into adulthood and portraying Ruby as patriotic and hard working.
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Five Day Forecast With Temperature Outlook
Five day forecast projects warmer midweek and cooler end of week with rain chances. Temperatures average near seasonal normals around 29 degrees with warmer Wednesday and Thursday and a drop on Friday.
Primary Is Tertiary For Berlin NH Voters
Berlin New Hampshire voters face three motives for voting with local issues dominating. A town meeting and a referendum on the state sweepstakes law draw strong civic interest as clergymen urge a no vote and opponents warn the lottery is costly.
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Thief Steals 16000 From England Brothers Store
Cash and checks totaling about 16000 were taken from two safes at England Brothers store during the night without signs of forced entry. A small office safe was opened and two keys removed, one to open the money cage and one to deactivate the alarm.
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Howard Jackson Jr
Michael P. Barry
Russell J. Beekman
Barry
James E. McCarty
William E. Tuohy
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Cyprus Crisis Deepens as Turkish Intervention Hinted
Heavy fighting erupts across Cyprus with Greek and Turkish Cypriots using mortars and machine guns. Turkey warns it may intervene if clashes continue, while UN observers fail to secure a ceasefire. Maj. Gen. Carver surveys from Paphos as fear grips Nicosia.
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McNamara Tours Vietnam Amid Crisis and Defense Plan
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara toured South Vietnam meeting leader Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh and addressing cheering crowds while a U.S. Army helicopter escort crashed, killing two crewmen. Khanh presented a new battle plan calling for more active senior leadership and troops, with hints of a joint U.S.-Vietnam command.
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Defense
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Jewel Theft Nets $500000 in Bahamas
Four masked gunmen ambushed six American tourists in Nassau stealing jewels worth about $390,000. The robbers fled by car after ramming a taxi carrying the vacationing group from a casino to Paradise Island. Victims were Garfield Kass and wife, Irvin Berger and wife, both of Washington, and Howard Gould of Cincinnati.
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Bahamas
UPI
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Morris
Garfield Kass
Irvin Berger
Washington, D.C
Howard Gould
Cincinnati
Ohio
Johnson Urges Congress on Active Manpower Policy
President Johnson urged Congress to fund and implement an active manpower policy to curb youth unemployment, fight poverty, strengthen education, revitalize high unemployment areas, audit overtime use, stamp out racial discrimination, extend unemployment insurance, and broaden Fair Labor Standards Act protections as part of the annual report under the 1962 Manpower Development Training Act.
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UPI
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Fire destroys section of Meridian in $2 million blaze
Meridian Mississippi suffered a major fire Sunday driven by 20 mph winds. It leveled a city section causing more than 2 million dollars in damage. Residents compared it to historic fires like the 1864 Sherman burning and early 1900s tornado events in the same area.
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