Unanimous House Vote Approves Base Closings Compromise
The House approved 347 to 19 a watered down plan requiring 30 days notice to Congress before any Pentagon base closings, while a move to force a 120 day notice to block vetoed by Johnson failed 320 to 19. The provision is part of a 1.78 billion defense authorization bill sent to the Senate.
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Hikers rescued after three days in Zion Narrows gorge
Forty two wilderness hikers trapped by floods in Zion National Park waded out as the Virgin River swelled. Leader Tron County Sheriff Otto Fife and a team of 21 started Saturday, bringing out the last eight on Tuesday. Five Californians previously feared missing reached safety, and one Utah man, Alan Keller, was treated for a leg injury.
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Negroes Call for U S Registrars in South Carolina
In Barnwell County demonstrators protest the closing of voter registration books with about 20 to 100 protesters. A spokesman says the vigil continues until federal registrars are sent. Across the South, schools face integration battles and desegregation efforts in Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina and Connecticut.
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Steel Firms Talk of Price Boost Ahead of Wage Settlement
Industry sources say steel price increases are likely in the months ahead to help fund the 35 month wage settlement for United Steelworkers, the most expensive this decade. Prices may rise selectively on certain product lines, aided by high imports and inflation controls claimed by the Johnson administration.
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TB Hits 19 On Cruiser Boston
Nineteen tuberculosis cases have been reported aboard the USS Boston over 16 months. The Navy says there is no cause for alarm as 19 crewmen were treated at St. Albans Hospital in New York and no new cases have occurred in over two months. The ship will depart for sea duty as scheduled later this month.
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Klan Leader Says Bogalusa Faded From Practice
In Bogalusa Louisiana a former Klan chieftain testified that the Ku Klux Klan in the area no longer exists. Charles Christmas a former Grand Dragon for the ninth district said the group has dissolved and he now leads the Anti-Communist Christian Association which backed a Labor Day rally. The Justice Department suit accuses the Klan of assaults threats and harassment to deny Negroes their constitutional rights in Bogalusa.
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House Votes To Acquire JFK Death Gun
Washington AP The House passed a bill to permanently retain the rifle used to kill President Kennedy and to extend Secret Service protection for the president's wife and children for four years. A gun collector reportedly paid $10 000 for the rifle, John L King of Denver was named in a suit over possession, and the attorney general may decide which other evidence is kept. The measure now goes to the Senate to preserve physical evidence and quell speculation about the assassination.
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Boston School Board Faces Crowded Schools Fight
AngeredNegro parents plan a night meeting to plot protests after a 2-2 stalemate among Boston School Committee members over overcrowding at Endicott Gibson Greenwood schools in Roxbury and North Dorchester. NAACP backing looms as double sessions and cross district busing are the remaining options.
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Waterford filter cigarette with water tip announced
New Waterford filter cigarette to be marketed by American Tobacco Co. features a water tip with breakable capsules of water in the filter. Company president notes smoking through water dates to 1600 and Persia and India, stating Waterford adapts the ancient device for modern smokers.
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