Congress debates District self rule on House floor today
A revised District of Columbia home rule bill heads to the House with backers claiming at least 235 votes and possible delay by filibuster. The week also features heavy federal pay, sugar, and highway bills, while Senate action includes tariff elimination and Taft-Hartley reform considerations.
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Cold Wave Drains Crops Across Nation
Frost and unseasonable cold battered the country with heavy rain and mud preventing harvests. Wisconsin faced major losses in sweet corn carrots and cabbage while Minnesota Kandiyohi County reported half of corn and soybeans lost. Florida endured record rains with coastal flooding and drought lingered in the Northeast as giant waves threatened Capistrano Beach.
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Bar Units Slam Nomination of JFK Friend to Bench
Francis X. Morrissey of Boston, a longtime municipal court judge and close Kennedy ally, faces opposition from the American Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association over his federal judgeship nomination by President Johnson. They label him unqualified despite high character, as Senate action nears after Johnson’s formal bid. Morrissey, 53, has seven years on Boston’s municipal court and a political staff background with Edward Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy.
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Mexico Deports Baltimore's Mrs Murray
In San Antonio Texas Mrs Madalyn Murray the Baltimore atheist who opposed compulsory school prayer had a writ of habeas corpus motion filed Sunday by Maury Maverick with aid from the American Civil Liberties Union. Judge Archie Brown set Oct 8 for a full hearing and $500 bond was posted as she arrived from Mexico City. San Antonio police held her 10 year old son John Garth at the request of Baltimore police minutes after she was detained.
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Carpenter Surfaces From Sealab After 30 Days Underwater
LA JOLLA Calif UPI Astronaut aquanaut M Scott Carpenter completed 30 days underwater in the Sealab 2 project ending a 45 day experiment A third team took over occupancy 200 feet below the surface Carpenter remained the only aquanaut to stay 30 days President Johnson phoned him to praise the work and its value for human performance underwater The ascent was smooth and decompression followed before stepping back to air at 3 45 p m PDT
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Rights Actions Timid Says ADA Voting Rights Act Critique
Americans for Democratic Action condemned the Justice Department for timid enforcement of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The ADA board approved a resolution calling the act's implementation disappointing and urged federal registrars be placed in every county where discrimination persists.
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Lindsay Tax Stance Hit By Key N Y GOP Figure
New York Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson attacked Rep. John Lindsay and Mayor Beame over sales tax positions. Wilson, a Republican, criticized Lindsay as a mayoral candidate while urging a balanced state budget, and noted Beame’s sales tax repeal push though most New York Democrats supported the tax. Lindsay expressed openness to joining Beame in seeking repeal.
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Harvard Cardinal costume shocks Holy Cross game
Harvard dean called the youth dressed as a Roman Catholic cardinal offensive at the Holy Cross football game. After the Harvard players returned to the field, water was sprinkled on them in a mock blessing while the crowd laughed. The university received distressing tales from alumni, though Holy Cross officials reported no distaste.
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Solid Fuel Rocket Fire Demonstrates Big Booster Potential
Homestead Florida AP reports the world's largest solid fuel rocket released a 1000 foot flame plume over swamp land on Saturday. The test aims to boost a U.S. space booster program using fast burning propellant. Two ground firings are planned to prove solid fuel can be controlled under heat and pressure.
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