Alabama Prosecutor Fired In Accused Deputy's Trial
In Lowndes County Alabama circuit court Judge Thagard removed Attorney General Richmond Flowers and top aide Joe Gantt from the manslaughter case against Tom Coleman a deputy accused in the killing of Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels The judge appointed Circuit Solicitor Arthur Gamble to prosecute the case after Flowers argued the atmosphere against the prosecution and a key witness could not attend the trial.
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Law Firms Accused of Blocking ABA Report on Banking Bill
Chairman Patman accused five large law firms of intimidation and lobbying to block an American Bar Association report on legislation affecting banks. He said letters and calls to ABA members were used to suppress vital information as Congress weighs a Senate approved bill to exempt six banks from antitrust laws. The ABA group urged killing the measure and favored studying government regulation over competition, including a push for a single federal banking regulator.
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Rocky hits Kennedy gimmickry in care critique
Albany Governor Rockefeller dismissed Sen. Kennedy’s charges of inadequate state care for the mentally retarded as a political gimmick. He criticized the haste of Kennedy’s visit to Willowbrook and Rome, noting delayed recruitment despite funds in a supplemental budget and accusing Democratic leaders of delaying money earlier.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Rome
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Joint Legislative Committee
Westinghouse to drop navy fuel production
Westinghouse Electric Corp will halt production of naval reactor fuel and merge its atomic divisions. Vice president Charles H. Weaver said supplier capacity exceeds demand and profitability will not improve. Production ends after current contracts, likely in 1967, while rocket and civilian fuel work continues.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Navy
Charles H. Weaver
Westinghouse
Liquor firms win easier tax deadline
New York a UPI report says the liquor industry will gain an extended grace period for federal excise taxes starting in October, with seven extra days to pay and five more days in fiscal 1967. Tax liability occurs when product is dumped from barrels after aging, before sale or shipment. The Bourbon Institute noted this shifts the burden earlier, narrowing the gap with wine beer and tobacco taxes.
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Detroit Auto Prices Rise On 1966 Models
Chrysler will not roll back its price hikes for 1966 cars. Last week Chrysler announced 1966 prices up $10 to $35 versus 1965, while increases averaging $49 per model reflect new standard safety equipment. General Motors also raised 1966 prices for safety items and higher-end models.
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Chrysler Corp
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General Motors
Top Ranks Asked for Diplomats
Washington UP I reports President Johnson nominated Fay Kohler Douglas Mac Arthur II and Thomas Mann for promotion to career ambassador the highest rank in the U S Foreign Service The trio now serve as career ministers and face a limit of 12 career ambassadors plus other five named as career minister promotions Richard H Davis Marshall Green William Leonhart Henry Tasca and Leonard Unger were nominated for career minister ranks as senior diplomats with assignments abroad
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Thomas C. Mann
Latin America
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Foreign Service
Richard H. Davis
Romania
Marshall Green
Indonesia
William K. Leonhart
Tanzania
Henry J. Tasca
Morocco
Leonard Unger
Far Eastern
Hudson River Pollution Conference Debates Cleanup Costs
New York leaders including John Gardner and Gov. Rockefeller urged a rapid Hudson River cleanup after decades of inaction. Gardner warned a $400 million price tag, while Rockefeller offered over $1 billion for southern river sections. Javits Kennedy and Case urged federal and local action to fund and enforce anti-pollution measures.
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D-N.y
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Interstate Sanition Commission
Kennedy Backs Morrissey Controversial Nomination Sparks Senate Plea
Senator Edward Kennedy urged a fair Senate hearing on President Johnson's nomination of Francis X. Morrissey to a federal judgeship. Kennedy warned that recent editorials with allegedly erroneous content could prejudice senators, while Charles Wyzanski Jr. opposed Morrissey citing friendship with the Kennedy family. In Concord, Buckley reported findings on the apple crop.
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Francis X. Morrissey
Boston
Morrissey
Charles FE. Wyzanski Jr
U.S. District Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wyzanski
Raft Fined for Tax Evasion in Los Angeles
Actor George Raft pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and received a 2500 dollar fine. The 70 year old actor cried as Judge Peirson M Hall noted that innocence would likely have been found if he had pleaded not guilty. Five related counts were dropped. Raft clutched a rosary during the hour long hearing.
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Los Angeles
George Raft
Beadman
Raft
Peirson M. Hall
Stop Pollution Tells Film to Clean Up Hudson Wastes
ALBANY The state Health Department ordered General Aniline & Film Corp to clean up industrial and sewage wastes by January 1, 1970. The Rensselaer company must also file a detailed report and plans for corrective action by October 1, 1966.
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General Aniline & Film Corp
Hudson River
Rensselaer Company
Apple growers face potential one million loss in New Hampshire
Buckley says his department will survey the season's end to determine the actual loss on a predicted five million dollar apple crop in New Hampshire. The remark suggests farmers may suffer a total near one million dollars in potential revenue reduction.
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New Hampshire
Buckley
Army orders extended Zeus antimissile system development
The Army awarded Western Electric a 21.6 million dollar contract to develop an extended-range Zeus missile killer with an estimated 400 mile interception reach. Nike Zeus, part of the Nike X antimissile system, couples with Sprint and a long-range multi function radar to detect track and discriminate warheads and decoys.
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Army
Defense
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U.S
United States
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Sprint
Navy places two more navigation satellites in orbit
The Navy disclosed Tuesday night that it has placed two more navigation satellites in orbit. The two 135 pound octagonal spacecraft are intended to augment the all weather satellite navigation system and provide more frequent position fixes for ships at sea.
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Bureau of Naval Weapons
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