New York City Seeks Aid to Fight Hudson Pollution
Mayor Robert F. Wagner announced that the city lacks sufficient sewage treatment, allowing about 200 million gallons daily of raw sewage into the Hudson and another 200 million gallons untreated elsewhere. He supported a proposed $1 billion state bond issue to expand treatment capacity, aiming for 1.8 billion gallons daily once the master plan completes, with total construction cost pegged at $750 million.
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Robert F. Wagner
Hudson River
Wagner
Hudson
Training of Rejects Considered by Draft
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey proposed a universal service plan for draft rejects. 25,900 to 30,000 men would undergo two years full-time training for emergency service, with 1-Y classifications trained away from home and offered education. He cited a high national rejection rate and said many rejections come for moral or health reasons.
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Miami Beach
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Lewis B. Hershey
National Guard Association of the United States
Hershey
America
Battle in Rules Committee Spurs Highway Beauty Bill
Washington AP The highway beauty bill faces fresh trouble in the Rules Committee as administration supporters split over content and handling. The measure, already passed by the Senate, would require removing billboards within 660 feet of major highways and moving junkyards within 1,000 feet unless screened. Key votes by Madden Delaney and ONeill could decide floor action and the bill’s fate amid accusations of heavyhanded movement.
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Stocks Fall As Fed May Tighten Margin Credit
New York trading plunged after rumors that the Federal Reserve Board would raise margin requirements. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange surged to 10.6 million shares, the heaviest in over three years, with Dow Jones and other indexes reacting after the report. Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad Jr returned home from a two week goodwill tour visiting Greece Turkey Ethiopia Madagascar Kenya Nigeria and the Canary Islands.
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Lathrop Dies At 56 YMCA Official In New York
Gard en City based Gayle John Lathrop 56 executive vice president of the YMCA of Greater New York died yesterday at his home after a heart attack. Since 1956 he led the YMCA which serves five boroughs through 28 branches and 75 activity centers with about 200000 members.
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August Cost of Living Declines for First Time in a Year
Washington reports August CPI fell two tenths of a percent to 110 percent of 1957 59 prices marking the biggest monthly drop since December 1962. Falls in fresh vegetables fruit and declines in used cars and gasoline lead the decrease while official Arnold Chase warns prices likely rise in September with fall clothing costs.
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Reader's Digest Preview Promises New Era of Greatness
Condensed book excerpt markets Man Morals and Maturity with claims of sexual freedom to the full extent and a 112 percent rise in unmarried mothers aged 15 to 19. It warns of crime divorce and dishonesty while Norman Vincent Peale asks Are we going down like the Babylonians. The Digest says the author suggests a threshold of a possible new era of greatness in October.
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New Bid Rigging Indicated in New York
A federal grand jury probing a multimillion dollar paint contract scandal has uncovered evidence of bid rigging and sub standard work by electrical and concrete workers. So far the panel has indicted seven paint contractors for cheating on federal state and city contracts.
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UPI
Morton Links Birch Group to Klan in GOP Fracas
Sen Thruston Morton denounces the John Birch Society as dangerous as the Ku Klux Klan and the Communist Party and urges Republicans to expel Birchers. Goldwater Tower oppose action while Milton Young supports cleansing efforts and Gov George Romney suggests intra party limits.
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UPI
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Reagan Welcomed by GOP With Rare Show of Unity
In Boston Reagan, welcomed by Massachusetts Republicans, sought unity after a Connecticut rally boycott by GOP leaders. He visited the Statehouse with ally Edward Brooke and spoke at the New England Federation of Republican Women dinner, criticizing federal programs as government growth and tyranny.
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Mansfield urges pause to smooth Great Society edges
Senate leader Mike Mansfield called for a pause in new Great Society legislation to fix gaps and overlaps in Johnson programs. He urged Congress to refine existing federal initiatives and improve oversight to prevent complacent administration practices, signaling a watchdog Senate stance.
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Dirksen Renews Filibuster Pledge on Right to Work
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said a filibuster will be started at the first move to call up the administration's right to work repeal bill in the Senate on Monday.
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UPI
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Everett M. Dirksen
Home Rule Fails in House as Referendum Proposed
The House rejected President Johnson’s home-rule plan for the District of Columbia, voting 283 to 117 for a substitute that calls a district referendum and creates a charter commission to study self government. Senate already passed a direct election bill, while leaders warned reconciliation is unlikely this year.
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Japan criticizes Soviet on Viet Nam aid policy
In Tokyo a government statement Tuesday condemned the Soviet Union for not using its influence in the socialist bloc to press for a peaceful settlement of the Vietnam War. The note said the USSR has intensified military aid to North Vietnam despite appeals for peace efforts.
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