Rights Petition Held Back Pending Proposal Result
Washington AP reports Senate leaders delayed filing a petition to end the 72 day civil rights debate pending today’s outcome on amendments early next week. Republican leaders backed the plan, but Sen. Richard Russell urged restraint. If the agreement fails, a cloture petition would trigger a Tuesday vote after debate limits.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
Gals Hold Over Third Of Jobs In Biddeford
New York report notes Biddeford women increasingly join the labor force in offices stores and factories. Latest government estimates through March 1964 show 6.7 percent of Biddeford jobs held by women and about 3,347 local women employed or seeking work. Nationally 25,430,000 are in the labor force with married women supplying much of the growth and earnings totaling over 28 billion dollars a year.
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News At A Glance Highlights D-Day Memorial and Global Tensions
The Allies and Eisenhower are honored for D-Day sacrifices while international tensions flare as Cyprus Greece and Turkey see forces alerted. Domestic politics pivot around Romney in labor talks and Goldwater Nix invitations as Governors Conference looms. Senate stalls civil rights filibuster amid debate on amendments and Johnson touts strong economy from tax cuts.
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France
Reed Nominates Evelyn Randall For State Job
Governor Reed nominates Evelyn Randall of Biddeford to the State Board of Hairdressers pending council confirmation to succeed June Landry of Waterville as term expires. Reed also nominates James Mendelson of Belfast to the Advisory Council of the Fish and Game Department.
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Hotel claims every room has a TV that watches you
In Moscow a local hotel boasts a novel feature a television in every room supposedly watches guests. The witty note highlights tech curiosity and adds a humorous twist about surveillance in a hospitality setting.
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Johnson sees jobless drop amid tax cut boost
President Johnson welcomed a four-year low in unemployment and record employment as evidence the tax cut is stimulating the economy and creating jobs. He warned youth joblessness remains a serious issue and urged passage of anti poverty legislation to expand training and job opportunities for young people.
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Immediate Cyprus Showdown Avoided
Reports of an imminent Turkish invasion of Cyprus triggered emergency alerts by Greek and Cypriot forces. President Johnson’s intervention reportedly prevented an immediate clash as Gen. Lemnitzer met Turkish leaders in Ankara. U.S. officials debated Washington contact and possible visits, while 30,000 National Guardsmen were readied and naval forces maneuvered near the island.
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Trouble Dogs Farmer Who Let Pooch At Steering Wheel
COLLAN Ireland AP A farmer Peter Duff of Mount Fortescue Collan County Louth faced court for driving without license insurance and a dangerous vehicle with a dog in the driver seat. A police officer testified the dog appeared to steer while Duff claimed the dog drove. The judge dismissed the drunken driving charge and suspended judgment on other charges for six months to allow medical consultation.
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Normandy D-Day 20th Anniversary Observed by Allies
Old soldiers honored fallen comrades on the twenty year mark of the Normandy invasion. Generals Montgomery and Eisenhower sparred publicly while U S Bradley led ceremonies at Utah Omaha and Sainte-Mere-Eglise with international veterans and families.
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Most Dramatic D Day Recalled By Gen Maxwell D Taylor
Editor notes how General Taylor recalls D Day June 6 1944 as the most dramatic day of his life. He led the first 101st Airborne jump into Normandy and describes the fog Domination and peril of those hours. He later rose to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and earned 40 decorations for valor.
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