Admiral questions Melbourne course after Evans collision
At Subic Bay a U S admiral questioned the Australian carrier Melbourne's actions in the June 3 collision that split the U S destroyer Frank E Evans and killed 74 sailors. Lt Russell Lamb testified the Evans likely caused the crash. witnesses noted synchronized turning and speed changes amid the clash.
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Philippines
U.S
Melbourne
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
Russell David Lamb
Court Rules House Lacked Authority to Bar Powell
The Supreme Court ruled seven to one that the House had no power to deny Rep. Adam Clayton Powell his seat two years ago. Chief Justice Warren said Congress may not exclude a member-elect who meets the constitutional qualifications. The decision clarified the distinction between expelling a member and keeping an elected member from taking the seat. Powell was excluded March 1, 1967, by a House vote of 307 to 116.
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D-N.y
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Potter Stewart
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Stewart
House Panel Fails To Vote On Surtax
Washington AP report notes the House Ways and Means Committee met all day without voting on extending the income surtax for six months at 10 percent and six at five percent. Senate Leader Mansfield doubts approval by the deadline but expects possible retroactive extension.
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Nixon
House Ways and Means
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Congress
Mansfield
House
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Hale Boggs
D-La
Bobbs
Nixon Seeks 5 Billion Plan to Unclog U.S. Airports
President Nixon asked Congress to approve a 5 billion, 10 year program to relieve airline congestion funded mainly by an eight percent domestic ticket tax and higher fuel and freight taxes. He urged expanded FAA facilities and airport development totaling about 2.4 billion over a decade, with state and local matching.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Mourning Ends for John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers wrap up a mourning period for John L. Lewis who died at 89 last Wednesday. He was cremated in Washington with family holding details on final rites as union members paused work during the mourning period. Memorial services are expected later.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Springfield
Ill
UMW
United States
Canada
Mrs Nixon Tours Portland Highlighting Volunteers
Pat Nixon and daughter Julie Eisenhower visited Portland to spotlight volunteers and urge broader civic involvement. Antiwar demonstrators disrupted the arrival at a FISH center with chants and strips reading Napalm references while police reported unrest in Albina with arrests and property damage.
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Ore
Pat Nixon
Julie Nixon Fisenhower
Vietnam
Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
West Coast
Albina
Washington
Myles Fired as Fire Marshal Over State Car Trip
Charleston AP report says Lewis E. Myles was dismissed from the post of Fire Marshal after a vacation trip to Myrtle Beach in a state car. Weese cited misuse of a state vehicle. Myles contends part of the trip was state business.
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S. C
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Bluefield
Samuel H. Weese
Weese
New York
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State Nursing Home Licensing Board
John Neale
Elkins
Guidance Lacking on Safe Streets Act Planning Phase
A nongovernment study finds states struggle to spend $48 million from the Safe Streets Act due to scarce Justice Department guidance and limited involvement of private citizens. It notes uneven access to grant money and weak planning support across all 50 states after a $19 million planning phase.
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Justice Department
Urban Coalition and
Urban America, Inc
Law and Disorder
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California
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New
Congress
Viet Cong Mauls Thai Base in Six-Hour Assault
A 500-man Viet Cong force attacked a Thai army base 20 miles east of Saigon, triggering six hours of heavy fighting with U.S. air power and artillery. The Viet Cong suffered 212 killed. Thai losses were six dead and seven wounded. No American casualties were reported.
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