Carswell Nomination Faces Tight Senate Test
Washington AP reports foes of Judge G Harrold Carswell press for decisive votes from key senators to derail the nomination after a 52 to 44 first round setback. Supporters including Republican Leader Hugh Scott express confidence in confirmation, while Fulbright's stance could swing the outcome.
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G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate
Carswell
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Scott
White House
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Agnew
Dole
State Probe Into Fire at C R Industry
The state fire marshal was called to investigate a major blaze at McNall Machinery and Supply Corp. at 600 0 avenue NW. Arson is suspected as eighty firefighters battled the three-building complex for over three hours with no injuries reported. The office site remains leased to Highway Equipment Co. and salvageable steel products and machinery may be recovered.
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Gazette
John McIvor
McNall Machinery and Supply Corp
6000 Avenue NW
Highway Equipment Co
Avenue NW
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
McNall Machinery
Senate panel approves 6 percent civil service pay rise
The senate post office committee voted 12-0 for a bill granting a 6 percent retroactive pay rise to all federal civil service workers. The measure also extends the raise to Capitol Hill staff District of Columbia judges and staffs of former Presidents.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Capitol Hill
District of Columbia
Planes Lost in Laos and Dak Seang Siege Continue
U S fighter bombers were shot down in eastern Laos and a jet downed in southern Laos as the Dak Seang camp near the Laotian border endured a heavy, ongoing siege. American pilots reported near-continued fighting. North Vietnamese losses were tallied by both sides amid a broader conflict across Vietnam, Cambodia, and border towns.
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U. S
Laos
Dak Seang
South Vietnam
Chirhou
Plain of Jars
Laotian Panhandle
Saigon
Double Integration in Dixie by Fall-Finch
Secretary Finch of HEW announced a goal to double current desegregation in the South by next fall, aiming for 80 percent of Negro children to attend desegregated schools. He and civil rights chief J. Stanley Pottinger indicated Nixon’s desegregation message would minimally alter policies and urged compliance by districts that discriminate.
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Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
South
J. Stanley Pottinger
Nixon
Pottinger
Guatemala Faces Exit of Ambassadors After Slain Envoy
Guatemalan crisis tightens as nearly 70 percent of ambassadors consider resigning or withdrawing. Count Karl von Sprell was kidnapped by FAR rebels and found shot. Germany withdraws staff. President Mendez Montenegro declares mourning and siege while seeking the captors.
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Guatemala
Karl von Sprell
Msgr
Gerolamo Prigione
von Sprell
Guatemala City
FAR
West Germany
Antonio Gandara
Bonn
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Countess von Sprell
National Palace
No Action In Kopechne Case Ends Grand Jury Probe
Dukes County grand jury in Edgartown closes its inquiry into Mary Jo Kopechne's death after hearing four peripheral witnesses and finding no presentments. Superior Court Judge Wilfred Paquet adjourned as District Attorney Edmund Dinis declares the case closed.
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Dukes County Grand Jury
Mary Jo Kopechne
Superior Court
Wilfred Paquet
Leslie Leland
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Edmund Dinis
Robert Kennedy
Sophia Campos
Foreman
Leland
Paquet
Grand Jury
Abortion Bill Action Moves Forward in Iowa Senate
DES MOINES opponents thought the abortion bill was dead for the session but the senate social services committee sent it to the calendar. Chairman Sen. Ernest Kosek announced he had eight votes by a walk around poll and a telephone check with Sen. Donald McGill who was hospitalized in Chariton after a car crash last month.
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Clifford Case
New Jersey
Judiciary Committee
Arkansas
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Carswell
Bayh
Bill Fulbright
Des Moines
Senate Social Services Committee
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Donald McGill
Melrose
Chariton
Senate
Driver License Bill Heads to Conference Committee
Iowa lawmakers sent a four year license bill to a conference committee after a dispute over colored photos. The House refused to return to the version without color images, while the Senate would not accept the House amendment. The measure aims to generate about 3 million dollars in additional revenue.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Senate
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