Supreme Court voids Virginia poll tax in voting case
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Virginia may not require payment of a poll tax to vote in non federal elections. The decision states wealth or fee payment may not determine voting qualifications and cites equal protection concerns. The ruling ends poll taxes in Virginia and influences Texas Alabama Vermont cases as well.
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Red Morale Hit by B 52 Raids Over South Vietnam
A sustained campaign of B 52 strikes in South Vietnam devastated Viet Cong jungle hideouts and eroded their resolve. From June to now, almost daily raids using 10 Stratofortress bombers per mission dropped 37 500 pounds of ordnance, cutting defections from about 4 000 monthly to roughly 8 000.
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U.S. Air Raids Claim Mixed Outcomes in Vietnam
The U S command reports no American deaths and 816 wounded with 17 missing or captured after bloodiest week. Bombing by Stratofortress aircraft targets shelters tunnels and food caches, aiming to disrupt enemy morale and supply lines while evading ground detection. Two B 52s lost in a prior collision, raids described as routine milk runs barring mechanical failure.
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Indonesian Floods Claim 54 Lives in Java
Singapore AP reports 54 dead in central Java floods with 18 090 evacuated and 47 missing. Washington AP notes a low yield underground nuclear blast in Nevada as part of excavation experiments.
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Virginia Hill Found Dead in Salzburg
Virginia Hill once linked to Bugsy Siegel and other gang figures was found dead near Salzburg Austria on Thursday. Police see no foul play but autopsy will determine the cause. Hill aged about 50 lived with Austrian husband Hans Hauser for 16 years.
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Linden airman earns medals. Viet Cong price failed
Linden, N. J. AP Zachary Zakrzeski, a forward air controller, returned home with multiple medals after directing air strikes in Vietnam. The Viet Cong offered $500 for his capture dead or alive, but his wife prevailed by keeping him alive. He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross three times and an Air Medal eleven times, with nine more Air Medals possible and nominations for higher awards. He will soon return to Hahn air base in Germany to fly jets. His wife and children welcomed him home, and he spoke of Vietnamese hardship and desire for self determination.
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Man in his seventies braves blizzard to aid wife
In Minnesota Ed Anderson in his 70s and his 75-year-old wife faced a severe blizzard as a phone outage blocked help. Anderson hobbled a mile through the storm on crutches to find a working line, then a neighbor and he organized a tractor and jeep to Rochester for an ambulance. Mrs. Anderson was treated for injuries and recovering after two hours at the hospital. The couple planned their 50th wedding anniversary Monday.
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Soviet envoy blocked by 25 mile limit in New York
Boris Karuslin, first secretary of the Soviet mission to the United Nations, was driving toward Syosset on Long Island when he learned he was 23 miles from New York City. He called a motel to say he could not violate the 25 mile zone and returned home. The restriction covers Soviet and Communist bloc delegates within a 25 mile radius of Columbus Circle unless advance notice is given.
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I Marriage Stand Still a Barrier Archbishop Says
Archbishop Michael Ramsey said the Roman Catholic Church still views mixed marriages as a major barrier to unity. Pope Paul VI and Ramsey spoke after a joint prayer in St Pauls Basilica, with plans for a Roman Catholic Anglican commission to discuss reform. The remark followed easing of mixed marriage regulations by the Pope, prompting Anglican concerns.
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Four die as Iowa drifts paralyze roads and power
Northwest Iowa weather toll climbs to four with dozens of isolated communities digging out. Nebraska and Iowa power crews restore shattered lines as 12,100 poles down and multiple deaths are confirmed across Minnesota South Dakota and Wisconsin border areas.
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Dispute Delays Final Approval of Linn County Ant poverty Program
At United Community Service board in Cedar Rapids, a $606000 anti poverty program faced delay as several members objected to proposed salary boosts ranging from five to twenty percent. UCS could not confirm the average pay increase, leaving the plan unresolved with many board members voicing concerns.
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Salaries debated as budget hike targets 10 percent
The board discusses a $606,000 budget for a 1 month period from June 4, 1966 to December 31, 1967 with a proposed salary figure of $342,800. The LEAP staff will grow from 20 to about 49 under UCS. Some raises reach 20 percent while others are five percent, prompting criticism from Glenn Johnson who calls the increases higher than a kite.
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