NAACP legal staff resigns over board dismissal of associate counsel
NEW YORK AP The NAACP legal team resigns in protest after Lewis Steel is fired for writing an article critical of the Supreme Court civil rights decisions. Robert Carter and seven lawyers quit to oppose board orthodoxy and to push for reform in civil rights law and strategy. The resignation excludes the NAACP Legal Defense Fund staff.
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National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Robert Carter
NAACP
Naacp: National Board
Lewis Steel
Steel
New York Times
Dow
Carter
National Board
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Student Tour Applications Open for 1969 Europe Trip
Cedar Rapids high school students may apply for the 1969 People-to-People tour to Europe. Kennedy high school educator Gary Goldstein leads the Cedar Rapids area, with a six week visit to 12 countries at participants own expense. Goldstein aims to enroll about 30 local students in the goodwill program started in 1956 by former President Eisenhower.
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Europe
Cedar Rapids
Gary Goldstein
Kennedy
Weing Road
Eisenhower
Goldstein
Syria forms new government under Atassi leadership
Damascus reports a new government headed by President Nouredin Atassi replaces Premier Youssef Zayyen's 25 month old cabinet, signaling a major political shift in Syria.
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Damascus
Nouredin Atassi
Syria
Youssef Zayyen
Agnew Attacks Demo Fiscal Policies On Campaign Swing
Spiro Agnew renewed his attack on Democratic fiscal policies as he ventures through the South. He urged responsible leadership to protect taxpayers and save money, touring the Manned Spacecraft Center with Alan Shepard and Dr. Robert Gilruth. He pledged space program progress if Nixon wins. He cited overpaying Pentagon hardware, stenographer training costs, and a costly federal day care center as examples of waste.
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Spiro Agnew
South
Washington
Agnew
Charleston
D.C
Staunton
Manned Spacecraft Center
Spacecraft Center
Alan Shepard
Robert Gilruth
Gilruth
Richard Nixon
America
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Wallace Says South Not Represented by Major Parties
Wallace tells Beaumont audience that neither Nixon nor Humphrey can represent the South. He says a Southerner cannot be nominated for president or VP on either major party ticket and warns that the region gets no representation from those nominees.
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Beaumont
Texas
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
South
Wallace
Muskie urges trust as Wallace crowds swell in 1968 race
In Santa Monica and Sacramento rallies, Senator Edmund Muskie urged Americans to trust one another despite political tensions. He said relief must come from renewed faith, while Wallace supporters filled Beaumont crowds denying poll declines and criticizing media coverage.
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Los Angeles
Edmund Muskie
Santa Monica
George Wallace
Muskie
Wallace
Sacramento
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Gallup
Beaumont
Ipress Corps
Lee Sworn In As FCC Commissioner For Seven Years
Washington UPI reports H. Rex Lee took the oath Monday for a seven year term on the Federal Communications Commission succeeding Lee Loev linger who retired June 30.
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UPI
H. Rex Lee
Federal Communications Commission
Lee Loevlinger
Amendments urged to reform Iowa Constitution and government
Frank Nye urges voters to approve five 1965 and 1967 amendments to Iowa's constitution to strengthen state government. Proposals include reducing the legislature from 185 to 150, preserving veto override power, annual sessions, greater home rule for municipalities, and how future legislators are paid. Backed by Linn County candidates and major figures, the amendments will appear atop the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Frank Nye
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa
Nye
Noe
Linn County
Harold Hughes
David Stanley
Paul Franzenburg
Robert Ray
Ex-dividend rule and dividend timing explained
The ex-dividend date determines who receives the latest dividend. buying on or after that date means no right to the most recent payout. Selling on the dividend date does not deduct the dividend from sale price, and attempting to harvest tax losses then rebuy is unlikely to work due to market moves and commissions.
Speculative stock advice and tax question from The Gazette
A reader asks how to compute taxable gain from past investments in Gimbel Brothers. The column explains cost 2000 dollars, sale 19100 dollars, long term gain 17100 dollars minus commissions, and notes the need to subtract trading costs. Sam Shulsky invites readers to send questions with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Mr. Shulsky
Sam _ Shulsky
Gazette
Coe FM Radio Begins Broadcast From Coe College
KCOE FM a new educational station at Coe College begins broadcasting on 90.5 megacycles Oct 19. It will cover a ten mile radius from campus with 38 kilowatts and run 6 PM to 2 AM daily featuring music sports and current affairs discussions.
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Kcoe-Fm
Coe College
Coe
Tim Mauldin
Mauldin
George Cruze
Ken Bunce
Randy Loew
Ray to Claim He Was a Decoy in King's Slaying
The Nashville Tennessean reports James Earl Ray will argue he acted only as a decoy in the plot to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray, on trial in Memphis November 12, reportedly was offered $12,000 to $15,000 to draw police away and await further instructions.
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Ray
Nashville
Tennessean
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
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Memphis
Birmingham
Ala
William Bradford Huie
Look Magazine
the Tennessean
Tennessee
Raoul
W. Preston Battle
Battle
Huie
Windsor
Detroit
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