Hanseatic Fire Leaves Ship Safe at Port
A diesel fuel leak ignited in the Hanseatic's engine room causing a major blaze on the 666 foot liner moored on the Hudson river. Firefighters with oxygen masks battled flames through 36-year-old hull while passengers and crew evacuated with no injuries reported. The Queen Mary delayed departure to accommodate stranded travelers.
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New York
Hanseatic
Europe
Robert Lowery
Coast Guard
Lowery
Queen Mary
United States
Hudson River
44Th Street
Twelfth Avenue
Rent Subsidy Plan Signed By President
The White House announced President Johnson signed a 13.9 billion appropriation bill with 22 million for rent supplements. Johnson called it the single most important breakthrough in public housing, saying over 50,000 city children can move to decent homes. He noted contract authority and cash for subsidy payments and urged private groups to build housing for the poor.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
Congress
Atlanta riot nets 63 arrests and 15 injuries
In Atlanta a Black power sparked riot near the new stadium leaving 15 injured and 63 arrested as police used tear gas and force to disperse the crowd. Mayor Ivan Allen moved quickly while SNCC figures urged demonstrations and condemned police.
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Atlanta
Harold Louis
Prather
Ivan Allen
Allen
Joseph Frye
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Frye
Stokely Carmichael
Mississippi
Carmichael
G. J. Perry
William iWare
Ware
Atlanta Stadium
UPI
Red Guards Ordered From Peking Amid China Purge
CTK reported the Red Chinese government ordered hundreds of thousands of Red Guards from the provinces to leave Peking by Saturday. Tass corroborated the withdrawal demand from a Beijing girls high school, amid Lin Piao and Chou En-lai’s push to curb coercion and protect farm and factory production. The People’s Daily urged guards not to interfere with workers and farmers who lead the revolution and predicted a strong harvest while the purge may pause briefly during harvest.
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Czechoslovakia
CTK
Peking
Tass
China
Lin Piao
Red Guards
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party
Red
Peking People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
People’s Daily
Wage Floor Final House Victory Sets 1.60 Minimum
The House gave final approval on a plan to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.60 dollars on February 1, 1968 and extend coverage to farmhands and service workers. The measure, 259 to 89, must still clear the Senate before Johnson can sign. The compromise would boost wages in two steps and affect about 8.1 million workers.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Detroit
G.O.P
Riley and Sorg Lead Linn Vote for State Seats
In Linn county the primary produced few surprises as Riley led Republicans for the state senate with 5 699 votes and Er nest Kosek 3 771. Miller topped the ticket with 6 121 votes while Kosek beat John Zachar Jr 3 654. Fritz Sorg led for state representative with 5 087 and the others followed: Scott McIntyre Jr 4 803, Joan Lipsky 4 766, Robert Landis 4 (continues)
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Auditor’s Office
Iowa
Senate
Tom Riley
Ernest Kosek
U.S
Jack Miller
Riley
Linn County
Miller
Kosek
John Zachar, Jr
N. F
Fritz” Sorg
Marion
Scott McIntyre, Jr
Joan Lipsky
Robert Landis
Miller and Smith win big in Iowa senatorial primaries
Incumbent Republican Sen. Jack Miller and Iowa State history professor E B Smith won their party nominations for the U S Senate. Miller led GOP votes with over eighty percent. Smith topped the Democratic field with just over fifty percent amid a two district spread. Other primary results included Scherlen edging Swanson for the Seventh District GOP nod and Lawrence A Pat Touchae defeating Henry J Stoffer in the Third.
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Des Moines
Jack Miller
University of Notre Dame
Iowa State
E. B. Smith
Miller
U.S
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Waterloo
Lawrence A
Pat’’ Touchae
Henry J. Stoffer
Sheffield
Iowa primary results roll in contested nominations
Final unofficial returns show Democrat and Republican contenders across offices in Des Moines. Notable tallies include Sen. Gary Cameron 22 945 and Jack Miller 139 088, Gov. Harold Hughes unopposed, and Lt. Governor races with Mills leading Mills 80 321. Secretary of Agriculture counts Liddy 103 429 vs Sellers 50 500.
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Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
Robert Fulton
Mills
Joseph B. Flatt
Winterset
Iowa Senate
Flatt
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Gary Cameron
Robert Nereim
Ernest J. Seemann
E. B. Smith
Herbert F. Hoover
Jack Miller
Secretary of Agriculture Republican
L. B. Liddy
Harold Sellers
Murray Beck Duel Marks Closest Iowa Governor Primary
William G. Murray held a 1 370 vote edge over Robert K. Beck as official returns from 2 485 precincts pointed to a historically close Republican gubernatorial primary in Iowa. Both candidates awaited the official canvass next Wednesday with cautious statements.
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Des Moines
William G. Murray
Robert K. Beck
Iowa
Murray
East Iowa primary results and Beck-Murray totals noted
An interpre tive election story and other Iowa results are mentioned with Beck and Murray county totals, directing readers to pages IC-3C for full coverage. The note signals broader East Iowa primary results and related stories beyond the brief reference.
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Beck-Murray County
Iowa
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William J. Scherle
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Cameron
Ernest Seemann
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Fairfield
Hughes
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U. S. Senate
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Richard C. Turner
Council Bluffs
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Lawrence Scalise
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Randall
U.S. Senate
William Murray
Joseph Flatt
Republican
Rex McMahill
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