Briefing Opposes Import Quota Proposals
In Washington, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman with Betty Furness urged the House Ways and Means Committee to reject pending import quota bills. They warned quotas could strain Western European cooperation, threaten Japan ties, and violate commitments.
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Mounties Hunt Three in Ray Case
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police search for three people linked to James Earl Ray during his Toronto stay. A fat man delivered an envelope to Ray, a husky fair haired man drank with Ray, and a woman allegedly applied for a fake birth certificate and claimed to be his aunt.
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Kennedy opposes 1968 vice presidential bid amid Senate duties
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts strongly opposes a vice presidential nomination this year and has no plan to replace his brother Robert as a presidential contender in 1968, with plans to return to his Senate duties within a few days, according to close associates.
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Presbyterians vote to merge with Reformed Church in America
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. (Southern) voted overwhelmingly to unite with the Reformed Church in America in Montreat North Carolina. The ballot count was 406 to 36.
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Dog Owner Freed in Death Case
In Amherst Virginia involuntary manslaughter charges against dog owner Ernest Floyd were dismissed by Circuit Judge C G Quesenberg due to insufficient evidence. Two young brothers were killed last year near Amherst.
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Bar to defend Sirhan chosen by LA Bar Assn
A Los Angeles Bar Association approved a defense lawyer for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man charged with assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy. A. L. Wirin said many lawyers offered but no names were released. Sirhan has been represented by the public defender's office. The same report notes the Senate approved a space authorization bill of 4.01 billion dollars, 357 million under the president's request.
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Two U S Soldiers Freed by Cambodia on Homeward Flight
Two U S soldiers captured in Cambodia were released Monday and boarded a plane for Rangoon in good health and relaxed. The Cambodian chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk said the release was in homage to Senator Robert F Kennedy. The men were Pfc. Jerry A. Tester of Boone North Carolina and Spec. 4 Ronald J Lehrmann, whose wife lives in Mangum Oklahoma.
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West Virginia NAACP to Honor 40-Year Civil Rights Leader
The 40 year civil rights veteran Mrs. Memphis T. Garrison of Huntington will receive the second annual life membership award at a Saturday dinner at First Baptist Church starting 6 p.m. State NAACP president Herbert Henderson notes the event expects to double life memberships and may gain national honors at Atlantic City. Andrew Muse of EEOC will speak. Richard Payne of Charleston leads the program.
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U.N. Group Seeks End to Nuclear Monopoly Debate
The General Assembly group debated a treaty aimed at ending the monopoly on nuclear weapons held by the United States and Soviet bloc. Abstaining nations included India, Brazil, Spain, and several African states due to concerns over Red China's arsenal. The treaty underwent six weeks of debate with minor revisions during the resumed session, with approval by the twelve nation assembly expected later in the week.
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Vietnam Shelling Hurts Several Sites in Saigon
Rockets and mortars struck Saigon for about ten minutes hitting the South Vietnamese marines near the government radio station the Bank of Tokyo building and the RMK villa near the cathedral H M Hudson of Reno said he was in the villa when one shell exploded nearby Two killed in a pedi cab near Old Gia Long palace as shells pounded the area amid the 23rd day of Viet Cong attacks in 38 days of fighting aimed at pressuring North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris talks
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Penitentiary Gospel Singers Arrested in Transit
In Petersburg, two West Virginia Penitentiary gospel singers Roy Lee Holloway and Harold L. Page were arrested by State Trooper M. E. Kilburn while a taxi carried them toward Petersburg after a church appearance. Holloway, 36, and Page, 62, were said to seek a $33,000 buried within a 20 mile radius, with Page a life offender from Kanawha County and Holloway a 5 to 10 year armed robbery convict.
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Court rulings touch on schools and worker rights
The court upheld a New York law requiring public schools to send textbooks to children in parish and private schools. It also ruled public employees cannot be fired for invoking self incrimination. The term heard a wage act for state workers, church secession cases in Savannah, Leary’s marijuana tax case, and De Lucia’s deportation bid.
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May income rises but net income falls for West Virginia Turnpike
The West Virginia Turnpike reports May earnings of 509,647 dollars, up from 455,560 the previous year, yet net income declines due to heavy spending on resurfacing and engineering totaling over 200,000 dollars. For the first five months of 1968, income reached 2,214,329 dollars versus 2,053,030 the prior year, but net income dropped to 1,502,314 from 1,618,023 because of higher expenses.
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City to tighten gun law but allow in-store displays
Monday plan requires merchants to remove firearms from street windows while permits to display within shops remain allowed. The stronger measure targets criminals who recover seized weapons, with Assistant City Solicitor Duffy Horan drafting an ordinance at Judge John Charnock’s direction after six weeks of research with Miami and New Orleans officials. The ordinance will be presented at the forthcoming city council meeting Monday night.
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State Awards More Pacts For Bridge
West Virginia awarded three additional contracts for the Ohio River Bridge at Henderson. Allied Structural Steel Co will build abutment and pier one for 224 328.30 and the superstructure steel for 5 226 450. Al Johnson Construction Co will construct piers two and three for 1 332 160. Bids for a West Virginia approach will be opened today. The bridge, replacing the fallen Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant, is slated for completion next year.
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