Supreme Court bans housing discrimination nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that racial bias in all housing sales and rentals is illegal under the 1866 law, with Justice Stewart signaling Congress can curb other racially based economic discrimination under the 13th Amendment. The decision extends protection to private sales and may influence open housing provisions and future civil rights rulings.
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Rebuff Likely If Crime Bill Gets Vetoed
Senate leaders on Monday said any presidential veto of the crime control package would likely be overridden by Congress. Meanwhile the Senate moved toward early action on a broader gun control bill requiring registration. The report notes President Johnson faced a midnight deadline Wednesday to decide on the crime measure.
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Ky appeals for loyalty amid coup rumors in Saigon
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky urged South Vietnam to back the national government and reject coup attempts. He spoke after political reversals and amid reports a coup plot was developing, while a top ally Lt. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang took a temporary leave. In Washington, Senators backed expanded gun controls, including a bill banning mail order pistols and allowing wiretaps, as Congress eyed veto risks and swift passage.
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Mystery Aircraft Reported Along Vietnam DMZ
News from Saigon and Canberra describe suspected enemy helicopters near the DMZ with 12 shot down over the weekend. A U S destroyer Hobart suffered a friendly missile strike, killing two Australians and wounding seven. U S B 52 raids marked the war’s third anniversary, while Viet Cong shelled Cao Lanh in the Mekong Delta.
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Nations vow aid in attacks at UN Security Council
The United States Soviet Union and Britain pledged to aid nonnuclear countries under nuclear attack or threat of such action. Ambassadors Goldberg Kuznetsov and Caradon urged council approval of a resolution welcoming those assurances as a step toward the nuclear ban treaty. Abstentions were expected from France Algeria India and Pakistan though enough votes were anticipated for approval.
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Council Reconsiders Two Rezoning Cases
Winter City council revisits two rezonings touching business relocations amid a parliamentary maze. Actions include ordinances on building and fire codes and firearms in criminal cases, two committee referrals, and a 42500 50 50 federal grant for Elm Grove house preservation with no city funds.
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Elm Grove
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Colonial Dames of America
Charleston General Hospital
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Southern Governors Conference endorses nuclear energy growth
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith spoke at the Southern Governors Conference outlining rapid nuclear energy expansion in the region. He highlighted Union Carbide's cobalt irradiator as a major isotopes application, noting its scale as the largest of its kind in the United States and its potential to lower electricity costs. Smith cited 2% of planned nuclear plants across nine utilities, with $26 billion in capital and about 4,000 jobs from 15 new plants or expansions in the past 19 months. He also discussed uniform freight rates and his role as nominating committee chairman.
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West Virginia
Union Carbide
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Eisenhower responds to heart attack treatment at Walter Reed
Washington Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, is reported Monday to be responding favorably to treatment after a major heart attack suffered Saturday night. Doctors say he is alert and in good spirits with no heart failure signs, but he remains at risk after a history of five cardiac events since 1955.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Day politics and protests top Monday U S and global news
House leaders forecast passage of a tax and spending bill when the measure reaches a final House vote Thursday. In London Sir James Earl Ray faces removal proceedings over the King slaying as a Birmingham lawyer takes his defense. In Atlanta Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr calls for a wide solidarity march while Renault workers vote to end a strike, and Paris endures fresh clashes as protests persist. Hoffmann previews James Sprouse’s take on West Virginia politics.
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London
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Atlanta
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