Early House session weighs gun control bills
The House met an hour early to vote on President Johnsons gun control plan banning mail order rifles and shotguns and tightening District of Columbia measures. Debates over six DC amendments and a key vote on firearm registration delayed action on the main bill while Johnson sought state cooperation on tougher laws.
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Youths killed in Meadville area car crash and Cambridge Springs bicycle fatality
MEADVILLE area youth Thomas Black 18 of Venango died when his car failed to negotiate a curve leaving two passengers Amber Acker 16 and Douglas Taylor 16 injured and later released from City Hospital. Cambridge Springs area 11 year old Jeffrey Wright died after being struck while riding a bicycle on Route 19 as Albert Walsom 68 of Oakville Ontario drove south.
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Five Shot Killing of District Attorney in Clarendon Texas
Dist. Atty. John R. Gillham was killed by five rifle shots outside his county courthouse office in Clarendon Texas. A building contractor Clyde Gilbreath, 60, was charged with murder and ordered held without bond as about 10 witnesses watched the incident on the town square. Gillham had represented Gilbreath’s wife in a divorce suit. Gilbreath’s son restrained him until the sheriff arrived.
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Governors and Hoff linked to Wallace stalemate in race
The article notes a photo foreground with French Creek and a dam plan tied to a food control project. It cites Romney of Michigan and Hoff of Vermont discussing potential disruptions from a Wallace stalemate, with governors commenting on electoral dynamics and party bargaining power in a close race.
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Alabama
Late Attorney Quits After Lectured By Judge
MAYVILLE The Chautauqua County Public Defenders Office struggles with staff. Assistant public defender William B. Custer of Fredonia resigned after being lectured by County Judge Edwin G. O Connor for arriving nearly two hours late and failing to notify court officials. Custer stated he resigns as assistant public defender. This marks his second resignation this year after a prior exit on March 28 and reappointment on May 29. Officials will confirm replacement after written resignation.
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Pullman Car Workers Vote To Stay Out
Butler Pa AP United Steelworkers local says it will not return to work at the Pullman Standard Co until negotiators settle a work dispute. The 2,000 members of Local ...
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Pullman Standard Co
Father Fails To Save Son From Drowning In River
In Kittanning Pennsylvania a father towing his son on an inner tube aboard a motor boat could not rescue him after the tube capsized on the Allegheny River near Watersonville. William Hubenthal, 15, Pittsburgh, could not swim and died in the incident reported by state police. The accident occurred Monday. the boy is identified as a local youth. The article also notes a separate labor dispute where 1415 voted to stay off the job over railroad car production and a union walkout last Monday.
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