Senate vote rights bill faces poll tax amendment clash
In Washington Senator Mansfield says President Johnson will sign the Negro voting rights bill even if an amendment to ban state and local poll taxes is added. Kennedy leads the poll tax ban push while Katzbach warns of constitutional doubts. debate promises swift action as the measure suspends literacy tests and allows federal registrars in the South.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Mansfield
Nicholas Katzenbach
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Congress
George D. Aiken
Rvi
Selma-to-Montgomery
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Holland
Judiciary Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Katzenbach
Storm Destroys Home in Minnesota Tornado Outbreak
Minneapolis area battered by as many as six twisters at 24 locations. 13 people died and hundreds injured as 280 mobile homes and 200 residences were destroyed. Survivors recount fear while officials estimate insured losses above 10 million and seek federal aid.
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Minneapolis
Richard A. Tyson
Tyson
Fridley Terrace
Gregory Magsam
Mounds View
Lori Ann Abraham
Johnson
Jennie Bell
Island Park
Lake Minnetonka
John Iverson
Roger Latterle
State Insurance Department
Corry driver charged with drunken driving after crash
A 20 year old Corry motorist William A Apthorp was charged with drunken driving after losing control on West Smith street traveled across yards and lawns injuring passenger Russell Leight. Police stated the car struck a fire hydrant and went airborne flying 45 feet before landing and damaging several properties. A blood sample was sent to Erie for alcohol testing.
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Corry
West Smith Street
William A. Apthorp
Russell’ Leight
West Main’ Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Charles ‘Sutton
Kenneth’ ‘Nichols
Apthorp
Hatch Street
Richard Blount
Pn Small Bank
James Platt
Frank Frisina
Free Husband Who Erred And Killed Wife
Philadelphia AP report: May grand jury refused to indict Lawrence Schrander 31 after he said he shot his wife Alice 26 in the kitchen believing her an intruder. Schrander, a telephone installer, said a break in preceded the April 16 incident and that he fired at a shadow. the woman died while her infant son awaited milk.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence Schrander
Schrander
Alice
Gasoline In Sewer Evacuates 200 Residents in Vandergrift
Police evacuated nearly 200 people from about 50 families in Vandergrift Pennsylvania after gasoline appeared in a sewer system. A basement fire at a home sparked the alert, with Chief Calizzi saying the gas likely leaked from underground storage tanks at two service stations. Sewers were being flushed and stops to seepage were planned, with no return time yet.
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Vandergrift
Westmoreland County
Michael J. Calizar
Lome
Calizzi
No Need To Call Reserves For Vietnam War
Almeda Calif and Gen. Earle Wheeler spoke during Armed Forces Week. Wheeler said reserves are not needed now and that ample forces are available for the foreseeable future. He spoke aboard the carrier Ranger after its return from air strikes against North Vietnam.
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Almeda
Galif
Viet Nam
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
Armed Forces Week
Ranger
North Viet Nam
Identification of Woman Found in Allegheny River Oil City
Mary Resmus, 65, of Riverside Drive Oil City, was identified as the drowned woman found in the Allegheny River near the Sand and Gravel Co. Police said the Venango County Coroner ruled death by drowning. Four men were jailed after causing a disturbance at the National Guard Armory during a dance and an attempted escape from jail occurred.
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Allegheny
Oil City
Allegheny River
Mary Resmus
Riverside Drive
Venango County
Maurice Dinberg
Sand and Gravel Co
National Guard
Charles Lufton
Kenneth Nichols
John E. Foster
Corry
Eugene L. Mer
Marion Street
Frederick Murphy
East South Street
Frank Groel Jr
Columbus
Murphy
Arly
Nichols
Sutton
East Washington Street
Maple Avenue
East Main Street
Groel
South Center
Greel
Foster
Merritt
Confusing Ballot Creates Scramble For County Judge Seats
Voters face a six candidate race for two county judge openings with three Democrats and three Republicans listed. Names Carney Hanes Galbo McClelland Chase Barber appear in mixed order on party tickets due to earlier draw. The Journal notes voter confusion and reports eight calls seeking candidate familiarity.
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Carney
McClellan
Galbo
Chase
Barber
Hanes
Pennsylvania
Howard Carney
James Hanes
John Galbo
Lindley McClelland
Robert Chase
Thomas Barber
Journal
Klansman Scheduled For Retrial In Alabama Case
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers says Callie Leroy Wilkins Jr. and two other Klansmen will face retrial in September for the killing of a civil rights demonstrator in Hayneville. Wilkins was freed on bonds totaling 60,000 after a mistrial with 10 jurors for conviction and two for acquittal. Federal civil rights indictments also bind the defendants, while Flowers notes an FBI undercover plant inside the Klan was exposed.
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Hayneville
Ala
Alabama
Richmond
Flower
Callie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
T. Worth Thagard
Wilkins
Jowers
Detroit
Mich
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Flowers
FBI
Dominican Junta Calls Rebels To Aid Peace Effort
A five member military civilian ruling body formed by the Dominican junta urged Gol. Francisco Caamano's leftist rebels to help restore peace and national unity. Two local servicemen on leave were recalled this week signaling growing tensions as Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera was named president of the new government group. Caamano asserted his forces represent the legitimate government and would not join a coalition with the junta. The reshaped leadership was sworn in by Supreme Court President Julio Acuello, with Imbert noted as a survivor of the 1961 assassination plot against Trujillo. Continued on Page Two.
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Santo Domingo
Domincan Republic
Gol
Francisco Caamano
Dominican Republic
USS
Marias
Norfolk
William G. Eaton
East South Street
Cpl
Robert Roden
Meadavente
Roden
Camp le Jeune
N. C
Corry
Antonio Imbert Barrerra
Imbert
Caamano
Donald Reid Cabral
Alejandro Zeller Coco
Pedro B. Benoit
Supreme Court
Julio Acuello
Tony
Tatters
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Trujillo
Bosch
Elias
Yanks Pummel Viet Targets
In Saigon AP reports more than 160 U S Air Force and Navy planes staged five raids against North Viet Nam targets and roads, dropping about 230 tons of bombs. The largest raid hit the Vinh air field with roughly 100 tons, as air war enters a second strike against an air base near Hanoi. A U S Marine was killed by Viet Cong guerrillas near Da Nang and two other American soldiers were wounded by land mines in central Viet Nam. Marines near Le My village complex faced heavy fire as they moved on a hamlet with interpreters and village chiefs.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Coral Sea
Midway
Vinh
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
da Nang
U.S. Army
le My
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Ape
Storm
James Keppel
Frederick C. Murphy
Johnston
Armory Hecklers
Latlon
Fred C. Murphy
Dominican
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