Conservatives Demand Vote Of No Confidence
London AP Conservatives demand a vote of no confidence in the Labour government over Britain's faltering economy. Edward Heath blames Prime Minister Harold Wilson as Parliament opens a two day debate on a censure motion. Callaghan defends a wage freeze and tighter sterling controls to restore the economy and limit unemployment, aiming for a stable pound. Trade unions show mixed support while left wing Labour backs loud opposition. Frank Cousins calls for a Trade Union Congress conference to challenge wage measures. Electrical Trades Union slows a planned 5 percent raise for 13 senior officials.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Heath
House of Commons
Wilsom
Censtre
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Labor
Frank Cousins
Iniant Transport Union
Trade Unions Council
Executive Council
The
Electrical Trades Union
GM Reports Decrease In Profits In 1966 Q2
General Motors reported a drop in profits to 546 million in the second quarter from 639 million a year earlier. CEO Frederic G. Donner and President James M. Roche blamed reduced unit sales and higher costs from a worldwide capital program and labor materials engineering and tooling. Second quarter sales were 5.501 billion, down from 5.775 billion, with total six month sales at 11.203 billion versus 11.215 billion. Car and truck production declined seven percent to 1.895 million worldwide.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Frederic G. Donner
James M. Roche
Donner and Roche
Postponement Hopes Fade In Airline Strike Hearing
The Senate Labor Committee postponed a hearing on the 19 day air strike at the request of Wirtz and Morse. Officials said no new negotiations are in prospect as the dispute tests if emergency legislation is warranted. White House aides say Johnson has exhausted options and favors the bargaining system working.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Secretary of Labor
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Lawrence F. O’brien
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D.ore
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
White House
Norse
Wiiz
Bill D. Moyers
Administration
Capitol Hill
Moyers
Union
Legislative Branch
Siemiller
Airlines
Labor Department
Morse
National Railway Labor Act
United
Eastern
National
North
Castro Offers Volunteers To Aid Hanoi
In a Havana speech marking Cuba’s 13th revolution anniversary, Fidel Castro said volunteer Cuban combat units could go to Vietnam if North Vietnam and the Viet Cong request them. He noted thousands of Cubans volunteered and urged true Latin American revolutionaries to push liberation efforts. Castro also assailed U S actions in Vietnam and criticized leaders Johnson and Frei.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Viet Nam
North
Castro
United States
Plaza
Brazil
Argentina
Johnson
Eduardo Frei
Chile
Frei
Segregationist Jim Johnson Leads Arkansas Democratic Primary
In Arkansas, Jim Johnson the sole outspoken segregationist among seven gubernatorial candidates held a slim Tuesday night edge over Frank Holt. Early returns from rural precincts showed Johnson at 7,608 and Holt at 6,879 with other contenders well behind as voters prepared for an Aug. 9 runoff if no one clears 50 percent.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jim Johnson
Arkansas
Frank Holt
Johnson
Holt
State Supreme Court
Brooks Hays
Dale Alford
Sam Boyce
Raymond Rebsamen
Kenneth Suler
Winthrop Rockefeller
Hays
Alford
Boyce
Rab Samen
Suler
Rockefeller
Gus
New York Central Ends Long Haul Trains for Shuttle Service
New York Central plans to drop all long haul passenger trains by year end and replace them with a high speed shuttle network along a 200 mile stretch. Sleeper and dining car service will end as jet propelled trains and other advances are explored with ICC approval sought in fall. The Twentieth Century Limited, famed NY to Chicago run, faces retirement after 64 years.
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New York Central
NEW York
the Central
Wayne Hoffman
New York Central Railroad
Twentieth Century Limited
New
York
Chicago
Hoffman
90-Minute Communist Attack Strikes Cu Chi Post
In Saigon area a 90 minute shelling hit the U S 25th Infantry Division command post at Cu Chi as US forces responded with counterfire artillery helicopters and napalm. The White River shelled northern storage areas while air forces hit targets in North Vietnam and along the 17th Parallel. Five major sweeps failed to flush Viet Cong, with the defense of Kien Phong highlighted.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tent City
U.S
Cu Chi
North Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
White River
17Th Parallel
Ranger
Duc Tho
Vinh
1St Corps
Kien Phong
Mekong River Delta
U S Blunts Ky Call For North Viet Nam Invasion
Washington dissents from Nguyen Cao Ky’s push for invading North Vietnam as a war-winning move. State Department says it will not widen the war and will push Geneva accords for peace. Saigon envoy notes Ky’s remarks reflect a personal tone while official policy remains seeking peace.
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Washington
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
North
Viet Nam
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Key
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Vu van Thai
U.S
William P. Bundy
Saigon
Bundy
Indochina
Thhat Ky
Plane crashes in North Carolina. pilot parachutes to safety
An Air Force fighter plane crashed near Courtney in North Carolina's northern Piedmont. Pilot Captain John Honey Joneycutt of Shaw Air Force Base parachuted safely to a yard several miles away after a refueling exercise with a four engine tanker. Witnesses initially reported a larger crash. farm agent Bob Smith saw the explosion.
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Yackinville
N.C
Air Force
Courtney
North Carolina
Fiedmont
John Honey‘cutt
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
D.C
Joneycutt
R. L. Hanson
Bob Smith
Yadkin County
Modern Day Samson Defeated by 243-Ton Tugboat
In Jersey City AP reports 38 year old, 202 pound strongman Jack Walsh from Trenton failed to halt the 243 ton tug Harrisburg as it pulled away from Pier H. Walsh had boasted of feats including levitating an airliner. Capt R W Rodage of Staten Island oversaw the tug start the contest. The tug edged away three times and Walsh leaped each time.
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Jersey City
Samson
Jack Walsh
Trenton
N.J
Harrisburg
Walsh
R. W. Rodage
Staten Island
N.Y
Rep Bill Tuck Opposes Rights Bill Open Housing Clause
Washington ap House debate on the civil rights bill and its open housing provision heated amid Northern city violence. Rep William M McCulloch said opposition stems from misunderstanding while Rep Bill Tuck urged strong measures and penal actions for agitators. The debate focused on a watered down open housing plan covering large apartment buildings and new tract homes as opposed to single family housing.
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Washington
House
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
William M. Tuck
Congress
Tuck
William T. Cahill
Rn.j
Cahill
Johnson
McCulloch
Three Grab $68,000 In Robbery at Boston Hospital
Armored Truck guards outside a Jamaica Plain Veterans' Administration Hospital were shot at while three masked robbers seized about $68,000 in cash and negotiable checks. Four .38 shells were found. no one seriously hurt. It was the second major armored-car heist in four days in Greater Boston.
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Boston
Veterans’ Administration
Lynn
Jamaica Plain
Frederick McGovern
Armored Service
Brink's, Inc
Bedford
Serc
Aromored Banking Service
General Radio Corp
Loncord
Veterans Hospital
First Negro Resident Of Detroit Area Shocked By Hostility
A. Gordon Wright, 46, Midwest regional director of the EDA, moved to Grosse Pointe Woods and faced hostile taunts. He said he intends to stay, noting a week of crank calls and insults as he becomes the first Negro resident in the area’s exclusive suburb. The move highlights backlash in Michigan’s affluent lakeside communities north of Detroit.
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Detroit
A. Gordon Wright
Midwest
U.S. Commerce Department
Economic Development Administration
Grosse Pointe Woods
Weather notes for Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia expects Wednesday warm with mountains near 86 to 92 and showers possible Thursday. North Carolina remains partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with scattered thundershowers mainly in mountains and near the coast. A Downtown Weather Log records Tuesday evening temperatures around 86 to 96 with calm to SE winds and no measurable precipitation.
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Virginia
North Carolina
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