Senate Acts On Auto Safety And Highway Bills
The Senate swiftly passed two highway safety measures including a mandatory auto safety standards plan for new cars by 1967 and a three year 465 million program to improve roads and driver education. It also approved a 51 million auto safety administration for the first three years while directing future enforcement and inspections, with plans to unify into a single omnibus bill in the House. President Johnson hailed the move as landmark, predicting quick final passage.
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Dodd apologizes for son’s remark to witness probe
Senator Thomas J. Dodd apologized after his son Jeremy spoke angrily to former Dodd aide Michael O’Hare in a Senate cafeteria. The episode followed a warning by ethics committee chair John Stennis against intimidation of witnesses amid a probe into Dodd’s conduct. O’Hare testified that he reported the incident and other threats to the FBI, while Dodd’s allies insisted no threats were made to Miss Terry Golden or other witnesses.
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Goldberg Joins Others In Honoring King Faisal
New York AP United Nations dignitaries attended a luncheon honoring Saudi King Faisal who criticized Jews prompting a New York boycott. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg, a former Supreme Court justice, spoke briefly with Faisal before a luncheon hosted by U Thant. Mayor Lindsay canceled a city welcome banquet for Faisal under political pressure over his remarks. U.N. and U.S. delegates noted no one declined the luncheon invitation.
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Four Highway Deaths Reported
The Associated Press reports four highway fatalities across Virginia. Regina Harris, 8, of Waverly, died after a bicycle collided with a car on State Route 606 near Waverly in Sussex County. Kenneth Caperton, 23, of Alexandria, died after his motorcycle collided with a car on State Route 236 near Alexandria in Fairfax County. J. W. Jacobs, 18, of Quantico, died when his car left Interstate 95 in Stafford County and struck a guard rail. Joel Cash, 58, of Lowesville, died in Lynchburg hospital from injuries after a collision on U.S. 60 in Amherst County.
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Marchers Rally as Police Bar Whites in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Mississippi police held back white bystanders as about 300 civil rights demonstrators including some whites and clergymen staged a rally on the Neshoba County Courthouse steps. A car rammed the crowd. two white men were arrested amid ongoing Canton and Jackson protests.
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Seawell resigns as chair, Moore takes Law and Order post
Gov. Dan Moore accepts Malcolm Seawell resignation as chair of the Klan probing Law and Order Committee and assumes the chairmanship. Seawell urged immediate action to revoke the Klan charter, while Moore favors further study. Seawell cited tobacco season and time constraints. Moore pledged to strengthen enforcement and curb violence. Seawell denied any split with the governor, calling him a friend.
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Hershey predicts few college drafts next year if trend holds
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey told the House Armed Services Committee that manpower calls at about 30000 a month likely will not force many college students into the draft next year He noted many students drop out losing their educational deferment and said the draft year would resemble the current one with similar monthly calls He defended the present deferment system amid criticism of its perceived inequities and opposed lowering the draft age ceiling beyond 26 See DRAFT Page Two.
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Plans Formed To Avert Cleveland Race Violence
Cleveland officials met to plan preventing a weekend renewal of racial unrest after youths roved the East Side smashing windows and patrician targets. A 10 year old boy Steven Griffin was wounded in the groin when a white man fired from a car after stones were thrown at vehicles. A white couple was injured by a brick, and numerous shops and car windows were broken. Damage totaled thousands, with car lots and stores hit as police restored order after about two hours of unrest.
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Air Cavalrymen Battle Closest Fire Near Troopers
In Vietnam near Tuy Hoa a U S air cavalry unit called in air and artillery strikes so near that fragments wounded five troopers. The ongoing Operation Nathan Hale has seen heavy fighting with about 363 enemy killed among an estimated 2 500. In Saigon political moves gave the Constitutional Assembly power to draft a new constitution, while Hue saw riots and Buddhist funerals as officials arrested monks and soldiers. Capt Mike Kalla led the firing near 50 yards away, while Capt William Carpenter Jr to be reassigned as an aide to Gen Westmoreland.
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House clears 538.6 billion defense funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a 58.6 billion down payment for the Defense Department and Viet Nam war, plus about 100 billion for the coming year. The bill, larger than Johnson's request by roughly 946 million, faces floor action next week with Republican opposition citing fiscal policy flaws.
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Injured Actor Edward G. Robinson Leaves Hospital
Edward G. Robinson walked from Mt. Sinai Hospital carrying a skateboard sent by Frank Sinatra during hospitalization. Sinatra said skateboards are safer than cars. Robinson, 72, was injured when his car struck a tree after leaving control, suffering head and chest injuries and ruptured stomach blood vessels requiring hours of surgery. He will recuperate at his Beverly Hills home.
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Campaign row over medical board secretary seeks Cox resignation
Robertson allies attack Dr. R M Cox secretary of the State Board of Medical Examiners for aiding William Spong Jr. in the Virginia Democratic primary. Cox calls the demand preposterous as Willey reveals a letter soliciting support for Spong to physicians. The dispute ties Cox to bank ties and Robertson's bankers backing while Cox recently left the Bank of Virginia advisory board amid coercion allegations.
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Weather Outlook for Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia sunny and hot Saturday and Sunday with highs 90 to 96 inland and 81 to 90 in mountains and coast authorities note. North Carolina generally fair Saturday and Sunday with isolated afternoon or evening thundershowers and continued hot daytime temperatures with highs in the 80s in mountains and 86 to 96 elsewhere.
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