Johnson Urges New Progressive Consumer Protection Plan
President Johnson asked Congress for a new and progressive program to shield American consumers from credit gouging and deceptive packaging. He pressed for truth in lending and truth in packaging bills, urged children protections, and warned of high credit charges totaling 24 billion dollars last year. Republicans dismissed the bills as impractical, fearing cost to industry, while sponsors hope to move the measures from committees.
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Supreme Court Broadens Obscenity Standard For Mail
The Supreme Court upholds censorship of erotic tracts as obscene in a 5 to 4 decision, broadening the obscenity standard. Ralph Ginzburg and Edward Mishkin are convicted, while Fanny Hill is reversed in part. Justices debate First Amendment reach, with 14 opinions filed. Ginzburg calls it a throwback, predicting future vindication for artists and publishers.
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Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Ralph Ginzburg
Eros
Brennan
High Court
Edward Mishkin
Yonkers
New York
Hugo L. Black
William JO. Douglas
Potter Stewart
John Mr. Harlan
Harlan
Ginzburg
Philadelphia
Trio Named For U S First Three Man Space Flight
Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee were chosen to command the first three man Apollo mission with a planned 14 day Earth orbit. The crew also notes a possible five man rendezvous with Gemini 12 and outlines the mission’s early Apollo focus.
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Houston
Tex
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
The
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America
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White
Chaffee
Two Top Officials In FDA's Bureau of Medicine Quit
Washington AP reports two top officials in the FDA Bureau of Medicine resigned effective at the close of business Tuesday. Medical director Dr. Joseph F. Sadusk and deputy director Dr. Joseph M. Pisani stepped down amid ongoing agency reorganizations headed by new FDA commissioner Dr. James L. Goddard.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
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Joseph M. Pisani
House
Food and Drugs
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Pisani
Faubus says he will not seek seventh Arkansas term
Governor Orval Faubus announced he will not run for a seventh term in 1964 while leaving a possible loop hole if a strong Democratic candidate fails to oppose Republican Winthrop Rockefeller. He recalled past exits and returns to office and warned the Democratic primary could be wide open this summer. Rockefeller dismissed the claim, saying he will believe it after the April 27 filing deadline.
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Rockefeller
Pine Mountain
Meany blasts Democrats over labor's political loyalty
AFL CIO chief George Meany told a 4000 trades conference he does not buy the idea labor must back the Democratic party and says both major parties fail to deliver liberal goals. He dismissed a business campaign portraying labor power as excessive and warned the Democratic label does not guarantee liberal policies. House leaders reportedly pause on a labor picketing bill as freshmen fear it in an election year.
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Idea Labor
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CIO
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Democratic Party
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White House
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Party of Progress
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Labor
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Albert
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Soviets launch second Cosmos satellite in week
Moscow reports a second Cosmos satellite launched within a week with Cosmos 113 placed in a distinct orbit from Cosmos 112. Bochum Observatory speculates about potential rendezvous plans, though Tass says Cosmos 113 is for scientific research. Western analysts view the Cosmos series as possibly used for reconnaissance.
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Soviet Union
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West Germany
Bochum
Tass
Unidentified objects sighted over Dexter Michigan
Residents of Dexter reported three sightings of unidentified flying objects over the past week. Police used geiger counters but found nothing. Eyewitnesses described a pyramid shaped craft with lights and a porthole, hovering within ten feet of a patrol car before rising and being joined by another object.
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Dexter
Frank Manner
Stan McFadden
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s
Robert Huntwell
Hunt
Johnson Pressure Cuts Cigarette Price Increase in Hall
AP report says American Tobacco cut its planned 40 cent per 1000 wholesale price rise by half after President Johnson pressed for restraint. RJ Reynolds reversed its increase following the president’s request, while Liggett & Myers studies its stance. Robert B. Walker of American Tobacco says the move aids the fight against inflation.
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Johnson
American Tobacco
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American
Robert B. Walker
Reynolds Tobacco
United States
Two U.S. Airmen Dead Two Captured Two Missing NEPEs
U S Marines clash with North Vietnamese forces on northern coastal fronts near Quang Ngai and Hue. Air and naval losses include five U S planes with two airmen killed, two captured, two missing. Ground fighting yields dozens of Viet Cong killed and multiple U S casualties.
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Ngai City
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Go Cong
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Dien Bien Phu
Causes Of Some Cancers Will Be Known Within Five Years
St Louis article notes Dr. Maurice Green, director of Molecular Virology Institute at St Louis University medical school, predicts some cancer causes will be identified within five years and a cure possible later. He cites advances in understanding cellular growth and viral involvement. Page 2-A.
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St. Louis University Medical School
Maurice Green
Molecular Virology Institute
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Six Men Escape After Norfolk Air Freighter Crash
At Naval Air Station Norfolk a four engined CL 44 freighter broke apart during landing at 3 26 pm. The six aboard escaped through emergency hatches with only minor scratches and bruises. The Navy One wing and part of the main gear remained on the runway about 100 yards from the wreck.
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Robertson Names Willey To Lead Campaign In Va State Race
Senator A Willis Robertson selects State Sen Edward E Willey to head his primary campaign for re election in Virginia The move aims to preserve states rights against challenger State Sen William S Spong Jr Willey a Richmond druggist and former Hospital Board chair pledges a vigilant campaign as Robertson touts Jeffersonian principles and states rights as core issues
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Richmond
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
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William S. Spong Jr
Portsmouth
State Hospital Board
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Virginia
Weather Brief Virginia North Carolina Outlook
Virginia shows partly cloudy warm pattern with scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Coastal highs reach upper 60s Tuesday, interior around 70s to near 80 in southwest. Wednesday highs in 70s to low 80s. North Carolina expects fair warmer Tuesday with highs in the 70s, then partly cloudy and warm Wednesday with scattered afternoon thundershowers mainly in the west. Downtown log records show 65 to 79 degree readings with calm winds and light precipitation noted over 24 hours.
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