House Leaders Confident Of Vote In 10 Days
Southern opponents seek to delay final passage of the civil rights bill until after the House recess for the Republican National Convention. House leaders from both parties remain confident the bill will reach a final vote within eight to 10 days. Senatorial actions and bipartisan backing pressure Rep. Howard Wmith to lose leverage as the House aims to finish before July 13 convention start.
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House
Senate
Howard Wmith
D-Va
Case Rules Committee
San Francisco
Smith
Two Die From Area Wrecks In Alabama
State troopers report at least two deaths from area crashes. Virgil Moore 67 of Belle Mina died in a two car collision south of Athens at the 24 7 intersection. Robert Cottage 27 of Madison died from a separate Hartselle crash. Cottage faces manslaughter charges in Moore case. Louie Cottage 65 of Madisonville was treated and released. A second two car crash in Limestone County involved L B Gentry 21 of Lester.
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Madison County
Virgil George Moore
Belle Mina
Athens
Alabama
Robert Cottage
Madison 1
Moore
Hartselle
John Brakeman
Railroad St
Louie Cottage
Athens-Limestone
Decatur Post
Alabama State Troopers
Limestone
Ford
L. B. Gentry
Lester
Senate and House near agreement on sweeping civil rights bill
Rules Committee faces a June 29 deadline as Smith resists scheduling a meeting to act on a resolution. a bipartisan majority may bypass him to set a meeting. The Senate clears the bill 73 to 27, nearly matched by the House 290 to 130 vote, signaling final passage soon after a long civil rights debate and historic cloture after a Southern filibuster.
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House
Senate
Smith
Intimate Glimpses Of Community News In Decatur
Local items report a two vehicle collision on Moulton Street in front of Kings Grocery with two drivers Harold Smith and George Sharpley. Missing persons Bonnie Crosswhite and Barbara Ann Clark are listed with details. A stolen electric saw at 218 4th Ave NW is noted. Community notices urge Austin High parents to join safety committee and announce the Walker Roden reunion and a Southern Bell program at the Rotary Club.
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Moulton St
King’s Grocery
Harold Smith
Sherman St. SE
George Sharpley
Decatur 1
John Harrison
4Th Ave
Decatur
Irvin Commander
Southern Bell
Decatur Rotary Club
Johnson bids for California seniors votes in bid for older Americans
President Johnson outlines a new charter of opportunity for older Americans in Southern California. Karl Bauman reports that he pitched the plan on a Saturday night campaign stop aimed at senior voters.
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Karl Bauman
Los Angeles
Johnson
Southern California
Southern
California
Irvine
University of California
America
Agricultural Extension Service
Security Council extends UN Cyprus peace force to Sept
By unanimous vote the Security Council extended the UN peace keeping force in Cyprus for a second three month term through Sept 26. The 11 of 15 council members approved the measure during a 35 minute meeting. The force numbers over 6,400 troops and police from nine nations and includes medical care and support to curb fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.y.ap
Security Council
U. N
Cyprus
Council
U Thant
Bolivia
Brazil
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Norway
Britain
China
Czechoslovakia
France
Soviet Union
United States
Australia
Austria
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Sweden
New Zealand
Johnson
Strengthen Your Faith A Student’s Spiritual Guide
A college student seeks to grow as a strong Christian. Learn personal encounter with Jesus Christ, repentance, and receiving Christ. Establish daily devotion with Scripture and prayer, then express faith through witnessing. Find a church that strengthens faith and support.
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L.K
Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Philip
Summer Begins Amid Heat Wave And Father’s Day
The article notes the solstice marks the start of summer with long days and Father’s Day. Spring peaked at 100 degrees but fell short with an unofficial 99 yesterday. Today forecasts reach 97 with a 73 low and isolated storms possible.
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Decatur
Northern
Temperate Zone
Formosa Crash Kills 57 on Nationalist Airways Flight
The Nationalist Chinese CAT airliner crashed on takeoff near Shenkang Formosa killing 57 people. Among the dead were eight U.S. servicemen and four dependents with 20 Americans aboard. Witnesses report explosion or in-flight blast amid conflicting accounts.
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Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Shenkang
Divine Hill
Fengguang
Downtown Decatur merchants kickoff breakfast planned
About 50 downtown Decatur merchants and landlords will attend a 7 am breakfast at the Pavilion Inn. Carl Leary, executive director of Huntsville Downtown Development Association, will speak. The Downtown Action Committee of Decatur has adopted a 12 000 budget for the first year.
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Decatur
Pavilion Inn
Carl Leary
Downtown Development Association of
Huntsville
Downtown Action Committee of
Kennedy in good condition after plane crash injuries
Senator Edward M Kennedy sustained a broken back in a Southampton plane crash. Doctors from Walter Reed Hospital said one vertebra was split but spinal cord remained intact and recovery could take six to eight months. Secre tary of Defense McNamara ordered the examination. Senator Birch Bayh and his wife were also injured but in good condition.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Northampton
Johnson
Air Force One
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Southampton
Mass
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Charles W. Metz
Walter Reed
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Metz
Sen. Kennedy
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Edward Moss
Castro Accuses U S Plane of Bombing Cuban Mill
Cuba said a U S civil plane, missing from Florida, may be the craft downed after Havana charged a pirate U S plane bombed a sugar mill near Caibarien. State Department said an unnamed private plane left West Palm Beach and disappeared. investigation ongoing.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
U.S. State Department
U.S
Florida
Department
Las Villas
Havana
State Department
Cuban Armed Forces Ministry
Caaibarien
Sseph W. Reap
Federal Aviation Agency
Miami
West Palm Beach
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Ture
John Knox Eeese
Alliance For Progress
Edward Kennedy
Southhampton
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CAT
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Flying Tigers
Taichung
Lee Downtowners
Exchange Furniture Co
Arsene C. Davignon
D-Mass
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Boston
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Cooley-Dickinson Hospital
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Castro Claims Mill
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