Early Votes on Amendments Not Expected
AP reports Sen. Richard Russell says it is highly unlikely any votes on amendments will occur next week as Southern senators oppose the civil rights bill. Dirksen plans to introduce amendments on the equal employment opportunity commission while key federal state jurisdiction and enforcement provisions remain undeveloped. Both parties warn that illegal demonstrations and violence hurt the drive to pass the bill.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D - Ga
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
R-N. Dirksen
GOP
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dirksen
Runaway Boy Killed In Bicycle Accident Near Burke County
State Trooper identifies Kenneth Faircloth 11 as dead after a bicycle collision with a car along an access lane near the Burke Catawba line. Hazel, 42, of Wayneville, survived with fractured ankle and broken rib. Faircloth had run away from Swannanoa facility en route to visit Mrs Daisy Hazel in Thomasville. no charges filed yet.
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Swannanoa
P. D. Collins
Kenneth Faircloth
Pummill
Fayetteville
Osborne
Rt. 1
Wayneville
Burke County
Catawba
Hickory Memorial Hospital
Faircloth
Hazel
Collins
Thomasville
Daisy Hazel
Miss Os
Miners Found Dead After Star Mine Cave-In at Burke
In Burke Idaho rescue teams recovered two miners from the Star zinc mine. Barney McCoy 47 and Reed Peck 41, both of Wallace, died in a rock burst that filled the tunnel. Hecla Mining Co operates the Star mine with 355 workers.
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Burke
Idaho
Star
Barney McCoy
Wallace
Reed Peck
McCoy
Hecla Mining Co
FCC Probes Stock Option Pact Tied to Austin Station
The FCC ordered Cable Co to submit for stock option agreement held by an Austin Texas television station. The inquiry seeks whether CATV systems are owned by TV stations and asks for comment by June 19. The move follows a 6 to 1 vote. Commissioner Loevinger opposed. President Johnson claimed unfamiliarity with the matter.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Cable Co
Austin, Tex
FCC
Lee Loevinger
Capital Cable
Tv-Cable of
Austin, Inc
Austin
Johnson
CATV
Nuclear physicist slain in Central Park
Charles Gallagher Jr., 31, Columbia University physicist, was found shot to death in a Central Park bushes area. Police, an Army unit, and FBI said no federal violation yet. Gallagher had studied at Brookhaven and had a 10 day Soviet visit. His car was located at a nearby lot and his wife reported him missing after he left for a late work shift.
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New York
Central Park
Columbia University
Charles Gallagher Jr
Army
66Th Ordnance
Bellmore
N.Y
79Th Street
Thomasson
Gallagher
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Russia
Renaghan
FBI
Soviet Union
Tuesed
Kristin
Race
Gallaghers
Michael
Stephen
Columbia
Chiang
Japan
Rusk
U.S
China
South Viet Nam
Formosa
Wallace visits Indiana as primary race heats up
Governor Wallace's Indiana visit triggers sharp exchanges with Governor Welsh who remains noncommittal about backing Wallace. Wallace condemns racism while urging state and local rights, attracting student demonstrations and a mock primary vote favoring Wallace. Goldwater limits campaign in nearby events as write-ins are barred in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Matthew E. Welsh
Wisconsin
Maryland
Illinois
Welsh
Hoosier
Butler University
Tax Pamphlet Draws Mockery From Officials
The AP reports humor over the IRS tax pamphlet as critics accuse it of implying private swimming pools are funded by tax laws. Caplin denies wrongdoing, calling the illustration only to boost readability and not propagandist.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
S. Jameson
Entive Vice
Independent Petroleum Sociation of America
Caplin
Hussein Defends Arab Refugees and Middle East Policy
Hussein told an audience of 13 Arab nations at a luncheon that Americans are poorly informed about one million Arab refugees uprooted by Israel. He warned Israel plans to divert River water to irrigate the Negev Desert and called Israel a danger to Arab survival. He met with President Johnson later, issuing a joint communique supporting a just peace and Jordanian efforts for a viable settlement.
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AV Ashington
Pees Ge
New York
Amer
Citizens Committee On American
Middle East
Hussein
Israel
Palestine
Negev
Johnson
White House
Subway Train Drags Passenger To His Death
New York AP report says a subway train dragged Melvin Walker 43 after a door closed on his hand at List Street station. The train pulled him along the tunnel wall until emergency cords stopped it about 100 feet inside. His wife, Mrs. Walker, watched as others screamed. The transit conductor emphasized checking train doors before departure.
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New York
Transit Authority
Melvin Walker
List St
Viet Cong Attack Hits Kien Long in Ca Mau Peninsula
Reports say a large Viet Cong assault on Kien Long, Ca Mau peninsula, sparked heavy fighting. Civil guard post withstood initial attack as reinforcements arrived. about 300 government soldiers killed or wounded and civilian casualties possibly over 200. Viet Cong losses at least 60.
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Kien Long
South Viet Nam
Ok.lon
Ca Mau
Viet Nam
Suny
Fighting Flares In Nicosia Amid Greek Cypriot Tensions
In Nicosia Cyprus a new round of shooting erupted between Greek and Turkish communities. No casualties were reported as authorities scrambled to restore calm.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Eisenhower Could Spark Stop-GoldwaterMove at GOP Convention
Uncommitted leaders expect Dwight Eisenhower to trigger anti Goldwater efforts at the Republican nominating convention as Goldwater leads the field. Ike has stayed neutral while considerers weigh who could deny Goldwater the nomination and mobilize party organization for the four years ahead. Scranton and Nixon are floated as potential stand ins if Eisenhower signals.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goldwater
R-Aziz
Sniece
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