Senate Approves $6 Billion Farm Bill Amid Debate
The Senate passed a fiscal farm bill allocating over 6 billion dollars for national farm programs, including 29 million for pesticide and wildlife research. The package totals more than 56 million above House approval and awaits final compromise before reaching the President.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Senate House
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Congress
Lateen
Agriculture Department
Mounted Police Break Up Times Square Protest
In New York City mounted officers dispersed a Times Square protest against U.S. Vietnam war actions. At least twelve demonstrators were taken into custody after cavalry charged into a crowd at Broadway and 47th Street.
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New York
Times Square
U.S
Southeast Asia
Geer Pokes
Broadway
47Th Street
Philip Luce
West 47Th
Envelope addressing rules for state names
A guidance note states that the state names Alaska Hawaii Idaho Iowa Maine Ohio and Utah should not be abbreviated on envelopes. The rule emphasizes spelling each state in full to ensure accurate delivery across mail routes.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Ohio
Utah
One Missionary Killed as Congo Hostilities Rise
Four American Methodist missionaries and their wives are under house arrest in the Congo while a fifth missionary, the Rev. Burleigh A. Law Jr., 45, of Tallahassee, is reported killed at Wembo Nyama. The Station is controlled by rebel troops amid heavy fighting between tribal groups and government forces. Six mission stations were ordered evacuated, four of them with American personnel.
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New York
Congo
Methodist Board of Missions
Re- 1
William S. Hughlett
Cocoa
Fla
Douglas Leon Crowder
Randolph, Neb
Larry G. Pleimann
Lake Charles, la
Nicholas Siksdy
Burleigh A. Law Jr
Tallahassee
Wembo Nyama
Mr. Law
Senate Rejects Thurmond Amendment On Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate rejected a Thurmond amendment by a 34 to 25 vote that would tie anti discrimination to the foreign aid authorization. The debate reflected civil rights tensions as aid supporters argued against tying the issue to funding while Morse and Dirksen proposals loomed on the bill. The chamber adjourned with no further votes after considering the amendment and pending measures.
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Washington
Senate
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
United States
Thurmond
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ben Jamis Y
Morse
Senrett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Supreme Court
Ena
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
U.S
J. W. Fulbright
New Storm Brenda Forms Off Bermuda
Tropical Storm Brenda surfaced in the Atlantic near Bermuda with 50 to 60 mph winds and a northeast to east-southeast track. The Weather Bureau expected Brenda to weaken at sea with no threat to the U.S. mainland, similar to Abby earlier in the season. Brenda’s position at 5 p.m. EST placed it about 175 miles southeast of Bermuda.
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Miami
Fla
Brenda
Atlantic
Bermuda
Abby
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
New Jersey industrialist beaten to death in upstate incident
Robert E. Marshall 52 of Harrison New Jersey was found fatally beaten after a night of drinking. Two Middletown New York men 22 Desmonde and 22 Slover were charged with second degree manslaughter after admitting a fight en route to a coffee shop. They were arrested at a church where Desmonde planned to marry Linda Erickson. Marshall died at Goshen hospital.
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Goshen
N.Y
New Jersey
Robert E. Marshall
John J. Desmonde
Thomas James Slover
Middletown
Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Desmonde
Linda Erickson
Tate
George Lake
Marshall
Lake
the Worthington
Harrison, N.J
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High Point
Grace Flower Shop
Nash
Jersey
Federal Food
Daniel Boone
Missouri
Ort, Ky
HoRidan
West Green St. Ext
High Point, N.C
DON Gilstrap, Inc
S. Main ST
College Village Shopping Center
Kodak Film
Eckerd
Phar
Dorothy Gray
Eckerd’s
Colgate
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