Minimum Wage Bill Shelved By Senate Leaders
AP reports Democratic leaders jettison the minimum wage and unemployment compensation measures as they push for a late September adjournment. The plan shelves three major bills while keeping steps for action in 1966, including higher education aid, farm subsidies, immigration reform, and highway beautification, with Johnson’s stance uncertain on some items.
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Johnson Steps Into Steel Talks
President Johnson personally entered steel negotiations in Washington urging a settlement before Labor Day. He cited potential losses from a nationwide strike and 1959 duration to deter a new walkout, saying he would not twist arms but wants both sides confident an agreement can be reached without a strike.
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Texas
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Plymouth Quiet After Permit For Demonstration
In Plymouth North Carolina civil rights leaders prepared to resume protests after a cooling-off period marked by violence. Police approved an application for up to 250 demonstrators to march from a residential area to the Washington County Courthouse. A rally urged a boycott of local stores seen as segregating, led by Golden Frinks of the SCLC. The Washington Plymouth Human Relations Council met, signaling progress on local issues. Gov. Dan Moore ordered state troopers kept in Plymouth as long as needed.
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Washington County
Moore Deplores Plymouth Acts
Gov Dan Moore condemns violence and extremist protest at Plymouth urging lawful voter registration under state and federal rules starting Oct 9 He commends local leaders and a new human relations council while dismissing a special legislature session as useless and notes Plymouth has quieted with efforts to supervise race relations and registration efforts.
Schweitzer Gravely Ill in Gabon Jungle Hospital
Reports from Libreville say Dr Albert Schweitzer 90 lies gravely ill at his jungle hospital across the Ogooue River from Lambarene Island. Associates refuse to confirm prognosis while staff describe his condition as very serious. he previously dictated letters and oversaw hospital plans daily despite fatigue.
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Guardsmen Patrol Natchez Amid Riot Fears
Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr sent 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen to Natchez after threats of racial rioting following a bombing of a Negro leader’s car. Six companies encamped at the armory, with State Highway Patrol patrolling. the city was tense but quiet as officials met with a Negro delegation to press desegregation demands.
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Betsy Turns Northwest as Betsy Strengthens in Atlantic
Betsy moves toward the southeastern Bahamas with top winds near 115 mph, then eases to a west-northwest track toward Florida. The storm remains a small hurricane with potential impacts to the East Coast, while delays affect Gemini 6 launch preparations and space officials urge continued advisories for south Florida.
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North Carolina crab industry shuts down coastwide
Commercial crabbing in North Carolina halted as 18 crab packing plants close immediately. About 1,800 workers lose jobs and 1,500 to 2,000 more in fishing, with 10,000 affected overall. Union president cites new federal minimum wage as breaking point and notes reopening possible only with financial relief and rule changes.
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