Closed doors in Congress spark calls for sunshine laws
An inde pendent survey finds 38 percent of 1967 congressional meetings were closed to the public, led by the House Appropriations Committee with 383 secret sessions. Senate Appropriations closed 26 percent of 236 meetings, while Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Agriculture also held frequent closed sessions. Critics urge stronger sunshi ne measures as Florida’s law falls short.
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House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
House Armed Services
House Agriculture
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services
Florida
Sunshine
Orlando
Fla
Sentinel
Battle Rages on Saigon Outskirts
U S troops guarding the southern approaches to Saigon fought Viet Cong at two points nine miles apart. Helicopters landed 1 000 men from the 1st Division near Rach Kien to encircle a force over 100. Northward, 9th Division troops wiped out a platoon of about 40. U S Navy gunboats and bomber aircraft attacked Viet Cong positions along the riverbank with 20 enemy killed. B52s hit North Vietnam as tactical fighters bombers flew about 110 daily missions.
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George Vers
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Sth
Ride Felds
Rach Kien
9Th Division
Southport As.t
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
Northy -Vietnarh
Weekend Auto Accidents Reported With Minor Damage
Weekend accidents investigated by Officers Milam and Long resulted in no arrests and only minor damage. On Saturday a collision at East Third involved Jess D. Brown of Jacksonville and Charles O. Daniels of Ashdown. At Third and Main, Thomas C. Somers II of Hope and Myra K. Fulbright of Shreveport collided.
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Milam
Long
Jess D. Brown
Jacksonville
Charles O. Daniels
Ashdown
Thomas C. Somers II
Hope
Myra K. Fulbright
Shreveport
Three Killed in Watts Riot Sparks Quiet Little Rock Area
In Los Angeles, Poe live exchanged gunfire with Negroes as three civilians were killed and 31 injured, including police officers, during Watts disturbances linked to the Watts riot anniversary. The unrest prompted a tactical alert with 2,000 officers. In Little Rock, Arkansas, minor disturbances erupted despite a curfew. a patrolman was wounded, 28 arrested, and National Guardsmen patrolled with police amid ongoing tension after a memorial service for a beaten inmate.
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Little Rock
KERR
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Poelive
Will Rogers Park
Lew Ritter
Thomas Reddin
David McGill
Ritter
Reddin
Pulaski County
Polite
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
North Little Rock
Jacksonville
National Guardsmen
George A. Pippkins
Uw National Guardsmen
Emmitt Bishop
Donald R. Brown
James Turner
Poll shows GOP pledge favorable in Gallup poll
A Gallup survey before the GOP National Convention found 66 per cent of voters would back the Republican plan to de Americanize the Vietnam War. The poll showed similar views among Nixon McCarthy and Humphrey supporters, echoing Eisenhower era strategy.
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Princeton
Gallup
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
12 Injured in Beecherton Wisconsin Car Crash
Twelve people were injured in a Sunday accident near Beecherton Wisconsin when a Marmon car collided with a gas grain truck. The crash damaged one garage and caused minor injuries to all aboard.
Snoring and other oddball headlines of midcentury life
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE surveys quirky topics from snoring threatening marriages in Britain to space suit costs and dental stats. The piece blends trivia on dreams at birth, bankruptcy trends, and a quip on savings, gravity-defying proverbs, and a note on hangover cures, all in a clipped, lighthearted tone.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Britain
Sam
U.S
Selassie Asked to Help Stop the Fighting
Ethiopian peace talks delegate pleaded with Emperor Selassie to press Nigeria to halt firing on Red Cross flights delivering aid to Biafra. Biafra's rep charged British weapons were used and Red Cross relief flights were suspended after a plane was fired upon and another forced to return.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Bilafra
Halle Selassie
Red Cross
Biafra
Eni Njoku
Reon
International Red Cross
Rocky Hill, Conn
Humphrey Sees First Ballot Win and Arkansas Runoff
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey predicts first ballot nomination strength at about 1600 delegates as Georgia Governor Lester Maddox hints at a four way race. Arkansas voters decide Tuesday between Marion Crank and Virginia Johnson for the governorship, each highlighting reform and party unity amid Senate and presidential campaign overlaps.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Chicago
Humphrey
Paris
America
Hanoi
Uttle Rock
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Marion Crank
Foreman
Arkansas House
Virginia Johnson
Conway
Crank
Johnson
Ted Boswell
Old Guard
Rockefeller
Jim
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
AP News Digest
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert
George 8
McGovern
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
U.S
North Vietnam
Walter Ulbricht
Bonn
Regina
Aztec Indians win at Gallup ceremonial dance
In Gallup New Mexico the Aztec Indians of Mexico won first place while the Totonacse Voladors Indians took second at the 47th intertribal Indian ceremonial. The event drew 35 000 visitors before closing Sunday.
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Gallup, N.M
Mexico
Gallup
N.M
Three Killed in Two Car Crash on Highway 355 at McNab
Fort Myers Florida AP reports a two car collision on Highway 355 near McNab killed three people. Names and details follow as investigators probe possible toxic exposure from a ship hold incident in Lee County.
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McNab
Kids of Kane Kill Ragweeds Antiragweed Contest
In Kane Pennsylvania AP reports the annual antiragweed contest saw four schoolboys pull 306 pounds of ragweed to win first prize. The overall ragweed harvest reached 1 088 pounds with pollen counts likely similar to past years near zero. Winners included John Carlson Tom Port and brothers Bob and Lon Knapp all from Kane.
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Kane, Pa
Kane
John Carlson
Tom Port
Bob
Lon Knapp
Fatal two car crash on Highway 365 near McNab kills three
Nine injured and one reportedly critical after a two car collision on Highway 365 near McNab. Victims include Rev. A Calvin Creamer 24 Texarkana and James Staggers 26 of McNab and Janet Conway 24 Fulton. Crem er’s wife and two children were injured. Creamer reported in critical condition after treatment in Hope and transfer to Texarkana hospital. Officers John Jarvis and Sheriff Jimmie Griffin investigated. crash occurred on a sharp curve as Creamer and Staggers, drivers of each car, traveled from Liberty Baptist Church in McNab toward Fulton. Ambulances transported all victims to area hospitals.
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McNicb
Apeinale
Calvin Creamer
Texarkana
James Staggers
McNab
Janet Conway
Fulton
Linda Creamer
Dorothy Hall
Myra
Donald Ray
Raymond Staggers
Creamer
Texarkana Hospital
Staggers
Liberty Baptist Church
Hope
John Jarvis
Hempstead
Jimmie Griffin
Cemetery Desecrated in Evanston with $100000+ Damage
Vandals smashed more than 300 tombstones and statues at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston Illinois Saturday night. Officials estimate damage will exceed 100000 and could reach 500000.
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Evanston, Ill
Calvary Cemetery
All Around Town and Local Events Preview
Town announcements note Boy Scout Troop 91 will not meet tonight but will convene Tuesday at the regular time under Olen Overturf S. M. US Corps of Engineers reports Texarkana Lake visitation at 1,916,686 year to date with camping 181,155 boating 79,007 and other activities. Daniel R. Jones, LSU student from Hope Ark, attends Army ROTC summer camp at Fort Sill, gaining leadership and combat training toward a second lieutenant commission. James Motoy Company held grand opening with prizes including $50 bills and Arkansas Traveler certificates. Hope Hobecat Boosters plan a watermelon feed for football squads and cheerleaders Monday at Hammonds Stadium, with booster meetings set for 8 p.m. to discuss season prospects.
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Boy Scout
Lion's Club
Olen Overturf
S.M
Corps of Engineers
Texarkana Lake
Daniel R. Jones
Teddy M. Jones
West Second
Hope
Ark
Stuent
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
Fort Sil
Okla
U.S. Army
Jones
Sigma Alpha
Hope Hobecat Boosters
Bobcat
Mons
Hammonds Stadium
Boosters Club
Stardium
Five Races for State Representative in Arkansas Runoff
Democrats decide Tuesday which candidate will secure the party nomination for five state House seats. runoff contests include District 22 Pulaski and Perry counties, District 32 Hot Spring and Saline, District 27 St Francis, and District 33 Jefferson Grant Wayne Forrest City. Winners face Republicans in November as 14 House seats and three Senate seats are up.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Pulase
Perry
Dave Kane
Bob Dawson
Kane
Gene Mazzanti
John 1
Purtle
Bert O. Miller
Ner
L. E. Dorrell
Hot Spring
Saline
Carl Fowler
Friendship
James R. Teague
Benton
Fowler
Teague
Charles Davis
St. Francis
Jefferson
Grant
Wayne N. Courtney
Bob Mimocks
Forrest City
St. Francis County
Boyce Alford
His Clark
Ping BW
Richard A. Wells
Mahlon G. Gibson
Fayetteville
Fourth Ile
Washington
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Rutgers University of Alcohol Studies
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Fort Myers
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Novalty
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Clyde Parrish
Roy McNeely
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Parrish
Lawrence Finley
North Port Charlotte
William Conrad
Stephen Richmond
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