House Debates Cabinet Status and Transportation Reform
A wide range of action centers on the 12th Cabinet plan with a push to trim the Maritime Administration from the transportation mix. Republicans, backed by maritime unions, aim to remove the department’s role while keeping key agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration and Coast Guard. Senate and House schedules anticipate votes on labor, foreign aid, and agriculture measures, with President Johnson expected to sign several conference reports and the mass transit and home mortgage package advancing.
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Carl P
Leubsdorf
Sportation Department
Federal Aviation Acy
Bureau of Publics
Coast Guard
Ety
Interstate Commerce Comvssion
Civil Aeronaut Board
Senate
House
United Res
Senatericulture Committee
Johnson
House Armed Servicesmmittee
Memory as currency and nostalgia’s rise in culture
HAL Boyle argues memory outvalues money as a medium of exchange and measure of value, noting memories gain worth with time while money buys less. The piece contrasts this with midcentury life, recalling domestic scenes, ambitions, gadgets, and everyday rituals across American households, including Idaho wilderness travel.
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Hal
BOYLE
New York
Broad America
Recognized His Voice in Identity Case
A defendant accused of breaking into a woman's home and assault, protests a mistaken identity. The woman testified she heard his voice in darkness and identified him by sound, and the jury upheld a guilty verdict despite the lack of sight identification.
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Hin
Tad Vertain
Voice recognition Evidence Sparks Legal Debate
An American study explores how identification by voice and other sounds can convict or exonerate. It discusses the reliability of auditory clues from footsteps to animal noises and how courts treat such evidence. The piece notes examples from a public survey feature and reports rapid river rapid adventures and wildfires along with a presidential candidate and local incidents.
Pennsylvania Man Awarded National Italian American Honor
Philadelphia AP report says Michael A. Musman received the national award from the Italian-American War Veterans of the United States at their 31st annual convention. A three-foot trophy accompanied the honor, recognizing him as outstanding Italian-American on a national level for 1966.
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Philadelphia
Cities Need U S Money Says Lindsay and Others
AP News analysis recalls Senate testimony by New York Mayor John Lindsay seeking 50 billion federal aid over ten years to make NYC livable, with Detroit’s 15 billion request. Kennedy warns total urban drain could top 1 trillion, while Javits cautions on scale and time. The piece notes Johnson’s 106.4 billion budget and Pierce veto history on welfare, and contrasts past rail and land grants with later welfare growth.
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James Marlow
Washington
New York
John V Lindsay
Senate
New York City
Lindsay
Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.v
Cavanagh
Federal Treasury
Treasury
Jacob K. Javits
Kennedy
Uncle Sam
Congress
Johnson
Aday
Franklin Pierce
Kennedy Eyes 1968 Path While Campaign Invite Surges
The New York Stock Exchange and a political surge propel Senator Robert F. Kennedy into the national spotlight. Kennedy denies 1968 presidential plans but accepts heavy invitation to campaign for Democrats nationwide, including California Michigan Oregon Montana and Maine. He remains reluctant to endorse Johnson’s renomination while Nixon questions his presidential prospects and hints at a possible VP slot. Kennedy stresses reelection to the Senate in 1970 and cites Johnson Humphrey as the 1968 ticket priorities.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Gallup
Kennedy
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Johns
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Poe
Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
California
Oregon
Wisconsin
Michigan
Montana
Maine
Ohio
Colorado
West Virginia
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Indiana
Massachusetts
Florida
Moscow Leaves One Feeling Very Strange
A visiting observer recalls Moscow’s stark space monuments, a cab breakdown, and red skyline markers as the Kremlin looms over Red Square. Despite the alien atmosphere, the scene is softened by ordinary people on the street and the square’s quiet warmth.
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Moscow
Anthony C. Collins
Masecow
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Kremlin
Lenin
Red Square
Kremlins
The Alphabetical Disorder and its Curious Claims
Dr Trevor Weston of London describes the alphabetical disorder a syndrome tied to surnames ending in Z and S with a claimed life expectancy of 64 years versus 1076 for all. He links it to lifelong minor frictions from school lineups and scarce snacks that supposedly trigger adrenal stress and health problems.
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Trevor Weston
London
Weston
Schiool
Che Urilappa
Britons review legal traditions on juries and policing
The article reports Britain's plan to scrap unanimous juries and arm police, amid a rising crime wave and the 1987 start of majority verdicts. It notes public fear after police murders, debates in Parliament, and remarks from officials about armed policing and potential capital punishment reinstatement.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Labor
Parker
Fast Jung
Lord Kilmuir
Home
Lord Stowei
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