Johnson cites positive response to civil rights law
President Johnson called reports on the civil rights law hopeful and wonderful as he pushes for broad compliance. White House aide George Reedy said reactions come from across the country including the Deep South while Johnson personally advances efforts to secure positive compliance and discusses the Mississippi disappearances with Atty. Gen. Kennedy and officials.
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Segregation Violence at Atlanta Restaurant Sparks Public Safety Item
Reports describe a segregationist forcing Black customers off his Atlanta restaurant property at gunpoint while an angry white crowd gathered. No police were present. The piece notes broader Mississippi and Birmingham tensions as quiet desegregation advances occur amid threats and martial law talk.
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Lester Madox
Maddox
California CHP officer questioned over shot at claim
In Los Angeles County investigators labeled the claim unfounded that Patrolman Donald Krug was shot at on the Long Beach Freeway. Krug, found beside his overturned motorcycle, said five men in a white Cadillac fired. tests showed windshield holes not from bullets. The officer was relieved of duty pending review.
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Two Killed in Crash at Signal Hill
Two Long Beach teenagers died and a third occupant was in critical condition after a grinding two car crash Friday night. A fire department rescue squad extricated six from the wreckage near Granada Avenue. Patsy Lee Conley, 14, died at Community Hospital shortly after 6:45 p.m. Her brother Jack Huggins Conley Jr., 17, died at 9 p.m. after surgeons failed to save him.
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Trading Stamp Gifts Send 110 to Fair
Mrs Dorothy Axsom of Indianapolis organized a World’s Fair trip for disabled children and adults using trading stamps donated by friends. A car carrying Jack Conley and Dorothy Conley, 45, traveled with accompanying relatives and soldiers during a weeklong visit to New York.
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Two Marines Terrorize Bottoms In Violent Night Raid
Stamp collection from a woman netted millions in value but fell short of a goal. A mob of 110 marines arrived from multiple states, assaulted six people, kidnapped one, and fled after a running melee at Buffums department store. Security officers intervened as the attackers fled.
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Nationwide Holiday Traffic Death Toll Remains Light
Across the nation the long Independence Day weekend saw more than 90 traffic deaths by Friday night as motorists extended the holiday. The National Safety Council cautioned that the 78 hour period through Sunday could still produce higher totals, with over 83 million vehicles expected to travel 8.4 billion miles. In Spearfish, a six death highway crash involving five cars, killed Darrell Nash and several relatives. In Boston, a bill to set a minimum age for public office failed in the Massachusetts House after Leonard Tagg of Weymouth filed as an independent candidate.
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Dodgers pitcher Drysdale wins seventh game of season
Independent reports Don Drysdale of the Dodgers wins his seventh decision of the season while the Angels also win. The paper teases features on page A6 about Fourth of July plans and a jail release and parole bid for Eugene C. Johnston on pages 4-6.
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Catholic Lay Paper Swipes Los Angeles Cardinal
The Commonweal weekly criticized Cardinal James Francis McIntyre of Los Angeles in a special Los Angeles issue. It accuses priests of avoiding discussion on race, calling the practice a gross abuse of Catholic conscience and a punishable offense to address the race problem from the pulpit.
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15 Missing In Collision of Tankers
In a collision off Cape Ministerre a sunken Spanish tanker Bonifaz and the French tanker Fabiola caused at least 15 crewmen to be missing or dead. Bonifaz, 12,942 tons, sailed from La Coruna with about 49 or 50 aboard toward Cartagena. Fabiola, 32,125 tons, caught fire but rescue operations saved some survivors as the Bonifaz sank. Naviera Castellana, S A officials cited crew changes at La Coruna for uncertainty about the exact headcount.
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Assembly probes gambling rules to curb pan g uingu e
California lawmakers announced a between sessions inquiry by the Assembly Governmental Efficiency and Economy Committee into anti gambling statutes and how they apply to games like panguingue. City prosecutors and police urged the probe amid a court battle over the Standard Bid and fears a court ruling could open the state to gambling. The panel will hear testimony from city officials on legal actions and test the reach of Section 330 of the penal code.
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Tan Lester A. McMillan
Los Angeles
Aim
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Starr
Wind Driven Fire Threatens Green Valley Town
A wind whipped brush fire pushing into Ward Green Valley near Los Angeles scorched homes and chased residents from rooftops. Firefighters and volunteers kept flames from buildings as the blaze jumped breaks and swept toward Leona Valley after starting Thursday near Saugus. The town survived due to brush clearing around houses. Continued Page A-1.
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U S Plan Hit Work Camps Cheaper at Harvard
Republican Senator Glenn Beall cites a plan to use federally funded work camps for underprivileged youths but argues Harvard would cost less. He claims enrollment at Harvard costs 2701 annually including tuition, fees, board and room, versus 4700 for work camps. He suggests reallocating funds to provide extras for enrollees and mentions Radcliffe College.
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