Poll Tax Suit to Be Filed and Federal Examiners Deployed
In a three phase federal effort to end poll taxes and enforce voting rights, Justice Department officials will designate counties to use federal examiners for voter registration starting Tuesday in 10 to 15 counties. President Johnson directs action with examiners to register eligible men and women, while the Civil Service Commission trains 75 staff to serve as examiners.
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Washington
Justice Department
Texas
Alabama
Virginia
Johnson
Service Commission
Orday
Sory
Alaska
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Arizona
Idaho
Maine
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Senators Hold War Briefings For About 40 Senators
President Johnson led two sessions for roughly 40 senators on Viet Nam and world affairs. The reviews showed no shift in Viet Nam strategy, with mixed optimism and calls for continued closed-door briefings to inform lawmakers. House members will be invited later as more talks follow, and public detail remains limited.
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Washington
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
House
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
D.K. Inouye
Hawaii
White House
Inouye
United States
Mundt
Dean Rusk
Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Bill D. Moyers
Camp David
Siege continues as Duc Co camp hit by Viet Cong
Viet Cong riflemen sniped government forces at Duc Co camp and hit a U S Air Force F100 during relief operations Route 19 between Qui Nhon and the Cambodian frontier faced heavy fire. Ground actions across several districts reported light losses and ongoing air strikes.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Duc Co
Route 19
U.S
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Jlines
Chuong Thien
Binh Chanh
Chu Lai
da Nang
State Department ends free public access to building
The State Department will block free public entry to its Foggy Bottom building, citing security improvements after a task force review. About 78 guards will man all entrances, and access requires accreditation or permission, at an annual cost of about 250000 dollars.
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Washington
State Department
Potomac
Two Die In Plane Crash On Minnesota Farm
The Associated Press reports a weekend of Minnesota light plane crashes killed six. In Forest Lake area, Gene Osieczanek 28 and Dennis Sampson 17 died when a single engine plane crashed on Sampson’s father David’s farm after takeoff from a nearby runway. Dennis was training as a pilot. The FAA investigated. Loren Jorris mortician from Spring Valley was injured and his wife Lois 47 and mother Ella 73 died in separate Peotone Illinois crash involving a power line. Two Iowa men James Gray 25 Cedar Falls and Dr John Morrison 54 Des Moines died in a separate northeast Watkins Iowa crash with a National Guard plane.
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Associated Press
Gene Osieczanek
Forest Lake
Dennis Sampson
Sampson
David
Loren Jorris
Spring Valley
Minn
Lois
Ella Jorris
Los Angeles
Peotone
Ill
Jorris
Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Watkins
Mann
James L. Gray
Cedar Falls
John R. Morrison
Des Moines
Death on Grandad Bluff Ruled Accidental
County Coroner Michael J. Watunga rules the July 26 death of James F. Johnson accidental after police and the District Attorney conferred. Johnson of Kenosha and 114 North 14th Street fell from a ledge on Grandad Bluff during a outing with a girl companion who left after the fall.
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Burleigh Randolph
Michael J. Watunga
James F. Johnson
Johnson
Kenosha
14Th St
Grandad Bluff
Death on the Seven Seas: Captain and Three Crew Murdered
Key West FBI and Coast Guard probe a high seas murder aboard the Seven Seas off Elbow Cay. Only one of eight aboard survived as investigators search for a missing skiff and three missing crewmen. The Panamanian vessel, carrying bananas, left Miami for Tampa for repairs.
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Key West
Fla
Seven Seas
Miami
Tampa
Elvin Burgwaise
Coast Guard
FBI
U.S. Marshal
Cape Shoalwater
Paul R. Lewis
Lewis
Burywaise
Burgwaise
Diligence
Elbow Cay
Bahamas
Missing Plane Lands Near Beaver Dam After Roving Flight
A light plane missing since Sunday afternoon landed at Beaver Dam at 11 30 a m Monday. Pilot Allen Gilmore 34 of New Hope Minnesota had been traveling from Crystal Airport to Beaver Dam to meet his wife. He initially stopped in Winona then diverted due to fog near Cashton. CAP searchers expanded to include state planes. Another plane with Durand residents landed at Tomah and a pontoon craft landed safely in a northern Wisconsin lake. Gilmore is a former resident of Menomonee Falls.
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Tomah
Wis
Beaver Dam
Ben Finnegen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol
Allen Gilmore
New Hope
Twin Cities
Gilmore
Crystal
Minneapolis
Winona
Wisconsin
Cashton
CAP
Watertown
Richard Reber
Reber
Tomah Cap
Tomah- Cashton
State Cap
Federal Aeronautics Bureau
Richard
James Walters
Durand
Sherman Hotel
Meinomonee Falls
Marines Return From Viet Nam Duty In San Diego
About 1,000 Marines of the 3rd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment arrived in San Diego marking the first U S combat unit home after more than a year of overseas duty The group spent 100 days aboard ships and four months around the Ia Nang air base in South Viet Nam Families and a Marine band greeted them with plans for a 30 day leave.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
9Th Marine Regiment
Ia Nang
South Viet Nam
Closed circuit TV at the Fort Worth Stockyards steers auction
In Fort Worth Texas the stockyards adopt motorbike aided handling and closed circuit TV for cattle movement and auction recording. Manager John Lewis cites faster movement and less wear on workers while noting mixed views on cattle and motorcycles. Rex Bowers comments on style and status among riders.
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Worth
John Lewis
Lewis
Three Milwaukee Women Die In Two Car Crash
Wisconsin weekend traffic toll rises to eight with three deaths in a two car head on collision in Jefferson County. Victims include Rodemma Fischer 44 and two others. survivors and other crash victims reported across Oshkosh Larson and Fond du Lac County areas.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Elroy Dommer
Oshkosh
Cheryl R. Christian
Larson
Mercy Hospital
Richard Hinz
van Dyne
Fond du Lac
Eden
Milwaukee
Jefferson County
Rodemma Fischer
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Iorge
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By Ronald I. Deutsch
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Ba Gia
Quang Ngai
Quang Ngai City
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
7Th Fleet
John R. Craig
Orlock
Hanson
U.S. Air Force
Navy
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Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
Air Force
State Dept
Minnesota
Osieczanek
Douglas
Barr
Dennis
Federal Aviation Agency
UPI Telephoto
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Tex
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