Segregationist wins runoff in Arkansas
Jim Johnson, a segregationist and critic of the federal government, won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Arkansas in a runoff. He defeated Frank Holt as Rockefeller prepares to challenge him in November. Pryor won the 4th District congressional nomination in a runoff and a special primary to face Lynn Lowe in a May special election.
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Little Rock, Ark
Jim Johnson
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Alabama
George Wallace
Frank Holt
Johnson
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Holt
David Pryor
Camden
Congress
Richard Arnold
Texarkana
Pryor
Lynn Lowe
Oren Harris
Lowe
Airlines unions seek arbitration over ground halt
Representatives of grounded airlines and striking machinists agreed to try an arbitration plan to end the air travel tie up. Union leader P L Siemiller doubted members will back the plan, citing a previous rejected settlement. Meany warned against legislation and socialism, while Moyers noted no White House comment. The dispute centers on wages and a cost of living escalator clause.
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Edmond Lebreton
Colo
Siemiller
Con
New York
Metropoli
Congress
Peter H. Dominick
George Kleinman
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
House Commerce Committee
White House
Bill D. Moyers
William J. Curtain
Spooner Girl Killed In Car Crash Near Spooner
Marlene Westphal 17 of Springbrook died when a car left a Washburn County road near Little Spooner Lake and overturned. Sister Roxanne 19 was treated for head injuries. A second fatality occurred in La Fayette County as Harold Aellerich 50 of Scales Mound Ill. died in a pickup car collision on County Trunk W south of Shullsburg.
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Washburn County
Wisconsin
Marlene Westphal
Springbrook
Spooner High School
Little Spooner Lake
Roxanne
Harold Aellerich
Scales Mound
Ill
Shullsburg
la- Lee
Milwaukee Bombing Probe Demands Heavy Police Presence
Milwaukee police deploy at least a dozen detectives around the clock to probe the bombing of the NAACP office. No injuries were reported though windows, doors and walls were damaged and small fires started. Police aim to link fragments with a prior July 1 blast and await FBI analysis.
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Edwin Shaffer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Shaffer
Harold Brier
John Gilman
The
Wisconsin Civil Rights Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratories
Washington
FBI
Open housing clause survives House civil rights bill
The 1966 civil rights bill passed 259 to 157 in the House with the housing provision intact. Republicans failed in a bid to kill the ban on racial discrimination in housing by 222 to 190, while Senate support hinges on Everett Dirksen. Senate action likely after Thursday with Mansfield weighing direct calendar scheduling for hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Majority
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Judiciary Committee
Senate Debates Civil Rights Bill Amid War Talk
The text outlines Senate opposition and support for a civil rights bill and its amendments. It notes concerns about shifting government power and potential federal crime penalties for aiding violence, with references to votes and committee handling. The dialogue mentions key sponsors and partisan dynamics during an election year.
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Senate
Committee
House Fee
Commins
House
Dog Slayer Reward Offered in Coverup Amid Demonstrations
A $1,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the capture of the person who shot and killed a year-old cocker spaniel during a peaceful demonstration. The article also discusses a House bill on federal juror selection and desegregation of state courts, noting opposition and an amendment by Rep Basil L Whitener.
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Williaming
Thom
Innerpolis
O'Connell
Basil L. Whitener
D.N.C
Whitener
Fifteen Civilians Die As Air Strike Misses Target
In the Mekong Delta near Can Tho, two U S Air Force jets bombed a village killing fifteen civilians and wounding 182. An error was blamed on the local province chief who selected the target. The wounded were evacuated by truck and naval craft within hours.
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South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Air Force
Can Tho
U.S
Highlands
Kasler
Delta
U.S. Air Force
4Th Corps
Navy
Marine
Panhandle
Hanoi-Haiphong
South Viet
Wisconsin farm real estate hits record high value
Wisconsin farm real estate values rose six percent from a year earlier marking a record. The average per acre including land and buildings reached 155 dollars in March, eight dollars higher than 1965 and twenty two dollars above March 1960. The department noted strong demand amid tighter mortgage money and higher interest rates. The average farm value was 27 400 dollars and total state farm real estate was estimated over three billion dollars.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Sky Knight Helicopter Patrols Target Lakewood Crime
Lakewood California launches Sky Knight a 10 month anti crime helicopter patrol by Los Angeles County Sheriff s Office funded by a 159350 grant. Three helicopters operate in three eight hour shifts over Lakewood using 1500 feet visibility to direct ground units capture fleeing suspects and disperse crowds. The program began June 6 from Long Beach Airport with potential expansion if successful.
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Lakewood
Calif
Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Deputies
Long Beach
Earle
Provisions of 1966 Civil Rights Bill Pass House
Key elements of the bill include a uniform federal jury system and cross‑section representation, federal action to end state court discrimination, broad injunction power to protect federally guaranteed rights, a housing discrimination ban affecting about 40 percent of housing units, and federal crimes for racially motivated violence or rioting across state lines.
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Washington
House
Senate
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