Dirksen Proposes Cuts to Attorney General Power in Civil Rights Bill
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois unveils an amendment to limit the attorney general's power to sue under the civil rights bill and to grant states with public accommodations laws exclusive jurisdiction for 180 days before a federal suit. The move is part of ongoing negotiations as leaders signal easing session pace.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
District of Columbia
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Robert F. Kennedy
Two Children Hit By Autos Killed In Wisconsin Toll Rise
The Associated Press reports three deaths in Wisconsin traffic as of Thursday two children among the dead. Gary Engebos six of Green Bay died after being struck on the Southwest Side. Renee Caine seven of Wausaukee died on Highway 141 in Marinette County. Earl Aiken seventy one of Milwaukee was killed crossing a street in the western city area.
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Wisconsin
Gary Engebos
Green Bay
Renee Caine
Wausaukee
Marinette County
Earl Aiken
Milwaukee
British join in protest over drugging of attaches
Two U S military attaches Lt Col William L Van Meter and Lt Col James M Landrigan traveled from Odessa to Helsinki for a brief holiday after saying they were drugged en route to the Black Sea port. Cmdr Sumner Shapiro remained on duty in Moscow as the embassy protested to the Soviet government.
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Moscow
Odessa
Leningrad
Finland
Helsinki
Air Force
William L. van Meter
James M. Landrigan
U.S. Navy
Sumner Shapiro
Black Sea
British Naval Attache and Wife Drugged in Moscow Incident
The British Foreign Office said Lt. Cmdr. John Harvey-Samuel and his wife were drugged after a dinner in Moscow. The State Department confirmed barbiturate use without lasting harm and noted no theft of documents. Earlier, U.S. and British attaches faced mob harassment in Leningrad and Tula, with embassy suspicions of Soviet instigation.
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Foreign Office
Cmdr
John Harvey-Samuel
Harvey- Samuel
Moscow
Warsaw
State Department
Department
U.S
Leningrad
Tula
China denounces Soviet call for Communist party talks
Peking denounces Moscow’s plan for an international conference of Communist parties as a plot to split the movement. China says no meeting is likely in four to five years and urges postponement to the first half of next year.
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Rene Georges-Inagaki
Tokyo
Communist
China Today
Moscow
Communist Movement
Peking
China
House Group Reduces Agric Appropriation
Washington AP The House Appropriations Committee approved a 5.18 billion dollar Agriculture Department budget, cutting 1.06 billion from last year. It directs reshuffling of spending, preserves several research stations, and cuts down work for USAID programs to offset costs. It also funds 3 million for tobacco and insecticides research and urges immediate start.
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Agriculture Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Department
Agency For International Development
Tornado wreckage and gun found after Wisconsin crash
A Pacific Air Lines turbo prop crashed after a Reno to San Francisco run killing all 44 aboard. A cocked 38 caliber revolver and a garbled radio message were found among wreckage as FBI joined investigation. Initial owner checks failed to match the weapon to a San Francisco officer aboard. Coroner and sheriff sought positive ID while relatives were not allowed to view remains.
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Austin
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Pacific Air Lines
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Stopp
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Patricia
Reno
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Nev
Stockton
San Francisco
Federal Aviation Agency
George Lacau
Betty
Lacan
Walter Young
FBI Disaster Squad
William Bogart
Dr. Bogart
David Silva
Silva
Tornado Strikes Wisconsin Trailer Court Injuring 14
A tornado near Wisconsin Rapids injures 14 and damages Suburban Mobile Homes park. One hospitalized, game postponed for Wisconsin Rapids Twins players’ families. Severe weather hits Oshkosh Stevens Point and other areas with hail and rain.
Rail Strikes End Under Court Order
U.S. marshals halted the last rail strike with a court order in Chicago. Temporary injunction blocked 25 pickets at Joliet switching yards of the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad and ended job-elimination protests involving about 800 workers. Birnbaum retires after 50 years in La Crosse city service.
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Milo G. Knutson
Birnbaum
la Crosse
Chicago
U.S
Joliet
Ill
Elgin, Joliet
Illinois
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Peoria & Pekin
Board of Public Works
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City
Board of Public Brother
Ington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conway
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Truman 80th Birthday Senate Tribute Stuns Ex President
Former president Harry S Truman could not speak as the Senate honored him on his 80th birthday in a session marking a historic address by an ex president. The chamber voted a resolution and rose for a full ovation as Truman was escorted in and greeted by lawmakers. Nations leaders and colleagues praised his long career while Truman reflected on politics and history.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Chamber
B. Keating
New York
Truman
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Edward V. Long
Farragut
Claiborne Pell
D-R.l
Johnson
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Roosevelt
Maine
Vermont
Alf Landon
Capitol
Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn
Johnson Makes Justice Among Races Appeal
President Johnson drew massive crowds in Atlanta as he urged racial justice and rejected extremists. His eight mile motorcade through the city generated police estimates of over 500000 cheering supporters. He spoke from a megaphone, praised Atlanta, and contrasted peace in the South with strife in the North, planning a Gainesville stop.
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Atlanta
Johnson
Deep South
Georgia
South
White House
Gainesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank- Lee Johnson
Priceless Painting Devised by Los Angeles First Graders
A 14 by 3 foot watercolor mural titled A Trip to the Airport created by 28 Los Angeles first and second graders drew offers from Cary Grant and Jean Negulesco but the tag failed, sparking a citywide hunt. The work, later identified as Bonnie Halfacre’s class piece from Aldama Elementary, was returned to the artists and the school library fund.
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Los Angeles
Anoth
Cary Grant
Jean Negulesco
Grant
Negulesco
Los Angeles International
Aldama
Bonnie Halfacre
Carol Plumb
Highland Park
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