Five State Primary Races Head Toward Conclusion
The 1966 primary season moves into a pivotal phase with voting in Michigan Missouri Idaho and Kansas. In Michigan former governor G. Mennen Williams challenges Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanagh for the Democratic Senate nomination while Republican Robert Griffin blocks a Romney linked path to 1968. In Idaho Ralph Harding seeks the Democratic nomination for Jordan’s seat as Robert Smylie faces Samuelson in a pivotal Republican gubernatorial contest. Kansas sees James Pearson favored for the GOP Senate nomination, facing Herd or Breeding in the Democratic race, while Missouri offers limited opposition with three of ten House incumbents.
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Michigan
Idaho
Missouri
Kansas
G. Mennen
Soapy
Wil
Liams
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
George Romney
Pat McNamara
Griffin
Romney
Zolton Ferency
Ralph Harding
Sen B. Jordan
Robert E. Smylie
Donald W. Samuelson
Vation
Ned
James B. Pearson
Robert Ellsworth
Pearson
Harold Herd
J. Floyd Breeding
William Avery
del Crozier
Wichita
Robert Docking
George Docking
George Hart
House
Bogalusa Pair Held In Murder
Bogalusa police charged Homer Richard Seale and John W. Copling Jr. with the weekend slaying of Clarence Triggs. Seale is husband of a woman whose wrecked car was found near the body. Police deny racial motive while local leaders say arrests may end demonstrations.
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Bogalusa, la
UPI
Clarence Triggs
Homer Richard
Kingfish) Seale
Triggs
John W. Copling Jr
Bogalusa
Claxton Knight
Brickllayer
Robert Hicks
Bogalusa Civic and Voters League
Viet Hero Awaiting High Honor
Pfc. David C. Dolby of Oaks Pennsylvania returns home to a Medal of Honor recommendation for bravery in Vietnam. As assistant machine gunner with the 1st Battalion of the Eighth Cavalry he held a hill under heavy Viet Cong fire during Operation Masher White Wing on May 22. Dolby, 20, tended the wounded and silenced enemy nests after the platoon leader was killed.
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Philadelphia
VPI
David C. Dolby
Oaks
Viet Nam
Dolby
Eighth Cavalry
Racism Leaflet Ties AFL-CIO to Senate Primary clash
A racist leaflet urging Detroit voters to back Gov. G. Mennen Williams over Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh in the Democratic Senate primary was traced to AFL-CIO officials linked to COPE. Williams denounced the flyer as prejudice, while court rulings touched sponsors. both candidates deny involvement. The AFL-CIO and UAW have endorsed Williams.
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Detroit
UPI
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Afl-Cio
Cavanagh
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
U.S. Senate
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Nedzi
Grosse Pointe
Ryan
Congress
Joseph A. Moynihan Jr
Moynihan
Community Action
Charles Marston
United Auto Workers Union
Theodore Sachs
Marston
Michigan
August
Gus) Scholle
Willam Mae Johnson
Josephine Herndon
Committee On Political Education
COPE
John Burton
UAW International
Burton
UAW
Despair Target of Urban Reformers Move for housing equality
Philadelphia reports highlight Secretary Weaver pushing to end despair in Negro ghettos as a path to curb unrest. Urban League leader Whitney Young defends militancy via jobs and progress. Weaver endorses Title IV of a 1966 civil rights bill to curb housing discrimination and expand open occupancy nationwide.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Affairs
Weaver
The
Urban League
Whitney M. Young Jr
League
Young
Roger Ewing Lands First TV Role on A Day in Court
Roger Ewing, now a regular on Gunsmoke as Thad Green, landed his first show business job by answering a trade magazine ad for open auditions on A Day in Court.
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Roger Ewing
Clayton Thaddeus
Thad) Greenwood
Parliament Boils Over Freezes Trade and Incomes
In London opposition Conservative and Liberal MPs shouted shame and disgrace at the Labor government's swift move to enact nationwide price and income controls. Prime Minister Harold Wilson sought sweeping emergency powers to stabilize the pound and economy as Commons erupted in heated scenes on the floor. Speaker Dr. Horace King ordered silence after rejecting an emergency debate demand.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Commons
Horace King
Knife Fight Victim Dies in Brooklyn Stabbing
In Bushwick New York five white youths were attacked by a gang of Negroes after a park quarrel. Michael Mistretta 16 died of head wounds at Wyckoff Heights Hospital. Police will file homicide charges against one of four suspects. A second white teen remained in critical condition.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Michael Mistretta
Wyckoff Heights
Bushwick
Britain Supports U S Bomber Strikes in Vietnam
London broadcasts say Britain backs U S bombing raids on Hanoi Haiphong depots and within the Viet Nam demilitarized zone. Prime Minister Wilson discussed strategy with President Johnson after returning from Washington amid Soviet Tass criticism.
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London
UPS
Britain
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Harold Wilson
Washington
Johnson
Wilson
America
Foreign Office
United States
Viet Nam
Tass
Church Leaders Oppose Dirksen's Amendment
At a Senate hearing Catholic, Protestant and Jewish groups oppose Dirksen's proposed constitutional amendment to permit voluntary prayers in public schools. Robe rt F. Drinan of Boston College Law School cited an overwhelming religious leadership majority against changing the First Amendment. Other witnesses echoed that voluntary prayers cannot be truly voluntary and would conflict with court rulings.
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Washington
UPI
T Nation
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Robert F. Drinan
Boston College Law School
Everett M
National Assemblies of
Episcopalians
Baptists
Methodists
Supreme Court
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Michigan Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Harold M. Ryan
Pugmnotone
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Sahara
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Reno
Bonanza Air Lines
Dirksen
Dirksen, R-Ill
Drinan
Othr
David R. Hunter
National Council of Churches
Paul A. Freund
Harvard Law School
Hunter
Viet Minh
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