JFK Grandmother Mrs Honey Fitz Dead at 98 in Boston
Mrs John F Fitzgerald known as Honey Fitz dies at 98 in Dorchester Boston. She never learned of John F Kennedy's assassination. Her grandson Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy also met her, as family delays funeral due to Rose Kennedy abroad.
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Klansman May Tell On Buddies
Athens attorney says one of four Ku Klux Klansmen charged with the slaying of Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn may testify as a witness for the state. James Lackey, 29, represents three Klansmen and notes he has no connection with the other defendant if he may testify against his clients. FBI arrested Joseph Howard Sims, 41 Cecil William Myers, 25 and Herbert Guest, 37 for the shotgun slaying as Penn and two Negro Army Reserve officers drove home from Ft. Benning summer training.
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Johnsons Weather Youths Bill Noted as Salient Victory
The measure funds youth skill and work programs and local anti poverty projects, extends federal aid to small farmers and businessmen in pockets of poverty. It will be seen as a Johnson triumph alongside civil rights and tax cut bills, despite Goldwaters opposition as a political grab bag and a 295 to 117 final House vote.
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Johnson predicts substantive results in Mississippi killings probe
President Johnson told reporters at his ranch near Johnson City that the FBI is near final findings in the Mississippi killing of three civil rights workers. He said violence cannot be condoned and that the killers will be brought to justice after briefing Hoover on the case. Substantive results are expected in a very short time.
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House approves broad poverty program amid election backdrop
The House passed a 947.5 million anti poverty measure 226 to 184, paving way for a compromise with the Senate. The plan includes Job Corps style training for 16 to 22 year olds, work study for 140,000 college students, adult literacy grants, farm and nonfarm loans, and local agency grants to address housing and health needs. President Johnson praised FBI investigations and urged steady federal support while stressing state and local enforcement in a broader civil rights context.
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Rep. Walter Baring Missed Vote on Poverty Bill Approval
In the House roll call Johnson's anti poverty bill passed 226 to 184. Of those voting for were 204 Democrats and 22 Republicans. Voting against were 40 Democrats and 144 Republicans. Walter Baring did not vote.
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