LBJ Pushes Civil Rights Bill Amid Pledge of Passage
President Johnson vowed the civil rights bill would pass even if sessions run around the clock and urged Senate readiness to vote on the House measure by month’s end. He hinted at re election plans, tour focus on Appalachia, and urged national unity while detailing a whirlwind day at the World’s Fair and Singer Bowl audience.
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Appalachian
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Federal Pavilion
Bill
Senate
Congress
Atlantic City
N.J
Atlanta
Three Survivors Found After Argentine Transport Crash
An Argentine DC4 carrying 49 people crashed near Santa Rosa Beach in Peru. Three survivors, all badly injured, were rescued from charred wreckage. 46 others were presumed dead. Survivors include a Spanish nun and three Tiburcio sisters.
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Peru
Santa Rosa Beach
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Guillermo Cordon
Air Atache
Paluet
Silvia
Laura Tiburcio
Cambodia Accuses Vietnam of Border Clash and Rebel Aid
Saigon reports Cambodia claims Cambodian troops helped Viet Cong escape into Cambodian territory and killed Vietnamese soldiers after a Vietnamese government personnel carrier crossed the border. Cambodian officials show charred bodies and a captured tank, while Vietnam says its armored unit engaged near the border and withdrew after clashes with Viet Cong.
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CPT
South
Viet Nam
Phnom Penh
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Royal Palace
Vietnamese Defense Ministry
United States
Defense and Foreign Ministries
Wallace Raps Rights Bill At University
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace spoke to over 1000 Johns Hopkins students in Baltimore at Shriver Hall during his Maryland presidential primary campaign. He praised applause and faced laughter as he attacked the civil rights bill, arguing it would destroy private enterprise and force involuntary servitude. He cited the Soviet Union and Red China as examples of prioritizing human rights over property rights.
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George C. Wallace
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Shriver Hall
Wallace
Soviet Union
Red China
Dixiecrat Dampens Hopes for Balloting in Senate
Sen Richard B Russell the southern bloc leader dampened hopes for an early vote on the civil rights jury trial amendment saying he cannot now foresee when a vote would be possible. The Georgia Democrat signaled the end of debate on the measure aimed at ending racial discrimination in schools employment public places and public facilities. His remarks cooled plans for early Senate action next week.
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Washington
UPD
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Warren Commission Carries Probe to Dallas
The Warren Commission plans to finish its Kennedy assassination probe by summer’s end, said Sen. John Sherman Cooper. He led a Dallas visit to inspect sites from the shooting, including the Texas Book Depository, Oswald slayings, and Ruby’s death of Oswald.
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John Sherman Cooper
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John J. McCloy
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Germany
Texas School Book Depository
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Jack Ruby
Kentucky
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Trace Steps
Jesse Curry
Will Fritz
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Ruby
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Washington
FBI Expands Protection for President Under Hoover
Director Hoover disclosed to United Press International that the FBI has assigned extra agents to guard the President since Kennedy's assassination. He said requests came from the Secret Service, which leads presidential protection, while FBI agents follow Secret Service instructions under its command.
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New York Reported Highest Temperature Outside Alaska and Hawaii
The UPI summary notes that the highest temperature reported to the U.S. Weather Bureau, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, was 10 at Presidio, Texas while the low reached 27 at Fly, Nevada.
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