Battle over anti poverty bill slows in Congress
Washington Democrats call the war on poverty well begun and sound while Republicans label the program bungling and near collapse. The dispute centers on $1.5 billion requested for the 12 months starting July 1 and covers community action, Jobs Corps, and governor veto powers, with both sides clashing on participation by the poor and the pace of progress.
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Johnson
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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Adam Clayton Powell
R. Sargent Shriver
Powell
Shriver
Sahl Surgery Successful and Other Weekend News
Comedian Mort Sahl underwent successful surgery to remove tissue from his larynx and must rest his voice for weeks. The USS Hancock arrives in Alameda with 3 500 sailors after a Viet Nam duty, the Fighting Hannah headed to the South China Sea after Feb 7 Viet Cong attacks. Congress adjourns for Memorial Day, with major work planned on return. Michelle Duclos testifies against Black Liberationists, alleging no deal to flip on the witness stand. Postmaster General Gronouski touts new 11 cent aerogramme with Kennedy portrait for worldwide messages.
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UPI
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Montreal
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Black Liberation Front
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Walter Bowe
Canada
Boston
John A. Gronouski
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Kennedy
Demonstrators Camp For Night In Newark Little Selma March
In Newark a federal judge sent bankrupt oil magnate Anthony De Angelis to a penitentiary for evaluation before final sentencing on a $100 million commodities fraud. In Brandon Mississippi 125 civil rights demonstrators march eight miles toward Rankin County as part of a plan resembling the Selma to Montgomery trek.
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UPI
Anthony
Tino) de Angelis
U.S. District Court
Reynier Wortendyke Jr
Wortendyke
de Angelis
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Allied Crude Vegetable Oil Refining Corp
Brandon
Miss
Alabama
Famed Dionne Quints Mark 31st Birthday Quietly
Cecile Dionne, one of the surviving four Dionne quintuplets, turned 31 but stayed at St. Sacrament hospital in Quebec City as nurse training. Her sisters Annette Yvonne and Marie celebrated with champagne at a private Montreal restaurant hosted by Germain Allard. Emile died in 1954. the last reunion was 1962.
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UPI
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Hospital of St. Sacrament
Quebec City
Canada
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Annette
Germain Allard
Allard
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Marie
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Nation's Weather Temperature and Precipitation Table
The 24 hour national weather table shows readings ending at 4 a.m. from the U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco. It lists daily high and low temperatures, cloud cover, and precipitation amounts across major stations.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Record temperatures hit extremes in continental U.S.
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports a high of 102 degrees at Presidio Texas and a low of 26 degrees at Devils Lake North Carolina, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, for Friday.
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New York
Obituaries notice list of veterans and local burials
Graveside services were held for Karl William Von Newman 48 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Edgar Vincent Hodge 43 dies in an auto incident with funeral at Palm Mortuary. Karl Steven Wolffe two years old funeral set at Palm Mortuary. Agnes Smith 58 to be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. William Baxton Armstrong 44 death in the city. burial plans pending in Columbia Alabama. Palm Mortuary handling arrangements.
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N. Main St
Woodlawn
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New York
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Hinkle
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First Baptist Church
Mr. Hodge
Gerry
N.Y
Edgar J. Hodge
Karl Steven Wolffe
Bishop Hillstead
Agnes Smith
S. 9Th St
Woodlawn Cemetery
Miss Smith
William Baxton Armstrong
S. Main St
Columbia
Ala
Mr. Armstrong
Ida Armstrong
Huntsville
Clara Price
COMSAT Proposes Early Bird Satellite Rates
COMSAT filed with the FCC a tariff for Early Bird use proposing monthly 4200 for a two way voice channel usable 16 hours daily seven days a week. TV channels priced 2400 to 3825 for first 30 minutes and 475 to 710 for each additional 15 minutes.
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Washington
UPI
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
American Telephone & Telegraph
FCC
Protest Planned: Chicago Schools Boycott Over Willis Contract
Civil rights leaders announce a five day city wide boycott of Chicago public schools from June 7 to 11 to protest renewing Benjamin Willis's four year contract at $48 500 per year. Organizers say the action may extend to Loop department stores while urging Willis to quit.
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Chicago
UPI
Benjamin C. Willis
Board of Education
Sidney Finley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Willis
Finley
LBJ Benefits From Senate Portrait HAnging Visit
President Johnson visited the Texas State Senate for the unveiling of a seven foot portrait of himself. The ceremony touched on his early political ties with the state and prompted a quip about Lady Bird's beautification program.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Texas State Senate
Senate
Aramite
Lady Bird
America
Hunger Strike Death After Refusing Traffic Fine
A Hungarian born mink breeder in Cortlandt, Henry Dresher, starved himself to death in a prison hospital protesting a $5 traffic fine. His family says he began fasting May 3 after a judge found him guilty for failing to pay the fine and rear stop lamps. Authorities launch an investigation into the death.
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UPI
Roxanne van de Beek
Old Bridge
N.J
Henry Dresher
Justice of the Peace Resters
M. Chase
Cortlandt
Dresher
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robert F. Kennedy
D N.Y
Valhalla
N.Y
Gertrude
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