Fortas Withdrawn as Chief Justice Nominee Amid Senate Filibuster
President Johnson accepts Justice Fortas's withdrawal as Chief Justice after a historic Senate filibuster blocks confirmation. Johnson, Fortas, and Senate leaders react as Warren's retirement and Thornberry appointment debates loom. Fortas vows to remain on the Supreme Court.
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Johnson
Justice Fortas
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
George Washington
John Rutledge
South Carolina
White House
Gloria Dalton
Chad
Robert W. Griffin
R-Mich
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Everett M. Dirksen
Earl Warren
Joh Inson
Homer W. Thornberry
Warren
Fortes
Atty
Gen
Ramsey Clark
Witness Marathon Threatened Over Hanley Case
Mike Marathon, key witness in Tom Hanley’s murder case over Las Vegas labor leader Ralph Alsup’s 1966 killing, reports five death threats to testify. He vows to appear despite intimidation as District Attorney George Franklin coordinates multiple Hanley prosecutions. Marathon describes the 1965 Alsup murder plot and a 1966 assault attempt on his life to flee Vegas.
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Mike Marathon
Tom Hanley
Las Vegas
Ralph Alsup
Marathon
Hanley
American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employes
Alsup
The
SUN
Dist
George Franklin
Franklin
the Sun
Ogden St
San Francisco
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
Paradise Valley
Brian Price
Price
Commie Gunners Shoot Down Mercy Helicopters
U S officials report three U S mercy helicopters shot down by Communists while evacuating wounded troops. Ten Americans wounded. two Marine airmen rescued from a spotter plane. One Army evac helicopter recovered, another crashed and burned near An Hoa.
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Mercy
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Red Cross
U. S
An Hoa
Thong Duc
da Nang
Government Used Lies to Trap Cliff Jones in Perjury Indictment
Judge Gesell found the government schemed to trap Cliff Jones by instructing Bromley to lie and question him to spur perjury. He faulted prosecutors for coercive interviews, improper monitoring, and reliance on an informer in a trust relationship, warning that such evidence cannot be admitted. The ruling absolved FBI from participation and delays further decisions on Bromley testimony.
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Jones
Bromley
Gesell
Baker
Department of Justice
Chase
Bobby Baker
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Supreme Court
Haffa
United States
Hoffa
Katz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
City Commission Split Over Firemen Salary Ballot Issue
The commission debate centered on whether to place a firemen pay raise on the November ballot with tax and service implications. Some members supported the raise while warning voters would face questions on tax increases or service curtailment. Others warned the public might be confused and urged presenting police and fire petitions together when ready.
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Howery
Stewart
Corey
Mirabelli
Grayson
Bible Opposes Halting Bombing in Vietnam War
STATELINE Nev Sen Alan Bible says no halt to bombing North Vietnam as a precondition for peace talks without a good faith move from Hanoi He warns past pauses cost American lives and urges continued pressure to win decisively if Paris talks fail Bible urges South Vietnam to take a stronger role and says the war tests American resolve and unity
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Stateline
Nev
Alan Bible
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Bible
Tahoe- Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Nevada
Chamber
South Lake Tahoe
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Steel Union Head Urges HHH Victory
A steel union leader criticizes political figures and labor issues, praising Hubert Humphrey's Senate record while denouncing Richard Nixon and George Wallace. He cites labor disputes at Bush-Hog Co. and argues against Wallace’s appeal to labor, noting regional support gaps and conservative court views.
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USW
Phillip Murray
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Minn
Phil Murray
Hubert Humphrey
Abel
Senate
Richard Nixon
Congress
Alabama
George Wallace
Earl Goodwin
Bush Hog Co
Selma
Ala
American Independent Party
Goodwin
National Finance
Wallace
Fortas
Nixon
Supreme Court
Gary
Pittsburgh
Bircher
Space Agency Boosts Funds for NERVA Nuclear Propulsion Plan
NASA increased its NERVA funding to 39.5 million dollars with 7 million more earmarked to keep options open for a flight-weight engine. Nevada senators warn the move may protect at least 200 permanent jobs at the Nevada Test Site as budget battles unfold. The program has drawn over 1 billion dollars and aims at lunar, orbital, and deep space missions with nuclear propulsion.
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Cannon
Senate Space Committee
Nevada Test Site
NASA
Congress
Nevada
Paine
Nerva
Mars
Fertility Pills Blamed For Birth Of Sextuplets
A Birmingham housewife gave birth to sextuplets via Caesarean on her 30th birthday with a 28-man medical team. One baby died from shock. five others, three girls and two boys named Jar, Roger, Lynee, Julie and Susan, were frail with a 50-50 chance of survival.
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Birmingham
England
UPI
Sheila Ann Thorns
Jar
Roger
Lynee
Julie
Susan
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Washington
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Los Angeles
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Treasury Department
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