Rights Bill Puts Johnson In Middle of Civil Rights Fight
President Johnson faces a pivotal Senate clash as a strong civil rights bill advances. The test pits his Southern backers against opponents while Republicans may sway outcomes. If the bill fails in Senate after House passage, no civil rights law may emerge this year.
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Soviets Groom Monster Rocket For Space Shot
UPI reports the Soviet Union is preparing a giant multi stage rocket at Baikonur for a potential orbital flight this month. Two cosmonauts may fly separately or together in linked Vostok craft as a follow up to Bykovsky Tereshkova missions sighted by U.S. surveillance.
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Russia
Valery Bykovsky
Valentina Tereshkova
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Pacific
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MacArthur Recuperating After Gall Bladder Operation
Gen. Douglas MacArthur is reported to be recuperating satisfactorily at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from the gallbladder operation performed Friday. Lt. Gen. Leonard Heaton said Sunday the 84 year old hero was making satisfactory progress after the surgery.
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Jackson Mayor Bolsters Police For Protection
NAACP leader Roy Wilkins told 1,100 delegates in Macon Georgia that Jackson Mississippi Mayor Allen Thompson is creating an army by expanding the police force. Thompson said 35 new officers will be added and equipped with shotguns and gas masks to deter riots and protect both white and colored residents. Wilkins warned of dangers from such police expansion and urged voting and civil rights action amid related regional protests and court actions in Mississippi Alabama and Ohio.
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Wisconsin
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University of Southern Mississippi
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Ala
Austin Meadows
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
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Students Pick Johnson Lodge in College Mock Conventions
Ellensburg Washington AP Students at Central Washington State College nominated President Johnson for the Democratic ticket and Henry Cabot Lodge for the Republican ticket in mock national conventions. Johnson won 318 votes to 30 for Adlai Stevenson and 27 for George Wallace after three and five ballots respectively. Lodge led with 225 votes to 109 for Barry Goldwater, Arizona.
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Elk menace Fiordland forest and bird life in New Zealand
In Fiordland New Zealand elk introduced from North America about sixty years ago threaten birds and plants in the uninhabited mountain and forest area. They damage ground cover and kill young trees, leading to floods and erosion.
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