Michigan OKs 1.338 Billion Budget Amid Deficit Forecast
Lansing legislative action on a 1.338 billion general fund for 1968 69 faced a deficit forecast by Sen. Charles Zollar who warned new taxes may be needed to cover unanticipated expenses. Gov. Romney approved several housing bills and health measures as a late-session batch, with compromises shaping higher education and mental health funding.
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Lansing
Legislative Lct
Charles ©. Zollar
Renton Harbor
Senate Appropriations Committee
Michigan
House
Senate
Romney
Reds Claim U S Move Strategic Defeat in Vietnam Talks
Paris dispatch quotes North Vietnam saying America’s pullout from Khe Sanh marks a major strategic defeat. Hanoi cites 15 000 US and South Vietnamese casualties while Marine defenders at Khe Sanh suffer about 2000. Officials frame withdrawal as a tactic to erode U S resolve and demand end to bombing.
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Paris
UPS
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
United States
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
U.S
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
America
Witnesses Protected In King Slaying Rumor
Three persons tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination case may have been placed in protective custody. Authorities and an FBI official would not confirm locations or details. The King case center remains the rooming house on South Main Street linked to the fatal April 4 shooting.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPID
Martin Luther King Jr
FSI
Charles Q. Stevens
Willie Anchutz
Bessie Brewer
South Main St
Funds For Road Probe Passed By Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate approved a 21 to 14 resolution shifting 150000 dollars from the Conservation Department to the Bureau of the Budget to finance a grand jury inquiry into alleged organized crime ties with state highway officers. The move, clearing the House, aims to enable an Ingham County judge to oversee the probe.
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Lansing
UPI
Michigan Senate
Ingham County
State Highway Department
House
Ingham
The
Conservation Department
Bureau of the Budget
Grand Jury
Senate
Raymond D. Dzendzel
Naval Air Units Pound Trapped Reds Near DMZ
Naval and air units pounded 200 to 500 North Vietnamese troops trapped in a South Vietnamese coastal village ten miles below the DMZ. A spotter aboard the cruiser Boston saw enemy troops flee toward the water as shells fell. Army 1st Air Cavalry patrols near Quang Tri City came under fire from the village. First bursts killed five North Vietnamese.
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Upid
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Boston
South China Sea
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Quang Tri City
Romney vetoes bill shielding liquor store operators
Gov. George Romney vetoed a measure to shield liquor licensees from minors using false IDs. Rep. Albert Horrigan proposed allowing recorded proof of underage intent if charged or before the Liquor Control Commission. Romney called the bill unnecessary and potentially weakens liquor control against underage sales.
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Lansing
UPS
George Romney
Albert R. Horrigan
D-Flint
Liquor Control Commission
Romney
LCC
Pere Marquette Township Swim Classes Announced
Schedules set for Pere Marquette Township pool sessions starting Monday for two weeks five days weekly except Fourth of July. Registrations report 87 youngsters by Mrs William Morrison. Northern group at James Rye pool with Betty Cobb teaches four time slots from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Southern group at Albright boat landing and Bissell pool with Judy Bach offers afternoon sessions from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Each class lasts 30 minutes.
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Pere Marquette Township
William Morrison
Us-10-31
James Rye Pool
Betty Cobb
Us- 10-31
Dave Bissell
Albright
Pere Marquette Lake
Judy Bach
Albright’s
Bissell’s
Romney vetoes tax bill shielding lawmakers from city levy
Gov George Romney vetoed a bill exempting legislators from Lansing city income tax. An override threat arose though lawmakers had not overridden a governor in five and a half years. Action in the House delayed until July 23 as Senator Vander Laan questioned votes.
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Lansing
UPI
George Romney
Romney
Robert Vander Laan
Grand Rapids
Weather update forecasts warmer spell with scattered rain
Slightly warmer temperatures and continued rain are forecast for tonight and Saturday with lows 48 to 53 and highs 65 to 70. Rain chances are around 30 percent. The five day outlook shows temperatures Saturday to Wednesday 3 to 5 degrees below normal, with total precipitation near half an inch mainly Sunday and Monday.
First of 19 Gang Members Stand Trial
Wilbur Moore, 18, of the Blackstone Rangers affiliate Ten Commandments, faces murder charges in Chicago. About 19 youths linked to the Rangers and Disciples are under charges this summer, amid allegations of turf extortion and violence.
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George ‘Mad Dog” Rose
Blackstone Rangers
Chicago
Senate Permanent Investigations Committee
Washington
John Fry
Wiliam Brackett
UPI
Wilbur Moore
Moore
Rangers
The
Ten Commandments
South Side
John McClellan
Ark
Office of Economic Opportunity
East Side Disciples
Billy James Miles
Miles
Main 21
Eugene “Bull” Hairston
Accused Assassin Set For Court Appearance
Sirhan B. Sirhan, charged with first degree murder in the Kennedy slaying, is due in a makeshift courtroom today. Defense efforts may seek a three week continuance to allow new counsel and psychiatric testing before a plea and trial.
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Los Angeles
API
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Russell E. Parsons
Parsons
Sirhan
Grant B. Cooper
Cooper
Cooperative Loan Aids Western Michigan Electric
Western Michigan Electric Cooperative of Scottville has been awarded a 538000 REA loan to finance 44 miles of new distribution line serving 675 new consumers. Funds will also finance extensive improvements to the system.
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Western Michigan Electric Cooperative of
Scottville
Johnson presses 18-year voting age amendment
President Johnson urged a constitutional change to lower the voting age to 18, hoping for House and Senate passage and ratification by 38 states within four years. However, prospects looked poor as Congress prepared to adjourn without pursuing the measure.
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Washington
16 Firms and Relationship Ends Interlocking Directorships
The Justice Department said voluntary dissolution of interlocking boards among 16 major companies followed its threat to challenge their legality under the Clayton Act. Firms involved include General Motors Gulf Oil Mobil Oil Standard Oil of New Jersey Ford Motor Co Standard Oil of Indiana Chrysler Continental Oil Texaco Midland-Ross White Corp Eaton Yale Towne Halle Bros Gray Drug.
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UPI
Justice Department
First
General Motors
Gulf Oil
Mobil Oil
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Ford Motor Co
Indiana
B. F. Goodrich Co
Chrysler Corp
Continental Oil and Texaco Inc
T.R.W. Inc
Midland-Ross
White Corp
Eaton, Yale & Towne Inc
Halle Bros
Cleveland
Gray Drugstores Inc
Midland- Ross
T.R.W
Eaton, Yale & Towne
White
Pro Football Faces Strike Over Player Demands
NFL players met with club owners in Detroit to negotiate contract demands and threaten a strike. A 10,000 minimum salary, pension increases, and premium pay for preseason games were among the listed asks. Commissioner Rozelle expressed belief a settlement would be reached despite the threat. Beach Report notes air 58 water 52 and cold swimming conditions at noon.
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National Football League
Rozelle
Players’ Association
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