Defense Bill Passage Seen For Defense Bill
Washington AP reports the large 70.2 billion defense funding bill, expanded by Vietnam costs, is poised for passage largely unchanged. Senate leaders and key figures like Everett Dirksen and John Stennis anticipate quick approval with limited debate and no major maneuver to cut funding.
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Everett M. Dirksen
John Stennis
D-Miss
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Joseph
Clark
D-Pa
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Appropriations Committee
Stennis
United States
Post 9 Commander Picked for Northwestern Traffic Program
Sgt Richard L Saunders commander of Highway Patrol Post 9 is among 55 officers selected from 369 to attend a nine month Traffic Institute program at Northwestern University. The course runs Sept 7 through June 15 1968. Saunders began as a corporal in 1964 after joining the patrol in 1956 following Navy service. He and his wife have two daughters.
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Richard L. Saunders
Highway Patrol
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
Saunders
Navy
Dayton
Circleville
Ohioan Captain Dies of Nonhostile Causes in Vietnam
Defense Department reports Army Captain Larry J. Peters of Lakewood Ohio died in Vietnam from nonhostile causes recently. The Lakewood native served in the Army and was killed while on duty in Southeast Asia.
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Vietnam
Washington
Defense Department
Army
Larry J. Peters
Lakewood
Ohio
Sporadic Racial Violence Erupts In New Haven
In New Haven a ring around downtown saw Friday night disturbances with 343 arrests since Saturday. Fires and looting hit liquor stores amid an 8 pm curfew ordered by Mayor Richard C. Lee. Authorities reported tear gas use and two firebombings as the worst night yet.
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Congress Avenue
Richard C. Lee
Lee
UAW Pushes for Strike as Week Seven of Talks Open
Flint rallies draw UAW President Walter Reuther and Vice President Leonard Woodcock as bargaining with General Motors Ford and Chrysler nears expiration. Officials report little economic progress and signal readiness for a strike to back a demand for higher wages and guaranteed annual income.
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United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Flint
General Motors
Woodcock
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