Senate set to debate extended Voting Rights Act after House vote
Opponents concede defeat as the 1965 Voting Rights Act extension faces a Senate floor fight. The House approved a 10 year extension by 63 to 13 after a 72 to 19 vote to limit debate. Majority Leader Mansfield moves to curb debate with a one hour rule. 60 votes needed. The bill would broaden protections to non English speaking minorities and extend provisions beyond August 6 1975.
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Washington
House
Harry F. Byrd
India
Senate
Meat Byproduct Prices Soar Amid Higher Livestock Costs
Washington AP reports spring increases in cattle and hog prices lift byproduct costs. In July top grade beef tongues sold around 6 dollars per 100 pounds wholesale, versus 35 dollars year ago. Pig snouts up to 33 dollars per 100 pounds, versus 18 dollars last year.
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Agriculture Department
Ex Joan Little prosecutor allowed to stay on case
A private attorney who once defended Joan Little may continue as special prosecutor in her first degree murder trial in Raleigh. Judge Hobgood denied a defense bid to remove John Wilkinson of Washington, NC, hired by the jailer’s family. The trial proceeds as jury picks continue amid defense access disputes and ongoing deliberations.
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Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Hamilton Hobgood
John Wilkinson
Washington, N.C
Wilkinson
Clarence Alligood
Miss Little
Beaufort County
Alligood
Bomb blast injures parcel service man in Manhattan
Police probe a mid-Manhattan United Parcel Service blast that wounded 17 people. One man, 19 year old William Mulholland of Brooklyn, was critically injured after being hurled 30 feet. Fire marshals have not confirmed if the package was a bomb or dangerous liquid.
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New York
mid-Manhattan
United Parcel Service
Polyclinic Hospital
William Mulholland
Brooklyn
Washington Named U.S. Capital in June 1800
The article notes that Washington was designated the capital of the United States in June 1800, marking a pivotal change in the nation's political center. The move established the seat of government in the new federal district.
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Washington
United States
Ford apology moves Olson family on CIA suit
Nils Olson says President Ford's personal apology for Dr. Frank Olson's LSD tied death may avert filing a multi million dollar lawsuit against the CIA. The Olsons met Ford about 17 minutes and he pledged access to case information and to have the attorney general discuss possible claims and a settlement.
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Washington
Frank Olson
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Ford
Nils Olson
Frederick
White House
Nils
Eric
Lisa Hayward
Alice
U.S
Olson
Olsons
Ron Nelsen
Seven Texans indicted in federal case over wiretap scheme
A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted seven men including Percy Foreman and two sons of Nelson Bunker Hunt on nine counts of conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Also named were several Dallas lawyers and a Houston industrialist accused of paying witnesses to conceal illegal wiretapping linked to the Hunts.
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Dallas, Tex
Houston
Percy Foreman
H.L. Hunt
Nelson Bunker Hunt
W. Herbert Hunt
Foreman
Dallas
Hunt
Hunts
Ralph Shank
Charles Tessmer
B.H. Timmins Jr
Edward J. Hudson
Hudson Engineering Corp
Butler County Officials Clash Over Judge Air Conditioner
Butler County commissioners escalate a constitutional issue after Judge Hendrickson won a suit over an office air conditioner. The dispute centers on separation of powers as the court order mandates proper judicial facilities, while the commission warns of wiring limits and possible federal review.
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Butler County
Dan Sewell Journal
Hamilton
Area II
William Hendrickson
Butler County Commissioners
Donald Schirmer
Schirmer
Commissioners
Judicial Branch
U.S
Hendrickson
Dale Logsdon
Findlay College student drowns in Strongsville motel pool
In Strongsville Ohio a Findlay College student Michael Berner of Sidney 20 drowned early Sunday in a motel pool. Police said he went swimming with a group of friends while in Cleveland for a college friend's wedding.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Strongsville
Findlay College
Michael Berner
Sidney
Berner
Cleveland
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