Dirksen Will Vote for Fortas But Won't Say He’ll Push
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen said he will vote for Abe Fortas but stopped short of promising active push for confirmation. The Judiciary Committee failed to meet as Eastland and most Fortas opponents were absent, signaling weak opposition and a stalled confirmation process amid broader Senate backlogs and electoral reform debate.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Dirksen
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
James 0. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary
Mike Mansfield
Capitol Hill
Health
Education and Welfare
Labor
House
Richard M. Nixon
Eastland
Painting Job Ends in Disaster at Los Angeles Church Steeple
Two men died during a church steeple painting job in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles when a helicopter lifting a worker went out of control and crashed. Painter Mike McKenna and pilot Walter Atherton were killed. a fellow worker and unfolding rescue efforts followed as rope entanglements near the weather vane hindered the crash response.
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Los Angeles
Mike McKenna
Walter Atherton
McKenna
Atherton
Probe Set In Attack On Negroes
Mayor John V. Lindsay ordered an immediate report on charges that off duty policemen were among about 200 white men who attacked a group of Black Panthers and sympathizers in the Brooklyn Criminal Court building. The clash injured three people and occurred during a hearing for Black Panthers on beating police earlier. Uniformed officers broke up the melee. no arrests were reported.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Brooklyn Criminal Court
New Delhi Beggars Put to Work Before UN Conference
About 300 beggars arrested in a major cleanup in New Delhi were assigned to gainful employment. Able-bodied individuals were ordered to harvest crops at state farms and assist crews demolishing unauthorized buildings ahead of the United Nations conference.
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New Delhi
United Nations Conference
Pentagon requests 10000 draft inductees for November
The Pentagon issued the smallest November draft call in 32 years at 10000 recruits to be assigned to the Army. October intake was 13800 and September was 12200, reflecting fewer separations in the near term.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
No Contest Pleas Entered By Five Bakeries In Bread Price Fix
Five major bakeries and two officials pleaded no contest to a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to fix bread prices in Northern Ohio. The companies face $50,000 fines each and executives Beyer and MacNab face one-year terms. Judge Battisti ordered presentence reports for the two officials.
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Cleveland
Ohio
U.S
Frank J. Battisti
Laub Baking Co
Maurice B. Beyer
Alfred Nickels Bakery, Inc
Navar
Beyer and MacNab
Battisti
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Earl Warren
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Brooklyn Panthers
Thomas McCreary
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George C. Wallace
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Howard R. Leary
Egypt
Laine
Broyhill
Colony House
North Hickory
Franklin
Broyhill Premier
S. Main
Malcolm J. MacNab
the Continental Baking Co
Rye, N. Y
American Bakeries Co
Chicago
Ward Foods, Inc
New York City
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Ays
Central Avenue
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