Dodd apologizes for son's threat to witness
Senate ethics probe into Senator Thomas J. Dodd shifts to an apparent intimidation incident after his son Jeremy, 27, confronted former Dodd aide Michael O’Hare in a Senate cafeteria. Dodd and O’Hare described the remark as an angry outburst. Stennis warns against witness intimidation as the panel continues its probe into alleged misconduct by Dodd.
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Thomas J. Dodd
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Connecticut
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D-Miss
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Senate panel narrowly rejects farm wage expansion
Washington based Senate labor subcommittee narrowly defeated an amendment to bring about 202,000 farm workers under federal minimum wage coverage. The 5-4 vote struck down the Williams Kennedy proposal as the group works on a bill to raise the wage from 1.25 to 1.40 an hour next March and to 1.60 in 1968.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Ethics Group To Investigate Hair Case In Louisiana
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission referred the case of director Joe D Hair Jr to the State Code of Ethics Commission while reserving right to later investigate. Hair sought inquiry into ethics in renting Grand Isle trailer for 340 a month without admin approval amid reports of 12000 spent on aircraft repairs at relatives owned sites. Gov McKeithen asked delay on Spring Bayou game area land purchase to prevent state loss. Former member Ray Whatley proposed selling department headquarters building and using proceeds for the department. Chairman Jimmie Thompson supported Whatley’s idea.
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Whatley
Cuba sugar output drops after bad weather in year
Havana reports Cuba produced 4,452,718 tons of sugar this year, a sharp fall from 1965. Only two of 153 mills remain active as the ministry notes weather curtailed the goal of 6.5 million tons. last year’s output was just over six million.
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