Win Mayor and Posts in State Surge in Mississippi
Republicans claimed major municipal wins in Mississippi with Grady and Harmond defeating an incumbent Democratic mayor in Hattiesburg and Columbus. The GOP also captured several alderman seats across Drew D Lo Magee and Columbus, signaling a grassroots breakthrough and broader future impact per State Chairman Wirt Yerger Jr.
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Claude Pittman Jr
GOP
Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
Columbus
Grady
Harmond
William Propst
Drew
D’lo
Magee
Hollandale
Wirt Yerger Jr
Deep South
Democratic Party
John F. Kennedy
L. L. McAllister
Meridian
Democratic Public Service
Ruchel Phillips
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Grant
Prentiss Walker
Arthur Winstead
Propst
Ed M. Keeton
James Egger
Stuart Covington
RB. Profits
White House Clarifies U S Involvement in Vietnam
The White House said U S forces may act for South Vietnam only on request and when in trouble, a stance aligning with Westmoreland authority since March. The statement appears to roll back a prior State Department hint at offensive action, noting participation requires Vietnamese commanders' request and urgent need. Casualties rose as Saigon reported heavy losses the week ending Saturday.
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Washington
White House
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
South Viet
Awa Tie
State Department
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
George E. Reedy
Westmoreland
Saigon
Congress Might Declare War Senator Aiken Warns
Washington dispatch reports Senator George D. Aiken Republican warns Congress would declare war in Vietnam if President Johnson asks, saying it would remove him from accountability. Senator Javits cautions against a full war declaration, preferring a special resolution while implying Congress would likely support action.
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Congress
Sen. Aiken
Washington
UPL
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Viet Nam
Johnson
Aiken
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
South
Jacob K. Javits
R-N-V
Javits
Byrd Slams Tax Cuts As Too Fast And Expanding Debt
In Washington Sen Harry F Byrd says the Johnson admin is cutting taxes too quickly while piling up future spending. The Virginia Democrat and Finance Committee head cites a $4.8 billion tax cut bill and argues deficits will grow despite claims of reduced spending. Johnson seeks higher antipoverty outlays from $800 million to $1.5 billion.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Johnson
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Fowler
Congress
Space Partners Impressed By Walk Film on Wasp
Astronauts James A McDivitt and Edward H White II watched vivid footage of Whites space walk aboard the Wasp en route to Florida. White quipped about the glove that drifted away and both described the walk as their most memorable moment. Medical tests showed little ill effect from weightlessness, aside from a nosebleed for McDivitt probably from breathing pure oxygen. Plans include parades, a White House visit, a ticker tape parade in Chicago, and a Michigan/Ann Arbor homecoming.
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James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
White
Space
Florida
MecDivitt
U.S
McDivitt
Houston
Tex
MacDivitt
President Johnson
Texas
Chicago
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
University
Jackson
Mich
Twin City Visitors Share Time With Local Officials
Visitors from North Carolina stay with Mr and Mrs Thomas Stroud at 200 Height Street West Monroe. Stroud and family tour West Monroe City Hall chat with officials then hope for a river boat ride before returning home.
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Thomas Stroud
Height St
West Monroe
Stroud
J. T. Stroud
Wake Forest
N. C
David
Fuqua Springs
Dottie
Davey
Paul
Jeannie
West Monroe City Hall
Committee OKs Taft-Hartley Amendment
The House labor subcommittee approved a bill to repeal a Taft Hartley Act section that allows states to ban the union shop by a 6-3 vote. It moves to the Education and Labor Committee for action on Thursday as Democrats hold a 21 to 10 majority.
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Washington
House Labor
Full Education and Labor Committee
Frank Thompson
Dn.j
House
National Spelling Bee Eliminates 18 Contestants
Washington AP reports the 38th National Spelling Bee reduced 18 entrants during the first morning, as words like entrepreneur oligarchy gangrene and conical challenged competitors. Now 52 contestants remain for top prizes totaling 5,700 with the final rounds set for Thursday.
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Washington
New York
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast For Twin Cities And Louisisana
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies through Thursday with afternoon thundershowers affecting about 30 percent. Rain totals are expected under half an inch. Temperatures to 92 in the city area with nights near 27. Louisiana outlook calls for above normal temperatures and variable rainfall in the northeast.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana
McKeithen Awaits Word On Tidelands
Gov. John J. McKeithen awaits a report from an advisory committee led by Thomas W. Leigh on a $21 million tidelands fund payment. lawmakers adjourned sine die after a hectic 30 day session as 50 million in road work and a $140 million bond issue faced action.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Tidelands Fund
McKeithen
Monroe
Thomas W. Leigh
Leigh
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Gus Weill
Benny Christian
Rayville
Justice Dept Sues Magazine Distributors Over Display Demands
The Justice Department accuses Curtis Circulation Co and Select Magazines Inc of using National Magazine Service to pressure wholesalers and retailers in Newark, alleging threats to revoke franchises for not meeting demanded magazine display levels. The firm is owned equally by Curtis and Select.
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Washington AP
Justice Department
Newark
N.J
Curtis Circulation Co
Select Magazines, Inc
National Magazine Service, Inc
National Magazine Service
Curtis Circulation
Select Magazines
Engineers Launch Key U.S. Airfield in South Viet Nam
About 2,500 Army combat engineers arrived at Cam Ranh Bay to construct an airfield port and supply center linking harbor to highway and rail, as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces push war efforts in central and northern South Viet Nam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Army
Cam Ranh Tay
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Don Nai River
Money’s a thing you’d get along without easily
A witty line about money as a luxury to avoid if not for others’ obsession with wealth. It frames money as a social irritant rather than a true need, highlighting how collective fuss makes it necessary in practice.
Morse Spock Lead Viet Protest March
New York AP Morse D-Ore and Dr Benjamin Spock led about 2000 protesters on a 10 block march to the United Nations after a Madison Square Garden rally opposing US policy in Viet Nam. The march along 42nd Street drew police attention as demonstrators chanted no more war and stop the war.
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New York
Len Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Benjamin Spock
United Nations
Madison Square Garden
United States
Viet Nam
42Nd Street
47Th Street Plaza
Lifted Out Aboard USS Wasp Sees Spacewalk Film
A space agency information officer recalls astronaut Edward White reacting to color motion pictures of his historic spacewalk aboard the USS Wasp at sea. He "sort of lifted out of the chair" as the film played.
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Space Agency
Edward White
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