Case of Clay rests after brief government case
AP dispatches summarize a Federal Court trial where Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, faces a charge of dodging the draft. The government rested after calling four witnesses following Clay's innocent plea before an all white jury. In other items, the Senate debate on Senator Dodd continues with Mansfield cautioning involvement. An array of other AP briefs covers fires, arrests, river traffic, a Soviet leader’s visit, a Rome flight, stowaways, a soldier’s funeral, and a drowning in Missouri.
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Everet M. Dirksen
Public Records Bill Sent Back to Senate in Iowa
Des Moines AP Iowa House approved a public records bill 79 to 26 and sent it back to the Senate. The measure would grant access to most records and impose up to a $100 fine on officials denying access to reporters or the public for non exempt records. Exemptions include student, hospital, and police investigative records plus attorney work products.
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Aww
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R-Wapelto
Occupants Flee as Car Hits Hydrant
A single car crash on Grandview Avenue near Bond Street caused a hydrant to break and water to flood the street at 9 19 p m. Police questioned witnesses and arrested William E Little 16 on intoxication as a minor. The 1980 Chevrolet owned by John Edward Hartley was severely damaged and police investigate the driver’s identity and theft claim.
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Conference committee reaches compromise on area schools bill
Des Moines reports a tentative agreement to fund area vocational schools and community colleges with 4.5 million in state aid to cover deficits. The plan defines quarterly aid, authority to review salaries, and area campus land expansion while preserving a three quarter mill tax and limits on tuition. Governors and legislators will decide next.
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API
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Atlanta Negroes Defy Cool Play Advice in Rioting Night
Crowds of about 350 youths in a Negro Atlanta shopping district threw rocks and bottles at storefronts and police cars despite Stokely Carmichael urging calm. Police used shotgun and pistol fire to restore order. two injured, eight arrested. Similar action occurred in Montgomery Alabama with 12 arrests including Rev Richard Boone.
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Stokely Carmichael
John Casserly
American Broadcasting Co
Montgomery
Ala
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Ira DeMent
Richard Boone
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Alewives wash ashore as winds drive fish into Chicago beaches
Thousands of alewives litter a beach north of downtown Chicago as park district crews fight a losing battle with a pungent fishy mess. The migration from salt water fouls Lake Michigan beaches and even digs at city water intake screens. A guard tower looms in the background as swimming is banned today.
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Civil Service Bill Signed By Hughes In Iowa
DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes signed into law a bill creating a state civil service system and predicted it will end mass political hirings and firings by both parties. He said civil service is not a panacea but a step toward merit based appointments.
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Savery Hotel
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Robert Rigler
New Hampton
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Merit System For State Jobs Attracts Competent Officials
The proposed merit system for most state employes aims to attract conscientious, competent personnel. Hiring and promotion would be merit based through examinations. New hires and those on the job less than two years as of last January must pass qualification exams to keep their jobs.
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Goldberg Rejects Russia's Demands
The United States rejected Soviet demands to punish Israel and proposed a five point peace program based on Arab-Israeli negotiations with third party help. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg presented a measured stance aligning with President Johnson's policy, calling for mutual recognition, sovereignty, and restraint in the Middle East.
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Middle East
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U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Johnson
Washington
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Noureddin Atassi
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Thant
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Sinai Peninsula
Night Battle Near Saigon Kills 28 Americans
An American task force pushing into the Mekong Delta reported 169 Viet Cong killed in a fierce night battle about 19 miles south of Saigon. Twenty-eight American infantrymen died, 126 were wounded, and four helicopters were shot down. The engagement involved heavy artillery, air strikes, and river gunships as U.S. forces pressed the fight along the Rach Bui River with 9th Infantry Division units and Marine forces contributing in related actions elsewhere.
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Mekong
U.S
Rach Bui
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Trial Moved for Kellogg Savings Bank Holdup Suspects
Federal court in Davenport will hear the case of two men linked to the February 13 Kellogg Savings Bank holdup as Judge Roy L. Stephenson grants a change of venue due to publicity. Trial starts next Monday in Davenport.
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Kellogg Savings Bank
Davenport
Roy L. Stephenson
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