States weigh federal poll tax suits for voting rights
Texas Virginia and Alabama officials study federal suits to abolish the poll tax amid federally supervised voter registration. Justice Department seeks quick three-judge court hearings as the tax faces challenges in multiple states.
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Associated Press
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Johnson
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Justice Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Austin
Tex
Federal District Court
U.S Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Carr
John B. Connally
U.S
Richmond
Albertis
Harrison Jr
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Richmond Flowers
Department
Winfield high school fight sparks education crisis
Carroll County commissioners warn a two session system looms unless the $2,000,000 Winfield senior high is built soon amid county growth. A public hearing drew about 150 residents from Winfield Mount Airy and Sykesville. Fredrick attorney David Aldridge led meetings citing narrow Mount Airy and Sykesville curricula limiting graduates in job markets.
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Carroll County
Winfield
Francis J. Crawford
Crawford
Carroll Board of Education
Westminster
Samuel Jenness
Jennness
David E. Aldridge
Frederick
Aldridge
Mount Airy
Sykesville
Alridge
Thieves Hit Toll Gate Toll Road Stations in Frederick
State Police investigated a string of nighttime robberies at Emmitsburg Thurmont and Cascade service stations in Frederick County. At Emmitsburg a four station truck stop was broken into between midnight and 6 am with about 200 dollars of tires batteries and radios stolen. Thurmont saw a break in at Md 81 US 15 intersection with about 40 dollars in cash taken through a window. Cascade details were unavailable.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Cascade
Toll Gate Hut
Paul Dudash
Tor Richard Cook
Vernon Myers
Joseph M. Kuhn
Reds Ready To Sign Nuclear Weapons Ban
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Semyon Tsarapkin said Moscow was prepared to sign a treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons, even amid the Viet Nam war. He insisted the pact must explicitly bar West Germany from direct or indirect access to nuclear arms, in line with a Western Powers draft.
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Geneva
Semyon K Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Tsarapkin
West Germany
Senate Votes on Housing Department
The Senate approved a bill to create a cabinet department of Housing and Urban Development to tackle urban problems. If Weaver heads the department, he would be the first African American in the Cabinet. Amendments preserved FHA functions and status.
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Washington
Senate
Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Robert C. Weaver
Weaver
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
John Sparkan
D-Ala
Senate Housing Subcommittee
Federal Housing Administration
Frederick American Legion team eyes regional title after state win
Frederick American Legion baseball, fresh from an 11 6 state championship over Silver Spring, heads to Bridgeton New Jersey next Wednesday for regionals. Coach Frank Martz praised the team as a unified, talented squad with strong fan support as players and parents express elation and belief in a regional title bid.
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Frederick
American Legion
Silver Spring
Frank Martz
Benny Grove
David L. Rhoderick
Catoctin Avenue
Ike
Carroll E. Cook
Glade Village
Eddie
Bridgeton
Ron Hart
Seven Seas murder case raises jurisdiction questions
Miami AP reports the Seven Seas, a Panama-flagged boat, awaits jurisdiction ruling after crewman Roberto Ramirez admits shooting the captain and three others aboard during a dispute tied to Fidel Castro. Ramirez fled in a skiff. authorities search for the cook Gerald Davison as they determine if the vessel was within U.S. waters or subject to Panama and U.S. prosecutions.
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Fla
Seven Seas
Gulf Stream
Fidel Castro
Roberto Ramirez
Rogelio Diaz
Tampa
Ramirez
Here
U.S
Florida
Panama
United States
Gerald Davison
Stock Market Rises Slightly After Two-Day Decline
New York stocks edged higher in early trading as the market steadied after a two day drop. The modest advance reflected renewed buying and cautious investor mood amid mixed earnings data.
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New York
Lunar Landing Rehearsal Boosts Atlas Centaur Test
An Atlas Centaur rocket launched from Cape Kennedy at 9 31 am EST to send a dummy Surveyor payload toward a paper moon. The craft followed its planned path at about 23700 mph, with data aimed at testing guidance, the second stage, and structural sensors for a later lunar landing attempt.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cape Kenedy
Flight Control Center
Earth
Space Agency
Five Killed In Chilean Avalanche At Portillo Lodge
An avalanche at Portillo Chile swept a lodge at an Andean ski resort early today killing five people. Among the dead are two U S citizens and a Canadian. The slide crushed a camp where eight ski patrol members were sleeping.
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Portillo
Chile
Andes
U.S
Titan Missile Silo Blast Probe Starts
SEARCY Ark AP deep in an underground Titan 2 silo an explosion and fire killed 53 civilian workers during a Monday accident. Air Force officials ordered an investigation led by Eugene Zuckert and Senator McClellan as a team from Little Rock Air Force Base arrived to assess the blast and remove bodies from the 155 foot silo.
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Johnson
Air Force
Eugene MI Zuckert Zuckert
John L McClellan
Little Rock
Searcy
Asso
Water bill signed to boost desalting program
President Johnson signed an 185 million dollar bill to accelerate desalination efforts and target a breakthrough by 1970. He called desalting no longer a dream and then addressed the Northeast drought emergency, urging action on water concerns nationwide.
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LBJ
Washington
Johnson
Viet Cong Give Little Resistance Near Duc Co
US sources in Pleiku report a large Viet Nam relief force reached the besieged Duc Co camp with little resistance. The relief column pressed westward through guerrilla ambushes and roadblocks, despite Viet Cong efforts to cut Route 19. Casulties mounted as the convoy split armor from infantry and the Duc Co airstrip remained unusable.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
Duc Co
Due Co
Central Highlands
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Congress Presses Russia to Pay UN Assessments
Washington AP report says Ambassador Goldberg faces strong opposition in Congress to dropping efforts to force Moscow to cover United Nations peacekeeping dues. Senate Republicans and others echo reluctance to retreat from demands, with talk of possible retaliation and halting support if Russia does not pay in full.
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Washington
Arthur J Goldberg
Im Congress
Russia
United Nations
Senate Republic
Berett
VP Derksen
Ns Coleagie
France
Dithsen
Arta Goldberg
Tuedas
L General Assembly
Hanoi says 300 U.S. planes downed by Aug
Hanoi Radio claimed 300 U.S. aircraft were shot down over North Vietnam through the first nine days of August, according to Tokyo AP reports.
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Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
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