Arrests Expected in Civil Rights Workers Slayings
FBI expected to arrest five named in a reported informer list including a Baptist minister for the killings of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney. Bodies found near Philadelphia Mississippi after autopsies showed gunshot deaths. Dick Gregory cited a letter revealing the killers and a tape recording. CORE official James Farmer called the deaths a triple lynching.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
FBI
Dick Gregory
Honolulu
Gregory
Sing
Philadelphia
Miss
Jackson
Washington
Andrew Goodman
New York
Michael Schwerner
Brooklyn
N. Y
James Chaney
Meridian
University of Mississippi Medical Center
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Lumber Mill Fire Destroys Cleveland Yard and $1 Million Loss
A west side lumber yard suffered a five alarm blaze that destroyed five buildings and vast supplies at Forest City Material Co. A 500 gallon propane tank exploded feeding the flames. About 200 firefighters fought the fire, evacuations occurred at a nearby trailer park, and 6 000 spectators watched from afar.
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Forest City
Serial Company
West Side
UPI
Cleveland
Forest City Material Co
Poverty Bill Near Showdown In House
President Johnson's anti poverty bill moves toward a House showdown as leaders delay a vote until after the Tennessee primary. The measure would create a job corps and fund local anti poverty projects with federal aid, with Rep. Phil Landrum proposing a blanket gubernatorial veto power over funded local projects.
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Senate
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Governors Co Nominate Johnson For Democratic Ticket
Hubert Humphrey's vice presidential chances rose as California Governor Edmund G Brown and Texas Governor John Connally were chosen to co nominate President Johnson at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City on August 26. The move signals a united front and strengthens Johnson's bid for the nomination.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Democratic National Committee
John M. Bailey
California
Edmund G. Pat Brown
Texas
John B. Connally
Atlantic City
Appalachia Bill Faces Five Year Sunset In Congress
Backers of the $1 billion Appalachia program argue it will aid 349 counties across 11 states but Republicans say it is an overly large relief effort for a small area and favor a five year automatic sunset whether or not results appear. The House Public Works Committee endorsed the measure with funding intact amid party criticism. A separate political note discusses vice presidential prospects for Johnson and potential running mates Kennedy or Humphrey, with polls showing mixed support for each pairing among Democratic voters.
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Washington
UPI
House Public Works Committee
Johnson
Congress
Appalachia
Senate
House
Itch Relief Sale Ad at Kaiser & Wells Drug
An old-style ad promotes quick relief from itching with a topical germ-killing product. The notice touts fast drying action and broad use for insect bites ringworm feet itch and surface rashes at Kaiser and Wells Drug.
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Los Angeles
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Miss Murphy
Red Clay Dam
Tennessee
St. Louis
Carondelet Foundry Co
Humphrey
Peratures
UPI Telephoto
GOP
Vention
Brown
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson-Humphrey
Reineck's
Dave Bevan Quartette
Route
Norwalk
Ohio
FU AC
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and
Cinerama
the Huron Playhouse
William McCleery
Ohio Street
Huron
Dacron Blends
Pohl’s
Kaiser & Wells Drug
Star View Drive
Eta
Dare
Rt. 20
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Hill OF
Armstrong
Montina
Corson
Armstrong Cork Company
Hill's
Hill’s
Benedict
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