Cabinet Shift Is Announced
President Johnson names Anthony Celebrezze resigning as secretary of welfare to become a federal judge. John Gardner, Republican head of the Carnegie Corp., will join the cabinet. Gardner led a presidential education task force and heads the Endowment for the Teaching. He was honored in the White House Conference on Education after a tenure at Carnegie.
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Missile Site Knocked Out In North Viet Nam
Washington AP reports 46 Air Force fighters destroyed one antiaircraft missile site and damaged another in a low level strike about 40 miles northwest of Hanoi. Three F105 bombers were shot down by intense ground fire as US forces hit two sites using mobile equipment, adding to five already under construction near Hanoi. The attack followed a prior US plane being shot down by fire from a missile site three days earlier.
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Lightning splits umbrella held by woman in Norwich
A woman in Norwich, Minnie Joyce Cobbold, was unharmed when lightning struck her umbrella and split it down to the handle on Monday. No injuries were reported.
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House Dems Win in Test On Union Shop
House Democrats won a key test on union shop by 248 to 171 to force a final floor vote on repealing Section 14b of the Taft Hartley Act. The measure would end state laws banning union shop contracts and restrict debate to that issue only.
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Wisconsin Governor Signs Record 824 Million Budget
Governor Knowles signed a record 824.3 million Wisconsin budget with 737 million in new taxes to fund it. He vetoed a provision abolishing the Federal Surplus Property Development Commission, transferring its duties to the State Building Commission, and noted contract validity concerns. The 1965-67 plan, 171.7 million above prior spending, includes income tax and cigarette tax hikes and corporate franchise levies.
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Knowles urges swift action on education highway safety
Governor Warren Knowles told a joint Legislature session that immediate action is needed on education highway safety and government reorganization. He praised the budget bill but urged enactment of vital measures including reshaping the State Coordinating Committee for Higher Education to give citizen majority control.
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Labeling Bill Signed Today
The bill requires a conspicuous health hazard warning on every cigarette package starting January 1 next year. The law blocks state and local warnings and bars FTC plans for cigarette ad health warnings until July 1, 1969. It mandates the label reading CALTION. Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health.
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Social Security health care bill faces final Congress test
The administration’s health care bill clears its final congressional path with strong margins in both houses. It aims to cover Americans 65 plus for hospital and nursing home care, cap doctor costs, and retroactively boost benefits by 7 percent from January 1. Checks totaling about 885 million are expected mid September for more than 20 million beneficiaries, with October recipients receiving first regular 7 percent increase.
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Eisenhower to be adopted by Chippewa tribe in Wisconsin
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is slated for adoption as a Chippewa member at Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin. Howard Young a New York art dealer hosting the two week Wiscon sin vacation confirmed the plan for a powwow in the Indian Bowl where tribal meetings are held twice weekly through the summer. Alex Babidesh tribal council president will present Eisenhower with an eagle feather headdress. Eisenhower spent part of Monday skeet shooting and later fished at a private lake with Young despite windy conditions.
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Greece's 24-hour strike mostly fails in Athens
In Athens and Piraeus the general strike called by the leftist General Confederation of Labour collapses with little slow down. Soldiers and police guard the area as army trucks supplement transport and workers in utilities are conscripted to stay on the job under threat of charges.
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State digs artesian well in Capitol basement
In Concord New Hampshire a drought left the Capitol grounds short of water and the state plans to tap its own supply by digging an artesian well in the Capitol basement. State Purchasing Director Richard Peale announced the plan on Monday.
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Heath Tops First Ballot In Commons
London AP Conservative members of the House of Commons gave Edward Heath the lead on the first ballot in the race for party leader but no overall majority. Heath 49 received 150 of 293 votes. Reginald Maudling 133. Enoch Powell 15. A second ballot was ordered. Alec Douglas-Home resigned after failing to steady support.
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Two Missing In Yacht Fire At Milwaukee
Two men, Fred Lecher and Andrew Brunhart, both Milwaukee residents, were reported missing after a 30-foot yacht caught fire and sank in Lake Michigan inside Milwaukee harbor. Coast Guard boats found the vessel in 25 feet of water after an explosion ripped the craft, with fireboats extinguishing the blaze before it sank. Divers planned to search the wreck at daylight, but no signs of life were observed.
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Child Drowns In Water Tank At Portage Farm
Tim Henry Dryer, two, of Route 3 Portage, drowned Monday night after falling into a cattle water tank on the family farm. Authorities say he climbed over a fence or used a hole to reach the tank. he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dryer.
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Mrs Auchincloss Arrives in Lisbon for Portugal Visit
Mrs Janet Lee Auchincloss, mother of Mrs John F Kennedy, arrived in Lisbon from New York for a vacation in Portugal. She joined her daughter Princess Lee Radziwill, already in Portugal.
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Congressional Leaders Join Viet Nam Talks
President Johnson plans to meet with congressional leaders at the White House today or Wednesday to decide on possible stronger U S involvement in Viet Nam. Moyers says Democratic and Republican leaders will be invited. Discussions hint at increasing manpower and equipment, possibly mustering reserves and National Guard, and higher draft calls.
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Women’s Institute plans garden from old Consett jail
In Consall England the Women's Institute will buy the former village prison and convert part of it into a garden for elderly residents. An institute spokesman noted the jail was the town’s only visually pleasing feature besides the church.
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Cholera Epidemic Hits Kota District Rajasthan
Cholera in Kota District Rajasthan has killed 30 people and infected 400. Medical teams have inoculated over 190,000 residents. The outbreak affects an area about 246 miles south of New Delhi.
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Housing Bill On Last Lap
Washington AP reports a 7.5 billion housing bill nears final congressional approval with a rent subsidy plan to aid low income families. The measure, passed by the Senate, would create new programs and extend existing housing programs for four years, including subsidies that could help about 375,000 apartment units. Eligibility mirrors public housing standards, with a family paying 25 percent of income for housing and the government covering the rest to finance projects. Elderly, handicapped, displaced by disaster, and distant residents would qualify for subsidies under the plan. Continued on Page 10. Cal. 7
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