Senate Approves Jury Trial Guarantee for Civil Rights Contempts
The Senate voted 51 to 48 to add a jury trial guarantee for criminal contempts arising from the civil rights bill, except for voting rights cases. The move, led by Sen. Morton, drew support from Southern lawmakers and even Sen. Barry Goldwater, signaling possible momentum toward cloture amid a Southern filibuster.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Johnson
White House
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Morton
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Hazel Eddy Dies After Automobile Truck Collision
Mrs. Hazel Eddy aged 58 of Buffalo was fatally injured in a crash between her car and a truck on the Little Valley New Albion Road near Little Valley in Cattaraugus County.
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Little Valley, N.Y
Hazel Eddy
Buffalo
Little Valley
New Albion
Cattaraugus County
Panama Official in Grave Shape After Shootout
Panama City police hunted Alfredo Jimenez, a longtime friend and Panamenista party member, after Roberto Arias was shot three times in a daylight attack. Surgeons battled to save the minister as his wife Dame Margot Fonteyn awaited updates in Bath England.
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Panama
Roberto
Tito) Arias
Arias
Margot Fonteyn
Bath
England
Harmodio Arias
Antonio Gonzalez Revilla
Alfredo Jimenez
Panamenista Party
U.N
Aquilino Boyd
Boyd
Escolastico Calvo
Dame Margot
Rudolf Nureyev
Europe
Reynaldo Medina
Jimenez
Medina
National Assembly
Johnson Near Nomination Lead With 671 Delegates
President Johnson has about 58 percent of the 1,158 pledged Democratic delegate votes and is seen as likely to secure the nomination on the first ballot. Wallace holds 38 votes from Alabama, with other Southern states pending. Delegates vary in voting units, and many uncommitted delegates are expected to back Johnson.
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Washington
Johnson
Associated Press
Atlantic City
George C. Wallace
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Maryland
Wisconsin
Tonawanda Rejects Merger With Kenmore
The Tonawanda Town Board rejected a nine year merger plan with the Village of Kenmore to form a single city. Approval of a resolution halted further steps to change to a city government, ending a proposal that began in 1955.
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Buffalo
Kenmore
Tonawanda
Kenfore
Court action halts picketing at Cape Kennedy complex
Court action was expected to stop picketing that has halted most construction at the Saturn moon rocket complex on Cape Kennedy Florida. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes joined a 11 union strike against Florida East Coast Railroad since January 23 1963. About 3 445 of 4 541 building trades workers walked off, stopping work on Titan 3 and Kennedy Space Center headquarters.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way
Florida East Coast Railroad
Florida East Coast Rails
Cape
Kennedy Space Center
Papuan Cult Aims to Buy Johnson and End Australian Rule
Anti Australian Papuans on New Hanover Island raise a fund to buy President Johnson and eject the Australian administration. They refuse a 4.48 annual tax and claim 2,500 members. Leader Bosmialek predicts 600 U.S. troops and ships to aid their takeover with three landing sites prepared.
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
New Hanover Island
Johnson
Australian New Guinea
Mick Healey
New Hanover
New Ireland
Bosmialek
Healy
U.S
House of Assembly
Johnson Family Worth Reported at 9 Million
The Washington Evening Star says the Johnson family holds more than $9 million in television and radio stations land banks and stocks with FCC rulings potentially raising value. The article credits Mrs Johnson and notes Mr Johnson’s involvement. the White House had no comment.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Washington Evening Star
John Barron
Federal Communications Commission
Senate
The
Star
Austin, Tex
LBJ
Abe Fortas
Texas
Lord Beaverbrook Dies in England
Lord Beaverbrook, the Canadian born newspaper magnate of Fleet Street, died suddenly at his Cherkley home in England. He turned 70 on May 25 and had celebrated with a lavish London dinner hosted by Roy Thomson, featuring 658 guests. He had spoken there of impending death and reflected on a career he deemed a political failure.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Cherkley
Beaverbrook
Fleet Street
Lord Thomson
Roy Thomson
Thomson
Beaver
Daily Express
Executions Seen From White House in Augusta Legend
Augusta story describes the White House built in 1750 by a wealthy trader restored for about 200000 dollars. Legend says British colonel Thomas Brown had 13 American patriots hanged from the outside steps and watched the executions from his sickbed.
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Augusta
White House
Thomas Brown
Brown
Montana Flood Toll Rises as 8 Die and 70 Missing
Severe Montana floods kill eight and leave about seventy others unaccounted for after days of heavy rain and late snowpack. Dam collapses, bridge washouts, and widespread damage hit communities from Valier to Browning, with Air Force helicopters aiding rescues and officials seeking disaster status.
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Walier
Great Falls
Birch Creek
Bruce Milne
Valier
Air Force
Milne
Bradley
Montana
Chateau
Browning
Dupuyer
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railroad
Helena
Dave Manning
Johnson
Howard A. McKinney
Larry Kincheloe
Augusta
Choteau
East Glacier
Col. McKinney
Tim Babcock
Cleveland
Romney Urged to Enter Race Against Goldwater
At the Cleveland Governors Conference Governor George Romney said Richard Nixon urged him to offer a clear choice between moderate Republicans and Barry Goldwater in the GOP presidential nominating contest. Romney, who previously said he would not seek national office this year, said he would consider the idea while remaining true to Michigan voters. Nixon noted moderates are seeking a unified candidate, as a civil rights measure failed in conference debate.
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Cleveland
George Romney
Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Romney
Ence
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Iowa
Alaska
New Mexico
Kubitschek Ouster May Cause New Political Turmoil in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro and Tuscaloosa readers report two distinct upheavals. In Brazil President Castello Branco ousted Juscelino Kubitschek from the Senate and suspended his political rights, threatening a major party withdrawal and wider turmoil. In Alabama, clashes between Negroes and police in Tuscaloosa followed a blocked march, with arrests and injuries reported as tear gas and water spray were used.
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Kubitschek
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Juscelino Kubitschek
Humberto Castello Branco
Senate
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Janio Quadros
Social Democratic Party
Castello Branco
Carlino to be ousted as Nassau GOP leader this month
State Assembly Speaker Joseph F. Carlino faces removal as Nassau County Republican leader within two weeks. The GOP Executive Committee will choose a new leader, likely State Senator Edward J. Speno, regardless of Carlino’s resignation. The shakeup follows weak primary results and aims to prepare for the November campaign.
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NEW York
State Assembly
Joseph F. Carlino
Nassau County
New York Herald Tribune
GOP
Edward J. Speno
Carlino
Garden City
Parkersburg Brick Building Collapses During Renovation
A three story brick building in downtown Parkersburg West Virginia collapsed during renovation. Workmen on a scaffold warned by shouting to passers by and occupants to clear the area as the structure gave way. Four people suffered minor injuries.
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Parkersburg Falls
Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter Hendl Named Director of Eastman School of Music
Walter Hendl, associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has been named director of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. W Allen Wallis, the university president, announced the appointment and said Hendl will assume duties July 1.
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Rochester
N. Y
Walter Hendl
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
W. Allen Wallis
Hend
A Grad Admits Theft of Mail
Bruce Berlin a 21 year old Syracuse University graduate admitted stealing four letters last December while employed at the Syracuse Post Office. He earned a bachelor of arts degree Sunday at the university's 116th commencement amid a school view that he is innocent unless proved guilty. U S Attorney Dante M Scaccia said postal inspectors arrested him after surveillance. The letters were addressed to local businessmen and contained money though the amount was not disclosed. A preliminary investigation was ordered and Berlin remains on $500 bail with sentencing not yet set.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Bruce Berlin
Syracuse University
Berlin
Syracuse Post Office
Dante M. Scaccia
U.S
Scaccia
Ile
Stephen W. Brennan
U.S. Dist
First Atom-Powered Merchant Ship Sets Sail Across Atlantic
The world’s first atom powered merchant ship completed its maiden transatlantic crossing from New York. The voyage marks a historic advance in nuclear propulsion for commercial seafaring with the vessel navigating the Atlantic under nuclear power.
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New York
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