Fortas Chosen Chief Justice Thornberry Vacancy
President Johnson announced Abe Fortas as chief justice and hinted at a Thornberry vacancy. The move would make Fortas the first Jewish chief justice, with Senate confirmation awaited. Followed by remarks praising Fortas and the court.
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Mule train movement aims at community support in capital
In hot muggy weather a 10 mile tour of poor and wealthy Negro sections prompts Willie Bolden to argue mule train members can do more out of jail than in. Young urges using the mule train to draw Washington area residents into a DS community effort.
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Young
Willie Bolden
Washington Area
Iwo Jima Returned to Japan After U S Admin
Tokyo AP reports Iwo Jima, once a famed battlefield, reverted from American administer to Japanese control after a 26 day transition. The change marks the end of Allied occupation on the volcanic island.
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Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Bullet Proof Glass Shield Planned for Sirhan Trial
An Los Angeles AP report notes Bishara will enter a plea Friday in the RFK assassination case as security officials plan to use bullet proof glass to shield Sirhan and others. The exact configuration of devices was not finalized at the request of Superior Court Judge R Wright.
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Superi Court
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Hahn
Trudeau Tidal Sweep Liberals Win Landslide Majority
In Canada's election Trudeau leads Liberals to a sweeping majority, capturing 153 seats to Conservatives 70 with more races undecided. The Liberal win includes Ontario and Quebec gains, while Plymouth’s party line shifts and the first Black MP Lincoln Alexander marks a historic milestone.
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Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
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Stanfield
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Rockefeller invites GOP hopefuls to name preferred Senate pick
Gov Rockefeller 87 invited Republican leaders and county chairmen to submit names for a GOP Senate candidate. He told the Albany lunch group to meet him in room 375, listing prominent attendees including Charles A. Goodell Paul Fine Earl Brydges John Lomenzo J. Speno John Keating Richard Bartae Wil liam Booth and noting Booth as the only Black member.
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John P. Lomenzo
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J. Speno
John J
Kenneth B. Keating
Richard Bartae Ase
See Crime Control Council
William H. Booth
New York City
Human Rights Commission
Booth
Hidden compartment drug seizure nets 22.4 million in heroin
Washington AP reports federal agents seized 112 kilograms of pure heroin valued at 22.4 million. The narcotics were found in a concealed compartment inside a foreign automobile shipped to New York City from France.
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Washington
Feders
Clark
New York City
France
Steel Workers to Vote on Strike July Twenty Second
United Steel workers plan a strike vote for July 22 nine days before the August 1 deadline.
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United Steel Workers
Smoke causes evacuation at Houghton college dorms
Houghton NY, AP: Firefighters traced smoke to electrical equipment short circuited by water seeping into a basement. About 65 coed students were routed from their pea tag peas as smoke poured from the basement, then returned to their quarters a few minutes later.
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Government urges price restraint in Paris drives controls
Paris AP reports the government asking all businesses to hold prices and warning of potential controls if ignored. It also announced import controls on autos, household appliances and selected textiles to curb inflation.
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Paris
Negro Looters Clash With Police in Richmond
In Richmond California a crowd of about 350 Black youths clashed with police and looted two stores after a patrolman shot a teenager fleeing a suspected stolen car. An ambulance arrived to take 15 year old Charles Mims to a hospital as patrol cars were stoned.
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Ager
Charles Mims
Rail strike averted after last minute railway contract talks
In a breakthrough ending hours of negotiations, a tentative agreement was reached between the nation’s railroads and the 140000 member Brotherhood of Railroad Workers, averting a walkout and stabilizing service. The deal aims to resolve pay, benefits, and working conditions cited by unions and carriers.
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Brotherhood of Rail
U S Says It Is Ready to Halt Bombing If North Vietnam Reciprocates
In Paris, U S Ambassador Cyrus Vance told North Vietnamese negotiator Thuy Washington is prepared to cease bombing at the right time if Hanoi ends escalation. Thuy demanded all attacks stop immediately. The talks produced no progress, with a 42 minute coffee break noted as potentially encouraging private peace exploration.
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Nguyen Thanh le
House Battles Over Proposed HEW Fund Cuts
Washington AP report: House supporters of major social programs push to restore parts of large proposed cuts to education and antipoverty programs. Amendments aim to restore at least part of the $608 million education reduction and the $307 million antipoverty reduction.
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Washington
House
Congress Deluged With Mail Protesting Stiffer Gun Laws
A flood of mail to Congress opposes stronger gun controls as the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee opens hearings on registration and licensing. Atty Gen Ramsey Clark echoed the president’s plea for nationwide gun registration and owner licensing amid an 35 to 1 anti stricter controls public sentiment.
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Washington
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Senate
Atty
Ramsey Clark
President Johnson
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Kennedy
Fact Finder Named As Oswego School Impasse Deepens
The New York State Public Employment Relations Board named Robert Basso of Syracuse as fact finder for the Board of Education and the Oswego Classroom Teachers Association after an impasse in negotiations. Basso, a Pennellville resident and member of multiple bar associations, will prepare a report detailing the impasse and its causes. A meeting with Basso was scheduled for Thursday morning at Eben Poland’s office.
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Eben Poland
John Haas
PERB
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Syracuse
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Pulaski Academy
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Perb Public Information Office
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Pennellville
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Onondaga County Bar Assocation
Floods hit western New York from tropical storm can dy
Heavy rain from tropical storm Can dy drenched western New York causing floods in streets homes and businesses with power outages in at least three areas. Buffalo and suburbs bore the brunt as streets flooded basements filled with water shorting furnaces sump pumps and gas lines. Power failures reported in Sanborn Niagara County and in the town of Greece northeast of Rochester. Sodus on Lake Ontario also affected as rain continued through dawn and into Thursday.
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