Support Up In Both Parties Against LBJ Picking Chief Justice
Senators in both parties push back on President Johnson’s choice for chief justice amid talk of a vacancy. Key figures like Griffin and Dirksen weigh in as Ramsey Clark testifies on vacancy legality and the Justice Department cites precedents. Mansfield hints Johnson may keep Warren if the nomination stalls.
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Justice Department
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Griffin
Eel
Johnson
Senate
GOP
Mansfield
United Nations
New York
Warren
Chief Justice Years an Honest Effort to Meet Today's Issues
Critics question the Warren court's stance as an honest effort to address current issues. Warren rejects claims the court has injected itself into civil rights controversies and defends its role under President Eisenhower era pressures.
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Warren
Eisenhower
Humphrey Denies Being “Status Quo” Candidate
The report notes Hubert H. Humphrey denies running as a status quo candidate while pledging dedication to social order and justice. Delegates and state leaders set a convention schedule with a poll to select 25 representatives to the national convention after speeches. Governor William L. Guy and other Democratic leaders back Humphrey as delegates vote on pledged support.
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Status Quo
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Candida
Democratic Party
William L. Guy
Oklahome
Nixon Says He Will Want Working Up If He Wins
Nixon says he will want to set work programs in motion if he becomes president. Metjuson criticizes Nixon for comments on Johnson's Supreme Court nominees. McCarthy hosts delegates at a reception in Sioux City, Iowa, as Humphrey faces the race.
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Richard Metjuson
Nelens A. Racksfeller
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Supreme Court
Thoseohnson
White House
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Iowa
Waverly
Minn
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ota
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National Association For the
Colored City
Rev King Speaks to Garbagemen in Florida Rights Row
Luther King Jr. vows to aid 211 garbagemen fired in St Petersburg as about 300 demonstrators pack Second Bethel Baptist Church. He declares soul force will prevail and supporters chant for reinstatement and pay raises, amid threats to his safety and a call to action against City Hall.
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Luther King Jr
St. Petersburg
King
Second Bethel Baptist Church
Saigon Braces as Viet Cong Infiltrators Reported Near City
Viet Cong infiltrators were reported pushing toward Saigon as Vietnamese forces tightened alert. Leaves canceled. clerks confined to quarters. U.S. officers said no alert for American troops. Captured Viet Cong official provided details of a planned late month or early July attack aimed to influence Paris peace talks. About 12,500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops within 25 miles. 10,000 allied soldiers patrolling a 15 mile arc. B52 bombers targeting infiltration routes with about 50 missions daily.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
Suspicious Fire Damages Peekskill High School
A fire called suspicious by fire and police officials caused about $55,000 in damage to Peekskill High School early today, with a second blaze slightly damaging a small factory.
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Peekskill, N.Y
Peekskill High School
Stiffer Gun Law Drive Hits Noted Setback
A push for tougher gun control faced a setback as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 to delay further action until July 9. President Johnson had urged registration and licensing, while opposition from the National Rifle Association and lawmakers shifted support away. The vote followed earlier delays in the House and amid public reaction to firearm restrictions.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph D. Tydings
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Johnson
House
Pope
Robert F. Kennedy
Igress
Congress
National Rifle Association
May consumer prices rise 0.3 percent on yearly pace over 4 percent
Washington AP reports living costs increased by three tenths of 1 percent in May continuing an annual rise of more than 4 percent. Clothing led gains at about 1 percent and food rose roughly 0.4 percent, per the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mansfield
Eastland
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Boston recluse Alex Douglas found dead on South End sidewalk
Police seek details on 65 year old Alex Douglas found dead last week in a shabby South End area. Morgue attendants recovered 11768.35 dollars in cash and a welfare check from his pockets. Authorities say death due to apparent natural causes.
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Boston
Police Today
Alex Douglas
South End
To Divide Delegates New York Allocation
New York State Democratic Committee plans to apportion 65 at large delegates to the presidential convention among the McCarthy Ramotoey and Kennedy factions barring any floor fight.
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New York
State Democratic Committee
McCarthy
Ramotoey
Kennedy
Sirhan to Appear in Chapel Court at Los Angeles Jail
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faces a plea hearing at Los Angeles County Central Jail in a chapel like courtroom for the Kennedy assassination. Security is tightened as the defendant makes his third appearance since the June 5 killing.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Central
Sirhan
Bishara
Robert F. Kennedy
United States May Seek Moscow Followup on Nuclear Talks Endorsement
State Department officials described a set of options on Thursday, as they called Moscow's endorsement of talks to curb the nuclear arms race vastly encouraging. They said Washington may prod its ambassador in Moscow to pursue a followup on the Soviet position expressed by Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko.
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United States
Moscow
Russia
State Department
Anidrei A. Gromyko
Huong Warns Against Pro Communist Support in Saigon
Premier Tran Yan Huong warned in Saigon that individuals directly or indirectly backing pro Communist or neutralist policies would face immediate military trial and imprisonment. The warning signals a crackdown in the capital amid rising factional tensions and security concerns.
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Saigon
Tran Yan Huong
Jamestown Blaze Damages Businesses Hurt Firemen
A late Thursday fire in Jamestown destroyed four businesses including Friendly Grill U S News Jenny's Lunch and the Ideal Barber Shop on West Third Street. Fire Chief Virgil L. Eggleston said losses exceed 100000 dollars. Fireman Robert Peterson 57 was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder after a fall from a roof.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Virgil L. Eggleston
Friendly Grill
U. S. News
Jenny
West Third Street
Robert Peterson
Jamestown General Hospital
LBJ Set to Sign Bill Shifting Four Holidays to Mondays
President Johnson will sign a law moving four national holidays to Mondays, creating five three day weekends annually starting 1971. Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day will fall on designated Mondays, with federal workers and D C affected. Travel leaders hail the change as boosting industry while Italian Americans celebrate Columbus Day.
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Johnson
District of Columbia
Clarence A. Arata
Tional Association of Travel Organizations
Congress
Count Basie Orchestra Opens New York Summer Series
More than 4,000 jazz fans braved a chilly drizzle in Central Park to hear Count Basie Orchestra. Mayor Lindsay welcomed the crowd as Joe Williams sang Every Day I Sing the Blues, drawing warm applause and proving the citys outdoor program a success.
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Count Basie
John V. Lindsay
Joe Williams
Central Park
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