Congress Shakes Over One Man One Vote Reapportionment
The Senate weighs delaying reapportionment to Jan 1 1966 amid a fight over a House bill stripping federal courts of jurisdiction in state reapportionment. House Rules Chair Howard W. Smith pushes the Tuck bill to the floor as Mansfield and Dirksen seek a delay agreement with the Justice Department.
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John Beckler
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Howard W. Smith
Mike Mansfield
Everett
M. Dirksen
Justice Department
Tuck bill eases court review of state reapportionment
Dispute deepens over Tuck bill urging two provisions to strip Supreme Court and federal district courts of jurisdiction in state reapportionment cases. Rules Committee used a little known rule to bypass the Judiciary Committee, leaving both houses in uncertainty as Atlantic City convention approaches Aug. 24.
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Smith
Tuck
Supreme Court
Federal District Courts
Judiciary Committee
Atlantic City
UN Asked to Boost Cyprus Peace Force Strength
U Thant requested more soldiers to bolster the 6,200 strong Cyprus peace force as tensions rise between Greece and Turkey. The aim is to deploy new contingents along the northwest coast where Greek and Turkish Cypriots face each other. The Greek Cypriot government seeks a force cap of 7,000.
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Cyprus
Kennedy race stirs White House hush as JFK report nears
President Johnson plans to stay hands off the New York senatorial contest where Robert F. Kennedy is named as a possible Democratic nominee. Chief Justice Warren declined comment on when the JFK assassination report will be released, with Sept. 14 floated as a possible date. Cyprus crisis deepens as Turkish and Greek Cypriots clash. UN peace efforts surround a fragile cease fire and Geneva talks loom. India’s Thimayya finds lull in Kokkina area a breather as Greece rejects direct talks with Turkey and looks to the UN General Assembly. Khrushchev asked to influence Cyprus toward a legal, humane peace.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Earl Warren
John F. Kennedy
Cyprus
Mansoura-Kokkina
Turkey
Security Council
K. S. Thimayya
Kokkina
Thimayya
U.N
Greece
George Papandreous
U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
Ismet Inonu
Papandreous
Khrushchev
Inonu
Turkish Cypriot Leader Warns of Imminent Bread Shortage
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriot leader Dr Faz it Kuchuk said a Greek Cypriot blockade could starve 35 000 people within days as bakeries risk closure due to kerosene shortages. He urged Ankara to press Makarios and warned of possible actions if the blockade persists. The UN reports a tense calm continues with calls for expanded peacekeeping forces.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Fazil Kuchuk
Ankara
Makarios
U.N
K.S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Kuchuk
Turkey
United Nations Security Council
U Thant
Paterson Riots Third Night Amid Destruction and Arrests
Gasoline bombs bottles and bricks rained in Paterson's Fourth Ward for the third night as police logged 50 to 60 incidents. Authorities say 23 Negroes one white man and twelve juveniles were arrested amid mounting tension and similar unrest in Elizabeth and other cities.
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Paterson
N.J
Elizabeth
Harlem
Brooklyn
Rochester
N.Y
Jersey City
Tho Threatens WAFB Airman At Gunpoint
A-3C Harry Muller, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, reported being stopped at the YO crossing by three Spanish men who forced him to push their stalled car toward Roswell. The trio fled in a green 1957 Chevrolet last seen near East Grand Avenue after Muller refused to drain gas from his Air Force vehicle.
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Chaves County
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
East Grand Avenue
Harry Muller
U.S Highway 285
Muller
Non-Strikers to Receive $22 000 in Benefits
The New Mexico Employment Security Commission will pay unemployment claims to non striking Kennecott Copper Corp workers. About 300 employees are involved, with an estimated 22 000 in benefits and average weekly claims of 36 dollars. Checks likely after August 29.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico Employment Security Commission
Kennecott Copper Corp
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Ind
J. Bayes Williams
ESC
Kennecott
Road Toll So Far This Year Reaches 215
A transportation report shows tolls collected on New Mexico roads total 215 to date this year, up from 204 at the same point last year, signaling rising use and revenue.
Paratroopers Arrive in Congo to Back Central Government
Forty U.S. paratroopers landed in Leopoldville to guard four C 130 transport planes and assist rescue missions. Officials say they are not for combat but to bolster the central Congo government against a spreading rebel offensive backed by the Communist bloc. The troops hail from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.S
Congo
Fort Bragg
N.C
Atlanta cafe owner quits closes segregated eatery
Lester Maddox shut the Pickrick restaurant door after refusing service to two Black students amid a pledge to pursue his Civil Rights Act court fight. He cried as he claimed the move killed his business and warned Congress against constitutional violations. He said 66 employees, 44 of them Black, would be cared for.
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Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Maddox
Congress
UPI
Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Supreme Court
Pickrick
Calvin Jones
Gary Robinson
The
Pricekrick
Miss Wool Pageant Night Sets Dinner and Style Show
Nine New Mexico Miss Wool contestants compete tonight at the Roswell Inn with a 6:30 dinner and an 8:00 style show leading to the crowning of a new Miss Wool. The winner earns prizes including a trip to San Angelo Texas in April to represent New Mexico in Miss Wool of America, a $250 scholarship, a crown, and a Pendleton wool suit.
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New Mexico
Roswell Inn
San Angelo
Tex
Tatum Chamber of Commerce
Boellner
Watson's
Huff’s
Roswell
Barb Anne Shoppe
Barte Ap
Linda Allen
Hal Hall
G. C. Magruder
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Fred Conn
Conn
San Angelo Standard Times
Millie Tanner
House Approves 4.4 Billion Public Works Bill
The House passed a 4.4 billion dollar public works appropriation bill funding the Atomic Energy Commission Army Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau. The compromise totals 4 430 794 700 with four New Mexico projects including Cochiti Dam and Galisteo Reservoir funding and Las Cruces planning. The Senate action was expected to finalize before White House approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
New Mexico
Cochiti
Albuquerque
Rhone Valley Vets Gather for D-Day 20th Anniversary
U S World War II veterans meet in Draguignan France to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the D-Day start in Southern France. Ambassador Bohlen and representatives from France Britain and Canada attend at the Draguignan Cemetery honoring the 36th 45th and 3rd U S divisions that spearheaded the invasion.
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Draguignan
France
U.S
Normandy
Charles E. Bohlen
Britain
Canada
Rhone Valley
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