Johnson Signs Billion Dollar Housing Bill Extension
Congress sent to President Johnson a 1.115 billion dollar housing bill to extend urban renewal and low rent public housing for one year. The measure passed Senate final form by voice vote and House 309 to 70, with 725 million for urban renewal and 37 500 new housing units. The bill excludes satellite town construction proposals.
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Senate House
Civil rights leaders push for vigorous civil rights law enforcement
Roy Wilkins met with President Johnson and urged Democratic platform writers to promise strong enforcement of the civil rights law. He criticized the Republican stance as vague and said the White House session focused on implementing the law and its effectiveness. Wilkins noted Riots in urban areas cannot be condoned but must be understood amid deprivation.
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Roy Wilkins
Johnson
Wilkins
Platform Committee
White House
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Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King
Senate panel notes potential breakthrough in childhood leukemia
AP reports a new cancer discovery may pinpoint the cause of fatal childhood leukemia. The Senate Appropriations Committee referenced the development in broad terms in a Tuesday report, noting effective prevention and cure seem possible from both old and new observations.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Syncom 3 Satellite Reaches Preliminary Orbit For Olympic Telecast
The Syncom 3 communications satellite launched from Cape Kennedy enters a transfer orbit en route to a high Pacific position. Officials anticipate multiple maneuver steps over 12 days to achieve a synchronous stationary orbit for potential Olympic TV transmission.
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UPI
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Johnson Family Fortune Said Over 3.4 Million
An accounting firm released the Johnson family fortune totaling 3,434,098 dollars. The report shows assets and liabilities for President Johnson, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, and daughters Lynda Bird and Luci Baines, with details on salaries and net worth.
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Luci Baines
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Roswell Daily Record Offers $5 News Tips
The Roswell Daily Record offers five dollars weekly for the best news tip received at the office at 424 nounced each week. Call MA 27 710 between 6 30 a m and 5 p m or 627 4918 after 5 p m for tips or requests regarding a published edition.
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Gallup Area Chooses Navajo Job Corps Camp
A Navajo Reservation site near Mexican Springs north of Gallup New Mexico is selected as one of 14 Job Corps camps to open in October. The New Mexico camp for 100 enrollers will work on timber stand development erosion control and recreation facilities while boosting local payrolls.
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Stewart Udall
New Mexico
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Arizona
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House Considers Bill Stripping Courts Of Reapportionment Power
The House votes 241 to 148 to move a bill that would strip federal courts of power over state legislative apportionment. Supporters push for swift action while the Senate debates a less drastic measure delaying court orders pending a constitutional amendment.
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Dva
Supreme Court
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Turner Funeral Homes owner reports Roswell mortuary progress normal
Ralph Turner, operator of Turner Funeral Homes in Ridgecrest and Wofford Heights California, says the Roswell mortuary project is progressing normally and could be ready for inspection by the New Mexico Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors by late September. An official will likely call a board meeting then to review his license application. Turner has no current plan to start an ambulance service in the area.
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Turner Funeral Homes
Ridgecrest
Wofford Heights
Calif
Roswell
New Mexico
PVACD Discusses Hagerman Canal and New Wells Plan
Preliminary plans for improving Hagerman Canal and drilling additional wells to boost water supply were reviewed by the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District. Hagerman Canal Co. reps Paul Eton and Max Wiggins presented the plans, with hydrologist Jack Barnes preparing a report required to assess loan feasibility. No action was taken as the board considers water needs and potential hydrogeologist help.
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New Mexico State University
Interstate Stream Commission
Fair Labor Act Puts Flour Under Wages
The Roswell Daily Record explains the Fair Labor Standards Act, its wage floors, overtime rules, and coverage. It notes exemptions, staged minimums from 1961 to 1965, and how “covered” workers in interstate commerce are defined, with examples across industries.
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Tijeras
Albuquerque
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Turkish Cypriots await aid as Makarios promises relief
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots wait skeptically for President Makarios to allow food fuel and medicine into blockaded areas. A separate item notes a congressional committee seeking delay of new cigarette label and ad warnings about smoking and cancer. Hoffa denies revolt in Teamsters. Greece reports return of troops to NATO command after emergency talks. Goldwater attacks Johnson policy and offers to fund a debate broadcast.
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Makarios
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Springfield
Barry Goldwater
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