Voting Rights Bill Backed by Both Parties
President Johnson appeals for swift action in a joint session urging a simple uniform standard to guarantee voting rights. He cites Selma as a turning point while supporters and opponents debate timetable. bill seeks federal registrars to insure access where registration and turnout lag.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Selma
Ala
Lexington
Concord
Appomattox
North
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Navy fighter bomber pilot missing after carrier crash
In Saigon a search continues for the pilot of a U S Navy fighter bomber that crashed into the sea short of its carrier while returning from a raid on North Vietnam. In Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers Union submitted basic contract demands to U S Steel Corp amid resumed bargaining. In Jakarta a mob of 3000 Communists demanded expulsion of three American film companies. In Tokyo North Vietnam accused four warships under U S and South Vietnamese command of shelling Trung Lien.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Jakarata
Indonesia
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Twentieth Century Fox
Warner Bros
Tokyo
U. S
Trung Lien
Mounted Deputies Clash With Civil Rights Demonstrators in Montgomery
About 600 protesters from Alabama State College and Northern cities faced mounted deputies who rode into the crowd swinging clubs and ropes. Wounds were reported as several students were struck and bleeding from head injuries. The incident followed a sit down after police halted the march near the Alabama state Capitol.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Capitol
State Capitol
Alabama State College
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Atlanta
Selma
SNCC
Ben Moore
Selma Voting March Ruling Delayed by Judge Johnson
Federal Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr postponed an immediate ruling in the civil rights legal challenge over a Selma to Montgomery voting rights march. Testimony included Maj. John Cloud admitting tear gas use without a clear order and Capt. Thomas Pyron recounting the arrest of an armed man at a King-led march.
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Montgomery
Ala
Selma
US. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
John Cloud
Thomas Pyron
Pyron
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
60 Pound Paper Roll Fatal Rooftop Accident
A 60 pound tar paper roll being hoisted to a downtown building roof fell Monday, killing James Richardson a 25 year old employee of Biebdel Brothers roofing contractors from Bourbon Missouri.
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ST. Louis, Mo
James Richardson
Bourbon
Biebdel Brothers
New Mexico House backs compromise on uniform property assessments
The New Mexico House Taxation and Revenue Committee adopted a compromise to replace a Senate plan that would have uniformed a 33 1 3 percent assessment by 1967. The substitute requires each county assessor to reassess tangible property by December 31, 1967 based on State Tax Commission standards.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
House Taxation and Revenue Committee
Senate
Bobby Mayfield
D-Dona Ann
J.M. Smalley
D-Luna
Jess Kornegay
Franklin Jones
Albuquerque
Kornegay
House Committee
Tax Commission
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
Senate to Hold Closed Session on Reapportionment
The New Mexico Senate will resolve into a committee of the whole tonight for reapportionment proposals. The meeting will be in executive session with public and press barred after 32 hours of Saturday deliberations with no action taken.
Pilgrimage urged to sustain civil rights drive in Alabama
In Selma Alabama Reverend James Bevel calls for a 50 mile march to keep the Negro vote drive alive and press Alabama poll tax reform. He outlines an upcoming march after the Selma Montgomery march and criticizes the Montgomery sit in for violence while noting President Johnson's push for voting rights legislation.
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Selma
Ala
Johnson
James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr Bevel
Alabama
Montgomery
Boston
Congress
Bevel
Man Admits Shooting Of Three In Roswell
A 27 year old Roswell man Domingo G Martinez was arrested after the Saturday shooting injuring Jerry Sam Padilla Gilbert Richardson and Agapito Mendoza Jr and wounding a fourth. Martinez says he acted in self defense after being jumped at 302 E Mathews. Two counts of assault with intent and one of aggravated battery filed. victims reported in good condition at St Marys Hospital.
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Roswell
Jerry Sam Padilla
E. Deming
Gilbert Richardson
E. Mathews
Agapito Mendoza Jr
S. Grand
Domingo G. Martinez
W. Deming
Martinez
Richard Martinez
Padilla
Richardson
Mendoza
St. Mary's Hospital
Judicial Amendment Passes In New Mexico Senate
The New Mexico Senate approved 25 to 5 a constitutional amendment to overhaul the judiciary. It calls for a statewide vote to eliminate the peace justice fee system create an intermediate appeals court and set up a disciplinary commission for removal or discipline. It would not include appointive judges as proposed earlier.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Road Toll This Year Versus Last Year at This Date
Traffic fatalities to date show 65 deaths on the current year up to this point, compared with the same date last year. Data tracks by roadway segment and includes major corridors in the region.
More Troops To Viet Nam Considered
Washington policy makers discuss increasing US forces in South Vietnam including possible dispatch of Army troops. Gen Johnson signals possible logistics units and guard duties around installations while Army division deployment remains under consideration. Marines totaling 3,500 recently arrived at Da Nang air base.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Saigon
Johnson
United States
da Nang
Ten thousand Iraqis storm West German Embassy in Baghdad
Baghdad Radio reports ten thousand Iraqis mostly students stormed the West German Embassy in Baghdad to protest Germany’s stance toward Israel and its anticipated diplomatic recognition. They lowered the flag and demanded closure of the embassy amid anti German slogans.
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Damascus
Syria
Baghdad
West Germany
Israel
Iraq
Baghdad Radio
Priest Raps Legislature For Civil Rights Stand
Santa Fe Catholic priest Father Luis Jaramillo criticized New Mexico House members for rejecting a memorial urging Alabama to protect citizens' rights. He spoke after a civil rights demonstration by about 150 people and praised other memorials passed by the House. He called the failure a hypocritical act and urged national unity on civil rights.
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Santa FE
New Mexico House
Luis Jaramillo
Capitol
Albuquerque
Los Alamos
United States
Alabama
Lawrence Goodell
Dchaves
New Mexico
Father Jaramillo
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