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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1966
Page
1
U Thant planned to meet ambassador Arthur Goldberg to relay an Asian African protest over last week’s Zionist invasion of Syria’s UN mission. Delegates pressed for consideration of moving the UN from New York.
The Supreme Court refused to hear an Arkansas bus boy's bid for free legal counsel in a misdemeanor case. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund argued the right to counsel applies to misdemeanors as well as felonies. In a separate item, 19 Zionists protested at Syrian offices in New York, leading to arrests and a Nov. 25 court hearing. The African Asian group then appealed to Thant for protection of UN representatives.
President Johnson leaves Washington aboard a Air Force jet bound for Honolulu and a tour of six Asian and Pacific nations including New Zealand Australia Malaysia the Philippines Thailand and South Korea as he vows to advance peace and human progress without magic. The trip features a formal send off with a 21 gun salute and bipartisan support from Congress though Senator Fulbright is absent from the delegation.
In Alton Illinois a truck loaded with seven thousand pounds of gunpowder exploded while unloading at a bait shop. Two people were believed dead and four nearby homes were on fire.
In Albuquerque a strategy session unfolds as the Forest Service weighs action if the Federal Alliance of Land Grants blocks public access to Carson National Forest in Rio Arriba County. Reies López Tijerina leads talks on possible impounding forest property while asserting revived Spanish land grant authority.
President Johnson creates a Taft Hartley inquiry to study widespread GE plant strikes across six states. IUE and allied unions halted production of 30,000 plus GE workers, with key picket lines in Schenectady Auburn Utica Pittsfield Ashland Fort Wayne Louisville Warren and Evendale. The board will assess impact on defense related operations and may issue injunctions if national defense is affected.
Delaware asked the Supreme Court for permission to file a bill of complaint challenging the unit vote method for selecting presidential electors. The court denied leave, inviting other states to join as prospective complainants, and left the broader action unresolved.
Washington AP By William F. Arbogast Congress pushes extensive spending and reform measures toward final action before year end. Bills on education poverty war funding health urban renewal unemployment and public works move through compromise and conference as lawmakers race to quit for campaigns.
In Colorado the Housewives for Lower Food Prices push a boycott of Miller's Farr's King Soopers Red Owl and Safeway to cut costs. Independent stores join with a 10 percent discount while signatures rise toward federal and state investigations. Esther Peterson may attend a BBB meeting as the issue becomes a political flashpoint.
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