Senate to begin voting on Medicare amendments this week
Senate prepares to vote on amendments to Johnson health care bill, which would create programs for 19 million Americans aged 65 plus and raise Social Security benefits funded mainly by higher payroll taxes. Debate features opposition from Republicans and a key proposal to add an income factor to individual contributions.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Johnson
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Congress
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
House
John J. Williams
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Finance Committee
Curtis
Bomb blast hits Chicago offices near Wacker Drive
A 3:45 am explosion in the Masonite Building at 29 N Wacker Drive damages the area and shatters windows in adjacent offices. No injuries reported. damage to Friden Inc displays tops $200,000 as police seek motive. Friden manager John J Angus expresses mystery over the blast.
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Chicago
N. Wacker Drive
Kemper Insurance
Civic Opera House
Civic Theater
Wacker Drive
Frider Inc
Masonite
John J. Angus
Friden
New Judge Zamora Receives Advice From Veteran Jurist
New Mexico’s newest district court judge Matias A. Zamora was sworn in amid counsel from Supreme Court Chief Justice David W. Carmody. The veteran jurist urged patience and humility, stressing diligence and seeking divine guidance in the new role.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Supreme Court
David W. Carmody
Matias A. Zamora
Coalition Seeks GOP Backing for Voting Bill Split Over Lindsay
In Washington the push to form a Republican Southern Democratic coalition behind a GOP substitute for the voting rights bill faces a setback as Rep. John V. Lindsay endorses the administration measure. Rep. Howard Smith defends a compromise bill to resist federal examiners and protect state control while promising fairness.
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Washington
House
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Smith
Republic
Gerald R. Ford
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
McCulloch
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
City Council Prohibits Public Drinking in Snyder
Snyder city council on second reading banned consuming alcohol in any public place within city limits. Violations carry a fine up to 50 dollars. The meeting also approved the Rodeo Association parade on opening rodeo day and a Bassridge Addition plot plan near Towle Park. El Paso Avenue widening from Thirty seventh Street to U S Highway 180 will begin as a joint project with Scurry County. A special budget review set for July 27 for the 1965 66 year. George Patterson was instructed to draft the budget based on a stable tax valuation and rate.
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Snyder
Rodeo Association
George Patterson
Aeign
Labor Movement
Israel
One of Israel's Founders Is Dead
Moshe Sharett, 70, a key Zionist leader who helped found Israel in 1948, died of cancer. He served as prime minister from 1953 to 1955.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Moshe Sharett
State of Israel
Sharett
James M. Moody
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Texas
M. E. Sadler
TCU
U S Marines Land In Central Viet Nam In Third Raid
About 3 400 U S Marines landed at two central Viet Nam points with 4 600 more to come, boosting forces to near 60 000 as Dak To city reportedly fell to Viet Cong. Air strikes hit D Zone targets. clashes 25 miles northeast of Saigon left casualties on both sides.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
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Dak
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Guam
D Zone
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A .S
U.S. Navy
South China Sea
da Nang
Qui Nhon
7Th Fleet
Hue-Phu Bai
Chu Lai
Quang Ngai
North Texas Sees Showers Amid Heat Wave Patience
Occasional showers offered brief relief from the Texas heat as temperatures again neared 103 degrees in Brownwood, Childress, Presidio and Seymour. Wichita Falls logged 101 while El Paso Laredo and Mineral Wells areas reached 100. Northern Texas saw morning showers from Mineral Wells toward Fort Worth Dallas Sherman and Paris with Oklahoma nearby.
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Brownwood
Childress
Presidio
Seymour
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Laredo
Mineral Wells
North
Fort Worth
Dallas
Sherman
Paris
Oklahoma
Ford urges bombing of North Viet Nam missile sites
House Republican Leader Gerald R Ford says the United States should bomb Russian built missile sites in North Viet Nam. He warns these sites threaten American forces and could be attacked now, with decision authority resting with President Johnson.
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Hoffman
Washington
House
Gerald R Ford
Michigan
United States
Viet Nam
Ford
Mutual Broadcasting System
U. S
Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Hai
Storms and Tornadoes Hit Midwest to Northeast Region
Tornadoes and heavy rain struck the nation's midsection with hail in places, while the Midwest saw up to an inch of rain and utility outages. Chicago area reported over two inches of rain and a tornado spotted on the South Side. Minnesota logged brief touchdowns and hail accompanied storms. Oklahoma faced 80 to 90 mph winds with injuries and property damage as Kansas and Missouri had flash floods and northwestern Illinois reported tornado damage near Milledgeville.
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Maine
Minnesota
Twin Cities
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Milledgeville
Carroll County
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Crystal Lake
Ill
Hays
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
British Labor Defeated in Commons Over Finance Bill
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson will not resign after Labor losses in three votes on the finance bill. Conservatives exploited splits as Labour floor managers were outmaneuvered, with elderly members briefly leaving, narrowing the party’s majority to four in the 630-seat Commons. Mariner 4 update notes Mars approach and expected photos.
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London
Britain
Labor
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Commons
Edward Heath
House
Labor Party
Weather snapshot for Texas regions with heat and scattered storms
Snyder reports high 97 degrees with a 69 to 75 degree spread and readings around 70 am. North Central Texas sees partly cloudy to clear skies with storms over 40 percent in the north, no major temperature changes expected.
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Snyder
Texas
North Portion
Port Arthur
Brownsville
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