Rights Bill Due For Early Signing
Washington July 1 AP sources say President Johnson plans to sign the civil rights bill soon after it reaches him perhaps Thursday night House action clears the measure for action and the bill could reach the President by Friday with no further Senate steps. The House Rules Committee by a 10 4 vote cleared the 126 page bill for floor action and the final version passed Feb 1 290 to 120. The bill bans discrimination in public accommodations employment and federally aided programs. A Fourth of July signing ceremony was suggested but moved to avoid overlapping with Independence Day.
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Senate Accepts House Bill On Permanent Food Stamp Program
The Senate approved the House backed permanent food stamp plan by voice vote. It expands pilot projects in 40 counties and three cities to nationwide scope, with state plans setting eligibility and coupons to help households obtain a nutritionally adequate diet.
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Eleven Indicted At Hillsboro War-Trapism Case
Eleven men including a police chief were named in war-rapisom charges for stealing from an alleged mob attack on five laborers imported for a Hillsboro area project. Warrants charge mob action and related counts from indictments returned Tuesday by a Circuit Court Branch jury. Ben L. Page, chief of police of suburban Favor Springs, was named in one indictment on 20 counts of official misconduct.
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Scranton vows Illinois campaign swing for GOP delegates
Pennsylvania Governor William W Scranton announced plans to return to Illinois next week to rally public support for his bid to win all or part of Illinois GOP National Convention delegates. He cited a Tuesday poll showing 48 votes for Barry Goldwater and emphasized appealing to voters over party power structures.
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Strike Cuts British TV Schedule Across Nation
A nationwide walkout by 3,500 studio technicians halted live broadcasts in Britain. Executives planned to air older films and recorded features for a week while demanding higher pay and shorter hours, arguing profits justify a bigger share. BBC remained unaffected and continued Wimbledon coverage.
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Locomotives Derail On Kickapoo Creek Trestle
Three diesel locomotives derailed today on a trestle across Kickapoo Creek between Pekin and Peoria. The incident blocked the Chicago and North Western line but officials expected clearance later in the day.
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Tshombe Aids New Regime
Leopoldville July 1 AP President Joseph Kasavubu asked Moise Tshombe, ex secessionist leader from Katanga, to begin consultations with political leaders or form a new government. Premier Cyrille Adoula and his cabinet resigned after nearly three years in office. Katanga's task is to seek a coalition to provide Congo a provisional government for elections in about nine months. Kasavubu announced the move on Leopoldville radio.
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French-born conductor Pierre Montex dies at 89
French born conductor Pierre Montex, a dominant figure in orchestras for decades, died at his Hancock Maine home after a long illness. He was 89. His sister, Mrs. David Wichlin, said he had been bedridden for months and died in his sleep.
Mississippi town returns to normal after civil rights workers vanish
Philadelphia Mississippi regains calm ten days after the disappearance of three civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. FBI and state investigators continue to search the Neshoba County hills and swamps while Navy sailors assist. Civil rights leaders suspend volunteer college student trips amid safety concerns as paid staff assess conditions in southwest Mississippi.
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Scranton Attacks Goldwater Over Nuclear War Talk
In Salt Lake City Utah governor William W Scranton labels Barry Goldwaters nuclear weapons proposals reckless warmongering and says his own aim is peace He criticizes the idea of field commanders using tactical nukes and sending Marines to Guantanamo Bay while stressing faith in Eisenhowers peacekeeping approach Scranton brushes Illinois setback as expected and shifts focus to Utah Washington and Oregon delegations.
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Scranton Delegate Drive Loses Steam in Chicago
Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania failed to gain new convention votes at the GOP caucus in Chicago as Barry Goldwater led with 43 of 58 delegates. Goldwater warned against police state traits while Scranton touted a public appeal and cited a Nielsen poll showing broad support for his bid.
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Dirksen to Nominate Goldwater for GOP Nomination
Sen Everett Dirksen of Illinois announced he will nominate Sen Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination at the San Francisco convention opening July 13. Dirksen, the Senate Republican leader, said he agreed after advising Goldwater and studying his civil rights statements.
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Plane collision near Avalon leaves one dead four missing
Avalon California July 1 AP one naval reservist is dead and four others are missing after a collision of two Navy submarine-tracking planes over Santa Catalina Island.
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Lodge Sees Halt to Downward Spiral in Viet Nam War
Washington July 1 Associated Press Henry Cabot Lodge said the anti Communist war in South Viet Nam has stopped its downward spiral and urged realistic political and military policies. In his prepared National Press Club speech he warned of outside pressures from Communist forces and suggested border supervision with North Viet Nam Cambodia and Laos to prevent Vietnamese supplies and reinforcements. He did not specify further steps beyond peaceful means and noted his long stretch as ambassador before returning to U S politics with Gov Scranton in the race for the Republican nomination.
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New Comet Tomita Gerber Honda Visible Tonight
Cambridge observers report a naked eye comet tonight across North America. The Tomita Gerber Honda comet, first sighted June 6, is expected to appear as a faint point low in the northwest shortly after sunset, per Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory spokesman George Cornell.
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Henry Clay Sub Runs Aground En Route To Hampton Roads
The Polaris missile firing submarine Henry Clay ran aground at the James River estuary while departing Newport News for a Hampton Roads turn to meet Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance. Skippered by Cdr Thomas A Bryce the unit freed by tugs at 9 30 am two hours after the mishap with no evident hull damage, a diver to inspect later. Commissioned earlier this year at Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
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