Illinois House rejects housing gun ethics bills in session
In Springfield the House knocked down three major measures on open housing gun control and legislative ethics. The open housing bill by Rep. James Carter failed 82 to 7 2 with 53 none votes, while a second housing bill also died as Speaker Ralph Smith declined to bring it to a vote. A Cook County gun licensing bill by Rep. Paul Elward failed despite Republican support and Arrington’s owner licensing proposal drew interest but no passage. An ethics bill sponsored by Rep. Bernard Wolfe failed 63 to 40, needing 89 votes, though Senate version remains pending in the House.
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Illinois
James Carter
Chicago
Ralph Smith
R-Alton
Orlando W. Wilson
Arrington
Elward
House
Humphrey OK after surgery for benign bladder growth
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey underwent cystoscope surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove a benign papilloma from his bladder. Doctors deemed the condition excellent and he planned to leave midweek and resume normal duties after full recovery.
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Jon D. Morris
New York Times
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Naval Hospital At
Bethesda
Hampton Hubbard
Humphrey
Johnson
White House
Norman Sherman
Sherman
Possible U S debt ceiling crisis if Congress stalls
Analysts warn a July 1 deadline could trigger a financial crisis if Congress does not act on the debt ceiling. After a House defeat on a $29 billion raise, the temporary $336 billion limit drops to $285 billion, risking missed payments and a weaker dollar unless a new ceiling is set. Treasury officials expect action before June 30 though debates continue.
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Treasury
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Romney starts primary drive in Wisconsin
Gov. George W. Romney opened his unannounced bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Wisconsin. Speaking after a breakfast with 300 Republicans, Romney said direct appeal to voters is most successful and primaries often decide nominations, signaling a showdown with former Vice President Richard Nixon ahead of the April 2 Wisconsin primary.
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Donald Janson
New York Times
Wauwatosa
Wis
George W. Romney
Michigan
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Romney
Nixon
Progressive Cardinal Ritter dies in St Louis at 74
Cardinal Joseph Ritter a progressive U S church leader and Second Vatican Council figure died at DePaul Hospital after heart attacks. He led civil rights support, ended school segregation in his archdiocese, and served over 20 years in St Louis with 600000 Catholics. Funeral set at St Louis Cathedral with Concelebrated Pontifical Mass. Auxiliary Bishop Gottwald named temporary administrator. Michigan State quarterback Jimmy Raye posted 1110 passing yards and 436 rushing yards last season with five touchdowns.
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United States
DePaul Hospital
Christopher G. Vournas
Marie Catherine Ritter
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
Bardstown
Harry N. Ritter
Louisville
St. Louis Cathedral
Calvary Cemetery
George J
Gottwald
St. Louis
Vatican
America
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
Cardinal Ritter
Ritter
United States Supreme Court
Michigan State
Jimmy Raye
Courthouse raider jailed in New Mexico action
Reies Lopez Tijerina, 41, arrested with two companions at a roadblock north of Albuquerque as leaders of an armed group seeking to establish free city states in northern New Mexico. He faces kidnapping and murder conspiracy counts, while authorities hunt two more associates.
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Martin Waldron
New York Times
Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Tijerina
Santa Fe
State
Cristobal Tijerina
Baltazar Martinez
Martinez
Tierra Amarilla
Spencer Tracy Dies of Heart Attack at 67 in West Hollywood
Academy Award winner Spencer Tracy died at 6 a m Saturday from a massive heart attack at his West Hollywood home he rented from director George Cukor. Tracy longtime heart ailment had worsened after a July 1963 lung congestion and he had just finished his film Guess Who's Coming for Dinner with Katherine Hepburn.
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Mitchell Covel
Tracy
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Katherine Hepburn
Stanley Kramer
Spence
Milwaukee
Wis
Pat O’brien
Ripon College
Wisconsin
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