Man Freed in Meredith Shooting Case Bond Posted
Aubrey James Norvell posted 25000 bond and left Hernando jail after being charged with attempted murder in James Merediths 1966 march attack. Defense attorney Edward L Whitten said Norvell left in good spirits headed to Memphis with family and vowed exoneration at trial. Nearby, Stokely Carmichael spoke at a Mississippi march as police jailed three for trespassing while Gov Johnson criticized the showmanship of the protestors.
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Whitten
Norvell Legal Aid
Memphis
Tenn
Boyce Lee Garner
Norvell
Meredith
Jackson
Miss
Greenwood
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Bob Smith
SNCC
Bruce Baines
Congress of Racial Equality
Stone Street
Broad Street Park
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Illinois League of Women Voters Opposes Revenue Article
The Illinois League of Women Voters opposes the proposed revenue article for the state Constitution. They call it too detailed rigid and hard to interpret. They urge statewide reclassification rules limits on taxes bonding power and property tax linkage to income tax be removed or made changeable.
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Illinois League of Women Voters
Ezra Levin
League
Cook County
Levin
Stocks Trade Slack As Dow Dips At Noon
The market opened irregularly lower amid mixed aerospace gains. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 894.37, down 2.79 points, with trading described as slack despite aerospace defense stocks rising solidly.
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Aerospace Defense
Government Announces Diet Food Labeling Rules
Washington AP government announces new labeling rules for most special diet foods and supplements set to take effect 180 days after Federal Register publication. FDA clarifies eight fortified food classes, limits low calorie and reduced calorie claims, and targets misleading shotgun supplements while stressing adequate daily intake.
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Washington
James L. Goddard
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Federal Register
Food and Drug Administration
Goddard
Ship Collision Sparks Firekill in New York Harbor
In Kill Van Kull channel near New York, the British tanker Alva Cape and the American Texaco Massachusetts collided, causing a massive fire and 20 known deaths among 101 crew on the Alva Cape. Police list 21 dead. 12 missing, 69 survivors, 40 hospitalized. Rescue crews fought flames, passengers and crew jumped clear, with morgue identifications proceeding. Captain Richard F. Pinder of Clarksboro, N.J., named among the dead.
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New York
Coast Guard
Kill van Kull
New York Harbor
Texaco Massachusetts
Donald Baker
Massapequa Park
N.Y
Alva Cape
Morgues
Bayonne
N.J
Richard F. Pinder
Clarksboro
Gemini 12 Crew Named
Navy Captain James Lovell and Air Force Major Edwin Aldrin named to command Gemini 12, slated for mid November with an around the world space walk. Backup crew includes Col. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Cernan. Apollo aims noted.
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Houston
Tex
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
West Point
Space Agency
U.S
Lovell
Frank Borman
United States
Air Force Col
Cosmos 121 Satellite Launch Reported by Tass
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite named Cosmos 121, as reported by Tass. Its orbit ranges from 130 to 220 miles above Earth.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Johnston City arson fire injures no one in early morning blaze
A Johnston City area under construction building was set ablaze in an elaborate arson attack. Investigators found dynamite caps gasoline and an alarm clock timer as devices. The structure owned by Leo Bearden was to house a produce market. Deputy sheriffs and state fire marshals investigated with several leads.
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Johnston City
Rt. 37
Leo Bearden
S. Court St
Marion
Williamson County
William Humphrey
Bearden
Bill Bearden
Humphrey
Alabama
al Phillips
Freeman Spur
Norman Hilton
Cobden
Hilton
Doyle Ray
Arson device fails in Johnston City fire scene
Fire officials display a slide device that failed to fire during a Johnston City blaze. Deputy fire marshal Al Phillips and William Humphrey observe as a brick stops short of matches needed to ignite gasoline. the timing mechanism did trigger other dynamite caps. Photos credit Ed Greer.
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Norman Hilton
Johnston City
al Phillips
William Humphrey
Ed Greer
Wilson Johnson Talks Set for Washington Visit
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson will travel to Washington in the second half of July for talks with President Johnson on world issues. No specific problem or agenda was disclosed, and the exact date will be announced later.
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Harold Wilson
Washington
Johnson
Wilson
New Marble Face for Capitol Approved
Congressional leaders approved plans to replace the crumbling west side of the Capitol with a shiny marble face. The four year, 34 million dollar project will be the largest renovation since the House and Senate wings were added about a century ago.
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Washington
Capitol
House
Senate
Johnston City Fire Destroys Building. Arson Suspected
Firefighters battled a blaze at a Johnston City building after a witness at the Domino Club reported an explosion. Fire chief Doyle Ray cited gasoline running from the back door and praised civil defense volunteers. Investigators note past arson incidents in the area, though they believe the fires may be unrelated.
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State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Domino Club
Ray
Johnston City Civil Defense and Emergency Unit
American Legion Club
Johnston City
Carterville
Raymond B. Hurley
Half Lean, Half Sit Subway Seat Lets Skirts Stay Close
Designer Peter Harvey, 25, unveils a fibre foam seat to ease crowding on subways and buses. The chrome tube seat lets a user half lean and half sit, reportedly shielding more leg than traditional seats. London Transport shows interest as model Anna Watson tests the seat at the Royal College of Art show.
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Peter Harvery
Harvey
London Transport
London
Royal College of Art Design
Anna Watson
Tax increase remains an open question in economy
Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler said the proposed tax hike is still very much an open question as the economy shows a slight slowdown. He spoke at the 73rd Virginia Banking Association convention noting continued readiness to adopt further restraints if needed. President Johnson signaled willingness to apply additional fiscal restraints if necessary.
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Hot Springs
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Virginia Banking Association
Johnson
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