Senate imposes one hour limit on debate for civil rights bill
The Senate voted 65 to 32 to end further debate on a compromise civil rights and open housing measure. Each senator will have one hour to speak on the bill and amendments before unlimited debate on passage resumes. Senate leaders tout the two-thirds margin as breaking the opposition’s resolve.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Auto makers not liable in high speed crash case
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Philip Michael Schemel of Springfield Ohio who claimed General Motors should be liable in accident suits for designing high speed cars. He was a passenger in an Impala allegedly traveling 115 mph near Oakland City Indiana in April 1964.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Philip Michael Schemel
Springfield
Ohio
Oakland City
Ind
General Motors
U.S
Evansville
Schemel
Clear Warmer Tonight Then Tuesday Outlook
Clear skies bring a warmer night with lows 28 to 32. Tuesday's high climbs into the 50s and maps page 8 provide further weather details.
Harrisburg mayor Oshel wins GOP endorsement for 21st District bid
Harrisburg Mayor Val Oshel gained the Illinois 21st District GOP endorsement after a vote by 22 county chairs at the Benton Holiday Inn. The field included seven contenders led by Oshel, with others such as John F. Austin Har ry Phil Pearce William Brandon Pike Paul Rehberger Gary Burdick and James Eatherly.
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Harrisburg
Val Oshel
Congress
Illinois
State Central
Joseph Hale
Ridgway
Oshel
Benton Holiday Inn
Hale
John F. Austin
Nashville
Harry Phil Pearce
Carmi
Wabash Valley Association
William Brandon Pike
Carbondale
Paul Rehberger
Cypress
Gary Burdick
Cutler
James Eatherly
Galatia
Osher
Austin
West Frankfort
Don R. Lucas
James Foreman
Metropolis
Reds resume heavy firing as hospital seized in Kontum
Communist forces pounded allied bases and seized a hospital run by American doctor Patricia Smith in Kontum. U S officers reported Viet Cong damage to operating and X ray rooms and a killed Montagnard patient, with a German nurse abducted. Meanwhile U S forces fought near Khe Sanh and Hue as battles and ambushes rolled across the countryside.
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Saigon
U.S
Kontum
Patricia Smith
Seattle
Wash
Kontum City
Highlands
Demonstrators Converge at Capitol Over School Aid
Hundreds gather at the State Capitol as Illinois lawmakers open a shortened session. About 400 protesters, many women in green with fake $500 bills, push for $500 per pupil state aid. A Chicago group, roughly 100 strong, opposes busing in overcrowded districts.
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van Wolverton
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
State Capitol
75Th General Assembly
Statehouse
Chicago
Rotunda
Downstate
Decatur
Slatemaker choices for Demos All offices contested on GOP ticket
Republicans faced contests in three top offices as petitions were filed in Springfield. Main GOP candidates include Senator Everett M. Dirksen facing Howard J. Doyle for U S Senate, G Robert Johnson challenging Robert Dwyer for lieutenant governor, and Edward Kaye filing for attorney general with former treasurer William J. Scott expected to enter. Other GOP names appeared for governor secretary of state and auditor while Democrats quickly filed, with Shapiro Simon Clark Lorenz Howlett and others listed.
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Hale
Foreman
Jackson County
Ray Doerr
Wabash County
Robert Mhenneberger
Henneberger
Mr. Carmel
James G. Gullett
Elizabethtown
David Stanley
Carmi
Pat Rodd
Carbondale
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Paul A. Ziegler
Gray
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Howard J. Doyle
Chicago
Everett M. Dirksen
U. S. Senate
William J. Scott
GOP
Alfred
Bulldog) Drummond
Justice
Ill
Cook County Board
Richard Ogilvie
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
Robert Campbell
Brian Duff
Quincy
Wes Olson
Earl C. Ott
Terrell Clarke
Western Springs
Evanston
Arrington
Samuel H. Shapiro
Paul Simon
Troy
William G. Clark
U.S. Senate
Michael J. Howlett
Francis S. Lorenz
Fannie Jones
East St. Louis
Supreme Court
Powell
Illinois Guard Chief Is Fired Over Feud and Demotions
Maj. Gen. Francis P. Kane says he was removed as commander of the Illinois National Guard after a personal feud with Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Leo Boyle and opposition to demotion of two Black officers. Brig. Gen. Richard T. Dunn to replace him as the guard reorganizes from 108 units to 77 while keeping strength near 11,600.
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Richard T. Dunn
Francis P. Kane
National Guard
Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Kane
Otto Kerner
Bloomington
Leo Boyle
Guard
Kerner
Boyle
Springfield
Oil spill fouls beaches as Ocean Eagle splits near San Juan
High waves bring patches of Venezuelan crude up to 30 yards inside luxury beaches in San Juan Puerto Rico as the Liberian ship Ocean Eagle splits. President Johnson sends conservation experts to assist Coast Guard crews in fighting the four mile by one mile slick threatening resort shoreline.
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San Juan
P.R
Ocean Eagle
San Juan Bay
Johnson
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Sheraton
Johnson unveils Health in America program to expand care
President Johnson sent a special message to Congress proposing a 15.6 billion Health in America plan. The program would more than double federal birth control outlays, cut infant deaths, train more doctors, and set five major goals to improve overall health with voluntary help from doctors and hospitals.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Congress
Blasts hit six embassies across Europe weekend
Police probe explosions in London, The Hague and Turin injuring nine. Attacks damaged two American facilities, two Spanish embassies, the Greek and Portuguese missions. Dutch youth leader Erik Zwitser claimed anarchists, then denied involvement.
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London
Netherlands
Italy
Hague
U.S
Army
Turin
Given Parsons
Erik Zwitser
Zwitser
Riots panel and mayors urge billions for urban crisis
Members of the President's Commission on Civil Disorders join big city mayors in pushing Congress to fund sweeping programs to address urban unrest. They call for multi billion dollar spending, warn of chaos if money is not forthcoming, and seek open housing and anti poverty measures amid fiscal resistance in Congress.
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President
Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Commission
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Lindsay
CBS
ABC
NBC
Meet the Press
Otto Kener
Illinois
Sen
Fred R. Harris
Senate
Oklahoma Democrat
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York
Wilkins
Hugh J. Addonizio
Newark
Addonizio
Carl B. Stakes
Cleveland
Stokes
Milwaknee
Henry W. Maier
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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