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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1966
Page
5
Senate proposals tighten Medicaid with deductibility plans and fraud safeguards. Measures require full financial disclosure, limit resources for burial, and mandate repayment for transferred assets. Employers would include all workers in non-contributory group health plans to deter loss of coverage.
In Wellsburg near Elmira, 11 year old Marlene Buchanan drowned while swimming in the Chemung River. Her sister Diane W. was with her at the time. The victim was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis Buchanan, who also have a son. A divers team recovered the body about an hour after the drowning.
Reports detail clashes between black marchers and white residents as Dr. King and activists press forward in Mississippi. Gunfire erupts near Yazoo City and Philadelphia with multiple shots fired, no serious injuries confirmed. James Meredith plans to rejoin the Mississippi march, resuming toward Canton and Highway 51.
In a tense Florida night, police faced rocks and gunfire as crowds dispersed and 24 Black residents were arrested before dawn. Officers reported injuries from glass and a car fire, while independent reporters noted looting rumors without confirmed details at police headquarters.
In Schenectady New York John G Smith who won a $5.6 million estate case after a lengthy contest by 22 cousins died at 81 in Glen Ridge Hospital He had been declared sole heir after his sister Grace O’Brien died without a will The Court of Appeals upheld his claim this spring final probate dated May 25 reduced the estate to about $3.2 million after taxes and fees
Hershey, longtime head of Selective Service, defends deferment policy and warns against shifting to a lottery. He cites equity limits in deferments, notes class ranking and college testing as imperfect guides, and recalls WWII experiences with a birth-date lottery as unworkable.
Albany New York UPI reports the largest class of new state troopers since 1862 will start probationary appointments. Superintendent Cornelius says 18 men begin 16 weeks basic training at the State Police Academy Thursday with extensive classroom instruction before a year of probationary service under experienced troopers.
Seven women lawmakers in Washington appeal to President Johnson to eliminate sex based jury discrimination. They express disappointment that the civil rights bill would not curb sex bias in jury selection beyond Alabama South Carolina and Mississippi and would leave about 125 states plus the District of Columbia unchanged.
In Bombay a new All Parties Cow Protection Agitation Support Committee formed to lobby for a cow slaughter ban and to back groups advocating the same. The vow of cows is sacred to Hindus in India.
London AP reports a prominent British politician businessman was charged with murder after Radio City operator Reg Calvert 27 was slain at his home. The raid group controlled the Thames estuary fortress off Shivering Sands where the pirate station operated. Maj William Oliver Smedley, ex Liberal VP, faces murder allegations in a special court.
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