Fortas Controversy Over $15,000 Lecture Fee
senators debated Abe Fortas nomination as chief justice focusing on a $15,000 fee paid for a seminar at American University law school. Critics called the payment wrong in principle though not illegal, warning it breaches court independence from government and business.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate
The
United States
Robert P. Griffin
Reich
Fortas
American University Law School
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Humphrey proposes cross country debates with Nixon and Wallace
Hubert Humphrey urged Nixon and Wallace to join him in Lincoln-Douglas style debates across the nation. He argued the trio should appear on the same platform in equal cities to debate Vietnam and race relations while voters decide. He also promised a 50 percent increase in Social Security benefits if elected and outlined higher benefits for seniors.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George Wallace
Humphrey
Pepperdine College
Nixon
Wallace
Protestants to get water rate exhibits by Oct 1
Protestants in the hearing here Oct. 8 on the request of the Butte Water Co for a rate increase may receive copies of the company's exhibits by Oct. 1. Neil J. Lynch, Butte attorney, said he received a letter from the Public Service Commission asking utility representatives to furnish Lynch and other protestants the exhibits by Oct. 1. Lynch had asked for copies weeks earlier to allow examination before the hearing.
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Butte Water Co
Neil J. Lynch
Butte
Lynch
Water Company
Public Service Commission
Forces repulse North Vietnamese attack on Katum outpost
About 400 government irregulars and U S advisers beat off an estimated 1,000 North Vietnamese who attacked the Katum Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border. The clash left 135 enemy dead, 12 South Vietnamese killed, and 12 wounded as reinforcements arrived by air. Green Berets suffered no injuries.
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Saigon
Katum
William R. Yaniuk
Irvington
N.J
Hurricane belt stirs to life across Caribbean
Disturbances brought gusty winds and heavy rain to western Cuba and Florida while another system threatened the Windward and Leeward Islands. Three disturbances were eyed by hurricane pilots as forecasters warned of possible flooding though no major hurricane had yet crossed American shores.
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Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
Cuba
Florida
Atlantic
Bermuda
U.S
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Simpson
South Florida
Windward Islands
Tropics
American
Paris peace talks deadlocked as U S patience wears thin
United States accuses North Vietnam of intransigence at the Vietnam peace talks with no side seeking a break in weekly sessions. Washington says Hanoi must show willingness to cease bombing and move toward reciprocity while both sides reject recess.
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Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Clifford
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Vietnam
U.S
Paris
William Jorden
Jorden
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
U.S. W
Bishop Minnis urged church to banish him from Colorado
The Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Minnis, a deposed Episcopal bishop, reportedly urged a church court to order he be relieved of all duties, leave the state, and refrain from retaliation. His lawyer said the court order mirrored his recommendations, though the court recessed without dismissing charges. Minnis, 64, hospitalized in Colorado Springs with heart problems, had already resigned his jurisdiction.
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Denver
Colo
Joseph S. Minnis
Colorado
Minnis
Harry King
King
United States
Colorado Springs
Bulldogs Hawks Top Polls In Sunrise Rankings
Bulldogs and Hawks lead the latest polls with strong showings across the region. The roundup highlights top teams and rising performers as readers scan page five through page twenty.
Weather Summary for Butte Anaconda Area
Fair to partly cloudy and warm through Friday with a high of 68 and a low of 32. Showers are unlikely tonight. A year ago temperatures were 67 and 33. See weather table Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Bovine Intruders Plague Indians Report from Uttar Pradesh
People in northern Uttar Pradesh report Tibetan cows from across the border crossing the Ganges and hills to raid cultivated fields. The animals are described as intruders seeking better grazing, causing havoc in border districts.
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New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Tibet
Ganges River
House votes to approve one year farm program extension
The House passed a compromise one year extension of the farm program by 189 to 172 after dropping all amendments, including a 20,000 payment limit, and sending the bill to President Johnson. The Senate had approved the compromise, while earlier the House had added the payment cap in a 230 to 160 vote.
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Washington
House
Johnson
House- Senate
Senate
Page Belcher
R-Okla
Butte Mayor Demands Action From Civic Action Committee
Mayor Tom Powers challenged the Civic Action Committee to act after CAC critics claimed lack of enforcement of laws, including alleged illegal houses. Father Joseph Finnegan, CAC spokesman, says up to 500 people are linked to the group but few want identification. Finnegan had urged authorities to address a perceived enforcement failure in Butte.
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Tom Powers
Civic Action Committee
Joseph Finnegan
CAC
Finnegan
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