Convention Rejects Blaine Amendment Contested Reform
Delegates voted down the Blaine Amendment as the convention advanced a broad education reform. The new proposal would let the Legislature and Education Dept. create programs for all pupils, including remedial and ancillary services, while dissents argued over shared time and funding implications for parochial schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Dept
Moses W. Weinstein
Wésare
Charles Henderson
Hornell
Joseph Carlino
Blaine
Henderson
Anthony J. Travia
Brydges
Saxe
Agudath Israel of America
Citizens For Educational Freedom
Louis de Hoyos
Monticello
Richard J. Bartlett
Glens Falls
Bartlett
de Hoyos
Court of Appeals
Charles S. Desmond
Sen
Brydgés
Herman Badillo
Bronx
Badillo
Wolfgang J. Reimer
Schenectady County
Mariner 5 Reaches Midway On Venus Trip
NASA reported Mariner 5 reached midway elapsed time on its 128 day voyage to Venus and will be halfway by distance next Tuesday. On its 64th day the craft had covered 98,667,000 miles and stood about 9 million miles from halfway in a 217 million mile journey. At 3 PM EDT the craft was 11,972,197 miles from Earth and 19,738,541 from Venus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mariner 5
Venus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mariner “5
Earth
Odd Saigon Mission Involves Miss America Liaison
Captain Has Extra Detail tells of a trip to Saigon to guide how to behave with six women. Lennon, in worn clothes, describes his role as liaison between the girls as civilians and the Military Command in Vietnam. He says he acts as commander of the group and has the last word on non internal problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Lennon
Vietnam
Fairbanks Flood Brings Aid and Delayed Welcome
Planes carried 40,000 pounds of C rations and disaster gear to Eielson AFB as Fairbanks faced nine foot floodwaters. Mayor reports widespread damage with 75 percent of businesses hit while utilities falter and rebuilding plans await water and power restoration.Miss America Barbara Harris and a touring party visited, meeting Lt Lennon of Providence RI, a West Point graduate aiding relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Vietnam
Arizona
California
Eielson Air Force Base
Here
Lennon
Everett
Wash
America Party
James H
Isbell
State Disthe Philippines
A- United Services
McChord
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Providnce
R.I
West Point
Barbara Anne Harris
South Carolina
Stars and Stripes
Barbara
Columbia
D.C
Boucher
French Transportation Minister Says He Likes Traffic Jams
French minister of transportation Jean Chamant told a hometown interviewer that he enjoys traffic jams because they offer chances to talk with friends who drive nearby. He said he has done so and finds it agreeable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semur-En-Auxiois
France
Jean Chamant
Tim Bates 8 Dies After Denying Tranquillizers
In Brentwood, New York, eight year old Timothy Bates was found dead in his bed after his mother reported he denied swallowing tranquilizer pills. His siblings Deborah and Andre had earlier eaten small pills with stomachs pumped. Timothy remained unhelpful about pills and died overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood
N.Y
Timothy Bates
Raymond Bates
Deborah
Andre
Timothy
Twin Sisters Found In Manhattan After Missing Runaway
Identical 14 year old twins Aimee and Ann Hendrickson who had been missing from Baby fon home since Monday were spotted near Grand Army Plaza by a construction worker. Patrolman Pil. Robert Regan recognized them and escorted the sisters to the West 54th Street station. The worker’s identity was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fon
New York City
Grand Army Plaza
Midtown Manhattan
Aimee
Ann Hendrickson
Fifth Avenue
Robert Regan
Hendrickson
Regan
West 54Th Street
Civil Rights Bill Clears House Amid Debate and Amendments
Civil Rights legislation passes the House with exemptions for state and local jury service. Amendments include protection limits, coverage of officials using unlawful means, and a clause on convicting violations only when race religion color or political affiliation are involved. Debate centers on enforcement and the impact on prosecutions amid references to Black Power figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe D. Waggonner
D-Law
Hungate
Emanuel Celter
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
William J. Cahill
United States
Cahill
Celler
Ramsey Clark
Stokely Carmichael
H. Rap Brown
Clark MacGregor
R-Minn
House
Charles
Joelson
D-N.j
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
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Federal First
Fairbanks
Red Cross
Air Force Base
Tacoma, Wash
Public Information
Jane Anne Jayroe
Laverne Okla
Miss Harris
Carole Ann Gelish
Connecticut
Angeline Grooms
Alabama
Sharon Mae Singstock
Wisconsin
Ellen J. Warren
Maine
Manhattan
Palm Beach
Eagle Worsted Tex
River St
Tew
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