Seven lawyers quit Viet Nam inquiry hearing over threats
Seven lawyers walked out of the House Un American Activities Committee hearing after a fellow attorney was forcibly removed. Beverly Axelrod cited fear of violence after Arthur Kinoy was dragged from the room, leaving eight subpoenaed witnesses without counsel as the session continued amid shouting and arrests.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
Allen M. Krebs
Free University of New York
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Federal Auto Safety Bill Passes House and Moves On
The House passed a broad auto safety bill 371 to 0 and sent it toward conference with Senate differences. It covers cars trucks and buses with standards due within 180 days to one year and uses civil penalties up to 400 000. The measure extends to used cars and requires tires able to carry full loads with guidance from a national traffic safety administrator under the commerce secretary.
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General Services Administration
Stock Market Drops To Low For 1966
New York AP reports the stock market fell to a yearly low as trading volume reached 6.63 million shares. The Dow Jones index slipped 4.24 to 819.59 the lowest since June 1964. The AP 60-Stock average decreased 2.0 to 294.2.
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Meany urges IAM machinists to approve settlement
AFL CIO President George Meany urges the 35,400 striking IAM members to ratify the proposed contract to end the 41 day walkout and avert compulsory legislation. Widespread local sentiment favors acceptance though some locals fear rejection. The deal includes 56 cents an hour in raises over three years plus a cost of living escalator potentially adding six cents per hour in 1968.
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Viet Cong strike kills 26 at Hue carnival near Saigon
Viet Cong terrorists set off a bomb at a Hue pre election carnival killing 26 and injuring 151. The blast near Da Nang area raised fears of a wider terrorist campaign ahead of elections slated for September 11.
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Senate authorizes call to individuals for Viet Nam duty
The Senate approved standby authority to call individual Reservists and National Guardsmen to duty for possible use in Viet Nam by a 66-21 vote within the defense bill. President Johnson travels this weekend to New York, New England, and Canada for political talks with Pearson, with a plan to visit Buffalo and Syracuse and attend a campus speech in Kingston, Rhode Island.
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O Connor Gains Delegates as Rockefeller Attacks Bossism
Frank O Connor moved toward the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 66 of Nassau County 80 delegates. Kennedy’s neutrality aids him while Rockefeller denounces boss politics and Roosevelt Jr. remains in the Liberal mix. O Connor plans to finish gathering delegates this week.
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O'Connor
Robert F. Kennedy
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Labor Party
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Charles Buckley
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Brooklyn
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Buffalo
Eugene Nickerson
Smiley Wins GOP Nod in Montana Primary Race
Richard D. Smiley topped Edward P. Canty 22 701 to 4 597 in the Montana primary for a Western District congressional seat. Arnold Olsen led Democrats unopposed with 40 402 votes as James Battin and John Melcher pursued the other statewide races alongside Metcalf and Babcock in the Senate and governor contests.
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