Johnson signs wage bill to extend federal minimum to millions
President Johnson signed a law extending federal minimum wage coverage to 8.1 million more workers and raising the rate by 35 cents an hour to 1.60 by February 1, 1968. AFL CIO chief Meany praised the act as federal protection for sweatshop workers while lawmakers watched, including Rep. Adam Clayton Powell.
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Washington
UPI
Jonson
Johnson
White House
Ankly
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Education and Labor Committee
Hughes Murray set for debate
A Des Moines TV broadcast will feature Gov. Harold E. Hughes and William G. Murray in a one hour public service program. The debate will be carried by 10 TV stations and at least 34 radio stations. The Iowa Broadcasters Association presents the news-interview format with seven newscasters from each congressional district acting as interviewers.
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Des Moines
UPD
Harold E. Hughes
William G. Murray
Ames
Towa Broadcasters Association
Towa
Russ van Dyke
Bud Chardy
Ottumwa
Bob Finhaus
Atlantic
Charles Harness
Sioux City
George Lipper
Waterloo
Martin Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Chuck King
Burlington
Thomas L. Young
L.B.A
Thomas Danaher
Fort Dodge
News Broadcasters
Nixon rallies 1500 in Casper to promise 40 House seats
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told a standing-room-only Casper crowd that Republicans would gain 40 congressional seats because President Johnson cannot unite the nation over the Vietnam War or the economy. He planned to stump in 34 states before November.
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Casper
Wyo
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson Administration
Murray says Demos have no tax plan
Murray accuses Democrats of offering only words on property tax relief while campaigning in Davenport. He asserts Republicans offer a real plan and claims state taxes, including eight major taxes, rose under Governor Hughes. Murray warns Iowans to vote straight Republican on November 8 to achieve relief and cites a projected 558 million dollar property tax bill next year, up 126 million since 1963.
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Tendorf
Iowa
UPI
William G. Murray
Davenport
Murray
Aggressor must leave Viet Nam at UN Assembly
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko rejected the US three point Viet Nam peace plan and urged adherence to four points for negotiations. He said the aggressor must withdraw, Moscow backs the Vietnamese and noted other US actions in Laos Cambodia and Cuba. Talks with Rusk to resume.
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UPI
Andreii Gromyko
Viet Nam
General Assembly
United States
Gromyko
Assembly US
Arthur J.goldberg
U.N
Laos
Cambodia
Dominican Republic
Cuba
U.S
Rusk
Waldorf-Astoria
Soviet Union
Foy D. Kobler
Goldberg
State Department
Llewelyn Thompson
Viet Nam Peace Efforts Routed By Intensified Bombing Claims
Saigon reports South Viet Nam Foreign Minister Tran Van Do stated intensified bombing of North Vietnamese military and industrial centers could force Hanoi to negotiate. He predicted Hanoi would reject the latest U.S. peace proposal, suggesting no favorable answer forthcoming and urging further bombing as the only path to talks.
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Saigon
UPS
Tran van Do
Pickets Clash As Harlem School Opens In Turmoil
Police arrested 11 demonstrators near Harlem’s new IS 201 amid protests by Black Power advocates demanding a Black principal. The all Negro Puerto Rican student body school faced a chaotic three day campaign to oust Principal Lisser, with tensions reflecting broader fights over segregated quality education and Black leadership in administration.
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UPI
Harlem
Itermediate
Third Avenue
Stanley Lisser
Lisser
Jesse Gray
Gray
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Yugoslav writer Mihajlov jailed for defaming Tito regime
Yugoslav district court in Zadar sentenced Mihajlo Mihajlov to one year in prison and confiscated his foreign earnings after a one day trial. He was found guilty of spreading lies about the Tito regime in three articles abroad and of seeking to create a non Communist magazine. An appeal was announced. The trial drew hostile reactions from Western reporters as crowds disrupted proceedings.
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Yugoslavia
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Tito
Moscow
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Soviet Union
Minajlov
Russia
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Smajley
UPI Television
Rasim Crnovrsanin
Meubrano
Grade Corresent
Avanti
Mussolini
Bradley case moved to criminal court in Des Moines
Thomas Todd Bradley a 17 year old accused of killing his father has been moved from juvenile to criminal court in Des Moines Iowa. A charge of armed with intent to use a weapon unlawfully was suggested by Judge Tidrick. An extradition is underway from Minnesota where a first degree homicide charge already exists. The elder Bradley was found dumped near the family home. Bradley told authorities he shot his father near Owatonna Minnesota and returned the body to Des Moines in the family car as he was taking his son to enroll at a prep school in Fairbury.
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UPI
Thomas
Todd) Bradley
Minnesota
Don L. Tidrick
Polk County Atty
Ray Fenton
Bradley
Owatonna
Minn
Fairault
B 52 Bomber Return to North Vietnam Targets in Six Months
UPI reports three B52 strikes in North Vietnam this week marking the first north-of-DMZ missions in six months. Eight-jet stratofortresses hit inside and north of the DMZ after the Mu Gia Pass closure earlier this year as South Vietnam pushes for negotiations amid peace proposals at the UN. Later, dragon ships and South Vietnamese forces mauled about 1,200 Viet Cong attempting to overrun a government post, with more than 150 killed and roughly 100 wounded or captured. Seven American soldiers died and four wounded in a minefield near Phuc Vinh, 35 miles north of Saigon, in explosions triggered accidentally at a base camp of the 1st Infantry Division.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tran van Do
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Dragon
41St Regiment
Saigon
Congress on brink of adjournment after busy day
Washington UPI reports momentum toward adjournment as six key bills cleared committees. A $10.5 billion Labor Health Education and Welfare appropriations bill, a $2.5 billion anti poverty measure, and a transportation bill aided the push. Senate leader Mansfield said Johnson phoned to express happiness with the action, with an Oct. 15 adjournment target.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Department of Labor and of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Transportation
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Poppies to be sold here this weekend
Washington's VFW and Auxiliary sponsor annual Buddy Poppy sale in the community today and Saturday. Officials urge residents to be especially generous due to the Vietnam War and greater need for funds.
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Washington
VFW and
Auxiliary
Viet Nam
Bowery Bum Fire Attack By Youths Sparks Outrage
Five boys aged 12 to 15 poured gasoline on a derelict man in a Bowery doorway and set him alight. Leonard Benton survived though burned. another victim Frank Cassidy was gravely injured. Police note the act began as a brutal sport and seek psychiatric treatment for the youths in juvenile court.
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New York
UPI
Leonard Benton
the Bowery
Benton
Frank Cassidy
Cassidy
Albert Dandridge
Weekend Weather forecast with scattered storms
Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Chance of scattered thundershowers Saturday mainly in the north. Tonight’s low in the 40s, Saturday high 75 to 80. Outlook Sunday shows widely scattered thundershowers and continued mild temperatures.
Washington High selects five senior girls for Homecoming Queen
Five senior girls at Washington High School are named as candidates for Homecoming Queen. The queen, chosen by student vote next week, will lead the homecoming festivities and crown a court during the Demons versus Pairfield game on September 30.
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Washington High School
Demons
Pairfield
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