Congress Aims for Aug. 22 Adjournment
Congress pushes toward a planned adjournment by Aug. 22 two days before the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Senate Leader Mansfield, citing bipartisan help, discusses reapportionment delays and the Supreme Court ruling on equal district populations. The House centers on veterans pension reform, public housing expansion, meat import quotas, and health care for the aged under Social Security.
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South will punish old friend or reward political foe says Vinson
Rep. Carl Vinson argues the South may back Barry Goldwater or oppose Lyndon Johnson in the presidential race. He says civil rights tensions tempt Southerners to judge in anger, but Johnson has historically tried to steady the region while Goldwater aligned with civil rights critics.
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Man Dies in Motel Near Leesburg
Arlington government worker Robert E O'Hare, 39, was found dead in a smoke filled Phillips Motel near Leesburg. Rescuers broke into the room after a nearby cabin occupant saw smoke. Autopsy planned at Fairfax Hospital. O'Hare checked in between 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday and was alone.
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Police Seek Hit-and-Run Boat Driver
Police search today for a waterborne hit-and-run driver after a speeding outboard motor boat struck 13 year old William James Archer Jr. as he swam about 100 feet offshore off Ocean View in Chesapeake. Archer suffered an eight inch gash in the back and was hospitalized. the boat fled the scene.
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