Johnson recovering after surgery with bills likely to be signed
President Johnson, recovering in Bethesda after gall bladder surgery, is expected to meet staff and sign several bills within two weeks. Congress debates union shop repeal and adjournment as Senate faces a filibuster while House approves tariffs and auto trade measures. Federal raids sweep 122 locations, arresting 113.
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East Germans face candidate choice in local elections
In East Germany voters will cross off names on a single list for communal seats in a controlled vote. All candidates are approved by the National Front, with limited real choice despite the new system.
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Tanzania
Portugal
Philadelphia to Honor Astronaut on Tuesday
Philadelphia plans a hero’s welcome for Charles Conrad Jr. He will ride a motorcade in downtown Philadelphia, receive the Medal of Honor, attend a civic luncheon, and tour Independence Hall on Columbus Day.
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Charles Conrad Jr
James H.J. Tate
Conrad
Independence Hall
Best Losers Are Winners
About 1 000 southern Ohio women who have lost more than four tons since spring meet today and best losers will be declared winners. TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly members graduate to KOPS Keep Off Pounds Sensibly upon reaching weight goals. Highlights include 53 graduates into KOPS and a bathing beauty contest for KOPS members.
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Cincinnati
Southern Ohio
KOPS
Rally Near Amelia Draws 1000 Attendees
About 1,000 people gathered in a field off U S 360 five miles north of Amelia for a Ku Klux Klan rally. Marshall R. Kornegay, grand dragon of the Virginia Klan, was the sole speaker urging white voters to turnout. The event concluded with a cross burning.
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Marshall R. Kornegay
Virginia Klan
Migration From Rural Areas Must Be Slowed
Lt. Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. urged action to slow migration from Virginia’s rural to urban areas. He called for planning and zoning, tax reform, trained labor, and strong churches and schools to keep and attract people to rural communities. He also spoke on staff pay and owed a debt to state workers, favoring raises to align with private industry.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Virginia State Grange
Godwin
Anonymous jail phone fee note ends with two quarters
Washtenaw County Sheriff received an anonymous letter recounting a 1920s or 1930s jail stay. The writer says a deputy charged 10 cents to use the phone and left two quarters enclosed as payment. The tale highlights an odd historic municipal fee practice.
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Washtenaw County
Washetenaw County
Girl Drowns in 15 Foot Well Behind Home
RADFORD AP A Montgomery County girl Kathy Jean Hawley aged 6 from Christiansburg RFD 1 drowned in a 15 foot well behind her home. Her body was recovered Friday from four feet of water authorities said.
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Montgomery County
Kathy Jean Hawley
RFD 1
Christiansburg
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