Reforms Proposed In House of Lords
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II announced Labor plans to cut Lords powers and end hereditary membership. The Speech from the Throne signaled constitutional reform with consultations, while promising gambling law tightening and broader racial discrimination protections.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britain
House of Lords
Labor
Lords
Harold Wison
Lords’ Chamber
Wison
House of Commons
Enforcer slain in Miami area restaurant ambush
Thomas Altamura, 53, a known Miami underworld figure nicknamed the Enforcer, was shot five times as he entered the Place for Steak Restaurant in North Bay Village. Anthony Esperti, 37, surrendered to detectives at a Miami street corner shortly after, with authorities saying Esperti was the apparent target of a prior nightclub bomb.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
North Bay Village
Thomas Altamura
Causeway City
Miami Beach
Sheriff’s Department
Anthony
Big Tony
Esperts
Con
Altamura
Esperti
Virginia panel floats home guard to back police
The 14 member Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government proposed a "home guard" to backstop police and National Guardsmen if mob violence erupts. The idea, in a October booklet, lacks official support and Governor Godwin had not heard of it.
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Richmond
Virginia Commission On Constitutional Government
Home Guard
David J. Mays
Commission
Mays
Godwin
Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale Slated Friday at Exchange
The second Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale of the fall season will be Friday at 7 p.m. at the Farmers Livestock Exchange. About 1 400 head of steers and heifers will be offered, with 55 consignors from Virginia counties and several West Virginia counties. consignors are asked to bring cattle Thursday for grading.
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Northern Virginia Livestock, Inc
I. Fred Stine
Virginia
West Virginia
Stine
Frederick County
George H. Smith
C. Lucian Brumback
F. T. McKown
Kenneth and Roy McDonald
Julian W. Glass, Jr
Guy Owens
Clarendon Ruble
James F. Garrett
M. T
C. J. Brumback
Cloverdale Farm, Inc
R. B. Fisher
Gunter to Attend Water Board Meeting
write in candidate Eugene Gunter plans to attend the State Water Control Board meeting at the War Memorial Building to discuss proposed industrial development in eastern Frederick County. He warns against pollution of Jordan Springs and local streams, stressing livestock and human water needs and the shale soil risks.
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Eugene Gunter
Frederick County
State Water Control Board
War Memorial Building
Grambling College Faces National Guard Amid Campus Protests
Grambling College in Louisiana faced student unrest with National Guardsmen on campus after expulsions of 31 protest leaders. Willie Zanders, a 20 year old Amite senior, predicted at least 2000 students would leave as charges of neglecting academics in favor of athletics sparked the demonstrations. A court order directed leaders off campus, amid a 3000 student rally at the post office grounds.
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National
Grambling College
Willie Zanders
Amite, la
North Louisiana
National Guardsmen
Zanders
Kenneth Armal
Marrero
War Referendum Rejected for New York City Ballot
The Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court upheld a ruling barring a Vietnam war referendum from the November city ballot in New York. Two local groups may appeal to the Court of Appeals after City Clerk Herman Katz rejected their petitions.
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New York
New York City
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Herman Katz
Katz
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