Crime Survey Aims to Measure Unreported Crimes Nationwide
The National Crime Commission will launch a spring survey to estimate the dark figure of crime not reported to police. Ten thousand households will be surveyed to produce an independent index of victimization, improving understanding of the scope and guiding new crime control measures.
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Washington
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
National Crime Commission
FBI
Lloyd“ Ohlin
Columbia: University
Crime. Commission
Ohlin
Gratitude From Long Gone Guest Reaches Nashville Hotel
A Nashville hotel manager received a 31 year old letter from Memphis signed with initials K ML praising the hotel linens. The writer recalls a wedding night stay, mislaid a pillow slip with luggage, and asks for a replacement now that the pillow slip is worn out after three children and four grandchildren.
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Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
Leon Womble
City Council rejects Daylight Saving Time proposal
Athens report notes council turns down DST measure. Red Cross bloodmobile collects 165 pints in first of two days. Meigs County aviation site awaits FAA approval. Ohio Governor Michael DiSalle teased from hospital.
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Athens
RED Cross
Meigs County
Court Upheld Voting Rights Act Power Ruling
Atlanta report notes the Supreme Court upheld Congress power to suspend literacy tests under the 1965 Civil Rights Act. Majority opinion by Chief Justice Warren affirmed, while Justice Black dissented on certain provisions. Reactions varied among Southern officials including Gov. McNair.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Congress
Robert McNair
South Carolina
North Carolina
Sar Sanders
Gear
Washington
Hugo L. Black
Earl Warren
Justice Black
Fire sweeps air war as U S jets suffer losses over Vietnam
VC fire claims three U S jets in Saigon area as air and naval strikes intensify. The 24 hour toll includes two downed Thunderchiefs and two F101s missing. U S pilots report hits on fuel dumps and missile sites while massive Allied operations press across the Thanh Hoa Vinh Quang Ngai corridor.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
Air Force
Navy
Son la
Hanoi
U.S
Thanh Hoa
Binh Duong
Quang, Ngai
Utah
Senate Begins Action On Johnson Tax Bill
The Senate votes on the administration's six billion dollar tax bill to fund Vietnam war efforts. Senate managers expressed cautious confidence of passage with final action possible today or Wednesday. Senator Smathers defended the credit as useful for business capacity while other provisions would restore certain excise taxes on autos and telephone service.
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Senate
Washington
Nam
Albert
Georges A. Smathers
D-Fla
Gore
Major quake rattles eastern China and Tokyo reports damage
Tass said a strong tremor centered near Kai feng in Henan Province hit at 12 38 a m Moscow time. The 12 point Soviet scale equates to about 8 3 on the US scale. No casualties were reported. Japanese correspondents said walls cracked and furniture toppled in Beijing.
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Moscow
China
Tass
Japan
University ‘of California
Berkeley
Soviet Union
Fass
Alaska
Peking
Viscount Astor Dies Amid Profumo Scandal Fallout
Viscount Astor son of Britain's first woman MP and key Profumo scandal figure dies of a heart attack in Nassau Bahamas at 59. He vacationed with third wife Bronwen Pugh after involvement linked to Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice-Davies, and the Ward affair at Cliveden that helped topple minister John Profumo.
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Viscount Astor
Britain
Bahamas
Nassau
London
Bronwen Pugh
Cliveden
Astors
Stephen
Ward
Christine Keeler
John
Profumo
Christine
Lord Astor
Mandy Rice-Davies
Railroad Wreck Cause Sought After Montana Collision
Investigators said they will continue work to determine why two passenger trains collided head on five miles east of Chester Montana in central wheat country. Preliminary statements cited red signals and blizzards as factors under review. Official Paul F Cruikshank of Spokane released the notes as part of the ongoing inquiry.
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Chester
Mont
Great ‘Northern ‘Railway
Western Star
North ‘Dakota
Empire
Paul F. Cruikshank
Spokane
Montana
Wheat Country
Explosion rocks Irish Monument To Nelson
A massive explosion knocked down the top two thirds of the Nelson Monument on O’Connell Street in Dublin at 1 13 a m. The blast blocked the street and halted the morning rush. no casualties were reported. Police blamed the Irish Republican Army citing tensions around the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter uprising. The monument, erected in 1809 to honor Admiral Nelson’s Trafalgar victory, had long faced calls for removal.
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Dublin
Ireland
England
Irish Republican ‘Army
IRA
O’connell
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
FDA moves to remove antibiotic lozenges from market
Washington announced today a market action removing all antibiotic lozenges sold without prescription. The products were promoted for sore throat and throat pains linked to coughs and colds. About 70 manufacturers are affected, with estimated annual retail sales near 25 million dollars.
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Washington
Drug. Administration
Nunthan
Viet Resolution Passes Oversight by Committee
The Viet Nam policy debate shifts as supporters push for votes against challenges to Johnson's conduct. Senator J W Bright of Arkansas stays firm on his critical course, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 13 6 vote signals a cautious stance on aid bills, not an outright endorsement.
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Bill
Johnson
Viet
Nam
Fireworks plant blast kills worker. heavy damage
A blast at the United Fireworks Manufacturing Co. factory in Dayton killed one worker and critically injured another. about 1000000 in property damage reported as 12 sheds were flattened amid a chain reaction of explosions. A separate note mentions plans for Cinema City theater complex in Manhattan and Boston strike talks ending without a statement.
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Dayton
United Fireworks Manufacturing Co
Paris and Washington clash over French troop bases
President Johnson replied to Charles de Gaulle regarding France's demand for U S troop and base control by 1969. The American note was provisional and did not decide the dispute. De Gaulle's letter reached Washington Monday, seen as an opening gambit in the NATO confrontation.
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Paris
Johnson
Charles
de Gaulle
U. S
France
Washington
Char
Les E. Bohlen
Mai Hamer
United States
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington : Post
Chalmers
M. Roberts
Johnso
Roberts
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National Opinion Research Corp
Commission
Ohio
Michael Vv
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Eetay
Inville
Chauncey
Ween
Lo Sane
Eoae
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
MR. Hoover
Sunny Lee Hoover
Peabody College
Green Berets
Miss. Hoover
17Th Parallel
Vinh
Royal Australian Regiment
By Colin. Frost
Nelson
Pokey
Wendy Hinchcliffe
Poulsbor Wash
Portland
Wendy
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Manhattan
Madison Square. Garden
Boston
Ney
Pene
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