Cyprus recruits 5000 member police force amid protests
In Nicosia the Makarios government begins recruiting a 5000 man police unit to quell tensions. Turkish Cypriot vice president Kuchuk denounces it as an attempt to legalize Greek terror, as Greek Cypriots line up to volunteer. A Soviet airliner marks a new Moscow link with Cyprus as civil aviation talks begin.
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Makarios
Fazil Kwchuk
Mediterranean
Nicosia
Moscow
Damacus
U.N. Security Council
Cyprus
Eoka
Britain
Kuchuk
Hoff Criticizes GOP Attitude in Vermont Session
Gov. Philip Hoff declares liberal Republicans are voting down his proposals in a session he calls meddling and harmful. He cites an interagency natural resources committee and an education funding amendment as examples of legislative interference. Hoff argues the changes cripple executive and board authority.
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Senate
Interagency Committee On Natural Resources
State Board of Education
Vermont House Approves 1.25 Million School Aid Bill
The Vermont House unanimously passed the 1.25 million dollar school aid measure and sent it to the Senate. About 150 towns will receive increased state funds while roughly 100 will stay at current aid levels under the new formula. The Senate Education Committee led by Senator Graham S. Newell will report the bill later in the week.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Senate
Senate Education Committee
Graham S. Newell
R. Caledonia
Ruby Trial Jury Panel Reaches Ten As Two Seats Remain
A 10th juror was added to the Jack Ruby Oswald slaying panel in Dallas. With only two seats left, the pool narrows as trial testimony nears. Jurors are chosen under Texas law granting 12 jurors with no alternates. Judge Joe B Brown presides as defense reflects on temporary insanity.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Texas
Joe B. Brown
Ruby
FBI concentrates on East Coast Florida strike under Johnson
President Johnson orders J. Edgar Hoover to send 30 FBI agents to Florida to curb the violent East Coast Railway strike. Bombs blew trains near Johnson’s Florida stop as Gov. Bryant and Labor officials discuss federal action while unions deny blame and trains slowly reopen.
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Daytona Beach
FBI
Florida
Miami, Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
Florida East Coast
Johnson
Hoover
cross-Florida
Farris Bryant
Miami-to-Jacksonville
W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
Bryant
Miami Beach
Tallahassee
Asst. Secretary of Labor
James J. Reynolds
Lodge Under Tight Security After Death Threats in Saigon
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge now travels with guards after death threats linked to a Communist anti American campaign. Saigon authorities tighten security for Americans following a bombing at a U S theater in February and a grenade attack on a police station. Combat near Long Binh ends as Viet Cong guerrillas ambush Marines, one of the month’s fiercest engagements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
U.S
Long Binh
Decision on Glenns Marine retirement and campaign
A noon Saturday decision will determine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. retirement from the Marine Corps and the start of his bid for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Physicians will disclose if the astronaut can leave Grant Hospital after a mild brain concussion from a bathroom fall. Marine rules trigger automatic retirement order cancellation if the officer remains hospitalized on the effective date.
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Columbus, Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
Marine Corps
U.S
Grant Hospital
Cuban death by own action pilot plot during Johnson Florida visit
Washington reports strict security was stepped up during President Johnsons 16 hour Florida trip after a tip that a death by own action pilot might attempt to ram Air Force One. The White House and Secret Service offered no confirmation amid unprecedented precautions.
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Washington
Johnson
Florida
The
Miami Herald
Gene Miller
Secret Service
White House
Pierre Salinger
Herald
Air Force One
Miami International Airport
Miami International
Homestead Air Force Base
West Palm Beach
Key West
Fort Lauderdale
U.S
Miami
Air Force
Atlantic
Caribbean
Sunshine State
Billado death ruled suicide by overdose in Albany motel
A coroner ruled 23 year old Charles P. Billado of Montpelier Vermont died by an overdose of barbiturates in a Albany motel room. He registered under an assumed name Feb 20 and was found two days later with a handwritten note and a pistol nearby. He disappeared Jan 2 after a meeting with state police and an FBI agent regarding government surplus jeeps.
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Albany
N.Y
New England
Billado
Montpelier
Vermont
FBI
The
Maine Insurance Co
St. Johnsbury
Logan International Airport
Boston
New year round ski resort to open near Plymouth Vermont
Village youngsters learn about the weather and astronomy from any expert. Benhi matmen are off to New England Tournament in Providence Rhode Island. An editorial backs the Bennington library appropriation. On the Inside Jean Wassick has gained five pounds. A picture page.
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Jean Wassick
Bennington Library
Plymouth
Benhi
New England
Providence
R.I
Johnson to hold Saturday news conference at 11 AM
The White House announced that President Johnson will hold a news conference Saturday carried live on radio and television at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. No special subject matter was announced.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
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