New England Senators Seek Clarification Over Oil Quotas
Washington reports a tense session with Interior Secretary Udall as New England lawmakers press for relief from oil import quotas. Udall cites a $46 million annual heat and power penalty and notes proposed quota increases of 117000 barrels daily. Contending statements from Rep. Tupper and Rep. Conte reflect political tension over policy and security objections. In Houston, 1962 secretary of the year Leonarding Finneran pleads guilty to stealing more than $20,000, receiving a five year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Stewart Udall
Udall
Interior Department
Florida
Stanley Tupper
Maine
Udair
White House
Grace Houston
UPI
Leonarding Finneran
Houston
Last Guest Leaves and Returns As the Wendell Closes Forever
The Wendell Hotel ends 67 years in business as Miss Helen Cain, longtime resident, returns for a final pose at the desk before the building closes. Captain Andrew J. Powell and manager Bab Michael accompany her to the door as staff and patrons bid farewell in a somber, nostalgic ceremony.
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Wendell
Helen Cain
Miss Vera Kellogg
Miss Cain
Mr. Michael
Miss Kellogg
Crawford Waves Club over N.Y. Drinking Law
Crawford, Wallace B. of this city and Gov. Volpe aide, told Albany lawmakers that Massachusetts would back a federal minimum drinking age if New York ends 18 year old liquor service. He noted New Jersey and other states seek higher ages and that 18 year olds increasingly drink, with law enforcement and officials urging change. He cited support from New Jersey Gov. Hughes and Connecticut and Pennsylvania officials.
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Wallace B. Crawford
Volne
Joint
Committee On Excise
New York
Albany
Massachusetts
Crawford
Volpe
Pittsfield
Florence P. Dwyer
New Jersey
U.S
Empire State
Richard Hughes
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
AT&T Profit Surpasses GM as Largest U.S. Earners
AT&T stockholders received letters announcing total earnings for the year ending Feb 28 at 1.74 billion dollars, beating General Motors for the first time as the top profit maker in a 12 month period. For calendar year 1964 AT&T reported 1.735 billion in profits.
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New York
APL
American Telephone &Telegraph
At&t
General Motors
Gat
Buddhist peace movement shrinks as monk resigns
In Saigon, Quang Lien, founder of the Buddhist peace movement, resigns, signaling the movement’s end and boosting Prime Minister Phan Huy Quat by securing the Buddhist center’s support. The center had earlier ordered the Buddhist youth group to stay out of peace efforts. In Texas, Seminole reports drought with no rain since January and residents briefly sheltering under umbrellas in a show of positive thinking.
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Saegon
UPI
Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat
National Buddhist Center
Quang Lien
Struggle Movement For Peace and
People's Happiness
Phan
Buddhist Center
Nguyen Khanh
Seminole
Tex
South Vietnamese forces launch double offensive against Viet Cong
A U.S. military spokesman said South Vietnamese troops conducted two airborne offensives near Da Nang and Saigon, inflicting major Viet Cong losses. Reports placed Communist dead at 329 with 181 American casualties, while 14 Marines and 3 Army men were wounded in the Quang Tin battle. President Johnson pressed for manpower and equipment, and Britain sought peace ideas as tensions rose with Soviet propaganda and threats alleged in Red Star describing poison gas as a prelude to harsher war tactics.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
Viet Cong
Hau Nghia
Quang Tin
da Nay
Quang Ti
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
National Security Council
Washington
Viet Nam
London
Britain
Moscow
Red Star Today
Volpe pushes welfare reform to protect federal funds
Gov. Volpe unveils a health and welfare plan to upgrade staff education in public assistance agencies. He warns Massachusetts risks losing more than 100 million dollars in federal reimbursements if minimum education standards are not set, urging Civil Service changes to allow degree requirements and better staffing nationwide.
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Boston
Volpe
Elliot L. Richardson
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Arkansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth
Civil Service
Director of Civil Service
Just Smell Our Buses Mmmm Mmmm WALEDON NL AB
Officials at Associated Bus Co claim a chemical fuel additive neutralizes exhaust odor in their garage and creates a floral scent outside. President Anthony Sebastian says the scent will be strongest in hot weather when fumes reach street pedestrians.
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Waledon, NL
Associated Bus Co
Anthony Sebastian
Sebastian
Parachute Fail Injures General in Germany and Army Leader
In Wiesbaden Germany Maj Gen John K Hester 48 commander of the USAF 1st Air Force suffered a severe brain injury when his Main and reserve chutes did not open during a Mannheim qualification jump. He was flown to the Air Force hospital in serious condition and coma. Brig Gen Joseph W Stilwell commander of the Army Special Warfare Center was badly hurt at Ft Bragg during a training jump with fractures and facial lacerations. Stilwell is the son of the late Gen Joseph Stilwell. He took command of the center last February 8 after serving in World War II units in China Burma and India.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
John K. Hesler
V.S
Lth
Air Force
Mannheim
Hester
U.S. Air Force European
Air Force Hospital
Joseph W. Stilwell
U.S. Army
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Stilwell
Airborne Corps
Army
John F. Kennedy Center For Special Warfare
Womack Army Hos
Pital
J. Bragg
Joseph
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
United States
China-Burma-India
South Viet Namen
West Point
Special Warfare Center
China
Burma
India
Envoy Says U S Must Do Better in Viet Nam War
Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor told Congress the Communists may be planning a new effort in South Viet Nam. He and President Johnson ruled out a dramatic new U S counter move for now, urging to do better with current policy. Taylor reported to House and Senate committees and planned a Saigon return. Johnson held talks with Taylor and top aides, signaling no negotiation with the Communists under current terms. U S continues to press anti-Communist efforts while condemning aggression and awaiting possible peace moves with Thant or Walker.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Congress
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Johnson
United States
House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
White House
Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
China
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Inn
S. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Rusk
State Department
U.N
U Thant
Peking
Hanoi
Forsim
Patrick Gordon Walker
Five Day Forecast Ahead Shows Slight Dip in Temps
The five day outlook projects average temperatures about 5 degrees below the seasonal 30 degree norm with no major day to day changes. Rain or snow is expected around Tuesday, with unsettled conditions spreading through midweek.
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N.E
Conte
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Thomas D. Morton
Ritz-Carlton
Toby
Chicago
South Vietnamese
Red
John K. Hester
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