Greylock Tram Board Repeal Wins Initial Senate Vote
In a Boston Senate debate, supporters won first reading of a bill to repeal the 1953 act creating the Mt Greylock Tramway Authority. The 14 to 4 vote overturned an adverse committee report as debates centered on state land use and potential costs. Senators McCann and DeNormandie argued for preservation and public development of the summit.
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Greylock Tram Board
Senate
Boston
Mt. Greylock
State Senate
Committee On State Administration
Mt Greylock Protective Association
Massachusetts Forest and Parks Association
Ways and Means Committee
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
House
Andrea F. Nuciforo
Pilisfield
McCann
Cambridge
Memorial Drive
Charles River
Frank McCann
Civilian Conservation Corps
New Deal
Massachusetts
Berksures
Greylock
James DeNormandie
Lincoln
Nevada
Department of Natural Resources
Budget Chief Gordon Takes Brookings Post
Budget chief Gordon resigns June 1 from the Bureau of the Budget and will join Brookings Institution as vice president for research. Charles L. Schultze to replace him, having left a federal post to teach economics at the University of Maryland. Gordon, a former Williams College economics professor, is Kennedy administration’s last top fiscal adviser to depart.
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Washington
Kermit Gordon
Bureau of the Budget
White House
Gordon
Williams College Economics
Vice Press Sakings Institution
Charles L. Schultze
Schultze
University of Maryland
Kennedy
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Walter W. Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
Philadelphia
Williams
ISL
Cluett Center For
Williams College
Tadget
China and U.S. tension flare over Vietnam war charge
An editorial in Peking's People's Daily accuses the United States of escalating the Vietnam War and labels President Johnson a hangman. China says volunteers would be sent only if Washington escalates and vows no compromise with U.S. imperialism as it seeks Vietnam's reunification and independence.
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UPI
China
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Peking
Peking Peoples Daily
New China News Agency
U.S
Communist Party
Peking People's Daily
South Viet Nam
The
People’s Daily
Dr King to Lead Boston Desegregation March
Civil rights leaders plan Dr Martin Luther King Jr to lead a Boston march of up to 25000 protesters over racial imbalance in schools and housing. A rally at Boston Common followed the Roxbury to downtown route with police security and talks with Gov Volpe and Mayor Collins.
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UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Bosston
Boston Common
King
John A. Volpe
John F. Collins
Boston School Committee
Roxbury
Massachusetts
Virgil A. Wood
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Wood
City Hall
Collins
Gov
Volpe
State House
Kiernan Commission
Louise Day Hicks
Volpe Eyes Open Mind on Alternative Tax Plan
Boston reporting details a Massachusetts legislative move toward an alternative tax plan to Gov Volpe's 230 million package. A limited sales tax could raise about 150 million, with hearings in Gardner Auditorium and Springfield and broader hearings in Medford, Pittsfield, and beyond. The event drew large crowds organized by tax fairness advocates and labor supporters, while Senate President Donahue warned against arm twisting.
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EAGLE
Boston
Volpe
Committee On Taxation
Gardner Auditorium
Statehouse
George W. Kenneally Jr
Pittsfield
Massachusetts Citizens' Committee For Fair Taxes
Senate
Matrice A. Donahue
New York
Gov. Rockefeller
US Viet Planes Hit Roads Rails in North Vietnam Raids
U S Air Force Navy and Vietnamese planes conducted at least four raids on North Vietnam targeting trucks trains boats barracks and roads. The largest strike involved 35 jets against Routes 8 and 12 near Vinh with claims of destroyed boxcars buildings and boats.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Air Force
Mugia Pass
Laos
U5 Air Force
17Th Parallel
Dong Hoi
Steel Firms Prepare for Possible May Day Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports steel companies issued preliminary shutdown instructions to mills in case of a strike on May 1. Negotiations stall over an 13 cent hourly gap while USW negotiators press for about 11 cents in wage or benefit gains plus 4 cents in catch up money. Steelworkers average around $140 per hour in wages and benefits.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Unian
McNamara Says North Infiltration Into South Vietnam Rises
Defense Secretary McNamara reported that Communist infiltration into South Vietnam had increased at a high rate in recent months. He pledged stepped up war effort and air power, noting South Vietnamese forces are outnumbered and need stronger U.S. and allied support. He spoke after a Honolulu meeting and at Andrews Air Force Base, with officials including Rusk and Bundy present.
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UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Oday
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Andrews Air Force Base
Honolulu
Johnson
White House
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
United States
U. S
Hanoi
Viet Nam
McNa- Tara
Five Day Forecast Notes Seasonal Normals
Five day forecast predicts temperatures through Monday averaging near the seasonal normal of 43. Expect showers on Saturday and again on Monday.
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Springfield
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