Wasgatt Named to Massachusetts Racing Commission
Gov. Peabody named Aimos E. Wasgatt Jr. of Worcester to the state Racing Commission replacing Leo J. Madden whose term expired. Wasgatt, 43, partners at McCabe Walker and Wasgatt, and is a Holy Cross and Boston College Law School graduate. He served as a fighter pilot in World War II. Madden testified before a House committee probing prior racing days and the commission faced controversy over days awarded to alleged phantom fairs.
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Boston
UPD
Gov. Peabody
Aimos E. Wasgatt Jr
Worcester
State Racing Commission
Leo J. Madden
Wellesley
Wasgatt
McCabe, Walker and
The
Racing Commission
Jury Pool in Ruby Case Shrinks as More Prospects Are Disabled
Five more potential jurors in the Jack Ruby murder case are dismissed for cause, bringing total rejections to 21. Juror No. 22 excused due to illness. Amid continued voir dire, defense counsel renews motion to move venue. judge Denies.
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Ballas
Jack Ruby
Melvin E Hellt
Texas
Wade
Belli
Dallas
Little Eagle Family Want Ad Sparks Car Interest
Donald Johnson reports 10 to 12 calls in 6 days after placing a local Eagle Family Want Ad at 131 Bene dict Road. With spring in the air, residents are eyeing new cars and urged to dial 447-7311 to reach a friendly adtaker.
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Donald Johnson
Benedict Road
Eagle Family Want
Record Tax Cut Cleared For Passage Next Week
Washington based report notes congressional leaders expect the 11.5 billion tax cut bill to reach President Johnson’s desk by midweek for an early March payoff. The measure, clearing a House Senate conference panel, promises a 19 percent top cut and wage increases as payroll withholdings drop. The plan halves the withholding to 14 percent for wages and is projected to inject about 800 million dollars monthly into the economy.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Senate
John F. Kennedy
House Senate
Congress
Thaggard Indicted Over Bank Deposit Insurance Theft
A federal grand jury indicted T. L. Thaggard in Montgomery on charges of unlawfully obtaining bank funds insured by government deposit insurance. The Union Bank and Trust Co. says Thaggard withdrew funds of about 43,000 percent credited erroneously to his account, with potential penalties under $10,000.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. L. Thaggard
Union Bank and Trust Co
Thaggard
Rockefeller Gains In Poll On Goldwater Bid
A Gal lup Poll shows New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller moving up on Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater in Republican nomination preference. Goldwater leads 44 to 41 among Republicans, with undecided at 15 percent. the poll excludes other candidates.
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Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
New York
Gallup
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Poverty War Action Urged By AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO Executive Council urges President Johnson to accelerate the war on poverty and unemployment. Demands include immediate public works jobs, raise and expansion of the minimum wage to $2, 35 hour work week with double pay, and broader overtime rules to reduce joblessness.
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Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Johnson
AFL
CIO
Aflcio
Congress
Court Snowed Out In Brentwood England
Court session halted as roof ventilator failure allowed snow to shower the judge. Remand postponed due to weather and equipment trouble at Brentwood courthouse.
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Brentwood
Eng
US and Soviet diverge on arms fund cuts at Geneva
At a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union agreed on cutting military spending but clashed on how to achieve it. William C. Foster urged a discussion on freezing arsenals of intercontinental missiles while Semyon Tsarapkin pressed for a 10 to 15 percent cut across military spending, each arguing for priority of their plan. Both nations had recently announced cuts but not reaching 10 percent.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
William C. Foster
Foster
Semyon K. Vsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Mba Back As Premier In Gabon
In Libreville President Leon Mba resumed power after a two day revolt quelled by French troops. Reports say 25 Gabonese and 2 French nationals were killed as rebels briefly seized key sites before the army base Baraka Camp fell. Elections were pledged for Sunday under a renewed French backed authority.
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Mba
Gabon
Libreville
Gaba
Leon Mba
Freneh
France
National Assembly
Jean-Claire
Aubame
Revolutionary Committee
Congo Republic
Senegal
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Baraka
Boston School Dispute Heats Over Boston Plan
Boston foes vow a boycott after the Boston School Committee delayed approving a plan to address racial balance. NAACP and Rev. James P. Breeden pushed a six member commission while a 3-2 vote tabled action. Massachusetts AG Brooke warned fines for absent pupils but allowed no criminal action until seven full days.
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Boston
UPI
James P. Breeden
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Brooke
No Casualty In Attack The Mounts
Cypriots in the Greek Sector of Nicosia opened fire on a British patrol today the first attack since the Cyprus crisis began in December No casualties were reported two Cypriots were detained and later released Britain said irregul ar Cypriots would not patrol the quarter replacing them with official police The incident was isolated but significant as the first on troops supervising a cease fire amid Greek Turkish clashes Britain is reinforcing its peace force to 609? Translation: 5 090 troops total with 1 500 more to bolster the force The diplomatic effort for an international peacekeeping force remains deadlocked at the United Nations and Makarios fears Turkish invasion
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Dist
Joe B. Brown
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Oswald
J. P. Carr
Henry M. Wade
Carr
Belli
Wade
Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
Britain
British Defense Ministry
London
United Nations
New York
Turkey
United Staties
Makarios
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
Nikolai T.fedorenko
Twenty-One Dramatically Saved Survival of Last 14 From Ship
In a dramatic rescue operation the Coast Guard cutter Coos Bay and aircraft searched for 14 missing crew members from the storm-battered British graft ship Ambassador. Twenty of 35 crew were rescued, including survivors pulled from lifeboats. the captain died. A Dutch tug Elbe towed the Ambassador toward the Azores after salvaging efforts began.
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New York
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Coast Guard Area Headquarters
Coos Bay
Elbe
Azores
Cons Bay
Harry Strickland
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Madden
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Paris
Antonio Segni
Italy
Segni
Associated Press
Dunands
Leon Mya
Poston
Commission
Kiernan
Owen B. Kiernan
Boston Public Schools
U.N
AU. N
Greece
NATO
Ambassador
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