Volpe Seeks Federal Aid to Save New Haven Railroad
Massachusetts Governor Volpe and Rhode Island Governor Chafee urged the Senate Commerce Committee to provide federal subsidies to keep the New Haven Railroad operating. They argued regional cooperation, early aid to keep trains running, and a shared 50 50 subsidy formula with states supporting the rest, warning against forcing Penn Central takeover plans.
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UMass Bomb Threats Prompt Mass Dormitory Evacuation
UMass Amherst evacuated about 650 students after two bomb threats late Wednesday night and early today. A four man demolition crew and about two dozen police searched the David Grayson and Hills North dormitories.
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Appalachian aid bill heads to Johnson signing
Washington reports the Appalachian development bill, a $1.41 billion authorization, won final congressional approval. It funds five years of roads, health centers, timber projects, water studies, and vocational programs via an Appalachian regional commission spanning 11 states from Pennsylvania to Alabama with potential New York entry later.
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Yale Art Historian Named For Clark Williams Plan
WILLIAMSTOWN Appointment of George Heard Hamilton, Yale art history professor and art curator, to the Clark Art Institute staff and Williams College was announced. He will begin duties in July and may not reside in Williamstown for about a year. In 1966 he becomes associate director of the Clark and Williams College professor of art, serving as consultant to both the college art department and the institute.
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Vietnamese Losses Hit Month's Peak
Vietnamese armed forces suffered their heaviest casualties in February with 870 killed 1,820 wounded and 1,450 missing. Total 4,140 casualties surpassing December 1964. U S casualties totaled 43 dead, Viet Cong losses 2,065 with 2,590 government weapons lost and 695 Viet Cong weapons lost.
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Vatican Bans Joint Worship Pending New Rules
A Vatican representative instructed U.S. Catholic bishops to avoid joint services with Protestants until Rome lays ground rules. The confidential letter from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi stirred backstage controversy, with some bishops deeming it a contradiction of the Vatican Council unity decree allowing ecumenical participation under certain circumstances.
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Maugham Gravely Ill In France At 91
Author W Somerset Maugham, 91, is in very grave condition with influenza and lung congestion, his secretary said. He emerged from a 12 hour coma. Dr Georges Rozanoff noted the illness began three days earlier, evolving from mild to serious.
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Cost $50,000 Welfare Recipient Gets Suspended Jail Term
A Pittsfield man Edward J. Bigelow Jr. receives a one year suspended jail sentence for nonsupport of his wife and 12 children after his family drew about 50 000 in Welfare Department payments over 14 years. Judge Frank W. Cimini orders him to find a job within a week and turn in every paycheck to the probation office. failure means imprisonment. The case continues on page 15.
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Pupil Pledge of Allegiance Would Be Required in State
Massachusetts Senate backs a bill to require every public school student and teacher to salute the flag and recite the Pledge daily. The measure, approved despite a 1943 Supreme Court ruling, would impose a $3 fine for each five day period of noncompliance.
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Moscow Embassy Attack by 2000 Student Demonstrators
A 2000 student mob in Moscow denounced President Johnson as a murderer and attacked the U.S. Embassy, clashing with unarmed police and soldiers. Russians and Asians chanted and fought in snow, with mounted police charging and demonstrators spraying ink and hurling objects. Troops used fire hoses as the crowd retreated under icy blasts.
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Scenic Easements Slow Blight Along Wisconsin Roadsides
Wisconsin pursues scenic easements along highway rights of way to beautify roadsides as President Johnson urges attractive routes. The program began 1953 and has 492 easements over 112 miles, costing $138,984 to date with most funded by a cigarette tax since 1981.
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