Kennedy backs regional commission to defend New England interests
Sen Edward Kennedy urged a six state regional commission to bolster growth and trade, calling for regional cooperation over a 3 percent sales tax. He cited President Johnson’s support and pressed Boston to rally Providence, Portland, Manchester, Montpelier and Hartford. He warned revenue needs grow as populations do and urged shared burdens.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Providence
Portland
Manchester
Montpelier
Hartford
Johnson
Kennedy
John A. Valpe
Commonwealth
Bill Would Peg Daylight Time Start and Finish
A Senate bill from Sen. Gale McGee and Sen. Norris Cotton proposes standardizing Daylight Saving Time nationwide. The measure sets DST start on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday in October, without forcing states to observe it or opt out.
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Bill
Washington
Senate
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Blyth Wins Aniline Co Stock Rights Bid
Washington UPI Blyth & Co led a $329.1 million bid to buy government seized General Aniline & Film Co stock, edging two rival combines. A spokesman said the shares would likely go to the market today at about $30.75 a share.
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Blyth
Aniline Co
Washington
UPI
Blyth & Co
General Aniline & Film Co
Atty
Nicholas Katlzenbach
Cheminal
General Aniline
Pittsfield Airport To Install Modern Approach Lighting
Pittsfield Municipal Airport will receive a state of the art approach lighting system for small airports. The FAA selected Pittsfield for a pilot installation comparable to systems at major airports. The project, developed by Sylvania Electric Products with MAC FAA and local officials, will cost under 10 percent of Logan’s 200000 and is funded 98 percent by state and federal agencies.
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Pittsfield
Crocker Snow
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
Snow
Federal Aviation Authority
Logan International
Kennedy International
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
MAC
FAA
Local
Airport Commission
The
Association of Business and Commerce
Sys
Viet Cong repulsed at Kannak mountain post
About 800 Viet Cong recruits from North Viet Nam attacked Kannak, a key post along Mang Yang Pass, and suffered heavy losses. Government says at least 100 killed with 76 counted by a newsman. 400 irregulars and nine American Special Forces men inside the fort defended by a machine-gun bunker. Weapons including recoilless rifles and rocket launchers captured. Twenty two bodies lay before the bunker. families and wounded among defenders.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Kan+ nak
China
Kannak
Mang Yang
Massachusetts Senate votes down school pledge bill
In Boston the Massachusetts Senate rejected a House bill mandating daily Pledge of Allegiance recitation in public schools by a 17 to 16 vote after a protracted debate. The measure, tying to a 1935 law, faced constitutional questions cited by legal authorities and included a failed Kenneally Amendment to remove a $5 penalty for five days of noncompliance.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Senate
Senate
U. S. Supreme Court
George W. Kenneally Jr
Kenneally
Israel Stops Syria Attack On Border Settlements
ISRAELI forces used tank guns twice on Monday to silence Syrian shelling and machine gun fire along border settlements on the north shore of Lake Kinnereth. No Israeli casualties were reported as Israeli covering forces destroyed the Syrian positions. The incident followed Sunday's heavy fire in the border area, with the UN Mixed Truce Supervisory Commission notified.
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Tiberias
Israel
UPI
Jordan River
Lake Kinnereth
United Nations
Arab states convene emergency session on West Germany Israel ties
UPI reports the Arab League opened an urgent meeting as Jordan and Iraq called for a summit to respond to West Germany’s potential diplomatic ties with Israel. President Nasser denounced West Germans as imperialists and liars, signaling a crisis atmosphere.
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Cairqg
U.A
Woman Murdered in N.Y sister of Egremont Chief
Miss Anna M Mozzone 33 sister of Egremont Police Chief Joseph Mozzone found murdered in Bronx apartment She was strangled and stabbed 58 times by a 10 inch kitchen knife Autopsy says deceased at least 24 hours before discovery A taxi cab driver nicknamed Dan seen leaving the building around 8 30 p m Mrs Jean Peet reported the sighting Police with High Bridge station are leading the probe Names of other suspects not released Frank Bartlett earlier linked to the case is cleared now Bartlett faced a lonely hearts swindle two years ago in which Mozzone was a victim
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Egremont
Anna M. Mozzone
Joseph Mozzone
New York City
Bronx
Mary Garrison
Highland Ave
Jamaica
Queens
Mozzone
High Bridge
New York
44Th Precinct
Dan
Woodcrest Ave
Miss Mozzone
Jean Peet
Attica
Bartlett
Miss Mazzone
Miss Mazoni
Order Bans Selma to Montgomery March by Negroes and Clergy
Federal Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr blocked the planned 50 mile Selma to Montgomery march by Negro demonstrators and white clergy, ordering protesters to refrain while allowing a judicial review. President Johnson condemned police violence, urged law and order, and directed the Justice Department to participate as friend of the court in the case to prevent interference with voting rights.
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Selma
Martin Luther King Jr
Associated Press
Ala
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
Johnson
Washington
Alabama
Justice Department
George C. Wallace
Martin Luther King
John Doar
White House
U.S
Federal District Court
Dal
National Guard
Gov
Universiy of
Wallace
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
President Johnson
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Massachusetts
Dr. King
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Albert J. Penner
Winchester
Penner
Congregational
Stockbridge
James K. Mathews
Boston
Thireen
Harvard Law School
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