Byrd resigns from Senate after 30 years in Virginia politics
Virginia senator Barry F. Byrd announces immediate retirement at a news conference with Gov. Harrison. An interim successor will be named until the 1966 general election. Byrd cites arthritis and fatigue after a long congressional career and notes previous health issues and his role in Virginia finance. Strong foes and allies among governors and congressmen are discussed as successors are speculated.
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Richmond
Barry F. Byrd
Washington
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Sr
Harrison
Planeship Viet Cong In Rescue of Convoy
American jets and South Vietnamese Skyraiders supported a convoy ambush near Ba Ria, 30 miles southeast of Saigon, with 33 air sorties. U.S. reports tallied about 130 Viet Cong killed, with as many as 100 suspected by air strikes. government casualties were not reported. Marines pressed to reopen Highway 1 amid a broader offensive, while other actions included air strikes north of Hanoi and a Chu Lai amphibious landing dubbed Blue Marlin.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Ba Ria
South Viet Nam
Chu Lai
da Nang
Associated Press
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Leatherneck
USS
van Tuong
Long Takes Senate Finance Chair After Byrd Retirement
Washington AP reports the retirement of Sen. Harry F. Byrd opens the Senate Finance Committee chair to Sen. Russell B. Long. Long, 47, has been de facto chair as Byrd’s health declined and has served since 1948 with subsequent re-elections in 1952 1958 and 1962.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Senate
Byrd
Eisenhower Rests After New Chest Pains
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in satisfactory condition after a second angina attack at Fort Gordon. Doctors issued a bulletin stating he spent a good night with no further pain and that his overall condition is satisfactory. Plans to fly to Walter Reed Army Hospital were postponed as chest discomfort returned in the afternoon.
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FT. Gordon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Wallace Hitchcock
Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hitchcock
Walter Reed
Rhodesia Declares Independence From Britain
Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Great Britain as Ian Smith announced in Salisbury, aiming to preserve white rule. Britain called it treasonous and moved to expel Rhodesia from the sterling area and impose sanctions while seeking U.N. action.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Great Britain
United States
Britain
United Nations
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
London
Smith
Michael Stewart
New York
Security Council
U.N
Lord Caradon
Council
Lower
Africa
Soviet Union
Wilson
British Commonwealth
Sterling
Commonwealth
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
No. 10 Downing Street
Humphrey Gibbs
Red Chinese Fliers Defect In Formosa Report
Three crewmen of a Communist Chinese IL-28 jet bomber defected to Nationalist China. Formosa awarded $140,000 for the defectors as the aircraft skidded on a rain soaked runway, injuring the radio operator and bruising the navigator while the pilot remained unharmed. The incident follows two earlier defections including a 1960 MiG-15 crash and a March 1960 MiG-16 landing with a $45,000 gold reward.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
China
Chinese Defense Ministry
Liu Chen-Siu
State Agency To Rule in 30 Days On Contested Rte 7 Billboard
The Outdoor Advertising Board will decide within 30 days on the Route 7 billboard near Great Barrington after a 24 hour hearing where South Berkshire residents challenged the permit. GAB Chairman James Bleiler defended procedures, promising a fair solution while noting state law grants final authority over billboard locations. Local officials criticized the process, but Bleiler said hearings should follow established rules.
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Rte. 7
Billboard
Boston
Great Barrington
Outdoor Advertising Board
OAB
GAB
James T. Bleiter
Medford
South Berkshire
Maurice Callahan & Sons
Pittsfield
Route 7
Monument Mountain
Bleiler
Bieler
Mass billboards decline in Massachusetts value per person
James T. Bleiler, chairman of the State Outdoor Advertising Board, told a delegation from South Berkshire that Massachusetts now has 5,060 billboards, down from 12,700 when he joined 13 years ago. He argued the per person count is lower than in any other state, even below Los Angeles.
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Massachusetts
State Outdoor Advertising Board
James T. Bleiler
South Berkshire
Los Angeles
21 Power Systems Quizzed by FPC
Federal investigators questioned leaders from 21 power suppliers over the causes of the largest peacetime blackout. Swidler led a closed meeting with officials from FBI, Defense, Justice, and other agencies seeking an early briefing for President Johnson.
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FPC
Washington
UPD
Johnson
Federal Power Commission
Joseph C. Swidler
Swidler
FBI
Defense Department
Justice Department
Yankee Atomic Plant Reactivated To Aid Recovery
The Yankee Atomic Electric Co plant in Rowe was reactivated yesterday three to four days ahead of schedule to help area utilities recover from the Tuesday blackout. It had been offline three months for nuclear fuel replacement. The plant began generating at 125,000 kilowatts and was expected to reach 185,000 kilowatts, though initial operations require power from other sources to run its machinery.
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Hudson's Bay
Canada
Pennsylvania
New York
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Vermont
Ontario
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
Rowe
Wendell Johnson
Yankee Atomic Plant
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Eagle
Yankee
Johnson
RowWe
Barriman
Whitingham
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