Old Met Opens Final Season in High Style
New York AP report on the Metropolitan Opera inaugurating its 81st and last season in the 1883 landmark Opera House. Prominent guests include Vice President Humphrey and wife, Gov. Rockefeller, Mrs. Kennedy, and many celebrities. Faust opened the program as society and politicians filled the venue before the move to Lincoln Center next season. The event drew about 3,600 attendees at the Broadway entrance and 100 at the 39th Street carriage area.
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Metropolitan Opera
Opera House
Manhattan
Hubert Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Joseph P. Kennedy
Old Guard
Met
Lincoln Center
Broadway
Humphrey
Kennedy
Metropolitan Opera House
Gounod
Miller snubs LBJ invitation over Viet Nam policy
ROXBURY Conn UPI Playwright Arthur Miller rejected an invitation to witness President Johnson sign the Arts and Humanities Act, citing the U S failure to clarify Viet Nam policy. He sent a telegram saying Hanoi has set four cease-fire conditions with no U S response, urging clarity without accepting Hanoi’s terms. The four points call Viet Nam rights under the 1954 Geneva accords, no foreign troops in either zone, and peaceful reunification.
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UPI
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United States
Viet Nam
Miller
White House
Hanoi
Rival Lobbyists Clash Over Repeal of 14B
Washington AP report on a high stakes fight over repealing Taft-Hartley Section 14B. AFL-CIO and National Right To Work Committee vie to rally Senate votes for and against repeal as filibuster risk looms. Leaders cite labor and GOP support, with White House pressure and House passage already achieved.
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Afl-Cio
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Right To Work Committee
Albert J. Zack
AFL Cio
Edward K. Neller
Right To Work
Byist
Nellor
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Zack
White House
Congress
Johnson
Dirksen
Neller
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Tracy Improves Leaves Hospital After Prostate Surgery
Hollywood report says actor Spencer Tracy was discharged from Good Samaritan Hospital after surgery on September 4 to remove a noncancerous prostate growth. His condition appeared stable and no bill is expected to arise before Friday as lawmakers in Washington debate.
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UPI
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Dirksen
Tracy
Fragmentary Vietnam War Statement About Reunification
Fragmentary text discusses determining affairs under the National Liberation Front program and reunification of Vietnam without South Vietnamese outside interference. The readable portion emphasizes pro gram aims and external involvement in Vietnam.
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National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Viet Nam
Slaying Trial Opens in Alabama With Threats Cited
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers opens the prosecution of Tom Coleman, a self-described citizen deputy, for the shotgun slaying of Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian in Keene New Jersey. Flowers faced threats and asked for delays, which were denied as the trial proceeded with jury selection.
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Ala
UPI
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Atty
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Flowers
Tom Coleman
Lown County
Coleman
Jonathan Daniels
Episcopal Seminary
Keene
T. Worth Thagard
Ex Bandleader Harry Reser Dies In Orchestra Pit
Ex bandleader Harry Reser died Monday night in the orchestra pit of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof in New York. He was in his 70s and reportedly suffered a heart attack while tuning his guitar before the show. Reser led the Clicquot Club Eskimoes on radio in the late 1920s and early 1930s and had belonged to the pit since the show's opening September 22, 1964.
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New York
Harry Reser
Reser
Clicquot Club Eskimoes
Justice Dept Probes Tribune Shortage on New York Stands
The Justice Department opened an inquiry into the shortage of Herald Tribunes on strike-hit New York newsstands. Wholesalers reportedly restricted distribution, selling out stands by morning rush, with the Guild warning of restraint of trade.
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New York
UPI
Justice Department
Herald
Home Rule Survives Two House Test Votes
Washington AP report on Monday’s House votes to consider self government for the District of Columbia. In two test votes the Senate backed home rule 213 to 183 and 222 to 179, but final passage and form remained in doubt. Debate touched on partisan elections for mayor and council and Hatch Act implications. opposition blasted the bill while supporters argued for modeled funding and congressional oversight.
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Senate
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
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