Hoffa Begins Eight Year Term In Lewisburg Prison
James R. Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, surrendered in Washington then entered the Lewisburg penitentiary with his arms held by a U.S. marshal to begin an eight year sentence for jury tampering. He called the day unhappy and a conspiracy while acknowledging the crowd and photographers before leaving.
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Lewisburg
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Federal
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Washington
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Jimmy
AP Vwirechoto
Dennis
Climbers Safe After Mt McKinley Winter Ascent
Three climbers from a seven member party climbing Mt McKinley faced danger after a distress signal was sent from a lower camp. An Alaska Air Command spokesman said the trio, sighted alive two days from the summit, were moving slowly downward with scarce food supplies during the winter attempt begun March 1 from a 17,000 foot camp. The massive rescue operation continued to save the climbers as weather and terrain hindered progress.
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Talkeetna
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Alaska’ Air Command
Bridgeport Area Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cool
Partly cloudy windy and cool today with a high near 38. Cloudy tonight with a chance of snow tomorrow morning. Snow probability 20 today and 40 late tonight. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph, higher gusts today, diminishing tonight. Small craft warnings on Long Island Sound. The almanac notes the sixty seventh day of the year and winter details.
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Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Meredith chosen by Republicans to oppose Powell in Harlem race
James Meredith selected by the GOP to run against Adam Clayton Powell in a Harlem special congressional election. Meredith rejects automatic seating and pledges to contest Powell's ouster, citing the need for a seat earned through merit. Powell’s prior seat was vacated by Congress, boosting Meredith’s significance as a civil rights figure in the race.
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Meredith
Powell
James Meredith Teft
University of Mississippi
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
U.S
Harlem
William F. Albano
New York County
James Meredith
Congress
GOP
Wath
Ohio Parts Plant Walkout Shrinks Output at Fisher Body
About 40 percent of the 900 second shift at the Fisher body division plant were working as walkouts persist. Less than a third of first shift reported after initial idle periods as union leaders clash with directives from UA locals and Detroit officials. Limited production resumed with 250 at work, amid unauthorized strike reports and emergency council meetings planned in Detroit.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Auto Workers
General ‘Motors
Fisher Body Division
United Auto Workers Local 449
Detroit
National Union
Focal
Frank G. Petty Jr
Robert Hall
Hall
National General Motors Council
Cold Front Brings Hazardous Morning Driving Across Area
A cold front moving in after heavy rains will freeze in spots, making morning driving hazardous. Temperatures rise above freezing this afternoon. Sunny and breezy weather continues with a weekend warmer than normal and light precipitation early next week.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
Francis Glancy
Connecticut
Canaan
Bakery Clerk Beats Back Robbery At East Side Shop
Mrs. Josephine Reynolds of William Street described a man entering the East Side bakery at about 8:45 p.m. who roughed her and forced her into a back room. She escaped to the street and he fled, later described as a white man in his late 20s. Reynolds was treated at Bridgeport Hospital for facial injuries and discharged.
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East Side
Josephine Reynolds
William Street
Argentina Moves Toward Peso Devaluation Amid Crisis
Argentina declared an exchange holiday until further notice and ordered banks to halt operations on a dollar pegged bond issue while the grain board stops pacehanes. New taxes aim to trim a 300 million deficit as the peso trades around 250 to the dollar official and 293 to 302 on the parallel market amid devaluation expectations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
National Grain Board
Newry
Airliner Lands Safely With Bullet Hole in It
A Lake Central airliner carrying eight passengers landed safely at Terre Haute Indiana after a bullet hole opened in the fuselage. The door between cockpit and cabin was penetrated and the bullet lodged in the cockpit ceiling. FBI agents recovered the bullet as pilot B B Long reported the shot occurred about a thousand feet above Brazil Seelyville corridor.
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Terre Haute
Ind
API
Lake Central
Lafely
North
FBI
B. B. ‘Long
Brazil
Seelyville
Father declines rabies shot for son after dog attack
In Suffolk County New York Charles LeBrun faced a life changing choice after his son Michael was bitten by dogs. He refused rabies inoculation fearing vaccine dangers and possible death from shots, saying he will not change his mind despite expert warnings and the risk of rabies.
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Jean Heller Speone
N.Y
Charles LeBrun
Michael LeBrun
Long Island
Michael
LeBrun
Suffolk Couny
Speonk
CBS Renews Gunsmoke Moves to Monday Nights
CBS renews Gunsmoke for its 13th season starting September but shifts it to Monday nights. Gilligan's Island, recently renewed for a youth audience, remains in the lineup but faces criticism alongside Beverly Hillbillies and Captain Nice as CBS plans new shows after renewals.
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Marshal Dillon
Doc
Kitty
Festus
Dodge’ City
Segmen
NBC
CBS
Dodd Holds Closed Session With Probers Over Fund Charges
Senator Thomas Dodd and the Senate Ethics Committee met behind closed doors again as public hearings on his handling of funds from political dinners loom. Sen. Bennett said the talk focused on dollar and cent facts, with hearings possibly ending before the Easter recess around March 23.
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Carey Cronand
Corresaane
Washington
Thomas J. Bodd
Conn
Senate Ethics Committee
Senator Dodd
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Bennett
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Dodd
Ethics Committee
Senate Okays Reform Bill For Congress Reorganization
The Senate approved a general congressional reorganization act in a 75 to 0 vote and sent it to the House. The measure includes over 100 provisions to strengthen disclosure, increase expert staff for budgeting and legislation, establish a committee bill of rights, and provide for an annual August recess.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
HuntIson To Capture VC Leaders
In Vietnam the U S military presses Operation Junction City aimed at Viet Cong leaders near Tay Ninh and along the Cambodian border. B52s hit camps 25 26 miles NW of Tay Ninh while B32s targeted targets 30 miles SW of Hue amid limited ground action and adverse weather. Carrier aircraft struck Haiphong coastal defenses and supply routes as radar guided air strikes hit highways and storage areas in the southern panhandle.
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Saigon
U.S
Junction City
Tay Ninh
Hue
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
North Vietnam
Kitty Hawk
Ticonderoga
Haiphong
U.S. Command
U.S. Air Force
Panhandle
Horse Show Bill Draws Heavy Protest at Connecticut Hearing
Connecticut horse show enthusiasts packed the Agriculture Committee hearing to oppose a Humane Society backed bill. McKinney argued the measure would eliminate horsemanship in the state, reflecting broad constituent concern as the session proceeds.
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Hartford
Connecticut
General Assembly
Agriculture Committee
The
Humane Society
McKinney
Stewart B. McKinney
Fairfield
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Brandstadt
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Peking
Soviet Union
Mao Tse-tung
China
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Mao
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
People’s Liberation Army
Red China
Moscow Radio
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Michael Row
Hyattsville
Buddy
Bong Son
South Vietnam
Row
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Gunsmoke
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