Tax-Figure Balk Aired At Hearing In Baker Probe
Washington witness Don Reynolds pressed for proof that President Johnson tax records and Walter Jenkins files are under scrutiny before surrendering his own 1961 records Reynolds cites Sen Williams Delaware while Donald Connelly testifies Reynolds says he will provide records only if Jenkins and LBJ returns are examined The Baker probe seeks to link payments to the Kennedy Johnson campaign fund and insurance dealings with Matthew McCloskey
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Delaware
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Texas
Selma Jails 400 Negro Students in March Demonstration
About 400 Negro students were jailed in Selma Alabama after a wild march protesting segregation. Earlier 120 adults were detained near the courthouse, and Nobel laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remained jailed as the voter registration drive intensified.
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Iowa House Passes Pay Hike Pension Bill
The Iowa House approved a pension increase for retired firemen and policemen as active personnel receive pay raises. The bill passed 118 to 0, sponsored by Rep. Lee Gaudineer, and moves to the Senate. The measure was amended to provide for higher pay.
Party Line Delayed as Barn Burns Near Marion
Fire destroyed a Barn on the Marvin Null farm five miles southeast of Marion. Mrs Null could not immediately summon help due to a malfunctioning eight party line. Firemen had trouble hearing her and the barn burned before arrival. Losses include cattle pigs hay straw and equipment. Insurance covered the loss. Linn County Attorney Jack Fulton said he is investigating.
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Marion
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Blast Kills 20 Miners in French Coal Mine
An explosion at a Lens, France coal mine on Tuesday killed at least 20 miners with one more missing and little hope of surviving. Officials described the blast as a severe disaster with many workers affected.
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Hancher Rites To Be Thursday
Funeral services for Dr. Virgil M. Hancher will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church Iowa City with Beckman Funeral Home in charge. The retired University of Iowa president died of a heart attack at age 63 in New Delhi India last Saturday and will be buried in Iowa City.
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Carrier Constellation Returns from Far East Service
The aircraft carrier Constellation returned to San Diego after eight months in the Far East where it operated against North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Snowball Roadway Tragedy at Tennessee Campus
A UT freshman Marnell Goodman of Swampscott Massachusetts was shot and killed near a campus street as about 200 students pelted a truck with snowballs. Driver William Willett Jr of Greenville Tennessee is charged with second degree murder after firing a pistol when attacked by students. Police and witnesses describe the ensuing struggle and crowd reaction as officers investigated.
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VA Head William Driver confirmed as Veterans Administrator
WASHINGTON AP The Senate confirmed President Johnsons nomination of William Driver as Veterans Administrator by a 75 to 7 vote. The confirmation follows controversy over orders to close 11 veterans hospitals and four soldier homes and Driver's involvement in those orders.
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Extra Pay for Talking Spanish Denied Strike Shuts Laredo Switchboard
In Laredo Texas a language strike by Southwestern Bell operators halted work as they demanded extra pay for Spanish language calls. Supervisors filled in from Corpus Christi and San Antonio as about 30 to 40 percent of local calls involve Spanish. The dispute centers on manual handling of calls to Nuevo Laredo across the Rio Grande.
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Angry Demonstration At Weygand Funeral
In Paris a crowd shouted anti government slogans and jostled riot police at the funeral of Gen. Maxime Weygand. Demonstrators protested the ban on the traditional army officers funeral at Les Invalides as the government sent no representative to the rites. Leading army authorities and about 40 generals attended, defying the boycott.
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UPI
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Les Invalides
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Home Urges Labor Government Resignation in Commons
In London the labor government faced a heated Commons clash as Sir Alec Douglas-Home urged resignations amid uproar over Harold Wilson's first 100 days. Douglas-Home criticized Wilson by recalling the Labour pledge of 100 days of action, characterizing it as chaotic dynamism.
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East Iowa Sets Nation's Coldest Mark in Cold Morning
Iowa towns Decorah Elkader registered 34 below zero as the cold wave gripped the region. Bemidji and Brainerd, Minnesota reached 32 below earlier, with a Milwaukee yard office thermometer at 44 below in Marquette and other readings across eastern Iowa dipping to 31 below at New Albin and 23 below at Waukon. Forecasters expect frigid air to continue with sun limited warmth until Wednesday. West Burlington sign readouts fluctuated wildly between minus 54 and 199 above.
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Johnson Faces Mounting Appalachian Aid Demands
President Johnson pushes for congressional approval of a 1.09 billion Appalachian aid bill while regional leaders demand broader relief. Senators from Montana New York Ohio Nebraska and Iowa push for expansions and new initiatives as Great Plains opposition rises and costs remain uncertain.
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Groundhog Day Weather Clamps Down in Chicago
Bitter cold drives authorities to keep groundhogs indoors in Chicago on Groundhog Day. Lincoln Park reports 700 officials and the city records school closures affecting 29 districts as winter weather continues its grip.
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