Powell Seating Disciplinary Plan For Harlem Congressman
The House select committee on Adam Clayton Powell reached a basic accord to seat Powell while imposing discipline. He would lose seniority, repay about 35 000 dollars from government funds, and be seated but heavily penalized if the report is approved by the House.
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Committee On Education and Labor
Ferrie Not Linked to Kennedy Death Plot Says Inquirer
David Ferrie former New Orleans investigator denied involvement with a 1963 assassination plot. He was found dead in his apartment on Wednesday. District Attorney Jim Garrison noted conflicting death times while reporter George Lardner Jr. said Ferrie told him Oswald acted alone.
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George Lardner, Jr
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Rie
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Lardner
UPI
Nicholas Chetta
Sdiffering Times
Iowa Braced by Cold Wind and Light Snow
Northerly winds up to 50 mph blasted Iowa as temperatures plunged. Snow blocked highways and zero visibility led to several crashes and a highway closure near Mason City. Most areas saw light snowfall though travel was urged to stop in the northern storm zone.
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Schools Closed By Eastern Snow
Heavy snow hit the East causing school closures and traffic delays while bitter cold spread across the Great Plains. New York City suburbs and inland Middle Atlantic areas were forecast to receive four to six inches, with six inches expected in Northern New England. Rockland County public schools closed.
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Ferrie Cleared of Kennedy Link, UPI Reports
Washington sources said the Warren Commission investigation found pilot David Ferrie had no connection to the Kennedy assassination. No further details were provided.
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UPI
Warren Commission
David Ferrie
Ferrie and Oswald ties questioned in Warren Commission review
Ferrie told investigator Lardner he never knew Oswald and Ferrie’s death occurred before 4 am, contradicting others who said they spoke with him at that hour. Rep. Ford defended the commission’s extensive checks while urging local and federal cooperation amidst ongoing probes.
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Lardner
Oswald
Chetta
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Garrison
Washington
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Warren Commission
S.” Ford
Stud Bill Sent to Hughes After House Vote
Iowa house approved SF17 by 104 to 14 to allow metal studded tires on highways from November 1 to April 1 each year and sent the measure to the governor. Senate had already approved 55 to 2 on January 20. If signed, law would follow publication in Jefferson Bee and Boone News-Republican.
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Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Jefferson Bee
Boone News-Republican
Wendell Hill
Marshalltown
Reed Named To Iowa Employment Security Commission Post
Gov. Hughes sent to the Iowa senate the nomination of Rep Cecil A Reed 53 R Cedar Rapids to a six year term as public representative on the Iowa employment security commission starting July 1 He would earn 12000 annually joining labor and employers members Henry Carter and J Wayne Jansen Reed would be the first Black member to hold a full time major state post in this era.
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Cedar Rapids
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Senate
Ross M. Carrell
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Burlington
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J. Wayne Jansen
Hubbard
William Parker
Waterloo
Board of Parole
James Thomas
State Civil Rights Commission
UW Madison Faces Protests Over Dow Napalm Interviews
MADISON AP The University of Wisconsin vows to keep campus open amid 17 arrests in a protest against Dow Chemical napalm interviews. Chancellor Robben Fleming bailed protesters, refused to remove Dow from campus, and warned of further demonstrations. Arraignments set for 16 students and a Madison mother on disorderly conduct charges.
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Berkeley
Vietnam
Robben Fleming
Dow Chemical Corp
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Senate
Iowa
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Dow
45 000 Hit Viet Cong Main Base
U S forces launch Operation Junction City the largest ground air assault in Vietnam war. About 45 000 troops encircle Viet Cong national headquarters in War Zone C near the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon. Paratroopers and helicopter units secure flanks as tanks and infantry close in.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Junction City
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Air Force
Hanoi
Agency Votes To Seek Referendum On Housing Plan
The Cedar Rapids low rent housing agency voted 4 1 to ask the city council to call a May referendum on a public housing project for the elderly. The request will be presented at next Wednesday's meeting. A. M. Sieh opposed, citing his reasons in a written statement.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
A. M. Sieh
Sieh
Iowa Securities Co
Reed to resign if he accepts position in government
Reed must resign his town house seat by July 1 to accept the post, with the current session likely lasting over a month. If a special legislative session is called, the governor must set a date for a special election to fill the vacancy. Reed is in his first term.
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House
Towa House
Paratrooper Survives 1000-Foot Vietnam Drop After Tree Snag
Pfc. Robert Hill of Kansas City completed a first combat parachute jump in Vietnam despite a 120 foot tree hang during a seven hour descent. A helicopter救 attempted to aid, but strong winds forced him to free fall and rely on a reserve chute to land safely. He returned to duty with his unit after a brief rest and rations.
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Pfc
Robert Hill
Kansas City
Hill
Weekwide Vietnam combat toll climbs with 172 U.S. deaths
In the latest U S command briefing 172 Americans were killed and 602 wounded in Vietnam last week, the highest weekly U S loss since Ia Drang in November 1965. Enemy fatalities reached 2,029, with rising fighting across the country and total American deaths in combat at 7,525.
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Vietnam
Ia Drang Valley
U. S
Chuckle Fire Sale Quip Snags Worn Salesman
A tired salesman jokes that a sale is a fire sale with the risk of being fired if he fails to close. The line blends humor about pressure to perform with a play on words.
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