Morse Seeks Vote to Repeal 1964 War Authority
Sen Morse proposes a resolution to rescind the 1964 broad authority that allowed the President to act in Southeast Asia, challenging Johnson and Rusk over the undeclared Vietnam conflict. The move follows Morse's call for a forceful test vote in the Senate and a commission of constitutional concerns about presidential war powers.
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Washington
Morse
D-Ore
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
Sen. Gruening
Alaska
Southeast Asia
Rusk
U. S
North Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense McNamara
Oregonian
Asia
Foreign Relations Committee
Jann Wanate
Sen
Hartke
D-Ind
Dirksen
R-Ii
Kate Grocer Boots Robber From Store
A Boston downtown hotel explosion injured about sixty and killed nine. Firefighters battled flames as patrons fled in freezing weather. The blast also struck a neighborhood grocery, while a lone gunman was reported involved. Rescue workers searched icy debris for missing people.
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Boston
Jerry Elsen
Ber
Louis
Paramount
William Shea
Viet Cong Attack Near Bong Son Leaves Many Wounded
U S First Air Cavalry division troops hunted Viet Cong positions along the Bong Son coast, destroying two nests after air assault. They reported heavy ground fire, rescuing wounded and capturing 51 Viet Cong, with 15 killed, as a building collapse and explosions disrupted enemy strongholds.
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Saigon
0. S. First Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Bot Poos
Record Low Cold Sweeps Iowa With Subzero Readings
A brutal cold wave drives subzero temperatures across Iowa with Ames County and many other towns posting new record lows. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines report 24 to 32 below readings, with widespread frost and related fires and property damage. Police report looting amid the cold as shelters contend with the extreme weather.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Tripolis
Jong Underwear
Bremer County
Amos Franks
Elkport
Clayton County
Smith
Hal Utterbachs
Sigourney
Des Moines
Don Bricker
Don Luboski
Othe
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Gazette
Robert Hammer
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Hammer
Buchanan County
Spencer
Sioux City
Burlington
Davenport
Council Bluffs
la Moni
Chicago
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Bath
Williston
N.C
Rockies
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Jackson
Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Transit union chief Quill dies after NYC strike
Michael I. Quill, 60, Irish born leader who sparked the New York transit strike, died of a heart attack. He faced jail for contempt as 36,000 TWU members held the city hostage, just after securing a $60 million contract for his union.
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I. Quill
New York City
Quill
Transit Authority
Transport Workers Union
John Lindsay
Pipsqueak
New York
Robert Wagner
County Kerry
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Store clerk overpowers armed holdup man in street SE
Berry, alone in his grocery on 529 Eighth Bene street SE, refused the bandit cash, then tackled the robber after the man drew a gun. Berry says he grabbed the attacker around the neck and threw him from the store, leaving both unharmed as the holdup fled.
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Berry
Bene Street
Tonkin
U.s
Uprooted Cedar Rapids residents voice views on renewal plan
At a public informational meeting on the Civic Center urban renewal project Cedar Rapids residents voiced mixed feelings. Robert Claxton urged patience noting many will face upheaval and financial strain as efforts move toward federal approval and potential midyear acquisition.
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Ken Sullivan
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Robert Claxton
Third Avenue
Claxton
Civic Center
Memorial Building
Linn County Action
Sheaffer
Landino
Salyer
City Hall
What Happens When Basement Is Full Of Steps
A playful exchange between two boys aboard a department store escalator ends in a pun about stairs. The brief joke hinges on a childlike misinterpretation of space and movement, delivering a light moment in a retail setting.
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Tama-Toledo
Waukon
Oelwein
Decorah
New Albin
Elkader
Anamosa
Taunus
Paul Harman
William Terrenzi
Kenneth Harrison
Madrid
Spain
Ta Drang
Mason City
Storm Lake
Grear
Highlands
Phu Yen
101St Airborne
Para
Waterloo
Mother Nature
North Dakota
Dixie
Lindsay
UPI
Michael
Subway Gang
Michael J. Quill
Kemp
Boylston Street
Marion
Bob Johnson
Don Salyer
Carl Landino
Urban Planning Consultants of
Bud Potts
Iowa Appraisal and Research Corp
John
Civic Auditorium
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