Rockefeller signals readiness to serve GOP for presidential race
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York moved toward a potential Republican bid by declaring he is ready to serve the American people. He will not enter primaries but would back a declared convention bid and seek write in support in states like Oregon, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. He plans to discuss core issues including Vietnam.
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Romney backs unity and names no candidate
Governor Romney says he will support a consensus GOP nominee but will not urge New Hampshire voters to back any specific candidate. He retracts from the race and stresses unity with governors Congress members and party leaders to back a single candidate. He spoke at the Washington Hilton due to a snowstorm in Manchester New Hampshire.
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Romney announces no endorsement in GOP race
Michigan Governor George Romney says he will not endorse Nelson Rockefeller or any other candidate for the Republican presidential nomination at this time. He made the statement in Washington.
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Space Center Is LBJ Destination
President Johnson flew Friday to the space center at Houston as the first stop on a secrecy-shrouded trip. The White House announced the destination only after he left Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Press Secretary George Christian said further steps would be disclosed en route.
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Commission Urges Massive Action to End Racial Disorder
A presidential commission warns that racial conflict in American cities could worsen into a segregated two-society nation. It calls for enormous funding for housing education and job training and for creating up to 2 million new jobs while noting the high cost could rival Vietnam War expenditures.
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March Weather Dips Then Warms With Flurries Expected
March arrives with Cedar Rapids seeing 46 degrees at noon after a 17 degree low. Forecasters predict a quick warmup then a plunge tonight into the 20s with lows from 8 to 14 and highs in the mid to upper 20s. Brief snow flurries may occur Friday night as conditions shift.
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Compromise Civil Rights Bill Debate Stalls in Senate
Washington AP reports the Senate failed to end debate on a civil rights and open housing compromise Friday. Supporters were divided as the chamber refused to invoke cloture, leaving the measure in limbo and delaying action on protections and housing reforms.
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Senators Hickenlooper and Miller Vote Against Debate Cutoff
Senators Hickenlooper and Miller of Iowa voted Friday against a motion to end debate on the rights bill. The vote stalled procedural progress and left the measure in limbo as allies urged continued consideration.
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Ground Battle and Senate Cloture Vote Report
The article details a failed bid to limit debate in the Senate with a two thirds majority, amid accusations among liberals of Dirksen led compromises. It also reports the Khe Sanh battle where a heavy ground assault by North Vietnamese forces was repelled with air support from B-52s, casualties on both sides, and ongoing fighting near Saigon plus a Buddhist monk self immolation for peace.
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2000 Miles To Find Dad's Body
A 17 year old hitchhiked from Costa Rica to the United States seeking his father John Gay, an ironworker once living near Decatur Georgia, only to learn the father was buried in Marietta after dying in 1967. The teen traveled 2000 miles over 44 days with 30 dollars, aided by Captain Kelly in Tallahassee while awaiting news from reporter Brian Howland.
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Yanks Smash Five Enemy Supply Ships
U S forces destroyed five communist supply ships and captured a sixth in what officials called the most important naval battle of the Vietnam War. Navy and Coast Guard crews sunk two gun-runners and captured another after predawn combat on the South Vietnam coast. An army patrol destroyed an arms laden vessel two miles north of Tan Son Nhut, while two sampans were sunk and one captured near the Cua Viet river. Two American sailors were wounded.
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Daley Death Plot Charge Against Chicago Officer
A suspended Chicago policeman, Donald Heath, 30, was accused in testimony of plotting to assassinate Mayor Daley and two police officials. James Tobin testified at a police board hearing that Heath headed the Illinois Ku Klux Klan and planned violence to reveal the Klan in public.
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Toll Rises to 283 in Sicily Earthquakes
In Palmerto Sicily the death toll from January quakes climbs to 283 as rescuers locate another body in Gibellina ruins.
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