Bolling Seeks Leadership Role With Ethics And Powell
In Washington, Rep Richard Bolling a Missouri Democrat moves to leadership influence as Congress considers ethics and the Powell case. He backs a permanent standing committee on official standards of conduct, while coordinating with liberals to seat Powell and press reform. The leadership hints at a unified plan amid disputes over ethics and seating Powell.
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Washington
Congressional Ethics
Adam Clayton Powell
Richard Bolling
House
Johnson
Powell
Missouri
D-Fla
Select Committee
Bolling
Ways and Means
Bennett
Harlem
Letter From GI Michael Walker Seeks US Support and Mets Cheer
A World War II era letter from Michael Walker, a US Marine in Vietnam era combat, urges Americans to support democracy, declare resolve against communism, and praise American forces. He notes loneliness overseas, appeals for visits by readers to the Mets, and signs off from New York City.
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United States of America
V.C
China
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Uss.a
Weather and combat losses marked Vietnam air actions
Heavy clouds over Thua Thien limited air strikes as Navy and Air Force planes hit roads and rail lines near Dong Hoi and Thanh Hoa. U.S. casualty totals rose with 284 Vietnamese and 177 Americans killed in a week. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses dropped to about 3,478. A notable attack damaged bridges near Da Nang and Da Nang–DMZ routes. Skyhawk and Skylifter losses included seven missing and one commander presumed lost. Satellite guidance aided target selection amid cloud cover.
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Era
Thua Thien
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
South
da Nang
Highway 1
Demilitarized Zone
Cam Ranh Bay
Harry M. Breng
Moscow
Idaho
Air Force
Navy
Panhandle
Southeast Asia
ESSA
Nimbus
Washington
Pentagon
Housing referendums and easing housing rules discussed
Opponents calling themselves defenders of states rights plan a petition to force a referendum. Washington passed a similar measure with legislative approval. Seattle Advisory Homeowners Committee seeks 50 011 signatures from registered voters. Pennsylvania Governor Shafer struggled to find party sponsors for a housing discrimination bill not covering owner occupied or sublet rooms. prospects looked poor.
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State of Washington
Seattle
Adenauer Officials Say Leader Weakening With Flu and Bronchitis
Doctors reported Konrad Adenauer gravely ill with flu and bronchitis at his Rhine valley home. The 91 year old former chancellor showed declining body resistance and weaker heart and circulatory function while friends de Gaulle and Pope Paul VI sent wishes for recovery. Oxygen tanks were seen at his residence as a spokesman cautioned no luck yet.
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Rhoendore
Germany
Cap
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Paul VI
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Ella Rebber-Buch
Rain helps crops and warns of risks across states
The forecast for nationwide crops fell from 1.28 billion to 1.16 billion bushels with a rise in 1967 wheat acreage. Rain aided Brass lands and sorghums while small grains remained vulnerable. Texas farmers report grazing on wheat seed. Electra growers expect a fair crop. In Colorado and Kansas moisture supports grass and wheat, but many fields abandoned. Vietnam war updates include shelling near Thanh Hoa and U Thant urging peace while Japan seeks a peaceful settlement amid limited contact.
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Texas Department, of Agriculture
Ray Joe Riley
Texas
South Plains
Abby Cooper
Electra
Colorado
Thanh Hoa
Haipong
Hanoi
U.S
U Thant
Asia
Katmandu
Nepal
Neiy
Delhi
United States
Tokyo
Trang van Dol
Japan
Takeo Miki
Ifanoi
State Mental Patient Attacked Sparks Health Program Debate
A state mental health facility reported an attack on a patient prompting officials to review lic health programs and call for trimming unnecessary military expenditures.
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Lic
Complex autopsy and trial details mix with hospital shooting report
A chaotic report details an autopsy by Dr. Milton Helpern and toxicologist Umberger examining possible poisons in a body. Police hunt a 6 foot, 200 pound gunman after a hospital attack near a hospital picnic area injures a man and attacks a woman.
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City of
New York
Milton Helpern
Williamsburg
Arosemena
Eastern State Hospital
Johnson
Commissioner of Mental Hygiene
Davis
Hor Se
Johnson urges Latin unity to push new America project
At the summit, Johnson urged unity among Latin American leaders to overcome regional feuds and barriers as the United States seeks a larger Alliance for Progress. Ecuador’s Arosemena challenged aid conditions, while Belaunde of Peru proposed a Lima meeting to verify progress. Johnson outlined 45 projects and a plan for a $1.5 billion rise over five years, contingent on Congress and recipient self-help efforts.
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Johnson
Tri
America
United States
John
Otto Arosemena
Ecuador
Cooperative Alliance For Progress
U.S
Arosemena
Fernando Belaundez
Terry
Peru
Latin America
Eduardo Frei
Chile
Belaunde
Lima
Punta del Este
Air Force One
Montevideo
Washington
Congress
Hemisphere
Central America
Surveyor 3 Heads to Moon to Dig and Photograph Site
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Surveyor 3 will launch Monday aboard an Atlas Centaur to land softly on the moons ocean of storms and photograph a candidate landing site while using a new digging scoop to test lunar soil. The 10 foot tall lander, similar to Surveyor 1, includes a five foot reach scoop able to dig 18 inches deep and move debris as scientists view progress via TV.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Amert
Moe Surveyor 3
U.S
Space Agency
Earth
Russia
Ethics subcommittee created to handle ethics conflict
The Bolling group was formed to resolve an ethics clash with plans to place the panel beside other standing committees. It will be appointed by the Speaker and include six Democrats and six Republicans with a Democrat chair. Rep. Colmer praised the group as honorable, though he noted occasional dissent.
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Bolling
House Administration
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
House
Ways and Means
William A. Colmer
Dmiss
Rules Committee
Bugging Hons in Two Offices Cited in 1962 Case
Berger's attorney Joseph E. Brill says a microphone hidden in a telephone box captured conversations over four months in 1962 and wired to a distant listening post for recording. Assistant district attorney H. Richard Oviller defends eavesdropping as legal when a judge authorizes it with proper testimony. He notes conversations tied to a conspiracy may be admissible as fruits of crimes per Supreme Court precedents.
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Berger
Joseph E. Brill
New York City
H. Richard Oviller
Uviller
Supreme Court
Four White Men Steal Traveler Checks on Aruba Pier
Aruban guards at a pier report four elderly white men, dark haired in dark clothing, entered at about 4 am. They overpowered guards, handcuffed and taped them, then escaped with two insured shipments of traveler checks totaling 660000 dollars. American Express circulated serial numbers to banks worldwide. a reward offered for recovery.
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Aruba
Fred Crowley
Crowley
American Express
Textile groups seek industry wide anti discrimination drive
The EROC spokesman described Shulman’s aim to broaden the campaign against hiring discrimination beyond case by case processing to an industry wide program. The Civil Rights Act commission seeks compliance and urges minority employment, with plans for campaigns in the railroad and trucking sectors.
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Shulman
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