Republicans Plan Campaign Ties to Virginia Election Law Reform
Staunton plus Richmond report GOP Assembly members map a 1960s style campaign focusing on voting rights act changes and mental health policy with Dr James Druff as a key speaker. They authorized talks with the U.S. attorney general to explore Virginia stepping away from federal provisions and discussed using a simple voter registration form while urging a special legislative session. Virginia leaders Tuck and Poff consider bipartisan moves to remove the state from the Voting Rights Act, though DOJ opposition could block progress.
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Staunton
Republic
U.S. Department of Uls
Third
Rehoice
Virginia
GOP
U.S
James H. Druff
Western State Hospital
Fom
Jeader
del. M. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
State Hospital Board
Dr. Druff
Western State
Dr. Druitt
Robert Y. Button
Washington
Richmond Times - Dispatch
William M. Tuck
Richard H. Poff
House
Judiciary Committee
Poff
Tuck
Justice Department
Pro Mao Faction Rife in China Amid Economic Struggle
Asien Fu-chib reports from Asahi’s Peking correspondent that pro Mao revolut ionaries seized Hsieh-Ho Hospital recording offices and bribery probes claim wage hikes via “sugar coated bullets.” Liu supporters confront economic Wages while Shanghai battles highlight power struggle. Peking radio cites arrests of Chang Cheng-sung and Sung Chi-wen during walkouts, with pro Mao gains but no decisive victory. Tang Ping-chu and Hu Chi face sharp criticism in wall posters by Maoist groups.
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Asien Fu-chib
Asahi
Peking
Wall
Hsieh-Ho Hospital
Mao
Liu
Chou En-Jai
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Peking Radio
Shanghai
Chang Cheng-sung
Sung Chi-wen
China
Wan Hui Pao
Shanghai Liberation Daily
Senate Debates Rules Change Amid McGovern Fight
The Senate divided over rule changes as Senator McGovern urged majority action to end extended talks. Dirksen and Mansfield backed by 33 Democrats and 28 Republicans and opponents including 29 Democrats and 8 Republicans. McGovern argued for majority cloture under Article I. McAnsf ield warned that a simple majority move could wreck the Senate as an institution.
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Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Virgin Islands
Dirksen
Mansfield
McGovern
Congress
Senate
U.S
MecGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
McAnsfield
Weather drives urgent heating fees and cold snaps
Demand for extra heating spur fees as severe cold hits parts of the Midwest and South. Auto clubs in Chicago and Detroit report a flood of emergency calls from motorists whose cars won't start, with Chicago calls five times a normal winter day. Gas lines froze on many stalled vehicles while toll-road police note slowdowns. Public and parochial schools in Shelby County Tennessee close due to 14 degree cold and icy roads. Des Moines judge frees a 19 year old due to extreme cold in the jail bullpen. Chicago crime remains well below normal as people stay indoors. KEHL Long Prairie Minnesota off air four hours after antenna cables broke in minus 28 degree weather.
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Chicago
Detroit
Tennessee
Shelby County
Des Moines
Iowa
Warry
Grand
Charles D. Robb
KEHL
Long Prairie
Minn
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Dies at 82 Former Scarlet Woman of Gilded Age
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the model and star witness in the Harry K Thaw and Stanford White murder case, died at 82 in Santa Monica after a long decline. The famed figure once captivated New York society during the early 1900s romance with White and marriage to Thaw, whose 1906 Madison Square Garden shooting of White remains a defining moment in Gilded Age scandal.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
White
Madison
Square Garden
Prestead
Evelyn
Pittsburgh
Madison Square Garden
Miami
Fla
Lawyer With Reformist Zeal To Head Liberals
Jeremy Thorpe, a debonair 37 year old lawyer and reformist, takes leadership of the British Liberals aiming to restore the party to former glory. He succeeds Grimond, who resigns amid calls for change after decades of middling fortunes. Thorpe vows to push voters and led MPs in a 1960s Liberal revival bid.
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London
Jeremys Thorpe
Thorpe
Gri- Mond
Middle Road Liberal Party
Grimond
Liberals
House of Commons
David Lloyd-George
Eric Lubbock
Emlyn Hopson
Batchelor
Eton
Britain
Oxford University
Oxford Debating Union
Tebel
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
South Africa
North Devon
Powell Loses Fight in High Court Over Arrest Threat
In Washington Rep. Powell faces a New York arrest order tied to criminal and civil contempt convictions. Justice Harlan refused to block enforcement as Powell’s attorney claims the move violates the U.S. Constitution. If jailed, Powell could face up to 14 months plus civil contempt terms.
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Rep.Labor Committee
Congress
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Jostiman
Harlan
U.S. Supreme Court
Powell
Genement
New York City
Harlem Democrat
John M. Harlan
Arthur Markewick
New York State Supreme Court
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Harlem
House Democrats
New York State
New York
Williams
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Titan 3 launches 8 satellites in orbital necklace plan
The Titan 3 mission lifted at 9 19 a m with a nose guard to prevent a repeat failure. Eight 100 pound satellites were deployed around 3 30 p m as part of a six hour complex flight, joining seven satellites launched last June for a global equatorial communications chain.
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Page One
Titan 3
Defense Department
Connor Seeks Department Merger Affects Johnson Era Policy
Cabinet shifts swirl around Connor amid rumors of leaving as President Johnson weighs merging Commerce and Labor and rhetoric on economic policy intensifies. Currier family details and Civic leadership roles illuminate broader social influence connected to urban reform and civil rights funding.
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Transportation
Congress
Departments of
Commerce and Labor
Johnson
Connor
Council of Economic Advisers
Budget Bureau
Treasury
Commerce Department
Currier Spokesman Says Couple Left Kids For 10 Day West Indies Cruise
A Currier spokesman in New York says the couple left their children in New York and flew from Miami to San Juan to begin a 10 day West Indies cruise. Two Currier chartered boats joined the search in St Thomas. The Curriers, married in 1955 in Pereas Sanmieig, are described as independently wealthy. Mrs Currier's father served as undersecretary of state in the Truman administration and was an ambassador to France.
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Urban America
National Foundation To
New York City
Henry Street Settlement House
U.S. Committee For the United Nations
Bennington College
Bennington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Taconic Foundation
Council of United Civil Rights Leadership
Whitney Young
National Urban League
Boston
New York University
Innstitute of Fine Arts
Curriers
New York
Adria
Lavinia
Michael
San Juan
Miami
West Indies
St. Thomas
Pereas
Personal income jumps in 1966 despite inflation
The Commerce Department reports 1966 saw personal income rise by 8.5 percent to $580.4 billion, the largest year gain in 15 years, with wages up 19 percent to $392.3 billion. Per capita after tax income reached a record $2,567, though inflation trimmed the real gain. Transfer payments rose to $44.5 billion as Social Security growth continued and Medicare added about $1 billion.
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Washington
Sonal
Commerce Department
Smoke and fire sweep Vietnam jungles and bridges in renewed raids
Smoke filled Vietnam jungles as another incendiary raid razed undergrowth while battles raged near Saigon. Reports described air attacks on bridges and rail yards, civilian casualties claimed by communists, and U S pilots supporting operations across heavy combat zones. Pentagon officials said bombing continued at roughly prior tempo with no halt planned.
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Herzog
Boi Loi Woods
Saigon
Barry Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
North Vietnam
Marine
da Nang
Hill 55
Goldwater
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Peking
Prisoners wounded as guards fire at San Quentin yard
Fourteen inmates were hurt during a move back to cells at San Quentin Prison. Eight were shot, including one wounded in the head, seven in the legs, as guards fired warning shots to control about 1000 restive inmates. One prisoner suffered a heart attack and five had head wounds from rifle fire. The incident followed a racial clash and involved reactions from defense witnesses and state psychiatrists.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
DeSalvo
Ing
DeSalvo and inmates discuss killings at Boston jail
Warden Lawrence Wilson described DeSalvo as warped since childhood with deviant sexual drives. Inmates said he detailed up to 13 killings while guards confronted a riot in a 40-degree prison block near Boston. Convicts armed with improvised weapons attacked benches and objects, while authorities planned to move most inmates out.
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DeSalvo
Thorities
Boston
Lawrence Wilson
Ky and Ky face tough questions at news conference
At a news conference premier Ky holds his ground with wit and directness as reporters applaud. He wears a brown suit and says he visited Australia to thank sacrifices, rejects Hitler as hero, and supports Viet Cong talks within a Hanoi framework. He reiterates Manila stance on Vietnam partition if war ends and hopes for a future reunification. The trip includes a planned U S visit, while in Auckland NZ labor leaders urge boycott receptions.
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Adolf Hitler
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Manila
Vietnam
United States
Auckland
Kys
New Zealand Federation of Labor
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