House Committee Clears Bill To Do Away With N C Inspection
A North Carolina House committee approved 7 to 1 a bill to repeal the 1955 motor vehicle inspection program. Rep. Collins led the push, arguing inspections cost motorists money while critics warned of losing federal funds and safety issues. The measure, set for floor debate, also noted inspection fees rising to 2 dollars.
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Bill
N.C
Raleigh
North Carolina
C. Colling Jr
Alleghany
Collins
Thomas Strickland
Jones
General Assembly
Senate
C. D. Lindsay
Eral Assembly
Calfins
Dan Moore
Lindsay
House Judiciary Committee
Joe Garrett
Phil Godwin
D - Gates
Talks Continue in Vietnam Peace Talks Brink
The article reports on stalled negotiations as Lodge accuses the other side of an unreasonable predecided outcome. South Vietnam’s Pham Dang Lam says no goodwill or proposals will move talks unless Viet Cong positions are abandoned. The U.S. plan to shift forces to South Vietnamese hands remains on the table amid tense military conditions.
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Page Ove
Lodge
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Sam
Hanoi
U.S
Errors Marked In House Roll Call During Death Notice
After Rep. James C. Cleveland denounced a roll call error, officials said a member’s name was not read and an official explanation was requested. A House ethics panel cited strain on the tally clerk and the roll-call system as factors, noting no impact on election results while urging modernization to reduce human error.
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Wriday
James C. Cleveland
RNN
Nce
House Ethics Economittes
Sesson
House
Bul
Riots and protests dog Rockefeller visit in Rocky federation
Demonstrations planned against the government and Rockefeller visit spark student support. About 300 students barricaded the National University Liberal Arts College main building. police used clubs and tear gas and 100 were arrested. Ongania met with the National Security Council to discuss violence blamed on extremist groups, while priests deny the charge. The unrest follows economic austerity and university controls, with deadly rioting and martial law in the past.
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Federation
Rockefeller
National University
Liberal Arts College
Qongania
National Security Council
Askmont
Ongania
Tate
Qadania
Hts
Voting rights debate spans states and a harsh rebuke
The attorney general says violations exist beyond the South and cites one complaint outside the region. Civil rights leaders denounce the administration bill. Clarence Mitchell of the NAACP argues the bill would erase voting rights for Negroes in the South. Joseph Trahg calls the proposal "a monkey wrench."
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Mississippi
Nudabo
South
Justice Department
Mitchell
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
NAACP
Congress
Joseph Tragh
Civil Rights Leadership Conference
Taxes Continued on Page One Spark Border Tax Debate
Allabrook blasted new levies claiming they would harm border communities by reducing competition. He warned of a 450 million credit balance and criticized rising state spending as excessive. He urged restraint on levies affecting cigars, eateries and soft drinks to avoid broader trouble.
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Allabrook
Une Levins
Lo Anial
Prince Charles weighs marriage choice and royal duties
In a Cardiff interview Prince Charles says he has not decided whether to marry an English Welsh or foreign princess. He notes the importance of marrying someone who could someday be queen and discusses his future role for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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Prince Charles
Thames
Investaliete Ag Veinie of
Wales
Charles
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Prinerss
Fay
Dan Feel
Hal
Cardiff
British Broadcasting Corp
Britain
Furlier
Caernar
Von
Hatine Hla
Queen Ha ’ Pier
Charles Wis
Poland
Royal Automobile Club
John Burden
Glamorgan
Chiles
Princ Les Louchedt
Prince of Wales
Rememer
Prince Philip
Cambridge University
Oxford
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Commonwealth
Hijacker Forces L A Flight To Cuba On DC8
A Santa Monica youth hijacked a United DC8 flying Los Angeles to New York and forced a Cuba bound stop. Captain Edward Nibur said the man pressed a pistol to his neck and ordered nonstop to Havana. Passengers spent the night in Havana before returning to Miami. Cuban soldiers recovered the gun and bag, and FBI questioned passengers after the landing.
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Santa Monica
Los Angeles
New York
Cuba
United Air Lines
Edward Nibur
Nibur
Guha
Havana
Riviera
Kennedy Airport
Beeuw
FBI
Kennedy
Jollrner
Ben Het Dak To siege drains Vietnam war toll item
Government weekly casualty report shows South Vietnamese losses rising with 1,447 killed and 4,31? wounded since January. Four day operation around Route 12 to Ben Het and Dak To claimed 214 enemy killed, 56 by air and artillery, while American air strikes and parachute drops sustain the besieged camp amid a heavy enemy pressure.
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Uns
Ben Het
Dak To
Ben Hey Wam Dak
U8 Air Force
Sanh
Ue Agreragt
Thailand
South Viet
U.S
Benlet
Saigon
Yell
Fire raises fears as city faces curfew and arson probe
An overnight fire at Watson Warehouses in Cairo Illinois after a string of blazes prompted a curfew in the Mississippi River city of about 8,000. Two warehouses were destroyed, damage pegged at 150000, with investigators forming a joint task force to pursue possible arson and racial violence links amid fumes and evacuation orders.
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Issippi
Mirdson Warehou Inc
Rinois
Wadson
Uhe
Cairo
Winois
Winois State Police
Rebkels
Shihadat
al Maghlas
Bank Holding Company Bill Sees Key Provisions Scrapped
The House Banking Committee scrapped major sections of a bill to regulate bank holding companies, adopting a substitute that relaxes divestiture rules and allows functionally related nonbanking acquisitions. The measure would bar mutual funds and some insurance agency takeovers, with a Feb 17, 1969 cutoff, and preserve chief banks’ control amid partisan shifts.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Henry
Reuss
Wright Patman
D- jTex
Mullibank Holding
Federal Reserve Board
Patman
Busi Jnesses
Paiman
William S. Moorhead
Pennsylvania
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Tex
House Ethics Committee
Knowles Nomination Faces White House Scramble
Finch told Knowles allies on Thursday Nixon will have to find another secretary if he pursues Knowles. Foley, a longtime confidant, was the only person to reach Finch directly, adding to a stream of reports about last minute White House negotiations. Ziegler denied any letter requesting a Knowles nomination, while Dirksen weighs a possible hold to stall Senate action amid broader political maneuvering. HEW cited Finch’s stated preference in a late Thursday release as pressure mounted.
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Los Angeles ‘Times
Finch
Nixon
Knowles
Foley
California
CBS
Ziegler
Tom Foley
United States
HEW
White House
Rep
Bob Wilson
Republican House
Wilson
AMA
Durmail
Senate
Dirksen
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Israeli claims say Mideast chief loses three fighters in two days
Israeli reports note air and artillery exchanges along the Suez Canal with heavy fighting near the Little Bitter Lake and near the Allenby Bridge. Two Israeli soldiers were wounded as Jordanian and Arab forces suffer casualties in cross-front clashes and raids.
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Little Biller Lake
Suez Canal
Ake
Allenby Bridge
Cnokeeman Esid
Jordan
Stained Glass Bra Goes Fashionable for Women
Westport designer Roslyn Baum creates a translucent stained glass bra described as the Tiffany bra. The form uses soft malleable metal to fuse glass pieces and is shown in New York Bonwit Teller windows amid her other art objects.
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Westport, Conn
Roslyn Baum
Tiffany
Roslyn
Westport
Bonwit Teller’s
New York
Washington Cathedral
Washington, D.C
New York City
Ben Het artillery crew fights on under constant bombardment
Ben Het North Hill soldiers endure heavy mortar and artillery fire as A Battery rockets 40,000 rounds in six weeks. Captain Horalek says injuries are treated at a candlelit aid station while medics like Harold Spartan救救 continue triage. An enemy “kill” tally of 240 is claimed as officers fear prisoner capture. A lost luxury TV set illustrates deteriorating conditions.
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Horalek
Harold Sparlan
Joplin
Spartan
Ben Het
North Hill
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