Democrats Claim Victory In Passage Of School Bill
Washington AP dispatch reports House Democrats hailed a major victory after passing a revised education bill by 294 to 122. Republican leaders defended their opposition, citing calls for further study, while leaders warned the outcome would shape next year’s political landscape.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Senate
Geral R. Ford
Michigan
John W. McCormack
D+Mass
Ford
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Quie
Office of Education
Education and Labor Committee
McCormack
Albert
House Republicans
Medders heirs auction stirs crowd in Beaumont land case
The Medders auction drew 5 000 inside a vast Beaumont barn and thousands outside as heirs and creditors chased a fortune tied to a disputed Pelham Humphreys league land claim near Spindletop. Mrs Medders testified the Poor Sisters lent about 1.94 million and debts grew to about 3 million under a bank credit line.
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Cook
Medders
Mrs. Medders
Cadillac
Hank Tuptey
Joe Huffstutler
Pelham Humphreys
Beaumont
Tex
Texas
Bank Fo
New Orleans Sheraton Charles Hotel Fire Suspected Arson
Fire marshals comb the historic Sheraton Charles Hotel after two early morning fires sent guests fleeing in nightclothes. Investigators consider arson while noting minor damage under $100,000 and no fatalities. several guests and four firefighters were treated for minor injuries.
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New Orleans
Sheraton Charles
Arthur J. Heyd
Monteleone
French Quarter
Egyptian leader warns Gulf of Aqaba blockade risk
Mahmoud Riad states any entry by an Israeli ship into Egyptian waters would be aggression. Britain’s George Brown presses Soviet talks to avert war as Shams al Din Badtan meets Grechko. evacuations of American dependents from Egypt and Israel proceed amid rising tension. Thant nears Cairo to report to the Security Council while Nasser insists on Gulf of Aqaba control and a revived armistice mechanism.
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Mahmoud Riad
Nasser
Har
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
George Brown
Britain
Moscow
Shams al Din Badtan
Egypt
Andrei A. Grechko
Brown
Syria
Israel
Washington
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
State Department
Thant
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Tiran
Flath
Security Council
New York
Ant
Council
Tikelihood
Sinai
Gaza Strip
U.N
Gulf of Agana
Johnson visits Pearson at Harrington Lake during Expo 67 talks
U S President Johnson meets Canadian Prime Minister Pearson at Harrington Lake to discuss the dangerous Middle East situation and UN efforts. Johnson praises Pearson and Expo 67, plans a return visit, and notes a brief, cordial stop amid protests at Place des Nations during the reception.
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Pearson
Middle East
Johnson
United States
Canada
Ohnson
Harrington Lake
Ottawa
Washington
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Tha U.N
Egypt
Place Des Nations
Johnson proposes overhaul of campaign finance laws
The 1968 plan calls for full disclosure of contributions over 100 dollars and a 35000 dollar limit on individual donations to a single candidate. It favors government subsidies for presidential campaigns of major and minor parties and for third parties with at least five percent of the vote, with post election aid rules to be set. Johnson would split initial funding between Democrats and Republicans and leave final amounts to Congress.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Johnson
Congress
Ptovision
Soviet Flier Lands MIG in West Germany
A Russian lieutenant piloting a MIG 17 landed wheels-up in a meadow near Bonn and sought political asylum. He was taken to a German army post and turned over to U.S. authorities after the jet skidded to a stop near Diflingen, about 150 miles inside West Germany. The 25-year-old defector was unhurt and the inquiry into how the plane entered Germany and went undetected was opened.
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Augsberg
Germany
U.S
Dilfingen
Here
West Germany
Bonn
Fron
Vietnam War toll rises with March casualty totals
The report cites 6 U.S. soldiers killed and 10 wounded from mortar fire near Tam Ky, plus 11 more injured when a 4th Infantry Division carrier hit a mine near Pleiku. It notes 2,464 enemy killed for the week, below the March 25 peak, and U.S. totals rising toward 100,000 including dead, wounded and missing, with major losses in the central highlands and near the DMZ. Henry Cabot Lodge warned optimism in 1967 may be misplaced as experts project higher casualties.
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Tam Ky
Vietnam
U.S
Highlands
Pleiku
4Th Infantry Division
Eppares
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Westmoreland
Wall
Hastings
North Vietnam
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Marines Invasion Of DMZ Recalled In Vietnam War Account
The article recalls a Marine assault in the demilitarized zone as part of the Vietnam War. It notes claims of North Vietnamese buildup, hopes for greater US troop strength, and local confidence in the government. It details casualty figures, captured supplies, and ongoing fighting near Dong Ha.
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Demilitarized Zone
Walt
Dmz
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Williams
Westmoreland
Gen. Westmoreland
Pye
U.S. Command
South China Sea
Indochina
Four VPI upperclassmen held for rural church vandalism
Four Virginia Tech upperclassmen were arrested and charged with breaking and entering arson and desecrating a house of worship in the desecration and attempted burning of a small Alleghany Springs church near Shawysville. Peak faced multiple counts. others charged with similar offenses. Bond set at 2500 dollars each for a June 27 preliminary hearing. The Alleghany Methodist Church sustained heavy damage the night of April 19 and the following fire attempt drew substantial public donations for restoration.
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Christiansburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Montgomery County
Grady McConnell
James Burton Pruitt Jr
Blacksburg
John William Peak
Long Island
Donald MacGregor Packer Jr
Alexandria
Bryant Patrick Murphy
Charleston
W.va
Peak
Montgomery
Alleghany Methodist
Alleghany Springs
Shawysville
Grinnell Yearbook Clash Delays 1967 Publication
Grinnell College faces a stalled yearbook over alleged libel. Bierman and administrators clash as a coeditor stores material in a safe deposit box while students protest censorship. About 1,000 buyers risk losing a 1967 history with the Class of 1866 left in limbo.
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Bierman
Glen Leggett
Wilhelm
Grinnell
Jclass
Leggett
Phillips
German-born man trial ends with jail return order
The man, born in Mannheim, Germany and raised in the United States, faced a trial that concluded with an order for his return to jail. His 19-year-old wife Sherry, from Temple Hills, Maryland, attended the courtroom and cried quietly after the verdict.
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Mannheim
Germany
Sherry
Temple Hills
Draft and Deferment Debates Shape House Draft Bill
Lawmakers argue over a volunteer Army plan and continued student deferments. Rep. Long criticizes an alliance he says will keep fighting to the young and poor, while Rep. Brown backs phasing out selective service. Amendments to end student deferments and limit draft extension fail amid tight debate.
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Clarence D. Long
D-Md
George E. Brown Jr
Dcalif
Johnson
Congress
Pike
House
Weather Damage Hits Northern Connecticut River Valley
A storm causes extensive damage to tobacco crops protected by shade, with poles and nets replacement costs reaching about 1 million. Snow fell in Keene and Newport-Sunapea area, delaying a Dartmouth versus New Hampshire baseball game. Record lows and gale warnings marked a severe, expanding system off the mid Atlantic coast.
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Southwick
Keene
Newport-Sunapea
New Hampshire
Dartsmouth
Windsor Locks
Weather Bureau
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Richmond
Tallahassee
Fla
Miami Beach
New England
Islip
D.a
Block Island
R.L
Mid- Atlantic
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