Judges Proposal In Deep Trouble At Convention
In Harrisburg a committee plan to remove politics from statewide judge selections faltered as delegate Bruce W. Kauffman proposed striking the governor appointment with a nominees list. The convention debated merit versus partisan elections for judges with local options retained for now under Ruth amendment. The ethics and qualifications framework moves toward a Feb. 20 deadline ahead of the April 23 primary.
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Harrisburg
Bruce W. Kauffman
Montgomery County
Judiciary Committee
Kauffman
Pien
Senate
Gerald Ruth
York County
Ruth l
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Ruth
House of Lords
Palace
Gulf of Tonkin Inquiry Opens in Senate Probe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens a hearing led by McNamara into the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin clash. The staff hints at conflicting findings, while discussions shift to North Korea's Pueblo seizure and broader Vietnam escalation debates among Fulbright and other leaders.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vietnam
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Korea
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
James B. Pearson
Kan
Wilmany
Michigan
Georze Rom
United States
Texas
John B. Connally
Atlanta
Robert F. Kennedy
Connally
New York
Foreign Relations
Gulf
North Vietnam
Hi Fulbright
Tonkin Gulf
Maddox
C. Turner Joy
Fulbright
Wayne Morse
Dore
Bar Officials Back Restrictions on Criminal Case Information
CHICAGO AP The American Bar Association endorsed moves to curb disclosures by judges lawyers and police about ongoing criminal cases News officials sought a one year delay for study but were denied. They warn of upcoming fights in courts and state legislatures over press access to trials and related records.
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Mildred D. Michael
York
ABA
Chicago
American Bar Association
Baker Hit In Liquor Violation Indictments
Ocean City Maryland Bobby Baker owner of the Carousel Motel and former secretary to U S Senate Democrats was indicted by the Worcester County grand jury along with his wife Dorothy and Robert S Bounds for liquor law violations stemming from a New Year s Eve raid when police say liquor was sold after hours from December 31 9 p m to January 1 9 a m and evidence was seized.
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Ocean City
Bobby Baker
Worcester County Grand Jury
Baker
U.S. Senate
Cavin Hall
Dorothy
Robert S. Bounds
W. Jack Phillips
Phillips
Cloture Doubtful in Rights Debate in Senate
Washington AP reports South Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and conservatives questioned the likelihood of cloture to end the civil rights debate as a two thirds vote loomed. President Johnson urged moving toward equality while Dirksen resisted ending debate. An open housing amendment faced tabling as a key factor in the proceedings.
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Washington
Mikeem
Mansfield
Johnson
Sen
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
America
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Humphrey
U.S. Court of Appeals
ABA ethics code eyed by House of Delegates
The ABA seeks to shield jurors from prejudice with new ethics guidelines likely to be adopted next February. President Earl F. Morris said law groups and possibly state legislatures will implement the code while critics question authority.
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Paul C. Reardon
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court
ABA
House of Delegates
Reardon
J. Edward Lumbard
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Miguel US
Earl F. Morris
Bar Association
Morris
Columbus
Ohio
Murray
The
Arizona Republic
Pearson Cabinet Loses Tax Vote
OTTAWA AP Prime Minister Lester B Pearson's cabinet suffered a surprise defeat on a 4 percent income tax bill as Parliament split 84 82 against the Liberals The government would resign only if a confidence vote follows but Conservative leader Robert Stanfield said they would oppose such a move with a general election possible Liberals plan a leadership race in April and Pearson indicated retirement this spring
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Jalas
Maica
Houses of Commons
Pearson
House
Commons
Robert L .Stanfield
Stanfield
Maiccell Sharp
Crime Statistics Bureau Urged In Harrisburg Hearing
Pennsylvania Atty. Gen. Williams Sennett urged creation of a central Bureau of Criminal Statistics to track crime and related data as law enforcement agencies struggle with fragmented reporting. He testified at a Joint State Government Commission hearing on Uniform Crime Reporting.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Criminal Statistics
Williams
Sennett
Joint State Government Commission
Oscar Nominees Revealed for 40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards nominees announced in Hollywood include 16 nominations each for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and Bonnie and Clyde, with Doctor Dolittle nine. Spencer Tracy earns his ninth acting nod, while Best Actor sees posthumous debate. Lady Edith Evans, Audrey Hepburn, Faye Dunaway, Anne Bancroft and Katherine Hepburn compete for Best Actress.
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Hollywood
Doctor Dolittle
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Warren Beatty
Clyde
Dustin Hoffman
Paul Newman
Cool Hand
Luke
Rod Steiger
James Dean
Edith Evans
Audrey Hepburn
Faye Dunaway
Anne Bancroft
Katharine Hepburn
Sidney Poitier
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
John Cassavetes
Gene Hackman
Cecil Kellaway
George Kennedy
Michael J. Pollard
Carol Channing
Hospital reports long surgery with fatal lung complication
The hospital said the patient remained under care for about three hours before dying from a lung complication. Prof. K. Sen, head of the surgical team, stated another transplant would be attempted shortly.
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K. Sen
Rockefeller Heads GOP Platform Hearings Across Nation
Washington AP Rockefeller will lead a five governor panel to conduct platform hearings in Seattle Albuquerque and a Midwestern city and Washington DC to gather grass roots sentiment ahead of the Republican National Convention. The effort aims to offset perceived conservative bias and bolster Shafer as a potential co chair.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Seattle
Wash
Albuquerque
Nlm
Washington, D.C
Oregon
Rocketfeller
John H. Chatee
Rhode Island
Governors Association
Chafee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Dirksen
Shafer
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George Romney
Harold E. Stassen
Albany
N.Y
Pollution Threatens Waterfront After Barge Sinks
A 25 year old barge named Tim carrying 320000 gallons of industrial oil sank in the Delaware River near the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Oil slicks appeared by Monday as officials sought to raise the sunken vessel and contain the spill. The barge was under tow by Beatrice Lewis when it struck a submerged object, taking on water. a two man crew was rescued unharmed.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Tim
Philadelphia Naval Yard
Delapeakée Co
Long Island
N.Y
Beatrice Lewis
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