GE Plants Damaged By Bombs In City Wave Of Attacks
Bombs damaged two GE facilities in New York City as anonymous calls claimed protest of armament production. A third bomb was found and defused at GE headquarters in Manhattan while similar vandalism hit Washington DC offices and a Philadelphia incident involved Selective Service centers. Two men were arrested in that case. Police reported no injuries, while the FBI opened an investigation into the coordinated acts.
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General Electric Co
New York City
Washington, D.C
New York
Midtown Manhattan
FBI
Associated Press
United States
Philadelphia
Washington
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
D.C
Dow Chemical Co
Seattle Mayor Rejects Federal Panthers Raid
Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman said his administration refused to participate in a proposed federal city information gathering raid on the Black Panthers. The raid, rumored to involve the IRS Alcohol Tax Unit, was not held and officials would not comment. In Louisville, Jefferson County Jail blamed escapes on its Liberty Street location.
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Wash
Panther
Chicago
Los Angeles
Wes Uhiman
Uhlman
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Tax Unit
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Treasury Department
Panthers
Louisville
Jefferson County
Liberty Street
McCracken Looks For Easing Of Tight Money Policy
AP Washington Paul W McCracken chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers says the administration will likely ease the tight monetary policies aimed at cooling the economy He and other officials report inflation slowing with only a slight risk of recession and predict a leveling out to a sustainable growth pace later this year
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Washington
Paul W. McCracken
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Me. Cracken
Robert P. Mayo
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Four Southern Governors Plan Meeting With Congressmen
Four Southern governors from Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi agreed to meet with their congressional delegations to press for relief from desegregation orders cited as chaotic for public schools. Gov John Bell Williams said the gathering at the International Trade Center aimed to present a united strategy to inform citizens and enlist support for action.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Missis
Sippi
International Trade Center
John Bell
Williams
Mississippi
United States
Albert Brewer
John McKeithen
Washington
Lester Maddox
Albany
Sandersville
Birmingham
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Ervin presses longer debate on voting rights bill
Senator Sam Ervin seeks to push back March 1 deadline for Judiciary Committee action on voting rights legislation. He cites the Senate's schedule disruption from the Supreme Court nomination hearings. Senate Leader Mansfield supports some extension but caps it at 30 days. Endorsing voices urge fairness and longer consideration.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Judiciary Committee
Ervin
Supreme Court
G. Harrodd Carswell
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
House
South
U.S
Two Killed In North Carolina Weekend Crashes
The State Highway Patrol reported at least two deaths in separate traffic crashes on Sunday. Charles Linwood Allen, 24, of Kittrell, died when his vehicle ran off a rural road and struck a tree in Franklin County. Samuel Tyler, 21, of Lumberton, died when his car left a rural road near Lumberton, hit a tree and burned.
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Associated Press
State Highway Patrol
North Caolina
North Carolina
Charles Linwood Allen
Srt. 1
Kittrell
E Kittrell
Franklin County
Samuel Tyler
Rt. 3
Lumberton
FALSE TEETH ADVERTISEMENT PROMISES FIRMNESS
An old advertisement touts FASTE Denture Adhesive Powder as a solution for loose dentures. It claims FASTEETH keeps dentures firmer longer, aids in easier eating, and is non sour and easy to use.
Parents Protest In Charlotte Over Desegregation Plan
A large group of white parents protested a federal desegregation plan for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools that would require busing about 10,000 students. Speakers urged a campaign for freedom of choice while a telegram from Senator Sam Ervin praised the CPA and supported legal guarantees for desegregation plans.
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James B. McMillan
Ernest Curlee
Windsor Park
PTA
U.S
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Concerned Parents Association
CPA
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