Navy admits Jersey skipper sacked over press defense
Capt Richard Alexander, former skipper of the battleship New Jersey, was transferred after defending Lt Cmdr Marcus Arnheiter in press letters. Navy Secretary Ignatius said the defense prompted questions about his judgment and future actions at sea. Rep Resnick called the transfer a fabrication. Also noted is Adm Moorer’s letter on the case and Alexander’s move to a staff post. In separate item, Timothy Nicholson, 25, denied parole for manslaughter in his twin brother's 1964 shooting, held at California Medical Facility, Vacaville.
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Halleck to retire from Congress after 17th term
Rep Charles A Halleck a former GOP House leader and Old Guard member said Tuesday night he will retire from Congress at year end He is 67 in his 17th term and ranked sixth in seniority His ouster as floor leader in 1965 preceded a reduced role in party activities
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World Today reports battles and political shifts abroad
The World Today details U S infantry actions in South Vietnam near Phu My and Dak To with casualties. North Vietnam air and ground offensives noted. Danish voters oust Social Democrats after Greenland B52 crash touches politics. Greece resumes diplomacy with the U S. disarmament talks gain limited support. Kosygin warns on bombing. Mafia profits amid quake relief. Soviet official attacked in Japan. Johnson requests a $2.1 billion jobs program for half a million unemployed in cities, with temporary training and wage subsidies.
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Tax hike stalled as Mills urges deeper cuts
President Johnson’s tax increase proposal sits on hold as the House Ways and Means Committee weighs deeper spending cuts. Chairman Wilbur Mills urges the administration to trim spending by 2.5 to 3 billion dollars to justify a 10 percent surcharge. Mills warns the panel may not return to the tax bill before March, ending hopes for passage by April 1.
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Moon lander test hailed as fantastic by Kraft
CAPE KENNEDY top official Christopher Kraft praised the first flight test of the lunar module as a fantastic job. He forecast future capability to ferry astronauts between the module and the moonship as it completed its sixth earth orbit and then burned up in the atmosphere. He said planned ground tests would confirm readiness to fly men in the lunar module.
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Witchcraft lynching shocks Guerrero village
A couple accused of witchcraft were lynched Tuesday in Guerrero Mexico. Jose Esteban Cruz and Maria Felix Canedo were blamed by Santa Teresa villagers for a young girl’s death and other unexplained deaths. Meanwhile heart transplant patient Mike Kasperak was returned to Ohio for burial under tight security to shield survivors from publicity.
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Farrow Seeks Meditation With Maharishi in Cambridge
Actress Mia Farrow met for over three hours with bearded guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Cambridge Massachusetts before leaving for India to study his meditation system. The Beatles adviser accompanied Farrow and her sister Prudence to New York after the Cambridge visit. Maharishi had spoken Monday at the Harvard Law School Forum. Maureen Reagan, 28, said she does not want her father Ronald Reagan to become president, calling the job “a killing job” during a Spokane Washington speaking tour.
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Family history pushes AWOL Army private to Vietnam
Army private Edwin C. Griffin 18 surrendered at Fort Sam Houston Texas after hitchhiking from Colorado Springs to San Antonio He sought 1000 for an airline ticket to Saigon hoping to meet Gen Westmoreland Griffin grew up in a military family with brother and brother-in-law serving in Vietnam and a stepfather in the Air Force all connected to Vietnam service including a Medal of Honor candidate uncle and another who lost both arms in combat
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Big Voice Plan Fails In City Hall Restroom Vote
Los Angeles city council debates installing a loudspeaker in the councilmen's restroom to feed the public address system. Arguments over legality and links to a police department device lead to a decision that voting from the restroom would not be legal, and the matter ends with adjournment.
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