Rio Landslides Kill 103 in Rio de Janeiro Area
Heavy rains and landslides left 103 dead across Rio de Janeiro state and Guanabara. Officials reported thousands homeless, with 2,700 in Niteroi and up to 30,000 shelterless in the region as rivers rose to record levels.
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Guanabara
Negrao Lima
America
UPI Telephoto
Rio
Mario DE Aratanha
Rio DE Janeiro
Francisco Negrao de Lima
Paulo Cotimbara
Niteroi
Walter de Almeida Castro
Paraiba
Paria
Probers Study Way To Censure Powell
Nine House members consider a plan to censure Adam Clayton Powell after an all day session. Chairman Celler dismissed reports of seating Powell, but a majority favors punishment. A lengthy 21 hour meeting spurred debate on alternatives ahead of Thursday reporting deadline.
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Washington
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Emanuel Celler
Powell
New University Campuses Top Wisconsin Construction Priority
Wisconsin lawmakers place new campuses near Kenosha and Green Bay at the top of the 1967 69 construction priority, with openings planned for 1969 but faces delays. Funding cuts and design delays threaten the timetable as planning meetings continue and commissions weigh final actions and future cost debates.
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Madison
Kenosha
Green Bay
Senate
Jerris Leonard
State Building Commission
Leonard
University of Wisconsin
Commission
Gerald Emmer
Oshkosh State University
Stevens Point State
Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Emmer
Building Commission
Conservation Lobby Probe Under Way in Wisconsin
The Senate Assembly probe opened with Wilbur Stites of the Conservation Department testifying about a red shirt rally opposing the Kellett bill to reorganize state government. Eight officials including Charles Smith and Lester Voigt attended the meeting a week before the rally, which drew about 450 people as hearings on the bill began. The inquiry investigates whether state funds and personnel were used to oppose the measure, with further testimony planned through March or later.
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Stites
Charles Smith
Wausau
Department
Lester Voigt
Kellett
Senate Assembly
Leland McParland
D-Cudahy
Smith
McParland
State Senate
Jerris Leonard
Sixman Conservation Commission
Commission
Resource Development Board
North Vietnam SAMs Hit At Very Low Accuracy
Pentagon figures show North Vietnamese Soviet made surface to air missiles hit only one plane in 48 attempts, with 33 aircraft losses attributed to SAMs and broader losses reaching 469 planes on combat missions over North Vietnam. Countermeasures and radar tricks help U S pilots avoid missiles.
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Bob Horton Washington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Hanoi
Senate Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Stephen M. Young
D-Ohio
China
Soviet Union
United States
Humphrey predicts Hanoi will yield within a year at Stanford
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told 1800 Stanford students that Hanoi will recognize the Viet Nam war is over within a year if South Vietnam's spring elections yield defections and civilian rule. He remained unruffled by heckling and a 250-strong antiwar walkout. Stanford President Sterling apologized for the disruption. He also urged keeping the CIA out of student affairs.
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Calif
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hanoi
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Secret Service
Memorial Auditorium
Central Intelligence Agency
National Student Association
CIA
U S pilots claim big convoy strikes at Mu Gia Pass
American aircraft report destroying or damaging 86 North Vietnamese trucks at Mu Gia Pass as pilots joined ground forces in a large convoy attack. South Vietnam sees scattered clashes with 266 enemy killed by American forces and 76 by South Vietnamese troops in five engagements.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
North
Quang Ngai City
Thanh Hoa
1St Infantry Division
Tucson
Maddox
Cua Dia
Mekong
Seven jurors excused in Speck murder trial
In Peoria Illinois prosecutors questioned prospective jurors in Richard Speck’s murder trial and excused seven veniremen for cause. Speck 25 appeared more alert as two women were first tentative jurors chosen from 15 on day one before Judge Herbert Paschen.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Peoria
Ill
Richard Speck
Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Chicago
Paschen
Koreans in Vietnam decry aging weapons and lack of helicopters
In Saigon, Lt. Gen. Chae Myung Shin says Korean troops still use World War II rifles against modern arms and lack own helicopters. He notes U.S. air support helps but calls for more M16 rifles and light machine guns, plus helicopter units to sustain guerrilla operations behind enemy lines.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Chae
Vietnam
Korea
United States
La Follette Says Crime Data Too Classified for Governor
Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette says organized crime details are so sensitive they cannot be shared even with the governor. Governor Knowles requests public disclosure of any such information, but La Follette maintains strict confidentiality to safeguard investigations and interagency cooperation.
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Milwaukee
Bronson la Follette
Federal Crime Commission
Wisconsin
Attorney General
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Sereenne
Seeder Eere
Eeteen
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UPI
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Wallace Sterling
Ma Gia Pass
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