Ford Named House GOP Floor Leader in Shakeup
In a secret ballot of 140 Republican House members, Gerald R. Ford of Michigan won 73 votes to replace Charles A. Halleck of Indiana as floor leader. Halleck acknowledged the change while Ford emphasized no party-wing repudiation. Melvin R. Laird was elected to succeed Ford as head of the House Republican Conference.
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Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Halleck
House
Ford
House Republican Conference
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
Peter Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Paul A. Fine
New York
Leslie Arends
Illinois
John W. Byrnes
Long
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
George Smathers
Fla
Humphrey
Monroney
Pastore
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Hoover Warns Reds Target Civil Rights Movement
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover told acting Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach the Communist Party seeks to broaden its influence in the civil rights movement and recruit American youth. He cited a new national Marxist youth group the W E B Dubois Clubs of America formed last June with chapters on several college campuses. He did not name specific colleges.
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UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
Hoover
Nicholas Katzenbach
America
W.E.B. Dubois Clubs of America
Dean Burch Urges GOP Unity for 1965
GOP chairman Dean Burch urged party unity and adherence to Republican principles in a District of Columbia speech. He warned against scapegoating after Goldwater's defeat and said unity is needed even if Republicans do not agree on every issue. The dispute over his chairmanship persists ahead of a Jan. 21-22 national committee meeting in Chicago.
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Barry M. Goldwater
Halleck
Capitol Hill
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Dean Burch
Yestereey
Burch
Berry M. Goldwater
GOP National Committee
Chicago
District of Columbia
McDonald Loses Bid Over Election Oversight Vote
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald failed to win support for an outside group to oversee the February USW elections. I. W. Abel and his allies secured a 741 to 641 executive board vote against the plan, seen as a major setback for McDonald in the quadrennial race.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
McDonald
I. W. Abel
American Arbitration Association
AAA
Abel Forces
Mississippi House Delegation Seated Amid Election Challenge
The House voted to seat Mississippi's five elected representatives while a committee rules on the legality of their elections. MFDP members protested, a Nazi incident occurred, and a push to refuse seats failed 276 to 148 as controversy over contested ballots continues.
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Washington
UPI
Mississpi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
MFDP
Mississippi
Congress
Carl Schamp
Capitol
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
House Administration Committee
Omar Curlesen
D-Tex
Ryan
Record Auto Deaths Over Holiday Season
The New Year's holiday period produced the worst highway loss, with more than 1,000 people killed in traffic accidents across Christmas and New Year weekends. An United Press International tally shows at least 458 deaths during the holiday weekend, led by California with 70. Texas 37. Pennsylvania 27. Illinois and Missouri 24 each. Ohio 23. New York and Florida 20 each. Alaska, Delaware, and North Dakota had no traffic deaths. Hawaii, Wyoming, and Rhode Island saw non traffic fatalities. The three day prior peak was 374 in 1960, while a four day weekend record was 409 in 1957. The National Safety Council had predicted 300 to 360 deaths for the 78 hour period from 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. California again led overall with 127 combined for the two holidays.
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United Press International
Sete
Eacsicasecas
IPS
Lyisk Dentine
Auckedickees
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
New York
Florida
Alaska
Delaware
North Dakota
Hawaii
Wyoming
Rhode Island
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Bonanno son to testify before New York grand jury
Salvatore Bonanno flew from Tucson to New York for a federal grand jury session about his father Joseph Bonanno missing since last October. He refused to discuss his father’s whereabouts or his own recent movements and planned to return to Scottsdale after testimony. His brother Joseph Jr. and sister Catherine accompany him. Bataglia, a longtime Bonanno associate, is expected to testify.
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Ariz
UPI
Salvatore
Bill) Bonanno
Federal Grand Jury
New York City
American Airlines
Newark
N. J
Joseph Bonanno
New York
Bonanno
Joe Bananas
Scottsdale
Joseph Jr
Catherine
San Mateo
Calif
Charles (Batts) Battaglia
Joe Bonanno
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