Rockefeller proposes first secretary of government in line of succession
Albany N Y March 1 Governor Nelson A Rockefeller proposed creating a cabinet level first secretary of government to follow the Vice President in the presidential line. The plan, revealed from a February 27 letter to President Johnson, would remove House Speaker John McCormack and Senate President Pro Tempore Carl Hayden from the succession.
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Tanker Splits In Two 34 Rescued 2 Die In Storm
A Royal Canadian destroyer rescued 34 crewmen from a Lib erian tanker that broke in two 390 miles east of Boston. Two tanker crew members died during the rescue, as 12 foot seas and 30 knot winds battered the area. The Athabaskan plucked 18 survivors from the stern and 16 earlier from lifeboats, while the bow sank. The tanker had been en route from South Africa to Halifax when the split occurred late Saturday night.
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May Decide Fate Of Hoffa This Week
Hoffa’s jury tampering case in Nashville faces verdicts by eight men and four women as final arguments wrap up. Jurors may be sent home Tuesday or Wednesday after limited five hour arguments, with a key witness Partin challenging Hoffa’s defense and potential hearings over Kennedy and Hoover subpoenas.
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Greek fleet sails from Crete for Aegean naval exercises
A powerful Greek force including destroyers troop transports and landing ships departed Crete for naval exercises in the Aegean amid Cyprus tensions. Defense Minister Garoufalis affirmed the drills are routine and linked to the yearly program. Turkish fleet movements off Cyprus were reported as a backdrop with Greek Cypriot protests rising at the same time.
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Winds Fan Cities and Burns Destroy Docks and Homes
March winds fanned fires across two cities and a half block in another causing millions in damage. Duro Paper plant in Ludlow Kentucky suffered about 2 million in damage and 13 nearby homes were harmed. Sixteen firefighters injured as fires spread to two blocks away. At Terrill Iowa a downtown block and a lumber yard were destroyed. In Corning Arkansas five businesses burned, totaling about 1 million in damages. Wisconsin Baraboo hotel damaged but guests escaped. Grass and woodland fires scorched thousands of acres across Illinois Wisconsin and other states. A separate Cyprus dispute looms as Greek and Turkish forces mobilize with NATO involvement nearby.
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Eight Minutes From Safety
Alpine rescue teams reached the Britannia wreckage near Innsbruck Austria and found all 83 aboard dead. The British Eagle Airways turboprop struck Glangetter Mountain six miles east of Innsbruck while maneuvering for a landing.
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Smear accusations surface in Baker inquiry
Senator Hugh Scott says White House aides attempted to smear witnesses in the Baker affair while the Senate Rules Committee probes how Baker turned a $19 600 salary into a $2 million wealth. President Johnson’s ally cautions action as the investigation continues.
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Bobby) Baker
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Natives Defend Mission in Congo Attack
In Kwilu Province Bayanzi tribesmen repelled rebels seeking to seize Ki kandji Mission near Kiwit. Thirteen white Roman Catholic missionaries reportedly fled the mission as rebels with bows lances and axes attacked. U.N. evacuation was refused while a Congo ANC unit hunted for the missing missionaries.
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Johnson seeks privacy at church amid White House secrecy
President Johnson attended services at the National City Christian Church and mingled with fellow Texans while reporters were kept uninformed about his movements. The secrecy appeared driven by his wish for privacy in religious worship and nonofficial activities rather than security concerns.
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