FBI Fails Attempt To Stay President
FBI agents thwart a hoped assassination plot on President Johnson as Oswald Pick of Clifton New Jersey is identified aboard the Morning Congressional at Philadelphia 30th Street Station. The 27 year old man, described as slender 175 pounds, is placed under arrest after a tense, hours long chase.
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N.J
Philadelphia
30Th Street Station
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lee Harvey Oswald
30Th Street
FBI
Senate fights Viet Nam riders on Johnson aid bill
Two Senate moves seek to add Viet Nam policy riders to Johnsons 415 million economic aid bill. Fulbright and McGovern proposals face slim odds in the Foreign Relations Committee which delayed action for State Department comment. Church backs a broader view that aid should bear its share of war costs while rejecting cuts to the contingency fund.
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State Department
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Frank Church
D-Ida
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Jackie Says Thank You From Swiss Ski Resort
Mrs. John F. Kennedy spent January with Caroline and John in Gstaad and sent a 31500 check to be relayed to social institutions in the Saanen Valley. The Kennedy family thanked local hosts for hospitality during their stay.
Astronauts Buried in Arlington Amid Gemini 9 Links
Final military rites were held for Elliott M. Lee Jr. and Maj Charles A. Bassett III who died in a St Louis crash. Both were to pilot Gemini 9 next spring and were buried side by side in Arlington National Cemetery after separate services.
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Arlington
Elliott M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett III
Major Southern Nevada Drug Crackdown Nets 66 Pounds Marijuana
Federal agents completed a four month undercover operation targeting drug pushers in Southern Nevada. The largest haul, 66 pounds of marijuana, was seized from the home of Billy Gonzales and his wife at 2612 Mesquite. Eric Bock, 33, was arrested after an hour long stakeout near 25th and Lake Mead Boulevard holding marijuana and a false press pass. Multiple suspects including Wille Jamel, Louis L. Crockett, Gregory Benson, Johnny Lee, Gary Petitti, Earl Fairman, and others were rounded up across North Las Vegas and San Diego locations as part of the raid.
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Nevada
Billy Gonzales
Wille Jamel
Louis L. Crockett
Greg
Las Vegas
Gary Petitti
Hoover
Earl “Little Itch
Fairman
N. G St
Manley
Ted’’ Logan
San Diego
Herr
Mule” Stamp
Tim Bagley
Claudine Carey
Ylorma Hardman
Johnny Kent
Esther Manor
Peter Smith
Curtis Sykes
Elbert Williams
Roosevelt Turner
Fiery Jet Crash Ends 64 Lives in Tokyo Corridor
A four engine jet from Hong Kong struck a concrete wall near Tokyo's airport in dense fog. The crash killed 64 aboard, including Dell of Jacksonville Oregon, with survivors reporting last radio chatter and a failed instrument landing after circling for 30 minutes. The disaster follows a February 4 Boeing 727 crash in Tokyo that killed 133 aboard.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Ppen Airways
Final Otter To End Dispute At Yellow Cab Talks
The article centers on ongoing talks involving Grayson and the Biz Boss during a 30 minute conference with company officials. Mrs Carver notes long hours are expected in town, while Carver expresses relief at limited talking. No decision on continued talks is announced.
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Grayson
Draft card burner given suspended two year sentence
In New York Judge Edward Weinfeld sentenced James E. Wilson a 21 year old to two years suspended for willfully breaking the draft card law. In Washington the U S government recognized the new Ghana government after Nkrumah ouster. In Columbus former Ohio governor Michael V Disalle collapsed in a barber shop and was hospitalized in serious condition.
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UPI
Edward Weinfeld
James E. Wilson
Columbus, Ohio
Michael V. Disalle
Ohio
Students In Indonesia Occupy Campus To Oppose Sukarno
About 3,000 defiant students barricaded themselves inside the University of Indonesia on Friday and formed an action group to oppose Sukarno’s leftist policies, with reports coming from Singapore. The protests followed clashes last month as police actions intensified.
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UPI
University of Indonesia
Sukarno
Calcutta
India
Private Ownership and Inequality Debate in Soviet Ar ticle
The Soviet Izvestia argues for private farming and private home ownership while opposing absolute equality. It contends private property can be used to exploit and that nationalization of homes would violate socialist principles. It also claims eliminating private farming did not strengthen the economy.
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UPI
Izvesia
Vo Stepanov
Man vs Rat War Rages In Sweden
Sweden battles a plague of giant rats terrorizing about 100 families. Hunters and home guardsmen armed with rifles strike at the rodents, which nest in a town garbage dump and threaten homes and playgrounds. Neighbors report rats entering gardens and climbing fruit trees as authorities struggle with poisoning efforts.
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Sweden
Alingsaas
UPI
Law Commissioner knew of gambling ring in Philadelphia
Police Commissioner Howard R Leary told reporters he had full knowledge of a Philadelphia gambling syndicate before the FBI raid on February 2. Leary, brought to New York by Mayor John Lindsay, said the nationwide operation required time to gather evidence and differed from claims by former Philadelphia police chief John F Driscoll, who demanded vindication after being moved and officers reassigned following the shakeup.
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UPI
Howard R Leary
Philadelphia
Leary
John V Lindsay
FBI
Philadelpha
John F Driscoll
West Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
Driscoll
Dricoll
Quaker City
Medicare to require non discrimination pledges for payments
Wilbur Cohen announced that hospitals and nursing homes must sign assurances of non discrimination before receiving Medicare payments. The Public Health Service will survey compliance with the civil rights provisions, targeting racial discrimination in federally funded care. Projections put Medicare hospital payments at about 3.5 billion dollars in the first year, representing roughly ten percent of U.S. medical care spending. Cohen expressed strong cooperation from physicians as Medicare begins July 1.
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API
Public Health Service
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Cohen
California Honors Wounded LV Marine Manzella
Las Vegas native Pfc John Paul Manzella, wounded in Viet Nam last December, receives awards from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Napa Boys Clubs. He will be honored again March 26 with a redwood tree planting in Las Vegas. he is the son of Mr. Lottie Manzella.
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Las Vegas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Napa Boys’ Clubs
Viet Nam
Oak Knot! Naval Hospital
VFW
Manzella Wit
Napa Boys Clubs
Marine
Lottie Manzella
Marlin Ave
Nkrumah Named Honorary Guinea President to Toure Regime
Ousted Ghana leader Kwame Nkrumah was named honorary president of Guinea by Ambassador Abdou Laye Diallo amid Sekou Toure’s continued rule. Diallo clarified a previous claim that Toure resigned in favor of Nkrumah, while Ghana charged its ambassador and staff with arrest and severed diplomatic relations. Reports from Conakry, Accra, and Lagos detailed clashes, executions, and a large death toll in the February coup that toppled Nkrumah.
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Guinea
Staf
Sekou Toure
Joseph Ankrah
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Toure
Accra
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