Cyprus Crisis Heads to UN Security Council
The Cyprus crisis moves to the UN Security Council as Britain and the United States push for an international peace force to prevent a wider Greece Turkey clash. Archbishop Makarios appeals for restraint while demanding a UN approved force. NATO troops and British rows increase on the Mediterranean island.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Cyprus
U.N. Security Council
Asritain
United States
Turkey
Greece
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Makarios
Grek
U. N
Patrick Dean
Security Council
Mediterranean
George W. Ball
Washington
NATO
Papendreou Is Winner In Greece
Elder statesman George Papendreou and his Center Union won a sweeping victory in Greece with 52.7 percent of the vote and 175 to 180 seats, enabling a new absolute majority in Parliament. Papendreou, 76, is expected to form a cabinet after a palace summons. Greece votes again after four months amid a shift away from the right and left wings, with potential continued pro Western policy but cautious on Cyprus.
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Allan Jacks
Athens
Greece
George Papendreou
Center Union
Papandreou
Royal Palace
Paul
Radical Union
Constantine Caramanlis
Cyprus
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Supreme Court Rules Equal Representation for Equal House Size
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires equal representation for equal numbers of people as a fundamental goal for the U S House of Representatives. The court also overturned a lower order related to the 71 year old New York gambler Frank Costello.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Frank Costello
New York
Chuckle About Ends Meet Breaking In The Middle
A light joke notes that as a person tries to make both ends meet something always breaks in the middle, highlighting financial strain with a wry, period-tinged humor.
Defense Set To Question Sinatra Jr in Kidnap Case
In Los Angeles AP report the defense plans to cross examine Frank Sinatra Jr as the young singer’s kidnapping case resumes. Prosecutor Sheridan says Sinatra has overseas contracts to fulfill in days ahead while defense lawyers claim the defendants Irwin Amsler and Keenan are far from finished with their case and allege Sinatra staged the kidnapping for publicity.
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Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra Jr
U.S. Atty
Thomas R. Sheridan
William G. East
Young Sinatra
Gladys Towles Root
Morris Lavine
Charles L. Crouch Jr
John R. Irwin
Clyde Amsler
Barry Keenan
Sinatra
Hunt for missing plane continues over Ohio and Michigan
A four person crew including two S. S. Kresge real estate officials and a Wilton developer are aboard a twin engine Aero Commander that disappeared after taking off from Detroit to Akron Canton. Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard planes scoured 8000 square miles near Northwest Ohio as poor visibility hampered early searches.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James Mixon
Atlanta
Detroi City
Akron- Canton
Civil Air Patrol
Harry E. Black
Grosse Pointe Woods
Detroit
S.S. Kresge Co
Black
Edward
George Drake
Wilton
CAP
Michigan
Ohio Cap
Northwest
Coast Guard
Rail Strike And Boycott Are Probed
Miami Beach AP dispatch reports a labor dispute over loading wheat for the Soviet Union tied to a threatened boycott and a Florida East Coast Railway wage strike. James J. Reynolds arrives to mediate with AFL CIO leaders including George Meany as the maritime trades threaten action over cargo shares and U S ship use.
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Miami Beach, Fla
Russia
Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
Soviet Union
Cape Kennedy
James J. Reynolds
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Sesson
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Reynolds
Aflcios Maritime Trades Department
U.S
G.E. Leighty
Florida East Coast Railway
Northeast Storm Deaths Highlight Severe New England Weather
A sneak northeast storm brought up to 18 inches of snow and 92 mph winds causing at least 13 deaths across New England. Four women drowned in Maine. nine others died from heart issues linked to shoveling. Airports closed. power outages and widespread slick roads persisted. The storm drifted into the Atlantic Sunday night with recovery efforts continuing.
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Boston
New England
Truro
Cape Cod
Maine
U.S. Route 1
Passamaquoddy Bay
Robbinston
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Plymouth
Lebanon
Worcester
Bedford
Mass
Brunswick
Hartford
Conn
Montpelier
Wellfleet
Provincetown
Contradictory Testimony Heard On Missile Value
Secretary McNamara and Air Force Chief Gen Curtis LeMay gave conflicting testimony on missile reliability during House Armed Services hearings. Goldwater pressed missile reliability, urging more funds for manned bombers, a stance LeMay favored but McNamara rejected. Transcript release planned. censored by DoD.
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Gress
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Capitol Hill
House Armed Services Committee
Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
LeMay
McNamara
House
Department of Defense
U S forms anti-terror teams in South Viet Nam
Washington AP report notes Saigon command creates bomb detecting units to uncover hidden explosives at sites Americans frequent. Tightened guards at schools and recreation venues. increased housing area security. pre inspected gathering sites. daily vehicle checks. search for concealed bombs. Authorities push measures amid recent terror wave including attacks on a Saigon softball game and a crowded cinema.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
U. S
Saigon
Pentagon
Associated Press
Suspect Held In Bombing At Saigon Theater
South Viet Nam police held a wounded ricksha driver as prime suspect in the bombing of a US movie theater in Saigon. Three Americans dead and 31 wounded, including women and children, as nine Vietnamese injured. one dead was a military policeman and another a Marine captain crushed under debris. US command tightened security for American personnel amid Viet Cong threats. Earlier, Feb 9 bombs under bleachers at a softball field near Saigon Airport killed two enlisted men and injured 23 others.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ricksha
Tary
Marine Corps
Can
U.S
Suspected rickshaw boy linked to theater attack
Report cites a suspected terrorist cell behind bombing and shooting at a theater. Witnesses describe at least two assailants, one firing at a military police officer at close range and another rushing in with a canvas bag. A Vietnamese civil policeman fled on a bicycle before the assault. the MP died from a neck wound.
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Ricksha Boy
U.S
Tax Cutting Compromise Reaches Briefly Hinted Accord
Washington AP reports Senate House conferees resume work on the tax bill aiming for a compromise by Wednesday. A plan could reach President Johnson for signature by next week, boosting average take-home pay by mid March. The talks focus on 11.2 and 11.9 billion dollar House and Senate cuts.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Ruby Starts Trial for Oswald Slaying in Dallas
Jack Ruby goes on trial in Dallas accused of murder with malice in the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald two days after President Kennedy's assassination. Prosecutors seek the death penalty as defense argues insanity and seeks to explore the president's murder.
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Jack Ruby
Oswald
Relman Morin
Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas County
Henry M. Wade
Othr
Wade
Melvon Mouron Belli
San Francisco
Belli
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