GOP Plans Convention Revamping
Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss proposes forming a committee to study presidential convention procedures. Dwight D. Eisenhower endorses reform, urging a strong permanent chairman, restricted demonstrations, tighter media access, and limited convention time. Miller critiques TV control. Bliss reveals firing of aide over donor list access amid concerns about separate fundraising groups.
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Washington
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Republican National Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
William Cody Kelly
Frank Kovac
Barry Goldwater
Kelly
Condor Refuge Appears Safe From Fire Threat
In Fillmore California a condensed brush and rock area housing the nearly extinct giant California condor looked safe as a forest fire near Sespe Wildlife Area in Los Padres National Forest was contained. The blaze covered 70 acres but was fully controlled by Monday. About 40 condors remain in the region.
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Fillmore
Calif
API
California
U.S. Forest Service
Sespe
Los Padres National Forest
Work Till I Die 85-Year-Old Blacksmith in Roseto
Roseto, Pennsylvania marks 85th birthday of Peter Ronca, a lifelong blacksmith who still works daily and helps his son, plans a community celebration with visitors and letters from governors and senators. He attributes longevity to hard work and peace of mind, while noting limited indolence and local customs. Ronca and wife Maria recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
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Peter Ronca
Lehigh Valley
Ronca
Roseto
Nicholas
Italy
Maria
Berkeley Demonstrators To Appeal Convictions
Attorneys for UC Berkeley demonstrators say they will appeal the Dec. 1964 sit-in verdicts as more clients face the same outcome. The prosecutions followed a night raid on Sproul Hall that capped months of campus protest. Sentencing for 38 defendants is set for pre sentence reports. Mario Savio and Suzanne Goldberg were among those absent.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Crittenden
Rupert
Sproul Hall
Alameda County
Regents Approve Rules to Curb Campus Loiterers
Five months of board committee work culminated in new campus rules approved this month aimed at stopping free movement from the Berkeley city area into the campus. Berkeley attracts many fringe academics and hangers on, with over 800 arrests in December, nearly 100 of them nonstudents.
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Board of Regents
Berkeley
San Francisco
Weather outlook shows possible thunderstorms tonight
The area expects warm humid conditions with possible thundershowers tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures near 70 tonight, yesterday’s high reached 93, and today’s low was 69 with a trace of rain reported in some areas.
What Women Liked About Men Before Money Was Invented
A playful speculation asks what qualities attracted women to men in primitive times before wealth mattered. It considers courage humor kindness and companionship as enduring traits valued across eras.
Father To Give Child Kidney In Transplant
A transplant from John H. Honeycutt to his daughter Johnnie Gail was postponed due to a minor complication. Doctors plan to reconnect Johnnie to an artificial kidney for a few days before attempting the transplant again at Charity Hospital with Tulane University surgeons. The girl, flown from Atlanta five weeks ago, suffers from chronic nephritis. success would allow a normal life.
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John H. Honeycutt
Johnnie Gail Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Charity Hospital
Atlanta, Ga
Miracle landing after wing and engine failure aboard Pan Am jet
Pan American Flight 843 carried 143 passengers and 10 crew when No 4 engine shed 20 feet of wing and exploded in San Francisco Bay Area air. Captain Charles H Kimes guided the 270000 pound 707 to Travis AFB with calm assurances to passengers.
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San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
Charles H
Chuck) Kimes
Danville
Calif
San Bruno
Kimes
Travis Air Force Base
Medical Centers Approved to Fight Major Diseases
The Senate backed a four year 650 million program to establish regional medical centers targeting heart disease cancer and stroke. The plan to share drug inventions from tax funded research was rejected. Funding rises from 50 million in year one to 300 million in year four with total federal support covering planning costs. The bill advances to the House as part of Johnson's health program.
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Washington
Senate
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Johnson
House
Twin Kentucky Brothers Die Saving Each Other on River Trip
In Whitesburg Kentucky twin brothers Leslie and Lester Collins of Blackey marked their 16th birthday with a river outing Monday. One fell from a boat. the other attempted a rescue, and both brothers drowned in the incident.
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Whitesburg, Ky
Leslie
Lester Collins
Blackey
Plane lands safely after emergency at Mt Travis
A crippled airliner, escorted by fighter planes and a Coast Guard craft, regained control after a fire and a hydraulic gear failure. First Officer F R Miller and crew manually lowered the gear, and all passengers debarked safely via the emergency chute as the Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation.
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Mt Travis
Coast Guard
Kimes
Travis
F. R. Miller
Calistoga
Calif
Civil Aeronautics Board
Launching Of Tiros 10 Delayed To Thursday Night
Cape Kennedy AP The space agency postponed the Tiros 10 weather satellite launch to Thursday night to fix radio frequency problems delaying proper ground checkout. The Delta booster rocket launch had been set for tonight.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Space Agency
Combined U S Viet Paratroopers Hunt Viet Cong
U S and Vietnamese paratroopers joined in Vietnam for their first joint operation with about 800 Australian infantry entering late. An American paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade was killed by a Viet Cong grenade and another wounded in the chest as helicopters lifted some 1,200 troops into the Saigon area. US Air Force flights also struck a North Viet Nam barracks and supply depot near Hanoi.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
173Rd
A. U.S
North
Hanoi
Balaguer Announces Candidacy Amid Dominican Turmoil
Former Dominican President Joaquin Balaguer, 58, says he will seek the presidency in any future elections. He returned from exile to attend his critically ill mother, criticizing the OAS provisional regime but endorsing its peace plan as a necessary step toward free elections. Balaguer pledged Reformista support for a temporary government with public trust.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Puerto Rico
Organization of American States
OAS
Reformista Per
Air Force depots attacked as Viet Nam war toll rises
Spokesmen say Thu an Chan depot 2 miles north of prior targets. Reports claim 32 rigs destroyed and 20 damaged. A SS Air Force BS jet was downed north of Saigon after ground fire. two crew ejected, one parachute failed, body recovered, second airman missing. Second American RF101 shot down near Hanoi while supporting Son La raid. crew presumed killed. Viet Nam reports describe Mekong delta and Saigon area clashes with Viet Cong.
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Thuan Chan
Saigon
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Son la
Tac
Wa Hy
Avala
Army-Paratrooper Assault Marks First US-Vietnamese Ground Push
More than 129 helicopters ferried a large paratrooper force into the attack zone as heavy air strikes preceded the landings. Four crewmen were wounded by Viet Cong fire. U.S. spokesmen say contact with the enemy was limited to sniping, probes, and mortar attacks. The operation represented the first large role for American Army troops alongside Vietnamese units in central Vietnam.
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Ceubed
U.S
U.S. Marine Corps
Viet Nam
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