Powell Ousted by House Faces Possible Court Challenge
The House voted to exclude Adam Clayton Powell from the 90th Congress after stripping him of committee chair duties. Powell and supporters call the move unconstitutional and threaten court action. A special election is likely, and Powell may again win the seat despite an arrest order in New York.
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Rimini
House
Powell
Emanuel Celler
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Celler
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia
Rayburn
Education and Labor Committee
Moore
Celler Committee
House of Representatives
Jority
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
Bimini
Curtis
Shooting Act Turns Tragic at Syracuse Sports Show
Elaine Gray, 31, was struck in the right eye by a .22 rifle bullet fired by her husband Fred Gray, 58, during a precision shooting act at the Great Northeastern Sports Show in Syracuse. Elaine is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital. Fred was treated for shock. The couple, known as the Gauchos, perform with Elaine blindfolded as Fred shoots over his shoulder at a cup on her head.
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Fred
Syracuse War Memorial Auditorium
Gray
Memorial Hospital
Grays
Mrs. Gray
One Small Hole Red Shore Guns Hit U S Cruiser
U S naval command said shore batteries were silenced by Canberra 8 inch and two destroyers 5 inch guns. Canberra deck hole half inch from enemy fire. No American casualties. Ships attacked 57 mm guns north of Dong Hoi Vietnam. Earlier shells caused no damage to 175 mm American cannon. Communists killed 2,332 in two weeks and 1,108 deserted to the South Vietnamese government.
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Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Aden
Secret Service questions two men linked to Mrs. Johnson Nashville visit
Two unidentified men were taken to police headquarters and then to the federal courthouse for several hours in Nashville amid reports the questioning related to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's planned Nashville visit on March 15. No charges were filed and the case was effectively closed.
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Secret Service
Federal
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nashville
Paulter
Doster
U.S. Dist. Atty
Gilbert
White House
Johnson
Memorial Square
YMCA
Washington
Winchester
Weather Update Partly Cloudy With Mild Tonight
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a mild night with a low just above freezing. Friday will be cloudy and cooler with highs in the 40s. Yesterday’s high reached 40 and the overnight low fell to 28. This morning at 11 a.m. the temperature was 51.
Romney Gains Only Standoff At GOP Dinner
At a GOP dinner Governor Romney failed to eclipse Ronald Reagan who drew the larger ovation. Barry Goldwater teased Romney about returning to the party while Nixon pressed for stronger military pressure. Romney claimed the event was “very useful” as he pitched economic critique and avoided definite policy commitments.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Michigan
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
West
Washington
Chuckle Continental guide to English cooking
A light remark notes that weather changes flavor choices with a joke about cold soups and hot beer as culinary quick fixes. The quip reflects playful stereotypes about English cooking and drinking culture in a humorous voice.
Shaw booked in Garrison inquiry conspiracy to murder
Clay L. Shaw wealthy retired director of the International Trade Mart was booked on a conspiracy to murder charge in New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's JFK assassination probe. Shaw, 54, posted $10,000 bond after a search of his French Quarter home.
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Clay L. Shaw
International Trade Mart
Mit
Dist
Garrison
John
F. Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Shaw
Kennedy
The
Canal Street
Black Bag Persuasion Class Draws Newsmen at OSU
At Oregon State University a Persuasion 113 class becomes a spectacle as reporters flood a session to photograph the anonymous student in the black bag. Students walk out amid debate over being guinea pigs under bright lights and public scrutiny.
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Orc
Black Bag
Oregon State University
Charles Goetzinger
Allan Hutowitz
Portland
Goetzinger
Bers
Hutowitz
Dr. Goetzinger
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