Crisis of Confidence Narrows Ethics Watch in Congress
Congress debates ethics rules after the Powell case and Baker allegations. More than 75 House bills seek standards for representatives, while Senate probes Dodd fund use. Lawmakers warn public trust eroding as calls for a watchdog grow and committee assignment debates continue.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
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Senate
Wheeling and Dealing
Bobby Baker
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
House Rules Committee
Gallup
Record Vietnam toll hits new weekly high
Saigon reports 1,617 U S fatalities, wounded and missing last week as heavy fighting returns. The dead total includes 232, with 1,381 wounded and four missing, while Communist casualties reach 1,736. The Mekong Delta operation expands U S forces to 417,400 with 15 simultaneous ground sweeps.
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Saigon
U. S
la Drang Valley
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
U. S. Mth Infantry Division
Dong Tam
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Ohio River flood nears crest as families evacuate
The Ohio River near Portsmouth to Cincinnati rose toward weekend crests with Red Cross warning 3000 people would be affected. Authorities reported levees holding, 52 foot flood level passed in Cincinnati, while Portsmouth saw limited evacuations and some roads flooded.
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Cincinnati
Richmond
Red Cross
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Seneus
Weather Bureau
OU Leaders Pondering Next Move
Athens Ohio AP University President Vernon R Alden declared a severe state of emergency amid a strike by non teaching staff and potential campus closure if essential services fail University cafeterias mostly open but coal deliveries hindered heating Students organized a mass meeting after Alden outlined the position at a student gathering
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Alden
Young Seeks Shorter Draft Hitches
Senator Stephen M. Young proposes reducing military service for draftees from two years to one. He cites West Germany’s 18 month system and supports President Johnson’s draft reform while urging shorter hitches.
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Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Young
West Germany
Johnson
Weather forecast notes clear cool night and mild Friday
The forecast calls for a clear cool night with a low around 31. Friday should be fair and warmer with highs in the 50s, following yesterday's high of 33 and overnight low of 28. Today's 11 am temperature was 32.
Democrats Prepare Attacks as DNC Convenes Amid 1968 Rifts
The Democratic National Committee opens its first meeting in a year with informal talks and a Friday business session. Bailey pushes against representation plans for Negroes while South leaders resist a plan to allocate 10 percent of delegations to Black members. The DNC builds files on Romney Nixon Rockefeller and Eyes Illinois Senator Percy as potential GOP foes.
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Democratic National Committee
Johnson
Bailey
Mildred Jeffrey
Michigan
Romne
Congress
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Thomas J. McIintyre
D-N.h
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Senate
Romney
Democratic Committee
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Two Climbers Missing Sought On Mt McKinley
TALKEETNA Alaska AP two climbers missing since Sunday are being sought on Mt McKinley as Army helicopters rescued three Anchorage climbers from the 14 000 foot level on March 1. Ray Genet 35 Art Davidson 22 and Dave Johnston 24 described the summit conditions in temperatures near 50 below zero and winds up to 100 mph.
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Mt. McKinley
Talkeetna
Alaska
Anchorage
Air Force
North American
Ray Genet
Genet
Art Davidson
Dave Johnston
Powell Victory Certain Powell Victory Certain
In Harlem a small snack bar crowd questions James H. Meredith who moved into the area last summer to run a voter registration HQ. Meredith, 33, an independent Democrat, says he would consider running as a Republican for Powell’s seat in the April special election. Jackie Robinson derides the move as a tool of the party and locals say his chances look poor and that he is being used.
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Meredith
Powell
Abott
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Harlem
Reuther Seeks Way To Force Will On Rebels
Union disputes erupt as UAW leader Walter Reuther moves to install a trusteeship at UAW Local 549 in Mansfield Ohio after a mass strike by overnight workers. About 850 of 1200 reported for day work. 90 percent of 300 overnight workers did not report. Local president Robert Hall supported the trusteeship while shop chair Frank G Petty Jr defied summoning and declared open war. Rumors of firings amid suspensions fueled the walkout.
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Reuther
UAW
Mansfield
Ohio
Robert Hall
Detroit
Hall
Frank G. Petty Jr
International
Petty
Medicare costs push Medicare red ink risk rises
House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills warns rising hospital costs threaten Medicare with losses. AHA testimony notes average daily hospital costs could reach $57.93 next September, an 18.8 percent jump, with further increases expected over 3 to 5 years.
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Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Congress
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