Supreme Court rejects Hoffa pleas to stay jail term
The Supreme Court turned down two requests by James R. Hoffa to delay his prison sentence after his 1964 jury tampering conviction. Hoffa and Teamsters lawyers planned new motions in Tennessee while seeking a stay of judgment pending lower-court rulings on eavesdropping claims and the use of a paid informer. Justices White and Fortas did not participate. the decision clears the way for Hoffa’s possible arrest within weeks.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Tennessee
Hoffa
Chattanooga
High Court
Byron R. White
Abe Fortas
Solons Told Of Decision At Meeting
Washington reports that the government will release 175 million of the frozen 1.1 billion federal highway funds, with more to follow as economic conditions allow. Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd testified before joint House and Senate Public Works Committees, aiming to resume a 4.4 billion annual level in fiscal 1968.
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Offce
Alan S. Boyd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
George Fallon
Senate
House Public Works
Boyd
Washington
UPT
Transportation
House
Senate Public Works
Johnson
U S Planes Mine North Viet Rivers
U S Navy planes began mining rivers in North Vietnam in a third new pressure move aimed at cutting flow of men and supplies to the South. U S headquarters said air delivered mines would be placed in southern North Vietnam river areas to disrupt riverine movement.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
US 7Th Fleet
North Vietnamese
da Nang
Ap Do
U.S
Sagon
Vietnam
Control Commission
U S
Benner
U .S
United States
Seven Charged With Conspiring To Invade Haiti
A federal grand jury in Miami charged seven men with conspiring to invade Haiti from the United States. The group reportedly planned to set up a camp in southern Florida and transport arms from New York and Atlanta for a maritime expedition against Haiti. The defendants include a former Cuban senator and a Roman Catholic priest. Maximum penalties include five years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
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Washington
Justice Department
Miami
Haiti
United States
Ramsey Clark
Florida
Clark
New York
Atlanta
Northwestern State College honor roll list includes seven parish students
Seven Ouachita parish students at Northwestern State College earned honor roll status for the 1966 fall semester. From Monroe are Mary Frances Elias Harriett Lowrey Judith McDonough Patricia Porter and from West Monroe Roy E. Lee Jr Robert K. Reagan and Carol Ruth Ward.
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Ouachita Parish
Northwestern State College
Mary Frances Elias
Harriett Lowrey
Judith McDonough
Patricia Porter
Monroe
Roy E. Lee Jr
Robert K. Reagan
Carol Ruth Ward
West Monroe
Mystery Student Attends OSU Class in Black Bag
At Oregon State University for two months a student attends Speech 1153 basic persuasion wrapped in a large black bag with only bare feet visible. Professor Charles Goetzinger and 20 peers watch as the bag remains silent while the term runs to March 13. The bag's occupant says he does not know his own identity.
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Oregon State University
Charles Goetzinger
Goetzinger
Black Bag
Probe Continues At Air Academy Scandal Deepens In Colorado Springs
Twenty four cadets at the Air Force Academy are questioned as resignations rise to five in a cheating scandal. Three cadets admitted breaking the honor code which bars lying or cheating. Five others were found guilty of toleration for not reporting the exchange of test information. Rev. Francis J. Gilchrist urged cadets that tolerating wrong is theft. officials say no single subject or group triggered the violations, continuing a recurring problem after a prior 109 cadets were dismissed two years earlier.
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Air Force Academy
Francis J. Gilchrist
Lawrence Tucker
Academy
Justices Reject U.S. Draft Law Challenge Move
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by Howard Katz and David A Baumann challenging the draft law on Ninth Amendment grounds and the Nürnberg charter. Katz, 29, and Baumann, 20, sought to block enforcement, naming President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara, and Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey as defendants. lower courts ruled they lacked standing and declined to convene a three judge panel.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Howard Katz
David A Baumann
Korea
Katz
Baumann
U.S. District Court
New York City
President Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
US District Court
Harold R. Taylor Jr
Taylor
Rhode Island National Guard
U.S. Circuit Court
Scattered Rains Predicted Here
The Twin Cities forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers today and Tuesday. Highs near 60 to 65, tonight's low 40 to 46, and rain chances around 40 percent today rising to 70 percent tonight. Winds south to 20 mph then turning north. Sunday’s high near 48 with trace rainfall at Selman Field Monroe.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Johnson Says War Strikes Best Course
President Johnson defended latest American strikes at North Vietnam as far reaching yet aimed at peace. He described actions as desirable and essential, citing civilian and military guidance and noting potential disruption of infiltration. He also outlined economic moves and cabinet planning, including housing funds and a new attorney general appointment.
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Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Oval
White House
Vivers
Demilitarized Zone
North
Nicholas Katzenbach
Promise Breach Suit Dismissed In Tucson Case
Beate Leber, 34, of Heidelberg Germany, lost her 2.5 million breach of promise suit against 65 year old Arizona rancher William Henry Brown. Judge John C. Bowen granted dismissal after Brown's defense showed the Mexican divorce between Leber and Ralph Leber was based on an illegal agreement and had no standing in court.
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Tucson, Ariz
Beate Leber
Heidelberg
Germany
Arizona
William Henry Brown
U.S
John C. Bowen
Brown
Norman Hull
Beate
Ralph Leber
State Pay Raises Very Improbable
Baton Rouge Senator Jamar Adcock, amid an executive session, warned civil service pay raises are unlikely this year as the Legislative Budget Committee opens a two day review of anticipated revenues for 1967 68. He noted the state faced a potential deficit despite a historic raise and stressed fiscal realities under Gov. McKeithen.
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Milo Dakin
Baton Rouge
Sen
Jamar Adcock
Adcock
Louisiana
A. P. Tugwell
Ashton Mouton
John J. McKeithen
State Department of Education
McKeithen
Monroe
Quote on free speech in Communist China sparks debate
A tongue in cheek remark asserts freedom of expression exists in China as a one time guarantee. The playful line invites readers to consider limits and prompts reflection on speech rights.
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China
French Embassy Target In Saigon
Vietnamese demonstrators attacked the French Embassy in Saigon during a torchlight march by about 500 Progressive Youth Corps members denouncing a Vietnamese exile government. Police cleared the crowd after cars and motorbikes were damaged and windows broken. no injuries were reported. France and Vietnam cut ambassadorial ties. the consular mission now occupies the compound.
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Saigon
Progressive Youth Corps
France
Vietnam
de Gaulle
Fulbright
Greater Unity Force Bloc
Charles de Gaulle
Sen J W. Fulbright
D-Ark
National Assembly
South Vietnam
Paris
McKeithen Hails Partial Relaxation of Highway Funds
Gov. John McKeithen welcomed federal steps that partially relax the anti inflation freeze on highway construction funds. He urged full restoration of investment credits and voiced concern that continued cuts could hurt Louisiana’s booming economy and invite Communist criticism. He linked highway aid to national economic stability amid expansion plans.
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Baton Rouge
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Johnson
McKeithen
Washington
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