Senate Lines Up To Debate On Filibuster
The Senate opened a major clash over reforming cloture rules to curb filibusters. Sen. A Willis Robertson led Southern opposition with a 44 page speech arguing no need to change, while Democrats Humphrey and liberals pushed a 51 vote majority to curb debate after a petition. Supporters view a 5 fifths plan as best long term, though a lengthy Southern filibuster is expected.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Robertson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Thruston B
Two Gunmen Rob Miami Race Track for 108000
Two masked men in olive workwear robbed Tropical Park race track, fleeing with about 108000 in cash and tickets after locking cashier and guard in a broom closet. Police termed the heist professional and said suspects may be long gone, with detectives canvassing the area and questioning staff.
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Miami
UPI
Tropical Park Race Track
McKay
Tropical Park
David Helman
Heiman
Helman
JFK to Detail Tax Proposal January 24th
President Kennedy plans to detail a 13.5 billion cut in tax rates and 3.5 billion in tax law reforms in a special message to Congress on January 24. House Speaker John W. McCormack said tax legislation is a top priority and Ways and Means will move quickly. He noted potential delays to Medicare for the aged while taxes take precedence this year.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
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John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
McCormack
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ulbricht Attacks China At East German Congress
East Germany's Walter Ulbricht accused Red China of aiming at war and attacking India without consult, delivering a 52 hour opening speech at the sixth congress. Soviet Premier Khrushchev and bloc delegates applauded while China sat impassively as Ulbricht condemned Albania and China as dissidents and enemies of peaceful coexistence.
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Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
Red China
Khrushchev
Berlin
UPI
India
Ulbricht
Nikita S. Khrushchea
East Germany
Wu Hsiun-Chuan
Albania
Red
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
Honeycutt Takes Over Today As Rapides Sheriff
Former FBI agent John Honeycutt assumes 5 p.m. control as chief deputy sheriff and tax collector in Rapides Parish in a staged transfer aimed at duty until June 1 when Grady L. Kelley resigns and Honeycutt becomes sheriff. Kelley faced malfeasance charges, most dropped, with one suspended sentence. Honeycutt will veto Kelley actions and audits plan no major changes yet. He may dismiss some staff while inventory and records study proceed. Kelley was elected to a fourth term in 1960 amid an indictment.
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Alexandria
John Honeycutt
FBI
Rapides Parish
Grady L. Kelley
Honeycutt
Kelley
Khrushchev's Berlin Bluster Hides Possible Deal Moves
East Berlin at the world Communist congress raises expectations of a Khrushchev Kennedy two way bargain on Berlin and disarmament. Western suspicions grow that Khrushchev seeks a pact excluding rivals while Red China's doubts deepen. Khrushchev leverages crises to press for power sharing and avert nuclear war amid Western defense splits.
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Berlin
Communist Congress
Khrushchev
Kennedy
East Berlin
West Germany
U.S
Red
Walter Ulbricht
United States
Peking
West
Fire unit seeks lost olive drag coat with gloves
Monroe fire department Station No 3 searched for a missing heavy coat early today after responding to a call in the 3200 block of DeSiard Street. The olive drag jacket with a quilted lining and a pair of leather gloves were last seen along Louisville Avenue near Hudson Lane and North 9th Street.
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Monroe
Chuckle on Taxes Foiling Invasion Fear
A humorous quip notes no foe would invade due to high taxes, implying government revenue would deter aggression. The line jokes that the enemy could not foot the bill or bear the tax burden, framing taxes as national defense.
BBC Lifts Ban On Joke Subjects
London AP reports BBC ended a 15 year ban on jokes about royalty sex and religion in peak light entertainment. The code also removed limits on jokes about lavatories effeminacy immorality honeymoon couples chamber maids fig leaves prostitution undergarments animals lodgers and traveling salesmen. Royal family political figures Parliament and religious sect references are now allowed in peak hours, while higher brow programs remain exempt.
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London
Britishroadcasting Corp
Soviets Execute Five Embezzlers by Firing Squad
Soviet press reports five embezzlers executed by firing squad. Kozlov, Tats spetsstroi construction chief, was sentenced to death for diverting 100000 rubles via forged accounts. Kitaigorodsky, Lvov textile shop head, faced death for fraud and misappropriation. Dawn of the East noted three Georgian officials among those shot. Accomplices received long sentences.
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Moscow
Upl
Sovetskaya Rossiya
Trud
B. Kozlov
Tatsspetsstroi Trust
Tatar Autonomous Republic
K. M. Kitaigorodsky
Lvov
Dawn of the East
Supreme Court
Sen
Tenced Kozlov
Kitaigorodsky
Transits In Philadelphia Halted By Strike
Philadelphia's transit system ground to a halt as 5600 Transport Workers Union members walked out at 12 01 am. Police reported calm amid thousands using trains, cars and taxis while emergency measures and extra rail service were arranged. Wages and a layoff clause dominate talks with union and company negotiators meeting after the strike began.
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Philadelphia
Transport Workers Union
AFLC10
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Pennsylvania
Reading
James H. J. Tate
Michael Quill
TWH International
Robert Stier
PTC
TWU
Two Men Arrested in $10,000 Colorado Robbery
SHREVEPORT police and FBI agents captured two robbery suspects in a local motel. Harold Don Baker, 28, and James Leroy Stewart, 26, gave no address. Traced from Houston, they were awaiting Baker's wife at the motel and surrendered without resistance.
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Shreveport
UPI
FBI
Littleton
Colo
Harold Don Baker
Fl Paso
Tex
James Leroy Stewart
Houston
Baker
Stewart
Britain Wins Support for Market Entry bid
London reports Britain will push for entry into the European Common Market despite French opposition. West Germany Belgium Italy and Holland indicated backing, Luxembourg silent. Foreign Office said Cabinet will continue efforts while hoping France reconsiders Polaris missiles and Nassau agreement. France’s stance seen as a Western Alliance test.
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London
Britain
West Germany
Belgium
Italy
Holland
Luxembourg
Foreign Office
Harold Macmillan
France
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Western Alliance
de Gaulle
Nassau
Kennedy
Macmillan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Safe-Cracking Job Proves Criminal Comedy
In Erie Pennsylvania a failed walk in safe robbery at Cohen Office Equipment Co turned into a farce. Thieves used a forklift to ram the vault damaging carpeting furniture and walls. the safe was dented but no money was found. Estimated damage is 5000 dollars.
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Erie. Pa
UPI
Cohen Office Equipment Co
Harold H. Cohen
Cohen
Katanga secession ends as Tshombe capitulates
Katanga President Moise Tshombe announced his capitulation and said he will cooperate with the United Nations to end Katanga's secession and aid national reunification. U Thant welcomed the statement, while fighting continued and a UN column secured Kolwezi amid heavy fire and casualties.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Tshombe
Kolwezi
New York
Leopoldville
Robert K. A. Gardiner
Ghana
Congo
Derek Riches
Riches
South African Press Association
Rene Thierry
Mamou Faces Critical Water Shortage Today
Mamou Louisiana faces a critical water shortage as freezing weather harms wells. Mayor Calvin Landreneau calls a special meeting to urge emergency action while the hospital reports low water pressure from wells pumping sand and little water. Residents reportedly ran faucets to prevent frozen pipes, worsening supply.
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Mamou
UPS
South
Louisiana
Calvin Landreneau
Landreneau
Feast of Fools defined in Britannica lore
Britannica notes that the Feast of Fools referred to burlesque, quasi religious medieval festivals. The term appears in historical commentary distinguishing festive rites from formal liturgy during the Middle Ages.
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Britannica
United Europe Forecast For Foreign Markets
Basil J. Rusovich Jr headlined a Northeast State College export conference warning about tariff shifts amid Europe’s Common Market. He urged scrutiny of U S tariff moves while European tariffs may change. Meriwether of the Export-Import Bank was to speak at a luncheon.
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Europe
Basil J. Rusovich, Jr
Transcontinental Import - Export Corporation
Kennedy
Rusovich
Rusoevich
Northeast State College
Charles M. Meriwether
Export - Import Bank of Washington
Northeast State
Chambers of Commerce
U. S. Department of Commerce
Small Business Ad ‘Ministration
Louisiana- Mississippi
Cold Air Grip Eases in Section Northeast Louisiana
The cold air mass loosens its hold as temperatures drop to 22 to 26 degrees tonight, easing from last night’s 14. Highs reach 36 to 40 today and 40 to 44 Wednesday, with Monday at 41. Winds at five to ten mph shift as the forecast notes moderating cold across the region and readings plunge to 20 to 30 degrees below zero in northern plains.
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Louisiana
Missouri
Plains
Wesern Great Lakes
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