House To Decide On Seating Powell
The House planned a late day vote to strip power from Adam Powell amid a bitter controversy. A House committee recommends censure, which could bar Powell from his seat and cut pay, with debate and possible amendments shaping the outcome. Powell was away fishing in the Bahamas with his secretary.
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Powell
Washington
Adan
Clayton Powell
Stuppert
Jeaders
Congress
Rimini
Corrine A. Huff
Miss Fluff
Select Committee
State Business Gains Reported
Louisiana January business activity rose 11.8 percent from a year earlier and up 1.4 percent from December, according to LSU’s general business index. Department store sales led with a 16.6 percent rise, followed by industrial electric power consumption at 11 percent, employment at 7.3 percent, and freight carloadings at 4.2 percent. December comparisons show industrial power consumption up 7.2 percent as the largest gain.
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Baton, Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Viennoe Detective Don Bias Recovers at Home
Twin Cities Chit Chat notes detective Don Bias recuperating at home 1706 South 10th Street after several days in St Francis Hospital for minor surgery. While most people have tonsils removed in childhood Hill waited until last week. He hopes to be out of the house soon.
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Viennoe
Don Bias
S. 10Th St
St. Francis Hospital
Hill
Retired Army Colonel Gets Spy Sentence
Retired Army Lt. Col William Henry Whalen was sentenced to 15 years in prison for passing military secrets to Soviet agents. Judge Oren R. Lew ordered consecutive 10 and 5 year terms, totaling 15 years. Whalen, 51, former Pentagon intelligence officer, pleaded guilty to acting to promote a foreign government and removing classified material.
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Alexandria
Army
William Henry Whalen
US. Dist
Oren R. Lewis
Whaten
Whalen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Fairfax Chunt
Sergei A. Edemski
Mikhail A. Shumaevy
Fat Boston Police Are Losing Weight
In Boston the police department launches a weight loss program with 75 officers joining a voluntary regime led by Dr. Samuel S. Berman. The effort, part of ongoing groups since 1965, pairs dietary restrictions with metabolic pills and regular checkups to reduce body fat across the 2,500 force.
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Boston
Samuel S. Berman
Berman
Herbert F. Mulroney
Mulloney
Bostom
Mauiry
Mulroney
Solons Open Hearings On SS Benefits
Washington observers report congressional hearings on President Johnson's Social Security boost proposal. Secretary Gardner testifies the plan aims for an average 20 percent benefit rise, funded by higher payroll taxes and expanded Medicare, welfare, and health programs with a 4.5 billion 1968 price tag affecting about 25 million beneficiaries.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
John W. Gardner
Health, Education and Welfare Department
House
Ways & Means Committee
March Weather Debuts With Lamb Like Calm
United Press International reports March brings an easing note after a harsh winter. Northeastern snowfalls persist with up to 10 inches, while temps dip near zero in places like Kansas City and Atlanta, as a cold front shifts from the Great Lakes to the deep south. The Mississippi Valley sees a hopeful warming trend, with scattered snow flurries in the lower Great Lakes and Appalachians and rain on the Pacific coast and far south Texas.
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United Press International
New England
Great Lakes
Deep South
Atlanta
Kansas City
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Lower
Appalachian
North
Pacific Coast
South
Texas
Mild And Cloudy Weather Forecast For Twin Cities
The forecast calls for warm conditions with partly cloudy skies and mild afternoons. Nighttime cooling is expected with variable winds becoming northeast at 5 to 15 mph. Highs today are 68 to 74 degrees, with tonight's low 42 to 48.
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Twin Cities
Chou En-lai Granted Powers Amid Purge Reports
The Hong Kong Star reports Mao Tse-tung granted Premier Chou En-lai full executive powers to halt the cultural purge and stabilize China's economy. The Star cites inside-China sources and notes Lin Piao objected to several purge aspects while seeking control of the army only.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Star
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
China
the Star
Star
Kong Kong
Red China
Danvar
Lin Piao
Hone Kone
The
Lin
Lo Jui-ching
Hsiao Hua
Army
Peking
Chou
Maa
Six More Cadets Leave Air Force Academy
Six more cadets resigned at the Air Force Academy in Colorado amid a cheating scandal, bringing the total to 46. An academy spokesman said the number implicated could reach 60 and that the cadet honor committee aims to finish by week’s end, with 12 of the 46 resignations not directly involved but failing to report the misconduct.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
U.S. Losses High In Enemy Attacks Near DMZ
U S forces report heavy casualties among two Marine companies as North Vietnamese artillery and mortar barrages press positions near the demilitarized zone. In a six hour clash at Queration Junction City the 1st Infantry Division sustained losses while planes and artillery struck Viet Cong in the Zone C area near Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Zone C
Queration
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Six Mile Zone
Vietnam
South China Seacoast
Senate backs troops in Vietnam conflict pledge
The Senate approved a Mansfield drafted amendment to the $4.5 billion Vietnam military authorization, pledging full support to U S fighting forces and calling for an honorable conclusion. The majority leader expressed hope for no expansion of the conflict and a negotiated settlement, in an 89 to vote.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
North Viet Claims Cong Morale Low
North Vietnamese lieutenant Truong iliep says Viet Cong morale is low after the lunar truce failed to yield peace talks. He describes Viet Cong fear of B52 raids and F105 Thunderchief strikes, and notes his capture by Korean troops near Phu Yen while guarding Viet Cong officials.
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Phuoc Thanh
South Vietnam
Truong Iliep
85Th ‘Independence
Russia
Red China
Central Highlands
Saigon
Truong
Hanoi
Unrest Could Delay China’s First H Bomb, Sources Say
Geneva reports suggest Red China may explode its first H-bomb by 1968 despite domestic upheaval. Sinkaing Province rumors and anti-Mao activity are unconfirmed, as friction with the U S Britain and France over a nuclear non-proliferation treaty grows.
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Geneva
UPT
China
Peking
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Fed Board Eases Tight Funds to Boost Credit Access
The Federal Reserve Board moves to ease tight money, freeing about 850 million in bank reserves to spur lending and aid the home building sector. It lowers reserve requirements for savings, Christmas and vacation club accounts, and the first 5 million of other time deposits from 4 to 3 percent in two steps on March 2 and 16.
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Washington
Chuckle: A Sympathetic Woman Gets Him
A witty line notes that a good woman inspires a man a brilliant woman interests him a beautiful woman fascinates him but a sympathetic woman gets him.
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