Hoffa Works To Quell Teamsters Revolt At Home
Washington AP James R Hoffa convicted Teamsters President seeks to calm budding discontent by personal appeals to about 1.7 million members. In an earlier unpublished letter he argues his eight year federal jury tampering conviction risks all Teamsters. He vows not to conform as a price of peace and says only he can represent members at the bargaining table. He plans to stay in the field talking with rank and file.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Justice Department
Labor Movement
Chattanooga
Tenn
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Jackson Accused of Unauthorized Insurance Action
Outgoing state superintendent of education faces accusation of changing 288 department employees insurance coverage without prior consent as required by law. The Baton Rouge State Times reports that the switch moved life and accident insurance from Lincoln National Life to Continental Service Life, with Lincoln claiming no bid opportunity and no notice of termination.
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Jackson
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co
Shreveport
Continental Service Life and Health Insurance Co
Baton Rouge
Lincoln Life
Reily
Department of Education
U S Proposes Destruction of 480 Bombers in Two Years
Geneva AP United States and Soviet Union at the 17 nation disarmament conference proposed each destroy 480 strategic bombers over two years. Fisher suggested 20 planes a month with added reserve reductions while inspections would ensure compliance. He noted phasing out does not equal destruction and warned against nonnuclear powers gaining obsolete bombers.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Adrian S. Fisher
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Fisher
Dodd outlines Louisiana education overhaul plan
Supr. elect William J. Dodd details a department shakeup to streamline operations. He would rename the division of elementary and secondary education to curriculum and instruction, introduce centralized purchasing, and seek advisory help from PAR CABL and others. A 9 member committee will guide reforms.
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Sam Hanna
Baton Rouge
Supr
William J. Dodd
Department of Education
Dodd
Louisiana
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Parrish Fuller
State Board of Education
John Deming
PAR
Victor Bussie
Louisiana Council
Afl-Cio
Boyd Woodard
Percy Roberts
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Hugh Coughlin
Council For A Better
Fuller
State Department of Education
CABL
Mothers Weekend Planned at Northeast State College
Mothers of Northeast State College coeds will be honored this weekend on campus. The fourth annual Mothers Weekend begins Saturday at 2 30 p m and continues through Sunday morning. Saturday features a book review by Mrs Marcus Mapp a concert by Mrs Dawn Taylor Gandy a reception in Breard Hall and the showing of The Mikado. Sunday includes a breakfast for all coeds and their mothers.
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Mothers of
Northeast State College
Marcus Mapp
Dawn Taylor Gandy
Breard Hall
Some Aspects of Crime and Punishment on the Arkansas Frontier
Dr. Waddy W Moore III, assistant professor of history at Northeast State College, has two articles in Arkansas historical journals. The spring Arkansas Historical Quarterly features an article on 1819 to 1836 crime and punishment on the Arkansas frontier, with details on the CHIT-CHAT page 6-A.
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Northeast State College
Waddy W. Moore III
Arkansas Historical Journals
The
Arkansas Historical Quarterly
Arkansas Frontier
Lodge write in drive in Illinois primary
Chicago AP reports a write in campaign is underway for Henry Cabot Lodge in the April 4 Illinois presidential preference primary.
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Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge
Illinois
Birch Society candidate seeks Congress in Berkeley
Berkeley AP reports a John Birch Society candidate for Congress confirms four other society members are seeking nominations in Northern California.
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Berkeley
Calif
John Birch Society
Congress
California
Storm Moves East Narrows Doom From Texas to Louisiana
A storm system moving east from Texas battered Nederland Texas and Crowley Louisiana with tornadic winds and heavy rain. Twelve injured at a Nederland trailer court. three Navy ships moored at Orange were torn loose. Crowley saw hurricane force winds and rail and utility damage with blocks set on roads. A tornado forecast warned of possible tornadoes from Lafayette to Mobile. Forecast calls for showers, cooler air, and highs around 68 to 78 with a 12 to 22 mph southerly wind shifting northerly Friday.
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Texas
Nederland
Tex
Crowley
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Monroe
Beaumont
Orange Tex
Louisiana Hwy. 100
Missouri-Pacific
Eunice
Lafayette
Mobile
Ala
Bonus Pay For Vacation And Coffee Break Proposals By UAW
Atlantic City N Y AP Walter P Reuther UAW president unveiled contract demands for this year including bonus pay during vacations and a coffee break for production workers. He said negotiators will seek higher wages and that three year contracts with auto makers expire Aug 31 with negotiations starting 60 days earlier. He noted practical limits on universal mandated vacations but urged broader resort to paid time off and travel costs.
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Atlantic City
N.Y
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cio
United Auto
Reuther
UAW
Ruby lawyer fired as conviction shocks Dallas
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby dismissed head attorney Melvin Belli after a jury convicted him of killing Lee Harvey Oswald and sentencing him to death. Ruby said he had tried to disengage Belli since January, while Belli called the verdict a kangaroo railroad and criticized Dallas.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
American Bar Association
Mexico City
Victor Velasquez
San Francisco
Eva Grant
Dallas Morning News
Grant
Joe Tonnhill
Jasper, Tex
Phil Burleson
Chuckle: Voice Hints in Women’s Requests
A light quip notes that lowering a woman's voice signals she wants something, while raising it signals dissatisfaction at not getting it. The joke frames tone as a clue to desire or disappointment, playing on gendered communication norms with a playful twist.
Legal voting ages vary by state per World Almanac
The World Almanac states voting ages differ by state with Hawaii at 20, Alaska at 19, Georgia and Kentucky at 18, and the general U S age set at 18 in most cases according to the source. This summary presents the varied ages across states mentioned.
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United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Georgia
Kentucky
38 Men Saved From Savages
Lima Peru AP rescued by jungle rangers a 50 man unit of road engineers and guards after a week long attack by Indians in the Amazon basin One engineer was killed two injured they were escorted from the besieged camp to the Yavari River and a gunboat awaited at Iquitos The party had built a fort eight days ago food medicine and ammunition were dropped by Peruvian air force planes Indians reportedly withdrew when planes appeared
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Lima
Peru
Amazon
Yavari River
Iquitos
Pollution From Varied Material Deadly To Fish
The Public Health Service and Louisiana announce water pollution from toxic synthetic organic materials, including pesticides, is causing massive fish kills in the lower Mississippi basin and Gulf estuaries. Some compounds kill fish at less than one part per billion. several chemicals were found in dead fish and water, including endrin and dieldrin and two unidentified substances.
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Washington
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Public Health Service
Louisiana
Mystery Over Johnson Mann Rift Taints Panama Talks
Washington observers note tensions between President Johnson and Latin American affairs chief Thomas C. Mann as mediation efforts with Panama collapse. Reports claim Johnson repudiated the Organization of American States mediation stance, saying no meeting of minds existed, though officials deny clear details of conflict.
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Washington
Johnson
Thomas C. Mann
U.S
Panama
Mann
Mediation Commission
Organization of American States
United States
High Administration
Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion foreign aid plan
President Johnson asked Congress for 3.4 billion dollars in foreign aid to build a world where the weak can walk without fear and to counter Communist imperial ambitions. He urged permanent arms aid authority and pledged no waste while lawmakers predicted budget hurdles and debated the program's scope.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House Appropriations
House
House Delays Parchman Bill for Reform Vote
Jackson Mississippi lawmakers delayed a decision on a reform bill reorganizing the state penitentiary and granting the governor full authority over Parchman. The House set the measure for special order next week after Sen. Bob Anderson cited desire for further study and technical clarifications.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi House
Parchman
Bob Anderson
Copiah County
House Penitentiary Committee
Anderson
Crash Fatal To 2 Lecompte Men
Two Lecompte men died and a third was injured when their car plunged through a bridge into a canal near Woodworth. Dawain Holsumback 25 and Winston Reynaud 23 were killed. William Satcher 22 swam to the bridge and waited about two hours for help as rain made the road slick. The crash occurred about 10 miles south of Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Lecompte
Woodworth
Dawain Holsumback
Winston Reynaud
Rapides Parish
William Satcher
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Cyprus
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Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
East Germany
Caudle
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Charles R. Jonas
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