New York Democrats Pivot to Youth After Losses
New York Democratic leaders urged channeling youth and dissidents to rebound from November setbacks. State Committee members debated broadening party appeal, creating a junior to committee and liaisons for young activists while stressing unity amid GOP gains in the legislature.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Democratic Party
Democratic State Committee
John J. Burns
Burns
Two
U.S
New York City
Senate
Assembly
Hubert H. Humphrey
Arthur Levitt
Rockefeller
Levitt
Hugh Carey
Brooklyn
Jonathan Bingham
Bronx
Richard Ottinger
Pleasantville
Westchester County
Carey
Bingham
Ottinger
Stanley Posess
Queens
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Poses
State Committee
Posess
Melvin Schweitzer
Schweitzer
Robert F. Kennedy
John R. Dyson
Congress
Dyson
Donovan Orders 9 Teachers Be Escorted to Classrooms
New York school crisis deepens as Schools Supt Bernard Donovan orders nine IS 201 teachers escorted to their classrooms after being barred from PS 39 amid a dispute over make-up classes following Thanksgiving. Ocean Hill Brownsville and district changes feature in the broader decentralization experiment and strike aftermath.
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Donovan
New York
Bernard Donovan
East Harlem
P.S. 39
David Spencer
IS 201
Central Board of Education
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
United Federation of Teachers
Rhody McCoy
William D. Firman
Birmingham Has Its First Negro On Council
Arthur Shores, a 56 year old Negro attorney, is appointed to Birmingham’s nine member city council to fill an unexpired term. He says the appointment boosts confidence in city government and marks a historic step as the first elected Negro council member in the city. Negroes already serve on three city boards in appointed positions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Shores
Shores
Lynda Robb En Route to Far East for Reunion
Lynda Robb the president's elder daughter stayed in Honolulu overnight enroute to a Far East reunion with her husband Marine Maj Charles S Robb. She plans to depart for Hong Kong or Bangkok to meet him, avoiding details for privacy. She did not bring their five week old daughter, Lucinda Desha, per her doctor's advice.
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Honolulu
Lynda Robb
Johnson
Far East
Marine
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Hong Kong
Bangkok
Vietnam
Lucinda Desha
General strike hits Rome amid protests and violence
A 24 hour general strike disrupted Rome as Premier-designate Morano Moriano resumed talks to form a government. Demonstrations by workers and students spread through Naples Rome and Milan with protests over wages and education reform. Police killings of two Sicilian farm hands sparked tensions as union leaders expected 1.5 million participants.
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Rome
Mariano Rumor
the Stock Exchange
Milan
Italy
Naples
Giovanni Leone
Communist Party
Strong Support to Retain Bliss as GOP Leader
GOP governors express strong backing for Ray Bliss to remain national chairman despite talks of a replacement. Governors Evans McCall and Reagan praise Bliss for uniting local efforts with the national ticket and minimize differences, signaling unity if Nixon seeks a change.
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Bliss
GOP
Palm Springs
Calif
Ray Bliss
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Daniel J Evans
Washington
Tom McCall
Oregon
Evans
Miami Beach, Fla
McCall
Reagan
Nixon
Nixon Harriman To Confer On Paris Viet Peace Talks
New York AP. W Averell Harriman said after meeting Nixon that a personal observer will likely attend the Paris talks and the two principal American negotiators may be replaced soon after inauguration. Harriman and Cyrus Vance plan to hand over duties on or about Jan 20, with Vance possibly remaining in Paris briefly. Continuous leadership and a demilitarized zone goal are highlighted. Nixon also named Roy Ash to aid the transition and prepared task forces on inflation and other topics.
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New York
W. Averell Harriman
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Paris
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Washington
Johnson
Demilita
Full S Viet peace team to be in Paris Sunday
South Vietnam announces their entire peace conference delegation including Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will arrive in Paris Sunday. Ky will accompany Ambassador Pham Dang Lam to lead Saigon’s case, with security tightened at Orly. The group plans to meet U S liaisons Harriman and Vance as talks aim to expand to North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
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Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Orly
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vance
Ha van Lau
Viet Cong to observe two three day cease fires
North Vietnamese Liberation Radio announced two three day cease fire periods over Christmas and New Year. British Broadcasting Corp reported the move as part of Vietnam war news.
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Vietnamese Liberation Radio
Viet Cong
British Broadcasting Corp
Auto Dealers Blast Senate Auto Repair Testimony
Washington AP reports Tom A. Williams president of the National Automobile Dealers Association rebutting Senate testimony he calls irresponsible alleging unethical practices by the auto industry over repair costs. Williams says the testimony indicts the entire industry and expresses shock and dismay.
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Washington
Senate
Tom A. Williams
National Automobile Dealers Association
Front Quiet as Israel Strikes Iraqi Forces in Jordan
The Israeli Jordanian front was reported quiet today after large Israeli air strikes against Iraqi forces stationed in Jordan. The Associated Press notes no new ground action and ongoing regional tension remains high.
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Associated Press
Quest Today
Jordan
Plane Crash Kills Pennsylvania Pilot in Snow Squall
A single engine plane piloted by Donald Van Orman 37 of Sugar Grove Pennsylvania struck power lines and crashed during a snow squall in Busti Town Chautauqua County. Deputy sheriffs identified him as the deceased pilot.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Busti
Chautauqua County
Donald van Orman
Sugar Grove
New York Line
Striking Con Ed workers ordered to limit picketing
Con Edison charges workers sabotaged company operations and harassed supervisors. Four separate power failures Wednesday left about 5,000 people without electricity for up to two hours. Failures occurred as the strike entered its first week.
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New York
Consolidated Edison Co
U. S. Rocket to Aid Launch From Cape Kennedy
An American Delta booster is prepared for liftoff at Cape Kennedy to send the HEOL satellite on a highly eccentric orbit. The European satellite will study radiation solar winds and interplanetary conditions by tracing an elliptical path out to 138000 miles from Earth.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Nip and Tuck Battle for Assembly Minority Leader
Acting Assembly Speaker Moses M. Weinstein and Assemblyman Stanley Steingut faced a tight race for the Democratic Assembly minority leadership in 1969. Both declined to declare victory after meeting the Democratic State Committee in Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Moses M. Weinstein
Stanley Steingut
Democratic Assembly
Weinstein
Steingut
Democratic State Committee
Quebec Union Nationale Keeps Two Seat Majority In By-Elections
The governing Union Nationale retained its two seat majority in Quebec's provincial assembly after by elections. The UN and the Liberals each won a seat in two special elections held Wednesday.
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Quebec
Union Nationale
Liberals
Police officer knocked unconscious during clash at San Francisco State
A San Francisco police officer lies unconscious on the San Francisco State College campus after being struck from behind by a brick during a melee with dissident students. Minority groups on strike had kept the college closed for a month before classes reopened.
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San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco State College
Snowstorm Hits Western N Y
A severe snowstorm moved into Western New York with heavy snow and high winds. Three people died in weather related crashes including a plane and two cars. A light plane crashed near Jamestown. a Tonawanda woman died in a suburb collision. a Jamestown man died in Lakewood. A company jet crash landed near Watertown with five aboard uninjured.
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New York State
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
New York
Busti
Jamestown
Arnetta R. Surdell
Tonawanda
Buffalo
Jerry A. Hamilton
Lakewood
Watertown
San Francisco State leader parley with campus dissidents
Acting president S I Hayakawa sought negotiations with Black Student Union protesters after a week of unrest at the 81 000 student campus. About 1 000 demonstrators faced 500 officers in the quad with 45 arrests to date and few suspensions while classes remained largely normal in the morning.
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SAN Francisco
S. I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Ernoon
Hayakawa
Robert R. Smith
US Deaths Rise in First Month After Viet Bombing Halt
Saigon AP reports 536 U.S. fatalities in October and 681 total in the four weeks after Johnson halted air raids. Command cites intensified ground actions near the Cambodian border and ongoing enemy losses.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
U.S. Comesmand
South Vietnam
Auto Dealers Say Warranty Repairs Lead to Losses
Warren J. McEleney of the National Automobile Association testified before a Senate antitrust subcommittee that extended warranties since 1962 force dealers to operate at a loss on repairs. He said manufacturers underpay franchises for warranty work and profits from new or used car sales and service must cover the deficit.
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Washington
Warren J. McEleney
National Automobile Association
McEleney
Clinton
Iowa
Senate Antitrust
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