Kennedy Refuses Primary Stand-In for Johnson
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien backs Senator Edward M. Kennedy as a stand-in for President Johnson in the Massachusetts primary, but Kennedy says he has no intention of running. The Ripon Society argues Nixon and Reagan could command a large share of GOP delegates if primaries favor them, while moderates doubt Romney can win the nomination and Rockefeller is unlikely to surge before the convention.
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Washington
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Johnson
Kennedy
O’brien
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ripon Society
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Lee W. Huebner
The
Society’s ‘‘Forum
Nixon
Huebner
California
George Romney
Michigan
Forum
Nelson A. Rockefeller
21 Known Dead After Collapse Of Huge Bridge
The bridge under construction near Mexico City collapsed killing 21 confirmed workers with estimates of 30 to 70 dead. One survivor, Angel Gutierrez Carraga, was hospitalized in critical condition after leaping to a tree. Fifteen bodies were recovered as night fell. Authorities and newspapers debated possible causes amid reports of faulty materials. The center span fell 300 feet into Loma del Negro canyon.
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Mexico City
Angel Gutierrez Carraga
Universidad de Anahuac
Tecamachalo
Loma del Negro Canyon
Bombers Hit Cambodian Border Areas Near Vietnam
US Air Force B52s dropped 450000 pounds of bombs in three raids on suspected Communist build ups near the Cambodian border and along the southern North Vietnamese frontier. In the Bu Dop area near Saigon two enemy platoons were reported killed as the skirmish continued with American forces. Associated Press photographer Horst Faas was wounded during one patrol. he is the 11th AP casualty of the war.
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Saigon
Cambodian
North Vietnam
Bu Dap
Bu Dop
Cambodia
Con Thien
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Faas
Vietnam
U. S
Press Corps
South Vietnam
Second human heart transplant reported in Brooklyn
CBS TV reported the second human heart transplant occurred at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn. A hospital spokesman would not confirm details, promising a statement at 6 30 p m. The operation followed four days after Louis Washkansky, a 55 year old grocer, received a donor heart from a 25 year old woman.
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New York
Cbs-Tv
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Louis Washkansky
Three Upstate Banks Form Holding Company Plan
Three large upstate banks announce formation of First Empire State Corp a holding company with about 2 billion in assets. Directors from First Trust & Deposit Syracuse National Commercial Bank and Trust Albany and Manufacturers and Traders Buffalo approve the plan and seek stockholder and regulatory approvals. Each bank will keep its name and management.
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Syracuse
N. Y
W. Niver Wynkoop
First Trust & Deposit Co
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Albany
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co
Buffalo
First Empire State Corp
Protesting crowds clash with police near draft center
In Lower Manhattan antiwar demonstrators failing to breach police barriers at the 39 Whitehall Street induction center. About 2,000 protesters join Stop the Draft Week actions with around 20 arrests by 8 a.m. Police on standby as organizers debate next move.
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New York
Armed Forces
Lower Manhattan
Whitehall St
Meat Inspection Bill Near Congressional Approval
A sweeping meat inspection bill aimed at extending federal standards to 15 000 plants within three years appears headed for final congressional approval. House-Senate conferees agreed on a compromise, sending it back for votes before President Johnson. Supporters call it a major victory for American consumers and housewives, while opponents warn of excessive federal control.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Sen
Walter F
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Wave of Steel Price Hikes Reaches Two More Firms
Pittsburgh AP reports a fresh wave of price increases in the steel market with Republic Steel Corp. and Armco Steel Corp. boosting cold rolled sheets by 5 a ton and Armco raising galvanized sheet and strip by 4 a ton. If sustained, these boosts could affect autos, appliances, and storage tanks, with auto makers weighing pass through costs. Prices rise about 3 percent overall and impact 80 percent of steel shipments. carmakers Chrysler Ford GM seek time to decide on absorption or pass through.
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Pittsburgh
Republic Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Steel Industry
Lieve
Johnson Administration
Detroit
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Demonstrators Move Uptown Picket Rusk Speech
Antiwar protesters thwarted in a march on an Army induction center move uptown to picket Secretary of State Dean Rusk at a luncheon speech inside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for a National Association of Manufacturers conference.
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New York
Dean Rusk
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Rusk
National Association of Manufacturers
Carmichael Cleared to Enter France After Police Detention
Stokely Carmichael, prominent Black Power advocate, was allowed into France after an overnight hold at Orly Airport as an undesirable foreigner. Higher authorities offered no immediate explanation for reversing the police decision.
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Paris
U.S
Stokely Carmichael
France
Orly
U S Steel Hikes Prices Again in Steel Roll
U S Steel Corp the nation’s top producer announced a second price rise within a week raising galvanized and aluminum coated sheet steel by 5 a ton. Bethlehem Republic and Armco quickly followed with similar increases after Friday’s cold rolled sheet rise.
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Inum
Big Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Armco
Dallas voters push for higher state sales tax via city measures
Texas cities approve a new one per cent city sales tax as Gov. Connally plans a special session to address state finances. Indications point to the legislature using the sales tax to raise needed state money.
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Dallas, Tex
John Connally
Texas
Fire Claims Two In Buffalo Apartment Blaze
A morning apartment building fire in Buffalo left two dead, four injured, and twenty homeless. Firemen rescued seventeen residents as owner Xavier Fronzak aged 80 and daughter in law Mary Fronzak aged 51 died. Cause under investigation with damage about 55000.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Xavier Fronzak
Mary Fronzak
Robert Howard
City bus strike hurts downtown merchants as suburbs rebound
Rochester merchants say downtown business slid as a seven day bus strike by 430 drivers and mechanics froze 350 Rochester Transit Co. buses. Suburban shoppers used cars to reach outlying shopping areas while strikers press for a 20 cent hourly raise.
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Rochester
N.Y
Rochester Transit Co
Food Scarcity Pinch Indicated in North Vietnam
U S sources say food ships are prioritized at Haiphong as reports suggest North Vietnam faces food shortages due to poor two year rice harvests. Intensified air attacks may have disrupted harvests while Soviet and Chinese vessels bring in wheat flour and rice.
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North Vietnam
Washington
Haiphong
U.S
Vladivostok
Sibaria
Haiphong Harbor
Lynda Johnson Robb Takes Mid Week Wedding Break
White House says no events on Lynda Johnson and Marine Capt. Charles Robb pre nuptial calendar tonight as the couple rests during wedding week. Press secretary Elizabeth Carpenter jokes about coverage while newsmen push for details.
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Washington
White House
Lynda Johnson
Charles S. Robb
First
Elizabeth Carpenter
Police Leader Jailed for Refusing to Name Informant
Arkansas State Police Director Lynn A. Davis remained jailed after refusing to disclose an informant who supplied information for gambling raids that led to 12 arrests. Davis faced contempt for not telling the grand jury and judge the informant’s identity, while his lawyers sought habeas relief from the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lynn A. Davis
Davis
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski County
William J. Kirby
Kirby
Compromise Antipoverty Bill Bumps Through Congress
After 11 days of bargaining a compromise antipoverty bill would place Community Action programs under public officials while keeping spending at 1.98 billion for 1968 and 2.18 billion the next year. Senate action may come late week but the House will delay until next week. The crucial change shifts control from private agencies to state or local government, a concession Clark calls a tough but hopeful compromise.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Sen
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
House Education and Labor Committee
Clark
Britain's RR Slowdown Ends
London AP reports a two day rail slowdown across southern England ended as ASLEF agreed to a peace plan proposed by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Officials said members would return to normal speed after night talks ending a dispute over brakemen staffing on diesel locomotives.
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London
England
Harold Wilson
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
ASLEF
Ray Gunter
Reval National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
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