GOP to Intervene If Demos Fail to End Albany Battle
The Republican Senate minority may act on Wednesday if Democrats do not break their month long power struggle over legislative leadership. With reconvening slated, GOP leaders say intervention depends on visible progress toward dissolving the impasse between Mackell Steingut factions. English predicts a settlement by Tuesday.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Assembly
GOP
New York City
John F. English
Nassau County
English
Thomas J. Mackell
Queens
Stanley Steingut
Brooklyn
Mackell
Steingut
Johnson bids farewell to Gen LeMay at White House ceremony
President Johnson and the Air Force honor Gen Curtis LeMay with the Distinguished Service Medal in a White House ceremony. At Andrews AFB the retirement of the Air Force chief of staff is marked with a joint chiefs audience and a review of units. LeMay plans a civilian career after 36 years in uniform.
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Johnson
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
LeMay
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
JCS
Harold K. Johnson
David L. McDonald
John P. McConnell
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Eugene M. Zuckert
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Snowstorm lashes Northwest and Midwest with heavy winds
A massive storm pummeled the Northwest and Midwest with heavy snow and 60 mph winds. Blizzard conditions spread from Minnesota to Missouri and Kansas while extreme cold grips the South and Florida. reports note snow totals, road closures, and evacuations across multiple states.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
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Florida
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New Mexico
Illinois
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U.S
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North Carolina
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Wreck Blocks Erie-Lackawanna Main Line
Two freight trains sideswiped and derailed 53 cars near Port Jervis causing a blaze that destroyed about 300 new automobiles. No injuries reported. The damage is estimated at $1 million and the main line could be closed for several days while rubble is cleared. Cause of the crash was under investigation.
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Port Jervis
N.Y
Erie - Lackawanna
Humphrey Faces Ceremonial Duties and Frustrations as VP
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey adjusts to life in the second chair with heavy ceremonial tasks and demanding duties on executive matters. He finds doors closed, including exclusion from meetings of the Senate Democratic Conference, as party leaders avoid the rowdiness seen when Johnson vacated the top Senate post.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Senate
Democratic Conference
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Alben W. Barkley
Kent Cooper 84 Former AP Chief Dies in Florida
Kent Cooper former chief of The Associated Press dies at 84 in West Palm Beach Florida after pneumonia. He led AP as general manager 1925 to 1948 and as executive director 1948 to 1951 shaping news production and transmission worldwide. Funeral and burial details follow in New York.
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Kent Cooper
Florida
NEW York
Associated Press
Cooper
Campbell Funeral
Madison Ave
E. 81St
Park Avenue Christian Church
E. 85Th St
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N.Y
Worldwide News Cooperative
New York City
Boynton Beach
Fla
Wes Gallagher
SPCA fears dogs being stolen in Jersey City
NJ SPCA investigator Eugenia O'Connell reports a rise in lost dog ads and about 25 lost-dog calls monthly. She asked police to watch for unmarked trucks possibly used to steal dogs for resale.
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Jersey City
N.J
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Eugenia O'Connell
SPCA
Two Die in Canton Head-On Collision
In Canton New York two men were killed and two others gravely hurt in a head-on crash on Route 68 two miles northwest of the village. The dead were James R. McKenney 45 Canton and Roy H. Trumble 45 Ogdensburg. Injured in serious condition were Floyd Mack 28 and Bradley Ferguson 35 both of Ogdensburg.
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N.Y
Route
St. Lawrence
James R. McKenney
Roy H. Trumble
Ogdensburg
E. J. Noble
Floyd Mack
Bradley Ferguson
Queen Elizabeth II Begins Eight Day Ethiopian State Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Addis Ababa for a historic first state visit by a British monarch to Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie prepared a modern welcome with new airport highway and palace wing while animals were relocated. The royal itinerary includes four days in Addis Ababa, a highland overnight near a former capital, and a tour of Lake Tana before traveling to Sudan and back to Buckingham Palace. Philip will then undertake a 21,000 mile journey to Australia India Pakistan and Malaysia.
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Elizabeth
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Sudan
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Australia
India
Pakistan
Malaysia
Trainmen End Fight to Repeal Full Crew Laws
Under an agreement with 22 eastern railroads the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will withdraw opposition to repeal state laws requiring full train crews. The deal protects BRT members who might be laid off and runs to Jan 1, 1970, affecting about 30,000 second brakemen and 1,000 third brakeman positions.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
BRT
Charles Luna
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Los Angeles
Blf&e
Fire Rages Through Carbondale Central Block
Fire raged through a city block in Carbondale Pennsylvania destroying at least three buildings housing five businesses and threatening a hotel. No casualties were reported as eight fire units battled the blaze in 18 degree weather prompting evacuations of 38 hotel guests and 21 families.
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Carbondale
Pennsylvania
Hotel American
King Leads Selma Marchers Arrested for Parade Without Permit
In Selma Alabama about 300 Negroes including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were arrested as they marched toward the Dallas County Courthouse for voter registration. Police halted the march near the church after warning of a parade permit violation. King defended the protest saying it upholds constitutional rights and called on national leaders to oppose oppression.
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Martin L. King, Jr
Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Dallas
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Wilson Baker
Baker
King
Dallas County Board of Registrars
Johnson
George Wallace
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
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Warren
Perry County
U.S
Soviet Agrees To Top Level Visits And Closer Ties
Washington officials welcomed the Soviet Union’s favorable response to Johnson’s call for top level visits and wider U S contacts. They noted Soviet intervention in Southeast Asia could complicate U S China policy while anticipating exploratory talks on visits and televised addresses.
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U.S
Washington
US S
Soviet Union
Johnson
Southeast Asia
United States
Red China
Pravda
Kremlin
Tass
Alexei N. Kosygin
North
Viet Nam
Army Rebels Attempt At Coup in Laos Fails
An attempted coup by young Laotian army officers failed after two hours of talks with Premier Souvanna Phouma. The rebels seized the Vientiane radio, stated a plan to reform the high command, and were supported by three companies of troops. Government forces maintained control with Gen. Kouprasith Abhay leading loyal troops and Chief of Staff Quane Rathikoun remaining in command.
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Vientiane
Laos
Boulert Lycossie
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Quane Rathikoun
Lycassie
United States
Pathet Lao
Kouprasith Abhay
Marine Dies in Crash Near Potsdam
Thomas E. Hartman age 20 of Potsdam a Marine on leave was killed when his automobile skidded across Route 11 struck two trees and overturned about three miles east of the village. Hartman was thrown from the car authorities said.
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Potsdam
N.Y
Thomas E. Hartman
Routell
St. Lawrence
Hartman
Warship Sunk By Reds, Hanoi Says
Radio Hanoi claimed North Vietnamese units sank a warship during shelling of a coastal village. It blamed U S and South Vietnamese forces for the incident and protested to IC C Hanoi. The U S Navy denied any ship sunk or fired upon and the Pentagon had no comment.
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Hanoi
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M. A. Rahman
International Control Commission
Saigon
Washington
Pentagon
Col
Ha van Lau
North Viet Nam
People’s Army High Command
Johnson names Ellington head of Disaster Office
President Johnson designates former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington to lead the Office of Emergency Planning, a position paying 28 500 dollars annually and flagging a seat on the National Security Council. Ellington would succeed Edward A. McDermott pending Senate confirmation after McDermott’s resignation to join a Washington law firm.
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Johnson
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Senate
Ellington
Edward A. McDermott
National Security Council
McDermott
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