Senate Refuses to End Union Shop Filibuster
The Senate defeated a cloture bid 51 48 seeking to end the filibuster on a bill repealing Taft Hartley Section 14B. President Johnson and AFL CIO backed the measure while Republicans and Southern Democrats tied up the chamber. Mansfield filed a second petition for Thursday vote.
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Liquor Wholesalers Called Errand Boys by Union Official
Albany AP report says Lester Connell of Local 816 claims New York City area liquor wholesalers act as errand boys for distilleries. He testified before the Joint Legislative Committee on the Alcoholic Beverage Law during hearings on liquor law revision. Senator Thaler led the inquiry while a Wednesday hearing eyed the 18 year old drinking age.
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N.Y
Teamsters Union
New York City
Lester Connell
Conner
Joint Legislative Committee
Seymour R. Thaler
Space Official Discloses U S Picked Up Luna Photographs
Space officials reveal the United States has picked up photographs from the moon transmitted by Luna 9, with American, British, and Soviet data collectors involved. Dr Edward C Welsh says no decision yet on public release and believes the public should know the nation has broader space monitoring than seen publicly. The disclosure highlights US tracking networks at NORAD and Goddard Space Flight Center and notes public access policies remain unsettled.
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United States
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National Aeronautics and Space Council
Great Britain
Soviet Union
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U.S
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Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
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Pope Paul VI Abolishes Curia Office on Forbidden Books
In Vatican City Pope Paul VI abolished the Curia office that judged writing for the church index of forbidden books. Vatican sources said the move does not end book surveillance but signals a totally new approach by church authorities.
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Two East German Guards Flee Into West Berlin
Two armed uniformed East German border guards breached barbed wire at the Berlin border and ran into West Berlin Monday night, authorities reported.
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Powers Admitted Murdering Wealthy Uncle in Jail Claim
A convict testifies that Melvin Lane Powers told him in a Houston jail that he killed his multimillionaire uncle Jacques Messier by stabbing him. The remark came during 1962 jail time while Billy Frank Mulvey, serving a five year sentence, heard the claim amid earlier testimony about a separate murder plot involving Candace Mossler.
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Melvin Lane Powers
Houston
Jacques Messier
Billy Frank Mulvey
Mulvey
Powers
Harris County
Candace Mossler
Heavy Fog Strikes Midwest Causing Fatal Accidents
Heavy fog enveloped the Midwest as warm Gulf air dimmed visibility across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Indiana and Ohio. Ten people were killed in Illinois crashes including a 12 car pileup near Libertyville. Grounded aircraft and slow traffic were reported on major routes. Temperatures rose into the 50s and 60s in several states amid lingering snow in the Dakotas and Rockies.
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Jobless Rate In Nation At Nine Year Low
The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4 per cent in January, the lowest since April 1957. W. Willard Wirtz predicted it could drop to 3.5 per cent or lower this year. The Labor Department noted long term goals and the Bureau of Labor Statistics cited 3.952 per cent, rounded to 4.0. Total employment rose to 71.2 million while unemployment reached 3.3 million.
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Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
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Wirtz
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Goldstein
Burglary Suspect Hangs Self in Westchester Jail
Robert E. Grimes 37 was found hanged in a Burglary charge suspect's cell in North Tarrytown police custody nine minutes after booking. Grimes had claimed to be a guest of Dr James S. Murphy whose home was burglarized. Loot including a portable TV was found near the door. Murphy, once divorced from Nelson A. Rockefeller's wife, has a Manhattan residence in addition to the Westchester home.
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Robert E. Grimes
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N.J
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Grimes
John P. Jandrucko
Basil Garcia
Jandrucko
Joseph Variano
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Rockefeller
Manhattan
Westchester County
Humphrey to Visit six Asian nations including S Viet Nam
President Johnson will send Vice President Hubert Humphrey to six Asian countries, among them South Viet Nam, following a mid Pacific conference on the Vietnam war. Moyers said Saigon leaders Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu invited Humphrey at a dinner with Johnson. The President would meet Humphrey at Los Angeles airport today at 7:30 p.m. local time.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Eleven Swastikas Daubed On The Old Bailey
Eleven swastikas, some four feet high, were daubed overnight on the walls of the Old Bailey, London’s central criminal court, reports say.
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Old Bailey
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Johnson Cancels Extra Viet Nam War Talks in Honolulu
President Johnson hadscheduled an extra meeting with South Vietnamese leaders in Honolulu to discuss military plans and the war. Moyers said plans changed with a 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST window and no destination was specified. The talks focused on aligning military plans with political reforms to counter communism, with Ky and Westmoreland among participants.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
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Viet Nam
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Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
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Nguyen Huu Co
American Paratroopers Kill 63 Viet Cong in Bitter Fighting
US paratroopers killed at least 63 Viet Cong in hand to hand combat near Tuy Hoa about 240 miles northeast of Saigon. Australians found a large Communist supply depot 30 miles east of Saigon. South Vietnamese forces struck back with air, tanks and artillery in the Mekong Delta, with government officials reporting heavy Vietnamese casualties. US jets resumed air attacks across the 17th Parallel, a Navy Skyhawk was shot down but the pilot captured, and a spotter plane crash left the Viet Namese observer injured.
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Hanoi
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Cao Lanh
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Kennedy Urges Broad War Aims For Viet Nam
Retired Lt Gen Gavin warns if Red China triggers global war, Southeast Asia is a poor battlefield. He backs targeting Haiphong, but a blockade could anger allies and allies worry. Gavin also cites Manchuria as China military strength hub and urges objective military planning.
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James M. Gavin
Viet Nam
Haiphong
John Sparkman
D. Ala
Wayne More
D-Ore
United States
Soviet Union
Gavin
Morse
Great Britain
Seven Year Old Pierce Lewis Fatally Struck Sledding
Troy awaits word after Pierce Lewis seven of Troy died when a city truck struck him while sledding. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Pierce Lewis Sr.
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Troy, N.Y
Pierce Lewis
Troy
Pierce Lewis Sr
Power Failure Darkens LBJ's Hotel Suite
President Johnson was in conference with South Viet Nam leaders when a power outage darkened his Royal Hawaiian Hotel suite in Waikiki for eight minutes. White House aides said he did not pause, and five candles were brought in about a minute after the lights failed. Hawaiian Electric cited overloaded circuits for the outage. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on the third floor overlooking Waikiki Beach.
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State Senate Votes to Put Lottery on Ballot in November
Albany AP New York moves to place a constitutional amendment for a state lottery on the November ballot after a stormy Senate debate and near-certain Assembly approval. Proceeds would fund state education with potential revenue up to 400 million annually. House sponsors envision a sweepstakes style plan. final form to be set by 1967 Legislature.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
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