Johnson to seek tougher laws for school desegregation
Washington AP President Johnson plans to urge Congress to strengthen federal desegregation enforcement by authorizing broader government suits, adding about 100 FBI agents to handle a rising civil rights caseload, and targeting intimidation of students and parents in desegregation efforts. The package also aims to broaden protections in jury selection and housing, with drafts by the Justice Department nearing completion.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
FBI
Attorney General
South
Justice Department
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Supreme Court
Bitter Cold Grips Northern States Across Region
An Arctic air mass plunged over Montana to Upper Michigan with blizzard conditions in North Dakota and Minnesota. Subzero readings dominated the area with Roseau and International Falls reporting 45 and 42 below. Grand Forks -30 and Hibbing -25. Snow totals reached 1 to 3 inches in the cold belt as drifting snow reduced visibility and road conditions deteriorated.
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Associated Press
Montana
Upper Michigan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Mercury
Roseau
Minn
International Falls
Grand Forks
N.D
Hibbing
Alfred P Sloan Dead at 90 Builder of GM
Alfred P Sloan Jr died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York at 2 35 p m after illness. He led General Motors from 1920 to 1956 transforming it into the world’s largest manufacturing enterprise and helped shape the American auto industry. Henry Ford II called him one of the most influential figures in the industry.
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Alfred P. Sloan
G. M. Corporation
New York
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors Corp
Sloan
General Motors
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Labor unions vow boycott on ships from nations trading with North Vietnam
AFL-CIO maritime unions announce plans to boycott all foreign vessels trading with North Vietnam. In a telegram to President Johnson they say trade funds the North Vietnamese, and the boycott will target ships from Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Italy, Egypt and others. The action was signed by Paul Hall, Thomas Gleason, and Joseph Curran, and could begin unless the government acts.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Viet Nam
Afl-Cio Maritime Trades Department
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
France
Italy
Egypt
U.S
Paul Hall
Maritime Trades Department
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen's Association
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
White House
Russia
Hall
Washington
Head Defends Auto Safety Record at Chicago Show
CHICAGO AP General Motors President James M Roche defended the auto industrys safety record and urged a broad balanced program to reduce highway accidents. He proposed six measures including vehicle inspections licensing tougher driver training public information and improved highway design.
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Chicago
General Motors
James M. Roche
Roche
Albany Medical Center starts 24 million hospital project
Albany Medical Center Hospital announced it has begun a 24 million project to double the emergency department facilities and make other improvements.
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Albany, N.Y
Albany Medical Center Hospital
German Tower City Aims To Surpass Empire State Building
West Berlin architect Robert Gabriel proposes a 356 story cloud scraper in Germany to house about 25,000 people in 8,000 apartments. The plan includes five churches sixteen schools hotels theaters offices and top floor clinics for respiratory ailments. cost estimate pending.
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Empire State Building
Ulm
Cologne
Wolkenkratzer
Germany
West Berlin
Robert Gabriel
Hobart College Names President Elect
Albert E. Holland vice president of Trinity College Hartford was elected president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He will succeed Rev Louis M Hirshson retiring in June after a decade as head of the colleges. Holland, 53, was born in Wanamassa New Jersey and is a Trinity graduate.
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Geneva
Albert E. Holland
Trinity College
Hartford
Asian Flu Hits California Massively
The Asian flu epidemic struck California with more than 300000 bedridden. Aspirin, fluids, and rest were widespread remedies. Los Angeles endured the hardest three day period with eight parochial schools closed for teacher shortages and absenteeism up to 37 percent. Public schools stayed open with over 140000 students absent in city schools and many more in county and parochial schools colleges and universities.
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Los Angeles
Denies Severe Letter From De Gaulle to LBJ
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that reports of a severe letter from Charles de Gaulle to Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam War are not accurate. Rusk disputed a Washington Post dispatch and said the letter he saw did not resemble the described severe missive.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Rusk
de Gaulle
Washington Post
U S Defends South Vietnam Despite Setbacks Says Rusk
AP dispatch notes two U S helicopter crashes in South Vietnam within 24 hours killing seven Americans and a hero who dove on a grenade. An Army chopper crash near Saigon killed six soldiers. Amid combat, officials discuss Viet Cong and North Vietnamese strength, infiltrator rates, and war outlook with no major new campaigns expected.
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South Viet Nam
Phu Hai
25Th
Cu Chi
North Viet Nam
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
Vinh
Laos
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Pleiju
Darlac
China
Washington
Congress resists Johnsons school aid cut proposal
U S president Johnson proposes a 57 percent reduction in federal aid for public schools near federal workplaces. The plan would hit 2 030 counties in all states plus Washington DC and cut California by 35 4 million and Texas by 13 9 million. Critics warn shortened school years and salary cuts may follow if approved.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
District of Columbia
San Diego County
Los Angeles
California
Texas
Sub-Normal Cold and Snow Predicted in Upstate New York
U S Weather Bureau extended forecast for Upstate New York from Saturday through Wednesday shows well below normal daytime highs in the teens to 32, subzero readings likely early, with light to moderate precipitation and occasional light snow or flurries over the weekend and more snow possible Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
East Central
U S Steel Raises Plate Prices by Four Dollars a Ton
United States Steel Corp boosted prices on certain steel plates used in boilers tanks and heavy construction by four dollars a ton effective February 21. The move affects less than three percent of U S Steel plate sales and follows a similar increase by Lukens Steel Co The raise comes amid tight supply and modest government wage price guidelines and is tied to rising manganese costs per the Lukens note.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
U.S
U.S. Steel
Lukens Steel
U. S. Steel
Humphrey Arrives in Australia for Pacific Tour
Vice President Hubert Humphrey landed in Canberra from New Delhi and was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Harold Holt. The trip closes a chain of visits to Asian and Pacific capitals as Humphrey continues his overseas tour.
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Canberra
Australia
Hubert H. Humphrey
New Delhi
Harold Holt
Rusk Defends SEATO Pact Before Senate Panel
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization pledge obliges defense of South Vietnam and that doubting any alliance weakens all. He recalled bipartisan ratification in 1954 and warned political settlements must accompany Viet Nam policies. Senator Morse pressed for a broader settlement, while Rusk noted long-standing bipartisan backing for SEATO amid the administration's Viet Nam strategy. The testimony came as the Senate probe into Viet Nam policy neared a climax after recent bombing pauses and Honolulu talks with South Vietnamese leaders.
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Dean Rusk
United States
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
U.S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Morse
J. W. Fulbright
D. - Ark
D.-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Senate
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Honolulu
Secretary
Maxwell D. Taylor
France
Indochina
Soviet plane crash in Moscow kills eight on board
In Moscow the Soviet Ministry of Civil Aviation announced eight passengers died when a TU114 airliner veered off wet snow during takeoff, breaking apart and bursting into flames. Initial reports varied, with unofficial sources listing higher casualties. The dead include a Soviet cultural official and an Aeroflot official, identified as Alexander A.
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Moscow
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Sheremyetevo
Aeroflot
Alexander A
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