Florida teachers walk out closes many schools
Florida faced a massive teacher walkout with organizers claiming about 35,000 of 60,000 teachers stayed away. FEA said 35,000 attended rallies and submitted resignations as schools closed to press for higher pay and quality education amid a $254 million education package.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Florida Education Association
FEA
Associated
Florida Panhandle
Claude Kirk
Don Pierce
Phil Constans
Metropoli
Marines Reach Hue Citadel Front In Vietnam Battle
Battle-weary Marines push 400 yards toward the Hue Citadel as shelling by Viet Cong continues. In Saigon, a rocket hit Tan Son Nhut Airport killing one American and wounding 21 as Communists expand their second wave.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Imperial Palace
Old City
Malcolm A. Sussel
Monterey
Calif
U.S. Headquarters
Heavy Winds Snow Strand Motorists Across New York State
A weekend blizzard with heavy winds and drifting snow stranded motorists, closed Interstates, and halted the Ski Festival in Boonville. The storm caused 26 deaths in accidents, fires, and other incidents across New York, with 150 plus accidents reported between Syracuse and Watertown and 11 foot drifts near Lake Ontario.
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Associated Press
New York State
Boonville
Adirondacks
Syracuse
Watertown
Lake Ontario
Tornado-Like Winds Smash Miami Beach
Tornado like winds ripped through a 60 block area along coastal North Miami Beach injuring more than a dozen people. Police reported two heart attack victims among the injured while others suffered cuts and debris injuries.
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North
Miami Beach
Fila
Miami
167Th Street
Weather Bureau
3 Day Snow Paralyzes Region Around Boonville New York
Blinding lake effect snow blanketed the Boonville area and Adirondack foothills for the third straight day. Drifts reached 11 to 12 feet, roads drifted shut, and 1,300 visitors plus 2,500 residents were snowbound. Winds up to 50 mph worsened conditions as snowmobile events and church activities kept spirits high.
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Boonville
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Adirondack
Edward Larrivey
Turing
Here
Syracuse
Watertown
Johnson and Ike talk as Vietnam troop plan grows
President Johnson described a six hour talk with Dwight Eisenhower at Palm Desert and said troop strength in Vietnam would rise beyond 525 000 if needed. He praised Eisenhower for support and said Westmoreland bears great responsibility as the on the ground commander. He bid farewell to Vietnam bound Marines and paratroopers aboard the Constellation.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vietnam
Palm Desert
Calif
White House
California
Eisenhower
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
American Airlines Orders Record $800 Million DC10 Jet
American Airlines announced a firm order for 25 McDonnell Douglas DC10 three engine transports valued at over 800 million dollars, the largest single aviation order to date. It also purchased options for an additional 25 aircraft.
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New York
American Airlines
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Commercial Aviation
American
Airbus
Rockefeller says time will tell impact of NYC garbage strike
Gov. Rockefeller, in Albany, denied considering national implications of his handling of the New York City garbage strike. He stated repeatedly that he is not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and cautioned that only time will tell if his national standing is affected.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
New York City
Fifty Nabbed in Monticello Drug Raid
Monticello New York. Six men aged 28 to 50 were arrested in a narcotics sweep by state county and city officers. Four face possession of heroin charges, one faces selling a dangerous drug, and one is charged with possessing a narcotics implement a hypodermic syringe.
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Monticello
N.Y
Rifle Threat Ends Life Of Young College Student
An 18 year old freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy shot himself in the basement of his home near Liverpool after threatening police his mother and a younger brother with a rifle. Police chief John Baston described the man as having a wild stare. The incident occurred Sunday in the Syracuse suburban area.
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Liverpool
N.Y
John Baston
Town of
Clay
James D. Wheland
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse
NY Teachers Association urges wage hike for teachers
Mrs. Catherine O C Barrett of Syracuse said in a message to the legislature that New York State should raise the minimum teacher salary from 5200 to 7200 dollars annually. She called the current minimum woefully low and unbecoming the state.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
New York Teachers Association
Catherine O'C. Barrett
Syracuse
New York
No Leads to Plane's Fate
The Civil Air Patrol said it has not closed the search for a small plane missing after a flight from Montreal last month but has run out of leads. The single engine plane disappeared the night of January 28 after stopping at the Warren County plane at Glens Falls.
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New York
Civil Air Patrol
Montreal
Warren County
Glens Walls
Police use tear gas to clear Haight district crowds
San Francisco police hurled tear gas and formed lines to clear pedestrians blocking traffic in Haight Ashbury. More than 90 people were arrested as cars backed up for blocks while crowds refused to disperse.
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San Francisco
Ashbury
Big Rochester Fire Near Eastman Kodak Facility
A morning fire destroyed five businesses and damaged three more in Rochester opposite Kodak Park, forcing 18 residents from nearby apartments. Firefighters faced freezing temperatures as flames raged for about an hour. no injuries were reported and causes were undetermined.
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Rochester
N.Y
Eastman Kodak Co
Kodak Park
Kodak
Max the Florist
Parkview Realty
A—O Delicatessen
Jerry’s IV Shop
de Sando
Mayor Says Ties With Rock Unaltered by Strike Dispute
NEW YORK AP Mayor John V Lindsay says his relationship with Gov Rockefeller remains intact despite the nine day Sanitation Department strike. State Sen Laverne contends Lindsay is in good shape while Rockefeller faced criticism for taking over garbage collections and “capitulating” to the union.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lindsay
Rockefeller
Thomas Laverne
Rochester
Senate Labor Committee
Laverne
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
Teamsters Union
Ind
WCBC
Johnson panel to urge broad fixes after civil unrest
The President's Commission on Civil Disorders plans a dramatic report to President Johnson detailing Newark and Detroit riots, root causes in poverty and slum hostility, and a push for jobs education and desegregation housing. Members warn the tone will shock the public into recognizing a national crisis.
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Washington
Senate Chamber
Commission On
Commission
Johnson
Newark
Detroit
Come Mission
Otto Kerner
Illinois
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