Burch Out as GOP Chairman Becomes Bliss Nominee
Phoenix AP report says Dean Burch will resign as Republican National Chairman effective April 1 and Ray Bliss of Ohio will become national chairman after a Chicago meeting. The joint news conference included Barry Goldwater and William E. Miller as discussions warned against a party split amid post election tensions. Bliss said he would not seek the chairmanship until vacancy and Goldwater support were assured. Johnson carried Ohio by a historic margin in last year’s election.
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LBJ Tells Sato Peace Goal Guides US Policy
President Johnson welcomes Japan's Premier Eisaku Sato at the White House and outlines a threefold role for the U S in Asia. He stresses lasting peace with freedom for all nations of the Pacific and calls Japan the keystone of Pacific partnership.
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Two Die In Downtown Buffalo Fire
A 40 year old woman identified as Mrs Rose Lee of Buffalo and a man named Anthony Nowak about 35 with no known address died in a blaze that damaged the upper floors of a four story brick building in downtown Buffalo. Police said both bodies were found in separate fourth floor rooms. Ten others escaped. Cause of the fire was not determined.
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Anthony Nowak
Deadlock in Albany Senate as Democratic factions hold firm
The Albany Senate votes 19 to 14 in a split Democratic majority, with leaders Bronston and Mackell deadlocked over the party's Senate leadership. Assembly discussions remained behind closed doors as both sides push for a face-to-face with Mayor Wagner backing Mackell. A continued stalemate and lack of a clear break were reported.
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Robert F. Wagner
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VA Hospital To Close at Bath New York
Rep. Charles E. Goodell says the Veterans Administration plans to close its Bath New York hospital center within 48 hours. He and Rep. Howard W. Robison protest the move and urge expansion to serve Western New York veterans. The facility houses about 1,000 patients and 600 staff in Bath, a village of 6,000.
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Navy Commander Dies After Jet Crash Abates Homes
Navy Cmdr. Henry T. Stanley perished when his T33 trainer malfunctioned above Fremont California steering toward Mission Peak. He ordered Lt. Cmdr. Harford Field to bail out at 2 500 feet. Field escaped as Stanley stayed with the plane to avoid homes, the jet crashing in a vacant lot.
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Survivor of 236 Foot Fall From Golden Gate Bridge
A 16 year old Livermore high student Tom Tanzer survived a 236 foot fall from the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. He was rescued by Coast Guard crews and treated at Letterman General Hospital for a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He was walking on the bridge rail before the fall and is among the few known survivors of such jumps. The boy’s parents visited him as doctors praised his condition. In Saigon Hue protests intensified with mobs outside the U.S. consulate and strikes in Hue and Quang Tri as Buddhist and Students Protective Association rallies demand neutralization. Premier Tran Van Huong denied U.S. interference in South Vietnam’s crisis as demonstrations spread across Hue and Da Nang.
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Family profits from rabbit gift to rodent research business
In 1944 Ralph Plauth’s oldest daughter received a pair of rabbits as a gift. The family began selling rabbits to universities and research firms and later switched to rodents. They now house 80,000 test rats and mice in two buildings near Albany, with about 5,000 rats and 12,000 mice born weekly.
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Burns Prove Fatal for Elmira Woman at Hospital
Agnes Scott 88 of Elmira died at Arnot Ogden Hospital from burns suffered January 2 when her bathrobe caught fire while she boiled water on a kitchen stove.
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Berserk gunman wounds 31 in Gardena poker club rampage
In Gardena California a gunman fired through a Rainbow Club window wounding 31 or more across three poker parlors. Police later arrested 70 year old Koullapis after a car chase and found a small arsenal in his vehicle.
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Navy acts on 20 safety recommendations after Thresher loss
The Navy says it has implemented 20 safety recommendations from an inquiry into the loss of the atomic submarine Thresher in spring 1963. Secretary Paul H. Nitze vowed no expense will be spared to fix deficient procedures, materials, or ship construction after Portsmouth shipyard overhaul. The Senate Atomic Energy Committee had criticized preloss practices and standards.
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British fleet guards Malaysia amid Indonesian threat
Britain's grand fleet arrives to bolster Malaysia and defend Singapore with the carrier Eagle joining Victorious and Bulwark among 70 ships. Nepalese Gurkhas are flown from Hong Kong to reinforce border defenses on Borneo as Indonesia threatens to push across the 900 mile frontier.
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Wolfed Windsor man dies in Tioga County crash
Richford N Y AP George Novak 21 of Windsor Broome County was killed Monday night in a two car collision on a rural road near this Tioga County community.
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Driver Killed as Car Skids on Ice in Eden Town
Fred Miller, 59, of Lawtons, died Monday night when his car skidded on an ice patch and struck an embankment culvert along the Sisson Highway in Eden Town near Buffalo.
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Anti U S Students Burn Flag Near Canal Zone
Panamanian National Guard rejected demands to remove soldiers from Canal Zone boundaries as anti American students burned a homemade U S flag. The four day observance marked the first anniversary of deaths from last year’s border riots, with guards blocking entry to the U S area.
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Johnson Plans Broad Education Aid Including Private Schools
President Johnson asks Congress for a 1.66 billion dollar education program to aid preschool to higher education, urging public and private schools to cooperate. He frames the plan as essential to fighting poverty, with targeted funds for public schools, higher education, pre-school, books, and education centers. The proposal faces church-state tensions as non-public school involvement is debated.
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