Legislature Lingers On In Early Morning Hours
In Albany the 1965 session neared adjournment after marathon 14 hour sessions. The $200 million supplemental budget was approved amid talk of broad fiscal relief as Rockefeller touted higher tax receipts and a hospital cost program. The Condon Wadlin reform and full crew repeal debates lingered as the session pressed toward its long-awaited close.
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Albany
Assembly
New York City
Rockefeller
Police Escort Food Trucks As Strike Continues
Philadelphia authorities guard food distribution centers as a wildcat Teamsters Local 107 strike disrupts truck traffic in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Mayor Tate says the emergency is under control while arrests rise and a judge orders union officials to face possible contempt charges.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters Local 107
Wilmington
Del
James H. J. Tate
Br Roadway Express Inc
Wildcat
Leo Weinrott
Torrential Rains Flood Kerrville and Fredericksburg
Torrential downpours prompted brief flooding in Kerrville and Fredericksburg Texas. unofficial rainfall topped 9 inches at both towns and a 13 foot Pedernales River rise blocked Texas 116 near Fredericksburg. officials warned damage would be heavy in Kerrville with no deaths or injuries reported at the ranch.
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Kerrville
Tex
Texas
Fredericksburg
President Johnson
LBJ
Pedernales
Texas 116
Selznick, Producer of Gone With the Wind, Dies at 63
Hollywood reports film producer David O. Selznick died of a heart attack at 63 in his lawyer's office. Jennifer Jones, his wife of 16 years, was with him as he was rushed to Mt. Sinai hospital where he died. Selznick earned fame for Gone With the Wind and fought to cast Clark Gable, despite reissues and studio politics shaping his legacy.
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Hollywood
David O. Selzick
Clark Gable
Selznick
Jennifer Jones
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Gable
Rhett Butler
MGM
Irene Mayer Selzanick
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer
Selzick
Clark
Vivien Leigh
Myron
Miss Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Scarlett
Scarlett O'Hara
Queen Mother Flies to Toronto for Jubilee Events
Queen Mother Elizabeth departed by plane for Toronto to spend five days tied to the golden jubilee celebrations of the Toronto Scottish Regiment. The visit underscores royal ties with Canadian military heritage and public ceremonies planned during her stay.
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Queen Mother
Atlantic
Toronto
London
Elizabeth
Toronto Scottish Regiment
U S Sends Surplus Food Aid to Egypt Boosting Ties
President Johnson agreed to provide 37 million dollars of surplus food to Egypt under a three year program ending June 30. The State Department announced the decision, saying it serves U S interests and should improve relations with Egypt after months of held up aid.
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Washington
Egypt
Johnson
State Department
U.S
African Asian envoys gather for Algiers summit crisis
Foreign ministers from Africa and Asia meet in Algiers as Boumedienne's regime braces for protests in support of ousted President Ben Bella. Riots flare nightly with injuries reported while leaders debate postponing the summit slated for June 29.
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Houari Boumedienne
Ahmed Ben Bell
National Assembly
Soviet Union
Malaysia
Ben Bella
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Hastings Banda
Malawi
Etsusaburo Shiina
Boumedienne
London
Asia
Africa
Pro
Fleeing Flood Surge Clouds Kansas News
Thousands escape rising Arkansas River flood toward Great Bend Kansas as levees brace for crest estimates around 13 to 14 feet. Sandbagging steadies defenses while communities evacuate and await official updates. Red Cross tallies three deaths and Gov Avery places damage at about 22 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Great Bend
Kan
Dundee
Larned
Kansas
Red Cross
William H. Avery
Rebels Accept OAS Offer For Island Peace
The Dominican rebels agreed to a provisional government and general elections under OAS supervision within six to nine months. Both sides accepted the plan as a basis for negotiations, while the junta offered no counter proposals and released Pfc. Charles E. Monday from the rebel zone.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS Peace Committee
OAS
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Pfc
Charles E. Monday
Bessemer
Ala
Senate House Bills on Cigarette Warnings Split Over Ads
Both chambers have passed warnings to appear on cigarette packs warning that smoking may be hazardous to health. The House bans FTC regulation of ads while the Senate seeks a three year ban. Conference will reconcile the ad rule duration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Senate House
New York Post Misses Edition In Labor Dispute
The New York Post canceled its edition after a printers union dispute over automation. Only four editorial staff remained on duty as 280 printers were told not to report, while 40 overnight printers worked and the union called for talks. Dorothy Schiff signaled possible sale or folding if automation is blocked.
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NEW York
New York Post
Dorothy Schiff
Bertram Powers
New York Typographical Local No. 6
Powers
John Bott
Etna Eruption Sends Ashes. No Village Danger Reported
Mt Etna in Sicily belched fumes and ash today per vulcanology center officials. No immediate danger to villages on the slopes was reported.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Vulcanology
U.S. Navy Planes Hit Oil Tanks South of Hanoi
Four U S Navy planes blasted underground oil storage tanks about 130 miles south of Hanoi with claimed 80 percent destruction. A ground campaign north of Da Nang saw Viet Cong forces attacked. 54 Communists killed and 15 captured in the search and destroy operation. US pilots also reported damage to a truck park and storage buildings and light ground fire with no hostile planes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Thua Thien
da Nang
Binh Son
Quang Ngai
Moc Chau
Navy
South
Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
Commonwealth Chiefs
London
Commonwealth
Peking
Harold Wilson
United States
Washington
Moscow
Wilson
Lester B. Pearson
Korea
Ottawa
Pearson
Mark Clark
Chicago
Clark
Associated Press
America
Clark Predicts Another Korea If U S Halts Raids on N Viet
In Chicago AP dispatch General Mark Clark warns that halting air raids on North Vietnam could yield another Korea. He urges continued bombing to deter Communists, asserting the Korean War showed manpower limits and the need to use air and sea power fully.
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Clark
Korea
U. S
N. Viet
Chicago
Mark Clark
United Nations
United States
Viet Nam
Associated Press
RFK Urges Action to Halt Nuclear Proliferation
Senator Robert F Kennedy urged President Johnson to prioritize stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. He warned that within three years up to a dozen nations could produce bombs and called for start of negotiations with the Soviet Union on a universal nonproliferation treaty.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Senate
United States
Southeast Asia
New York Democrat
Soviet Union
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