Legislature Adjourns Most Hectic Session
Gov Rockefeller and party leaders claim credit for the longest and most hectic New York Legislature session in 54 years. They cite increases in education aid, pollution controls, road-building, and outdoor recreation as key achievements while elections loom after a court-ordered reapportionment. The adjournment extended into Wednesday night after delays. the budget total rose to 3.48 billion.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
U.S. Supreme Court
Ike to speak at GOP meeting in Washington
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will address a luncheon at the two day Republican National Committee meeting in Washington. National Chairman Ray C. Bliss announced the address as the first since he became chairman on January 22.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Eisenhower
National Committee
Bliss
Senate Finance Group OKs $6 Billion Health Care Bill
The Senate Finance Committee approved a $6 billion health care program for Americans over 65. It would expand hospitalization, posthospital nursing, home health, and outpatient services under Social Security and add a voluntary supplemental insurance plan for doctors’ fees and extra services. The bill now heads to the Senate floor for expected passage in July.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
House of Delegates
Helen Keller Nears 85 Quiet Birthday At Home
Helen Keller approaches 85 with a quiet life at Arecan Ridge Easton Conn. Family friends say she is retired and in good health though vitality wanes. Neighbors visit for tea as cake and champagne mark her birthday on Sunday.
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Miss Keller
American Foundation For the Blind
Phillips Brooks Keller
Dallas
Tex
L. Warren Tyson
Montgomery
Ala
Tuscumbia
Anne Sullivan
Johnson to breakfast with Truman after Kansas City visit
President Johnson will spend tonight in Kansas City and breakfast Friday with former President Harry S. Truman before heading to San Francisco for the United Nations anniversary session. He will address Democratic dinners to raise funds for next year’s campaigns, with Sen. Frank Carlson joining on the trip to the flood area near the Arkansas River.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
San Francisco
United Nations
Sen
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Senate
U.N
West Coast
Carlson
Texas
Johnson City
AMA Rejects Moves to Urge Doctors to Boycott Medicare
New York AP AMA delegates rejected nine resolutions urging nonparticipation in the Medicare plan while reaffirming commitment to care in the public interest. The Senate Finance Committee cleared the Medicare bill by a 12 to 5 vote, paving the way for probable Senate passage in July.
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AMA
New York
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
House
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Begins Vote on Silver Coinage Bill
The Senate rejected 60 to 32 a proposal to remove all silver from new half dollars while retaining 40 percent silver in half dollars. The measure would keep 90 percent silver in dimes and quarters, with senators split over eliminating silver in the half dollar. Western silver states warned of amendments to preserve 40 percent silver in dimes and quarters, amid a tight vote outlook.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Senate Banking Committee
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Junta Rebels Seek Changes In Dominican Peace Plan
The Dominican junta and rebels spar over the OAS peace plan. The junta seeks major changes including postponable elections and a provisional government led by the junta, with a consultative body possible. Rebels press minor changes, call for a democratic provisional government and for the Inter American Peace Force to depart after a provisional regime forms.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
Junta
Dominican Army
Pontiff warns of rising war threat and birth control study
At a Vatican audience Pope Paul VI warned that war’s menace grows amid modern science’s tools and urged action before civilization ends. He urged continued work by the birth control study commission, citing reform prospects and a pending finale. He named Vietnam Santo Domingo the Congo and Algiers as trouble spots and urged responsible leaders to act in time.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Giovanni Battista
John Baptist) Montini
Paul
Viet Nam
Santo Domingo
Congo
Algiers
Pope Paul
Bliss Dismisses Top Aide Over Desk Incident
Washington AP Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss fired his top aide William Cody Kelly for violating his staff standards after Frank Kovac alleged a forcible entry into a locked desk. Kovac named Jim Baker Robert McAllister Melvin Stange and Kelly as involved. Bliss said no action against others yet.
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Washington
Republican National
Ray C. Bliss
William Cody Kelly
Bliss
GOP
Frank J. Kovac
Kelly
National Committee
Kovac
Barry Goldwater
New Free Society Association
Jim Baker
Messrs. McAllister
Stan
Senate Hears Plea for UN Intervention in Viet Nam
Senate debate focuses on peace efforts and a Korea-type war for Viet Nam. Sen. Church urges UN mediation and self-determination for South Viet Nam, while Sen. Javits pushes a resolution for congressional debate and broader authorization. Secretary Rusk warns of continued heavy casualties on both sides.
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Senate
Viet Nam
Washington
United Nations
United States
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Johnson
U. N
Church
Hanoi
South
Jacob K. Javits
China
Soviet Union
Javits
Congress
U.S
Dean Rusk
American Foreign Service Association
U S Jet Strikes North of Hanoi Line Amid War News
U S jet bombers struck north of the Hanoi line again blasting a North Vietnamese ammunition depot and barracks. 46 planes took part with 45 tons of bombs and rockets. 22 buildings were destroyed and seven damaged. no enemy aircraft were reported.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Son la
Ban Nuoc Chieu
South Viet Nam
Ban Nuoc Chien de Pot
Mansfield and family evicted from motel on lake
Jayne Mansfield her husband and four children with seven dogs were ordered to leave a Laconia motel on Paugus Bay owner Philip Roux said seven dogs are too many and noted Mansfield is a fine person but no different from other guests in dealing with the issue.
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Jayne
Laconia
N.H
Jayne Mansfield
Philip Roux
Paugus Bay
Miss Mansfield
U S Asks Soviet Agreement To Arms Talk At Early Date
The United States urged the Soviet Union to set an early date to resume 17 nation disarmament talks in Geneva. Officials saw little near term progress on disarmament or nuclear proliferation as the Vietnam war strains relations. Senator Kennedy urged immediate negotiations on a nonproliferation treaty and broader ban on underground tests, plus nuclear free zones.
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Paris
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Humphrey
de Gaulle
Johnson
U.S
U. S
Soviet Union
Geneva
William Foster
New York
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Moscow
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
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