Justice Dept backs death penalty measures in Congress
Attorney General Katzenbach said the Justice Department will support any new federal death penalty legislation in the next Congress. He noted a proposed bill and indicated approval of abolition studies, while stressing prosecutions for wiretapping need authorization and backing reforms to bail procedures to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention.
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Debutante Ball Lights Up Astor Hotel Amid Glamour
The International Debutante Ball at the Astor Hotel featured sixty debutantes from twelve nations, many returning veterans of the event, with splendor and charity efforts noted. Notables included Marialice Shivers and Margherite Lyeth, under the gaze of Perle Mesta, as U.S. officials and foreign darlings mingled in pink and silver ballroom glamour.
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Austin
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Allan Shivers
Perle Mesta
Marguerite Lyeth
Zambia-Kaunda Seeks Time Limit on Rhodesia Sanctions
President Kaunda said Britain and Zambia set a time limit for economic sanctions to topple Ian Smith's Rhodesia, with London denying a fixed date. He said military intervention could follow if sanctions fail, while Britain would not commit to a deadline. Kaunda cited Soviet talks and possible airlift aid as part of broader support for Zambia.
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Organization For African Unity
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Canada
Drunk Birds Flight Surprise At Research Meeting
Berkeley reports that some birds can fly while too intoxicated to walk. San Francisco State College biologist Jack Tomlinson described experiments with gulls sparrows using chloral hydrate alcohol and other substances. Gulls flew short distances after sedation but later collapsed. one rescue told how the bird recovered quickly.
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Fire Aboard Ammo Ship Controlled by Flooding Hold
A stubborn fire aboard the beached freighter Neva West, carrying 121 tons of small arms ammunition, was brought under control by flooding its No 4 hold. The American flag vessel owned by Bloomfield Steamship Co. of Houston, with a 44 crew, was beached downstream to prevent sinking after a hatch was opened and the fire restarted. Ammunition belongs to the Army. no large explosion was feared, with foam, carbon dioxide, and water used to fight the blaze.
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Houston
Tex
Army
St. Nazaire
France
Beachboys wrestle 300-pound swordfish in Miami surf
Cipriani and Neunzig, two hotel beachboys, wrestled a three foot long 300-pound swordfish from the Atlantic near Miami Beach hotels. They hauled the fish ashore with a rope, claiming about 175 pounds of steak from the bill and offering it at 45 to 50 cents a pound. They failed to complete a sale after not meeting with a prospective buyer.
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Atlantic Ocean
Stack
Atetics
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Miami
Ibeach
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Neunzig
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Swordfish
Fustl
Dprey
Wales
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Waly Nips Traffic in Forged Paintings
In northern Italy police arrested Astorre Aprato a 57 year old antique dealer after discovery of a vast forged paintings ring. Thirty paintings were found in Milan Genoa Turin and Florence falsely attributed to modern painters. Buyers were swindled out of 35 million lire.
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Turin
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