Budget revolt grows over Rockefeller budget fight
In Albany, Sen. Hughes of Syracuse leads a revolt against Gov. Rockefeller’s 5.5 billion budget cuts. A closed-door Senate Republican caucus failed to secure support for leadership and a new session is set for today as the crisis nears the point where bills may be unpaid.
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Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
John H. Hughes
Syracuse
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Hughes
Rockefeller
Brydges
Teen cigarette smoking declines nationwide study reports
A nationwide survey reported a notable decline in teenage cigarette use. Dr. Daniel Horn of the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health cited declines up to 9 to 10 percent in some age groups and noted rising health awareness among teens.
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U.S. Public Health Service
North Vietnam attacks U.S. base in central highlands fire fight
About 1,000 North Vietnamese troops using flame throwers and RPGs assaulted a U.S. artillery base for four hours, overrunning one position. U.S. Command reports 135 NVA and 19 Americans killed, 51 Americans wounded. VC death toll at 284, with 10 U.S. soldiers killed and 71 wounded overall. Swing-wing F-111s flew first combat mission from Ta Keo Thailand, targeting a truck park northwest of Hok. Officers note possible prelude to larger action near Saigon.
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Thailand
Hok
North Vietnam
Officials pressured for Demo dinner amid Vietnam war
High level civil service officials are being urged to donate large sums to a Democratic Party dinner planned for April 4. Some agencies report pressure varying by office, with invitations extended to many grade 15 and higher personnel. Suggested gifts include 50 dollars per person, aiming to ease relations with Congress amid the Vietnam conflict.
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Vietnam
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Travel tax debate stalls as Congress weighs alternatives
Washington AP reports President Johnson proposed an expenditure tax on overseas travel but the House Ways and Means Committee has not approved it. They may consider a voluntary restraint plan with a questionnaire for returning travelers while other measures include a 5 percent airline ticket tax and a reduced duty free limit. A final vote is uncertain as talks focus on minor elements of the package. In New York AP notes folk singer Joan Baez and David V Harris secured a marriage license.
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Ways and Means Committee
Canada
Mexico
NEW York
Joan Baez
David V.harris
Stanford University
Fire destroys three stores on Waverly Main Street
A pre-dawn blaze in a three story brick building on Waverly New York main street wiped out a paint store, a hat shop, and a jewelry store. Firefighters from Waverly South Waverly Athens and Sayre battled flames for over five hours. No serious injuries reported. Cause undetermined.
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South Waverly
Athens
Sayre
Central New York Sees Warm Spring Weather Returns
Spring returns to central New York with mild temperatures and sunny skies. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 4 degrees, and tomorrow fair and warm with a high near 60. Rain chances are 2 percent tonight and 10 percent tomorrow. Winds are southwesterly tonight 10 to 20 mph, then west tomorrow at 10 to 20 mph.
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Central
New York
Slayings near Watertown near end as police close in
Three-year-old triple murder case may nearing resolution as a man and an elderly woman were arrested in Watertown on murder and accessory charges for the December 31, 1964 slayings at a rest area north of Watertown. A third suspect remains sought by state police and Jefferson County officials.
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Watertown
Peter W. Egan Jr
Barbara
Gerald
Leone
Brownville
Raymond Polett
Robert B. Chauf
Egans
Peter Egan
Peter
Barbara Egan
Kennedy urges negotiated settlement with Viet Cong
Senator Robert F. Kennedy calls for a negotiated settlement of the Vietnam War that would grant Viet Cong full participation in South Vietnam's political life. He urges a halt to unproductive bombing of North Vietnam and de escalation to move to a conference table.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Portland State University
North Vietnam
Readers react to longer school year in today’s editorial
Comments on the editorial page reveal mixed feelings about extending the school year. A mother tells her young son if he refuses food he must not eat it, then jokes about packing it for his father’s lunch tomorrow.
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