Meteor or satellite lights up skies from Maine to Ohio
Thousands reported a fiery object seen from Maine to the Carolinas and as far west as Ohio. FAA coast guard and police say meteor. Stewart AFB official calls it a meteorite breaking up. a Broome County astronomer suspects a man made satellite. Observers noted a long lasting tail and a northerly path, with sightings centered around Troy and Albany.
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Maine
Carolinas
Ohio
Civil Defense
Federal Aviation Agency
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Air Force
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh
The
Astronomical Society of
Broome County
John Calabrisi
Arcturus
Albany
Dudley Observatory
Cornell University
Curtis Hemenway
Troy
John Geiger
Spring Ave
Griswold Heights
McNamara Defends Reduction of B52s
Defense Secretary McNamara rebuked a House report over bomber cuts, defending the plan to retire 80 B58 bombers and mothball 345 of 600 B52s while questioning the need for a new manned strategic bomber. He said there is no Soviet liner defense hampering ICBMs and defended the joint Chiefs against claims of impropriety.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S.mcnamara
House
Defense
McNamara
Air Force
Armed Services
F. Edward Hewert D
Pentagon
Hebert
Cyrus R. Vance
Harold Brown
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Viet Reds Down 2 U.S. Jets in North Viet Nam actions
U S planes attacked Hanoi area 77 missions with B52 support and damaged rail and highway links. Ground fire downed two Air Force F105 Thunderchief jets 30 miles northeast of Hanoi as Viet Cong raids and regional patrols continued with light casualties. Catholic demonstration near Saigon and police actions marked the political scene in Tuy Hoa.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Air Force
China
South
Viet Nam
Nha Trang
Tuy Hoa
Bac Giang
Toad
Red River Valley
Senate Approves Rural Planning Bill Amid Senate Debate
The Senate approved a rural planning bill by a 43 to 21 vote sending it to the House. The measure would extend urban planning aid to rural areas to attract industries and slow urban migration, with amendments restricting open-end funding and tying grants to $230 million already set for urban planning.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M
Dirksen
Illinois
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
America
Ellender
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Congress
Eliender
Texas Youth Captured After Fatal Shootings
Cuero Texas AP report says 19 year old John Rudy Enriquez was captured after allegedly killing four people including a state patrolman. Deputies say he wore a scarf and women's clothes, surrendered without resisting, and admitted he shot the patrolman. He was found in Cuero about 50 miles from the latest scene.
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Cuero
Tex
John Rudy Enriquez
Morse Says Kennedy Would Have Shaped Viet Policy
Sen. Wayne Morse argued Kennedy was reexamining U.S. Viet Nam policy when assassinated and believes policies would have differed had he lived. He contrasted with Humphrey urging staying the course and Russell advocating withdrawal if Viet Nam polls turn anti American. Galbraith urged limited defensive action amid debate on strategy. Young accused McNamara of a false claim about the civil war nature of the conflict.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate
South Viet Nam
Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Kenneth Galbraith
Southeast Asia
Galbraith
Harvard University
India
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Secretary of
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Young
Coal Strike Settlement Indicated In Pittsburgh Meeting
Representatives of coal producers approved a tentative labor contract with the United Mine Workers while most of the 49 000 striking miners stayed away awaiting terms. The Bituminous Coal Operators Association urged company ratification as UMW leaders planned a Washington policy committee review.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Edward G. Fox
Operators’ Association
UMW
Washington
Fox
W.A
Tony) Boyle
Boyle
John Cassidy
UMW Dist. 4
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Bobtown
Canadians smoke more cigarettes in March than last year
Canadians smoked 14 percent more cigarettes in March than a year earlier according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Cigar sales declined by about two million units last month.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Was Mott Slain In Jail
In Moscow the United States ended efforts to obtain information on Newcomb Mott death on a Soviet prison train. The 27 year old American tourist died January 20 en route to a labor camp after illegally entering the Soviet Union. U S officials noted signs pointing to possible murder by fellow prisoners.
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Moscow
United States
Newcomb Mott
Mott
Soviet Union
Norway
U.S
Kennedy seeks Democratic County Committee chair in Brunswick
Frank W. Kennedy a Brunswick resident and Troy businessman announced his bid for the Democratic County Committee chair. He cites lack of party leadership and his business and community credentials including Kennedy Hardware Co owner and former security officer for the State Barge Canal System Kennedy plans to send letters to county committeemen explaining his position.
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Frank W. Kennedy
Brunswick
Troy
Democratic County Committee
Kennedy
Record
John J. Purcell
Kennedy Hardware Co
Lansingburgh
Railroad Auditing and Inspecting Corp
South America
Kennery
Catholic Central High School Advisory Board
Cchs Men's Council
Lansingburgh Boys Club
Newcombe Announces Run in 39th Senate District
Sen. Lloyd A. Newcombe formally entered the Republican race for the 39th Senate District two days after a district convention designated Douglas Hudson. The Catskill resident previously represented the 43rd District and now aims to unite Greene Saratoga Columbia and Rensselaer counties. A second GOP Senate primary in two years is anticipated with Hudson a challenger.
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Lloyd A. Newcombe
Senate Dist
Sen
Newcombe
Rensselaer County
Douglas Hudson
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Columbia
Greene
Senate
Catskill
43Rd
Sullivan
Orange
Ulster
Newcombe-Hudson
Nathan Proller
Troy
Neil W. Kelleher
Heart Test Patient Has Lung Trouble
Marcel DeRudder entered his sixth day as a partial artificial heart patient at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Doctors report lung congestion has developed while he remains unconscious, with slight kidney function improvement but no regained consciousness.
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Houston, Tex
Marcel DeRudder
Methodist Hospital
DeRudder
Assembly Tightens Ethics Bill Deepening Lawmaker Rules
The Assembly approved an amendment to strengthen the ethics bill, barring lawyer-legislators and their staff from working for state agencies and from accepting paid court appointments or guardianships in estate cases. The measure aims to restrict conflicts of interest as Republicans and Democrats backed the change, while the Senate signaled likely defeat.
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Gerry McLaughlin
Albany
Assembly
Senate
House
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Night Club Scene to Improve in Mexico City
The National Tourism Department says nightlife will rise with more clubs and price controls. The announcement signals a broader effort to boost Mexico City entertainment options and regulate pricing for patrons.
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Mexico City
National Tourism Department
Mexico
Tragic bakery truck kills ten children in road safety lesson
In Walrergem-Asse near Brussels a bakery truck skidded onto a sidewalk during a class on traffic rules, killing ten children aged seven to eight and seriously injuring the teacher Magda Heylens. The driver was detained as parents rushed to the scene.
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Brussels
Belgium
Walrergem-Asse
Magda Heylens
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