Steel price hikes hit two more firms in bid to curb costs
Inland Steel and Armco raised basic steel prices by 2 to 3 dollars a ton, joining Inland's move while Johnson officials weighed inflation risk. White House aides and Garder Ackley signaled caution, with possible talk of rollback if rivals do not follow suit.
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Armco
Jones & Laughlin
Inland Steel Co
Johnson
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Gardner Ackley
U.S. Steel
Ackley
Inland Steel
Steel Magazine
Walter J. Campbell
Cleveland
Moyers
Indianapolis
Capitol Hill
Congress
Chicago
Senate Drafts Air Strike Plan
Washington advocates a compromise to end the airline strike for a month and seek presidential action. A Senate decision is expected, amid debates and multiple bill versions. An 81 to 6 vote rejected compulsory arbitration if no contract is reached within a proposed 180 day back-to-work period. The core issue is whether Congress or Johnson should issue the order to return 35,000 machinists to work.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
Labor Committee
Marchers Clash With White Hecklers in Chicago Open housing march
Police clashed with white hecklers during a civil rights march in Chicago’s Cragin area. About 20 whites were detained as 1,500 residents watched. Rocks, a dead snake, and a tomato were thrown. a man fought an officer and was taken to a vehicle.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King
Cragin
Housing provision in bill seals pivotal House vote
The 1966 Civil Rights Bill hours after a 180 to 179 vote includes a controversial housing provision. It would open large apartment buildings and new tract homes to anti discrimination rules while exempting individual homeowners, leaving about 60 percent of housing units exempt. A Senate fight and further votes loom as supporters seek final passage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Charles M. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Judiciary Committee
Mechanicville Couple Arraigned in Cohoes Bond Theft
James Gage and Colleen Gage, both 18, were arraigned in Cohoes Police Court on burglary and forgery charges in the theft of 40 Series BE United States Savings Bonds from the Benoit home. A 15-year-old accomplice is in custody. another boy who cashed bonds is sought. The bonds face value was 1000 dollars, now worth about 800.
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Cohoes
U.S
Theodore T. Benoit
Lewis St
Raymond LeMay
Clarence DeLude
William Woods
Mechanicville
James Gage
Colleen Gage
Benoit
United States Savings
South Main St
Division St
Anna C. Benoit
Gage
Albany County
Paul R. Coughlin
Union National Bank
Troy
John F. Kielb
Lewis Bedinotti
Coughlin
Stillwater
Troy Bank
Reservoir St
Rotterdam
Mulcahy Chosen Democratic Chairman in Cohoes Upends Citizens Party
Dewey W. Mulcahy a 66 year old longtime ward committeeman was elected city Democratic chairman in Cohoes securing 34 of 35 votes at a closed session in OCA Hall. The move signals organizing against the Citizens Party ahead of 1967 elections.
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Cohoes
Citizens Party
Dewey W. Mulcahy
Teeman
William J. Dawson
Albany
Helen C. Daley
James E. Daley
Mulcahy
OCA Hall
Albany County
Emma A. Shea
D-3
Johnston Ave
St. Bernard’s Academy
Edna Biscornet
Cohoeg
Democratic Party
James E. Daly
Emma Shea
D-1
David Sampson
B52s Strike Demilitarized Zone For Third Time
U S B52 bombers from Guam attacked the demilitarized zone separating North and South Viet Nam and suspected Viet Cong positions 30 miles northwest of Saigon. A second strike targeted Viet Cong concentrations near a base camp as ground clashes continued in the central highlands.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Guam
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
United States
North Viet Nam
State Department
Washington
India
Canada
Poland
Vietnam War News Briefs from Saigon to Phnom Penh
In Vietnam the La Drang Valley saw heavy fighting as U.S. helicopters landed over 10 000 troops to confront three North Vietnamese regiments in two days of clashes. Kosygin urged restraint to avoid a third world war while offering to expel U.S. forces as quickly as possible. The U N challenged the USSR to join Geneva peace talks. Thailand accused Soviet blocking moves and urged regional talks. In Cambodia two U S fighter bombers reportedly attacked a village, killing at least three and wounding nine.
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Saigon
U.S
la Drang
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Viet Nam
United Nations
United States
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Whitman Case Sees Drug Tests As Autopsy Proceeds
In Austin Texas Charles Whitman’s slain victims recount 90 minutes of terror from the UT tower. An autopsy tests for dexedrine goof balls after pills found on his clothes. Doctors search for substances while Gov. Connally weighs changes to insanity law.
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Austin, Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Florida
Whitman
University of Texas
John Connally
University Tower
Marine Corps
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
Dellana
Michigan in Spotlight of Fall Election Stage
Williams wins Michigan Senate Democratic primary boosting a Williams Griffin race. Labor unions back Williams with United Auto Workers backing and Ze Ton Ferenty as governor candidate, while Romney’s political future hinges on Michigan results. National figures Johnson Humphrey and Kennedy may visit as other primaries unfold.
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Michigan
Washington
G. Mennen Williams
Senate
Williams
Robert P. Griffin
Detroit
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Griffin
Landrum-Griffin
Williams-United Auto Workers
Zolton Fereney
George Romoney
Romney
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
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