Congress Judiciary feud erupts as war protest probe opens
In Washington the House panel on un American activities faced a chaotic start with heckling and mass ejections. About 15 removed from the chamber and corridors as 300 protesters crowded the caucus room and police tallied another 300 outside. A three judge panel later dissolved a temporary restraining order, prompting calls for impeachment and vows to challenge the session’s legality. Phillip Luce testified amid loud interruptions by Progressive Laborites.
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Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
U.S
House
Congress
L. Mendel Rivers
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Corcoran
HUAC
Jerry Rubin
Berkeley
Cal
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rubin
Axelrod
San Francisco
Calif
Philip Luce
Washington, D.C
Luce
Progressive Labor Movement
Airlines Terms Revealed Machinists Win 26 Cent Hike
Settlement terms in the 40 day airline strike include a 56 cent wage hike over three years and a cost of living clause that could add up to six cents more per hour. The contract, to be voted on by 35 400 machinists on five major airlines, reshuffles wage dates and clears local issues from the prior White House pact. Initial union reaction was highly favorable though some fear medical benefits remain inadequate.
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Washington
White House
Afl-Cio International Association — of Machinists
Airlines Aid Funds Paid Under Mutual Strike Pact
Pan American Airways said it paid 7.341 million dollars to four of the five struck airlines under an eight year old mutual aid agreement. Braniff also reported about 750 thousand dollars under the pact which requires nonstruck members to reimburse windfall money from the walkout.
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Braniff
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Continental
Suharto Questions Borneo States Future With Malaysia
In Jakarta Suharto questioned Indonesia's stance on Sarawak and Sabah seeking autonomy. He urged a final settlement under the Manila 1963 terms with a third party like the United Nations to determine the islands' future.
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Marines land 1000 plus in Viet Cong stronghold thrust
More than 1,000 U S Marines landed on beaches about 100 miles east of Saigon under naval bombardment by cruisers destroyers and rocket ships They moved into dense jungle and swampland believed to be a Viet Cong stronghold They opened a blocking line for a larger U S South Vietnamese ground sweep near Vung Tau with air and naval support from Iwo Jima patrol craft and gun ships The operation Deckhouse 3 involved Col Richard A Brenneman and Navy Capt William J Maddocks with units from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and several South Vietnamese battalions in a Toledo area search and destroy drive against Viet Cong forces
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Quang Ngai
Market Slump Hits New 1966 Low In Moderate Trade
The New York market fell to a fresh 1966 low amid broad declines touching airlines aerospace electronics and office equipment stocks. In Vietnam reports, U S bombers faced MIG opposition near Hanoi while ground actions continued in the Mekong Delta and central highlands with light American casualties.
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New York
Savy Woman Charged Over Childs Body Found In Freezer
An unmarried woman Patricia Florence Brown appeared in Edmonton court charged with concealing a childs body after police found three infant corpses wrapped in brown paper in a basement freezer. One body may have been in the freezer for three years. The mother Mrs Earl Brown alerted her husband who notified police.
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Edmonton
Earl Brown
OConnors Position Strengthened Kennedy To Stay Neutral
In New York Kennedy declared neutrality while Frank D. OConnor claimed that stance helps his bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Roosevelt Jr. and How ard J. Samuels remain in the race as Earl of Liberal party involvement looms over the Buffalo convention start.
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D-N.y
Frank D. O’connor
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Howard J. Samuels
O’connor
Washington
Kennedy
O'Connor
New York City
Senate Eyes Reserves Call Amid Defense Bill Debate
Senate debate focused on call up to active duty for up to 18 months of reservists to Viet Nam, a $58 billion defense appropriation, and cuts to defense spending. Sen. Russell and Sen. Saltonstall floated a rider to empower the President to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists for 18 months after training, while McGovern proposed a $522.5 million cut in procurement. McClellan aimed to pause Navy TF X aircraft spending and reopen hearings on the F NL B.
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D-Ga
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Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
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Johnson
Saltonstall
Russell
George McGovern
D-S.c
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
William Proxmire
Stephen M. Young
D-Ohio
McGovern
Defense Department
John L. McClellan
D Ark
Navy
Radio Man Leads Vote In Montana
Republican Richard D. Smiley Bozeman radio station owner and legislator led in early Montana primary returns for the GOP nomination to oppose Democratic Rep. Arnold Olsen. Canty trailed with 271 votes as 38 of 472 precincts reported. Olsen faced no challenger and was renominated.
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Richard D. Smiley
Bozeman
Montana
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Edward P. Canty
Arnold Olsen
Canty
Olsen
Osen
Mock King in Effigy Triggered by Riots Violence
In Chicago an all white neighborhood displayed an effigy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hanged in a lamp post and torn down. A second figure with a blackened face was hanged in Jefferson Park with a sign reading Burn Baby Burn.
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Martin Luther King
Senate Unit Approves $1.60 Wage Minimum
The Senate Labor Committee approved raising the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 an hour by 1968, expanding coverage to 7.2 million workers including farm workers and hotel, restaurant, laundry, hospital, and cane cutter employees. The date moved to February 1, 1968, with next steps for floor action and minority views.
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