Ex-President of Brazil Dead At 67
Former Brazilian leader Costa e Silva died at 67 after eight days of mourning. Born October 3, 1902 in Taquari Rio Grande do Sul he climbed from the military academy in 1912 to marshal level in the US style system. The government under Costa e Silva dominated by the military overturned Parliament curtailed civil rights and removed opponents. Castello Branco earlier named him war minister and helped secure his presidency despite opposition from the Brazilian Democratic party and a boycott by the opposition.
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Taquari
Rio Grande Do Sul
U S
Ing Costa E Silva
Ja E Silva
Castello Brancho
Castello Branco
Costa E Silva
National Renewal Alliance
Brazilian Democratic
Lawmakers Weigh Parochial School Aid Increase
In Albany legislators debate boosting aid to nonpublic schools as part of a broader push to ease school funding pressures without tax hikes. Duryea estimates a $300 million increase while Nassau County Republicans push raising the shared cost ceiling from $760 to $860 per pupil. The Regents seek $900 per pupil with a $100 million first-year cost.
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Duryea
Brydges
Nassau County
Ucate
Nassau
Joseph M. Margiotta
R-Uniondale
Heavy North Vietnamese convoy activity through Laos judged largest in three years
U S air forces reportedly hit the Ho Chi Minh Trail with up to 400 jet fighters and B 52 bombers daily as fighting intensified. US troops of the 1st Air Cavalry report 21 enemy killed 56 miles northwest of Saigon, while two more skirmishes yield 32 and 53 enemy dead with minimal American casualties. Attacks continue around Tay Ninh and Saigon regions.
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Vietnam
Mu Ghia Pass
Laos
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
1St Air Cavalry
Tay Ninh City
U.S. Command
25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
State Takes 163 006 074 From Races
Albany AP The year’s horse racing at three flat tracks and eight harness tracks yielded 163 006 074 in state tax coffers. Pari mutuel taxes 158 015 166. Admissions 3 490 590. NYRA franchise fees 790 089. Misc receipts 8 229. Total bets 728 852 345 flat 810 517 364 harness. Attendance 16 675 694 with 9 278 071 harness and 4 397 623 flat.
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Albany
N. Y
Norman Gallman
Gallman
New York Racing Association
Nyquist Overrules School Board in Mercer Case
New York State Education Commissioner Ewald Nyquist overruled the school board’s discipline of Francis J. Mercer a principal who faced plagiarism charges. Mercer is reinstated next fall as principal with tenure and will be paid as a teacher this year. The Readiness for Learning Manual was deemed copied from a neighboring district though Nyquist called the act poor judgment. He urged the board to address morale problems among teachers amid petitions to the State Education Department.
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Albany
N.Y
Ewald Nyquist
Francis J. Mercer
Nyquist
Mercer
State Education Department
Board of Education
Mediators, GE and unions meet to end extended strike
Federal mediators met with General Electric negotiators and the two largest unions on strike for the 52nd day. Talks aimed to define positions in a months-old contract dispute as union leaders claim GE withheld earned vacation pay, and parties plan joint bargaining sessions at a Commodore hotel.
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New York
UPI
General Electric
Commodore
International Union of Electrical Workers Iue
United Electrical Workers UE
National Labor Relations Board
Duchess dies in two car crash near Madrid
Spain's 44 year old Duchess Beltran de Lis perished in a head on collision with a car driven by Rafael Trujillo Jr. An 11 year old son of the duchess and Trujillo were injured, and Trujillo was reported gravely injured.
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Madrid
Spain
Alburquerque
Rafael ‘‘Ramfis
Leonidas Trujillo Jr
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
Dona Beltran de Lis
Beltran Alfonso Osorio Y Diez de Rivera
Enrique IV of
Castille
Don Belran de la Cueva
Fog Shrouds Midwest and Plains Delaying Transport
A band of low clouds and fog covered areas from the Southern Plains to the Midwest causing some delay to surface and air transportation. Snow flurries dusted parts of the Great Lakes region while the Northwest saw rain. Gale warnings were posted along the north Pacific Coast ahead of a southeast storm. Low visibility delayed flights at O'Hare as the day wore on. Temperatures ranged from 80 at Kingsville Texas to 19 in Montpelier and Burlington Vermont and Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Plains
Midwest
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
California
O’hare International
Chicago
Kingsville
Tex
Montpelier
Burlington
Johnstown
Three Vietnam Policy Proposals Endorsed by State Department
The State Department endorsed three resolutions on Vietnam policy including the Scott Mansfield measures mirroring a House plan and a Senate Republican call on North Vietnam to end the war. It opposed several proposals seeking rapid Gulf of Tonkin resolution termination and U.S. withdrawal timelines.
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State Department
Scott-Mansfield
House
Phan van Dong
Senate
North Vietnam
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Gulf of Tonkin
Young’s
Javits
U.S
Vietnam
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Sens
Mark O. Hatfield
Rail Workers Reject 68 Cent Hike Over Craft Rules
Chicago reports show Sheet Metal Workers and three other unions rejected a wage proposal citing work rule changes. The plan would let cross craft lines for limited tasks to boost efficiency, raising pay from 3.60 to 4.00 by year end and to 4.28 by next August, with lower skilled workers at 4.16.
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Chicago
Hiltz
Shultz
Penn Central
O’brien
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Yilizer
Troy
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Stuyvesant Plaze
Denby’s
Stuyvesant Plaza
Pogos
Troy and Stuyvesant Plaza
Denby’s Stuyvesant Plaza
Misty Harbor
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