Soviets Indicate Openness to U S Visit and Vietnam Aid
Pravda signaled a positive response to Johnson's invitation for a U S Soviet summit and a possible visit by Soviet leaders. Kosygin is named to lead Hanoi talks on military aid to North Vietnam, with the Air Force chief accompanying him. Western observers caution over implications for Soviet American ties.
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Moscow
Johnson
United States
State of the Union
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
U.S
Viet Nam
Alexei Kosygin
Hanoi
Viet Union
United States of America
Opiion
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Kosygin Visit Signals possible Soviet Viet Nam Involvement
Western observers said Kosygin’s announced trip to Communist North Viet Nam could foretell increased Soviet role in Indochina and a potential Chinese ideological contest. Pravda cited and Moscow reactions implied U.S. provocations may trigger stronger Soviet aid and ties with Hanoi.
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Moscow
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Kosygin
Communist Party
Pravda
Hanoi
U. S
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
China
King Leads Negro Vote Line Today
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urged hundreds of Negroes in Selma to march on the courthouse for a voter registration drive today he will lead the procession while staff launch a similar campaign in Perry County A judge limited daily registration to 109 but allowed others to assemble at the end of the line King said Alabama has denied Negroes the vote and vowed to pursue the effort even if it means jail time
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Perry County
U.S
Daniel Thomas
King
Alabama
Appalachia Bill Vote and Domestic Aid Topsnotes
Congress moves into its second month as the Senate prepared to vote on the 1.09 billion Appalachia aid bill and the House Education Committee pressed a 1.25 billion school aid bill. President Johnson faces a tougher test abroad as the Senate Appropriations Committee planned to hear Secretary of State Rusk on the Egypt farm commodities dispute with Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Appalachia
Capitol Hill
House
Johnson
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Dean Rusk
Senate Appropriations Committee
Two Black Men Tie Death Row Time Milestone
In Louisiana Angola prison Edgar Labat and Clifton Peret, both on death row since 1953 for a rape conviction, set a modern record with 11 years 10 months awaiting execution. They challenge the all white jury and seek a new trial as their case advances in the federal courts.
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Angola
Louisiana
Edgar Labat
Clifton Alton Peret
Henry L. Hanchey
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
California
Gremillion
Gerald H. Schreiber Jr
New Orleans
U.S. Supreme Court
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Labat and Peret
Labat
Poret
New York Welfare Strike Ends After Peace Plan Approved
Welfare workers in New York ended a 27 day strike after backing a plan endorsed by Mayor Wagner. The plan has the city and unions go to court to seek release of 19 jailed leaders and suspension of the Condon Wadlin law penalties until constitutionality is tested. Gov Rockefeller opposes repealing the law.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Jerry Wurf
Afl-Cio Federation of State
U. S. Supreme Court
James Dumpson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Welfare Department
Dies Of Injuries Buffalo
Adolph Stablewski, 74, of suburban Cheektowaga, died at Deaconess Hospital from injuries suffered when struck by an auto near his home on January 12. He died Saturday night.
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Buffalo
UPI
Adolph Stablewski
Cheektowaga
Deaconess Hospital
Bladon Churchyard Becomes Shrine For Churchill
A freshly turned plot in Bladon England becomes the gravesite of Sir Winston Churchill after a state funeral in London. Police and crowds caused traffic jams as 60 000 to 70 000 mourners visited the village to pay respects and security was heightened by reinforcements.
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Bladon
England
Oxfordshire
Sir Winston Churchill
London
Charles French
Democratic Legislature Remains Split After Month of Parley
Albany AP Democrats end month in control but legislature paralyzed by power struggle over leaders posts. No bills introduced since Jan. 6 as committees await appointment by rival faction leaders. Senate front runners Bronston and Mackell vie for Temporary President with GOP pressure possible this week.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
Earl W. Brydges
Brisk U S Economy Seen Throughout 1965
Washington AP reports top Johnson administration economists Douglas Dillon and Gardner Ackley predicted 1965 would be strong for consumers workers and business if inflation stays in check They discussed tax cuts wage trends and the national debt on ABC's Issues and Answers Ackley warned against large steel wage increases and Dillon noted a budget surplus could lower the debt by 1968 with further reductions possible after 1968
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Gardner Ackley
Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
ABC
Dillon
Congress
Democratic Accord Seen By Tomorrow
New York AP reports Nas sau County Democratic leader John F. English says the month long deadlock over State Legislature leadership is not settled but may be by tomorrow. He backs Bronston and Steingut and rejects a Kennedy backed compromise. Speno proposes a secret ballot to decide the majority choice.
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New York
John F. English
Nassau County
English
Mackell
Steingut
Bronston
Edward J. Speno
Speno
Senate
Irwin Brownstein
Brooklyn
Wcbs-Tv
Brownstein
Kennedy
Wagner
LeMay Bids Farewell as Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen Curtis LeMay retires ending a storied era as he watches a final air salute and seeks civilian work. His successor Gen John P McConnell becomes chief, with LeMay expressing confidence in his own future usefulness.
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Washington
API
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
LeMay
John P. McConnell
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Albany Fire Devours Block Leaving 50 Homeless
A three alarm blaze swept a downtown Albany block from 785 to 811 Madison Avenue in 14 degree weather. Thirteen buildings burned as 39 adults and 11 children were left homeless while the Red Cross organized shelter at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. Firemen reported no serious injuries and beginner cause remains undetermined.
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Albany
Madison Avenue
American Red Cross
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Laos Coup Attempt Clouds Policy in Vientiane
A group of young army and police officers tried to overthrow Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma’s government. Rebels seized the radio station while government troops moved toward the capital. The fate of the coup remained unclear amid a three way struggle among rightists neutralists and Communists in Laos near China.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Kouprasith Abhay
Red China
Kent Cooper Dies Enduring Advocate Of Unbiased News
Kent Cooper, longtime American newspaperman and former Associated Press executive, dies at 84 in West Palm Beach after pneumonia. Born March 22, 1880 in Columbus Indiana, he championed unbiased news and sought stories written to engage all readers. He rose from cub reporter to AP general manager and drove expansion of reporting in diverse fields.
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Kent Cooper
Cooper
West Palm Beach
Fla
Associated Press
Columbus
Ind
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