Wilson Faces No Confidence Vote In Parliament
London UPI reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson defends the first 100 days of Labor rule as Conservatives move a no confidence motion. Liberal MPs abstain, signaling potential support for Wilson. Analysts predict a 17 vote margin in a vote expected around 10 p.m. local time.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Victor
Winston Churchill
Patrick Gordon Walker
Alec Douglas-Home
Reginald Maulding
George Brown
Groundhogs See Shadows Across Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s two groundhogs predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing their shadows at daylight. In Punxsutawney Phil’s area and Quarryville, crowds gathered in costumes for the yearly ritual with spotters in tall hats and capes as observers awaited the forecast.
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Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Pete
Gobblers Knob
Police Women May Wear Bootees On Duty In Cold Weather
Exeter police chief announced that police women may wear bootees on duty during cold weather to improve efficiency. The statement, reported by UPI, underscores practical uniform adjustments for winter conditions in Exeter England.
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Exeter
England
UPI
Truck Driver Fires On Snowball Fight Victim
A University of Tennessee student was killed after a truck driver halted his vehicle during a college snowball fight in Knoxville. The driver fired a pistol at the crowd, fatally striking the student as he attempted to drive through the cross fire.
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William Douglass Willett Jr
Greenville
Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
University of Tennessee
William Douglas Willett Jr
Greeneville
Tenn
Marnell Goodman
Swampscott
Mass
Goodman
Fred Blumberg
Fred Scruggs
Willett
T” Room
Dana Fred Wolf Jr
Knoxville
Wolfe
Marty
First Lady To Beautify Washington Plans Unfold
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson forms the First Lady's Committee For A More Beautiful Capital inviting 20 leaders to meet February 11. She aims a nationwide beautification push through private initiative and government example, starting in communities.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Johnson
Stewart L. Udall
James Rowe
National Capital Planning Commission
Firefighters respond to false alarm at doghouse blaze
Salem Illinois fire crews rushed to a reported house fire but found the dwelling was a doghouse. Two beagle hounds escaped the flames uninjured.
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Salem
Ill
UPI
Governor proclaims Boy Scout Week in New York
Albany AP Governor Rockefeller proclaims February 7 to 13 as Boy Scout Week in New York State citing the benefits to hundreds of thousands of youths and noting more than 3 million lads enrolled in Scouting in the Empire State.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York State
Empire State
King Remains In Jail As Protests Set To Spread
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stays jailed in Selma to dramatize the civil rights struggle as about 250 Black demonstrators and several White volunteers are jailed from a massive right to vote march. Bonded protesters are released while King and Ralph Abernathy remain in custody awaiting trial.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Hosea Williams
Atlanta
Perry
Marengo
Lowndes
Alabama
Perry County
Sheriff's Deputies
Court House
Bernard Reynolds
Wilson Baker
Edgar P. Russell
Abernathy
Montgomery
Gemini Shot Named Candidates for Astronaut Crew
Houston report lists L Gordon Cooper Charles Conrad Neil Armstrong Elliott Lee as likely pilots for a seven day Gemini orbital mission. Walter Schirra hints a crew announcement soon as candidates vie to beat Bykovsky’s 82 orbit, five day Russian record.
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Houston
Tex
UPS
L. Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Neil Armstrong
Elliott Lee
Earth
Soviet Union
Valery Bykovsky
Walter M. Schirra Jr
United Press International
Cooper
Conrad
Armstrong
Lee
Chinese New Year Celebrations Open Year 4 663 in New York
In New York's Chinatown the Chinese New Year 4 663 began at midnight with about 2000 celebrants. Firecrackers rang as a few paper mache dragons appeared and a light snowfall fell. Week long events include dances acrobatics and a parade featuring Miss Chinatown and a Chinese beauty float.
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New York
Chinatown
Robert Smith Collapses on Stage in England
Beat group Beatnik Beat Thrybergh reports guitarist Robert Smith fainted during a local club performance after an electric shock from his guitar. He was treated at the scene and hospitalized for evaluation.
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Thrybergh
England
UPI
Robert Smith
Queen Elizabeth Begins Three Day State Visit To Ethiopia
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in Addis Ababa for a three day state visit hosted by Emperor Haile Selassie. Thousands greet the royal couple as Selassie honors Elizabeth with an Ethiopian Order of Solomon and an honorary British Army field marshal title.
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Queen Elizabeth
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
API
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
Selassie
Britain
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Africa
Elizabeth
Blue Nile
Longshoremen's Union Fails To Heed President's Request
Top officials of the striking Longshoremen's Union have declined to comply with President Johnson's request to return to work in the ports. The stalled port action risks extended delays and economic disruption as the dispute continues without an immediate settlement.
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Longshoremen’s Union
New York
Johnson
Maine
Texas
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Philadelphia
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Aflcio International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
GOP Meets To Okay Spad Appointment
Albany AP The Republican State Committee ratified Gov. Rockefeller’s choice of Carl Spad to succeed Fred A. Young as GOP state chairman. Spad, 48, is a Tarrytown resident and ex appointments officer on Rockefeller’s staff. Young resigns to head a Rockefeller agency handling land acquisition for public works. Michael N. Scelsi, 47, will become appointments officer. The report also notes ILA contract terms in Baltimore and ongoing port negotiations amid a nationwide 23 day strike affecting 60,000 longshoremen and 617 ships.
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Albany
Republican State Committee
Rockefeller
Carl Spad
Fred A. Young
GOP
Spad
Tarrytown
Young
Michael N. Scelsi
State Committee
Scelsi
Endicott
New
U.S. Maritime Administration
ILA
Baltimore
New York
New Orleans
Boston
Norfolk
Baton Rouge
Mobile
Ala
Gleason
Intervention By GOP Not Likely In New York State Talks
Democratic leaders failed to break the deadlock as compromise talks collapsed. Mayor Robert Wagner withdrew from negotiations, blocking a path to settlement. GOP Senators Brydges and Ingalls debated coordinated action but offered no concrete plan. The impasse stalls the Legislature with Ohrenstein or Mackell as potential Senate leaders and Bronston-backed dissidents pressing Wagner.
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Albany
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Earl W. Brydges
GOP
Associated Press
House
Assembly
George Ingalls
Brydges
Sen
Thomas J. Mackell
Queens
Manfred Ohrenstein
Manhattan
Senate
Wagner
Jack E. Bronston
Stanley Steingut
John F. English
Nassau County
English
Ohrenstein
Mackell
Bronston
William H. McKeon
Robert F. Kennedy
U S Fliers Wounded in Vietnam as Lunar New Year Festivities
Communist guerrillas fired on several American aircraft, wounding three U S fliers during the Lunar New Year truce. A small Viet Cong unit attacked an outpost in Bac Lieu Province near Saigon before midnight, withdrawng after government artillery killed two attackers. In Saigon, children celebrated with firecrackers, while the wounded airmen conducted a defoliation spray mission in Binh Duong Province.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Bac Lieu
U.S. Air Force
Binh Duong
Striking Workers Return To Jobs At Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports workers who had been off U S Moonport jobs since Thursday began returning to construction sites in a union dispute. Among first to report were those at the vertical assembly building and pad three miles away where Saturn rockets are assembled and launched. About 3 800 workers halted $201 million of projects last week.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Mine Blast Kills 17 in Northern France Coal Mine
An explosion at a northern France coal mine 2,200 feet underground killed at least 17 miners and left four missing. A small on duty crew and detectors for explosive gas limited casualties, with officials noting no dangerous gas levels. A miner in a nearby gallery alerted surface with a blast and smoke plume reported from the affected level.
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Lens
France
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