Districting Compromise Still Possible Senate Talks
The GOP's reapportionment bill won Senate approval amid Democratic protests and calls for compromise. Leaders plan an 11th hour meeting in Albany after Sunday session to pursue a joint plan, with Majority Leader Brydges Speaker Travia and Minority Leader Zaretzki coordinating a last-ditch effort. The outcome remains uncertain as Democrats push for an alternative.
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Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Anthony J. Travia
Joseph Zaretzki
Sen
Brydges
Albany
Assembly
Zaretzki
New York City
Budget Hearings Hear Propose Cuts and Increases
Public hearings on New York state finances featured 17 witnesses including business and labor leaders. Proposals ranged from cutting 49 million dollars from the budget to adding more than 20 million, with debate over a proposed 8 percent raise for state workers and calls for tax and mental health program funding.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
David Kh. Jaquith
Jaquith
Syracuse
Empire State Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries of
New York State
Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
State Civil Service Employes Association
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Outsiders Promise Aid On Safety Car
Officials from Canada Iowa and Illinois pledged to request their governments fund part of New York's safety car project. The hearing by the New York Legislature's Motor Vehicles Committee heard calls to curb highway deaths through safer car design.
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Albany
Canada
Iowa
Illinois
New York
New York State
Republic Aviation Corp
Howard Graffiey
Knowlton
Auto makers pledge dual brakes and telescoping wheel
Industry reports that General Motors and American Motors will fit all 1967 models with dual brakes and a telescoping steering wheel. Spokesmen for Ford and Chrysler indicated their cars would be similarly equipped.
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Detroit
API
General Motors
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Rioting in Santo Domingo Kills Seven Students
In Santo Domingo a student demonstration touched off bloody rioting killing seven people including three students and two police officers. U S troops moved into downtown to protect embassy personnel as the violence sparked widespread talk of a general strike.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
inter-American Force
U.S. Information Agency
National Palace
Dominican Student Federation
Arrest Of Druggist and Students Prompts Elks Action
A drug crackdown report notes three arrests in a Colonie narcotics case. Michael Oliver, 19, of Latham, a Shaker High student, was charged with forging prescriptions. William Leonard, 17, a Shaker student, and Henry Dargan of Albany, owner of Dargan Pharmacy, face related charges. The Elks Lodge plans a community meeting to warn parents about youth drug use as state officials report rising depressant and stimulant abuse among ages 16 to 21 across the Capital District.
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Troy
Colonie Elks Lodge
Colonie
Michael Oliver
Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham
William Leonard
Douglas Lane
Loudonville
Shaker High
Henry Dargan
Dargan Pharmacy
Swan St
Albany
Bellizzi
Upstate
Colonie Lodge of Elks
Old Loudon Road
Milford C. Beers
George L. Bricker
Gov. Rockefeller
Bricker
Arthur E. Wright
Millard J. Smith Jr
Shaker High School
Senate Panel Approves 4.8 Billion for Viet Nam War
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously for a 4.8 billion dollar authorization to fund Viet Nam operations as part of Johnson’s 12.8 billion plan. Chairman Richard B. Russell said the bill should be financing only and not tied to policy statements. The measure moves to the Senate floor for action next week ahead of Lincoln’s birthday recess.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Johnson
U.S
Far East
Russell
Senate
Congress
Lincoln
House
U S Air and Ground Attacks Score in Vietnam Action
U S Marines bombers and artillery killed 27 Viet Cong near a helicopter base 20 miles south of Quang Ngai as Operation Double Eagle continued. Humphrey planned Saigon visit with Vietnamese leaders after talks in Honolulu. Casualties rose in the central coast offensive with U S and allied losses nearing 2 000.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai City
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nguyen van Thieur
Nguyen Cao Ky
Honolulu
Johnson
Humphrey
Pentagon
Quan Ngai
Last Of Red Hot Mamas Sophie Tucker Dies At 78
New York dancer Sophie Tucker known as The Last of the Red Hot Mamas died at age 78 in her Park Avenue apartment after a 62 year career in vaudeville burlesque and night clubs. She had recently performed at the Latin Quarter before illness.
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Red Hot Mamas
New York
Sophie Tucker
Park Avenue
Tucker
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Miss Tucker
Campus Crackdown On Penn State Campus Area
Federal agents and police conducted a narcotics raid at the Pennsylvania State University campus area. Nine male students were arrested and charged with using and possessing marijuana after more than a half pound of marijuana was seized, including one arrest in a dormitory.
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University Park, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Senate critic blocks action on Vaughn Peace Corps nomination
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing stalls on Jack Hood Vaughn as director of the Peace Corps. Sen Wayne Morse accuses Vaughn of bad Latin America policy while Vaughn defends his record. Chairman Fulbright expects approval for Vaughn and Lincoln Gordon despite Morse’s challenge.
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Washington
Senate
Jack Hood Vaughn
Peace Corps
Vaughn
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Mann
Rusk
Dean Rusk
Thomas C. Mann
Latin America
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Lincoln Gordon
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Capitol
Samuel Greenberg
Brooklyn
Warren M. Anderson
Binghampton
Senate Finance Committee
Harvey Lisset
Assembly Ways and Means
Conservative Party
Warren Anderson
Irving Blumberg
New York State Committee Against
Court of Appeals
John H. Hughes
Industry
Elks
Thomas I. Gerson
John J. Bellizzi
Narcotics Control Bureau
State Dept. of Health
Shaker
Greater Colonie
Oliver
Norman Contois
Robert Schauffelberg
BCI
State Police
Bureau of Narcotics Control
Alphonse Ginaitis
Michael Pepedino
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