Dont Let Policy Feud Stop Guns Long Urges
Democratic leaders launch a Senate battle to block a military funding bill from carrying policy riders on Vietnam. Senator Russell Long warns riders could pull the rug out from under troops while Senator Vance Hartke hints at an anti escalation rider but says critics want funding for equipment without delaying action.
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Washngton
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Senaa
Viet Nam
Hartke
U.S
Senate Armed Services
Yanks Gain Another Base As Red Territory Shrinks
U S infantry seize a new base northwest of Saigon near Cu Chi, expanding allied lines after three weeks of VC harassment. B52 bombers blast Viet Cong hideouts in Tay Ninh, with air strikes widening over Vinh and Dien Bien Phu areas as Humprey pledges aid to India and Pakistan.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Bien Hoa
di An Phu Loi
Ben Cat
Tay Ninh
North
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Vinh
Gulf of Tonkin
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Thant backs De Gaulle on Viet Nam peace aims
UN Secretary-General U Thant said he shares Charles de Gaulle’s Viet Nam goals neutrality independence and noninterference. He noted Paris promoted the same three points as essential for a peaceful settlement amid Soviet and other council opposition.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Thant
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
France
de Gaulle
Ho Chi Minh
North
U.N
Joint Redistricting Plan Reaches 11th Hour Try
Legislators led by Senate Republican Earl Brydges and Assembly Democrat Anthony Traficant meet in an 11th hour effort to resolve the apportionment stalemate. A Court of Appeals justice offered to facilitate talks after the hour long session ended.
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Earl W. Brydges
Anthony J. Travia
Court of Appeals
Lisset to Replace Ailing Weinstein in Albany Assembly
Albany County Assemblyman Harvey M. Lisset will become temporary majority leader of the Democrats after Majority Leader Moses Weinstein announced he will enter hospital for exploratory surgery. The 53-year-old Queens County Democrat is expected to assume duties soon.
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Harvey M. Lisset
Moses Weinstein
Queens County
Weinstein
Lisset
Lisser
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Troy
Travia
Brydges
Albany
Charles S. Desmond
Sen
Joseph Zaretzki
Stanley Fuld
Desmond
Judge Fuld
Sen. Zaretzki
Governor proposes tougher road laws in six point plan
Gov Rocke Rockefeller unveiled a six point highway safety program to stiffen penalties for persistent traffic violators, standardize tickets, and expand driver education. The package accompanied broader legislative activity as lawmakers debated reapportionment and districting amid party tensions.
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Albany
Rockefeller
State Council of Churches
Johnson links Viet Cong terror to wider threats
President Johnson warned at a school administrators conference that Viet Cong terror could spread if South Vietnam falls. He argued Communists seek liberation by force and emphasized America’s strength and a moral aim to build a better society as the test of power, citing the 1966 Education Award to him.
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N.J
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
American Association of School Administrators
American Education Award
South
Transit Pay Increases Get Legislative Sanction
New York lawmakers approved Gov. Rockefeller's bill to ensure pay raises won by transit workers during a 12 day city strike. The Senate defeated a Democratic attempt to extend similar benefits to welfare workers. the Assembly followed with approval.
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New York City
Rockefeller
M“a
Oak
Senate
Assembly
Area lawmakers vote on temporary exemption for transport workers
Senate members Proller and Elway support the bill to exempt the Transport Workers Union from the Condon Wadlin Law while Lynch opposes. An amendment to include welfare workers fails as Proller and Lynch vote no and Elway votes yes. In the Assembly Hudson Corbett and Cox vote yes with Lisset, while Van Rensselaer votes no.
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Senate
Nathan Proller
Sen
Julian B. Elway
Robert Lynch
Proller
Sen. Lynch
Sen. Elway
Assembly
Assembly — Assemblymen Douglas Hudson (R-114th); Lawrence Corbett
Harvey M. Lisset
Frank P. Cox
Stanley L. van Rensselaer
Governor signs transit bill averting second strike
The governor praised the legislature after voting to pass the measure aimed at preventing a repeat transit strike. The bill now goes to Rockefeller for his signature as officials say the danger to 16 million people in the metropolitan New York area has been averted.
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Rockefeller
New York
World Council of Churches Calls for Viet Nam Peace Talks
The World Council of Churches urged a halt to U S bombings in North Viet Nam and pushed for peace negotiations including the Viet Cong. The Central Committee backed recognizing Red China and a UN role, while urging U S withdrawal once an international authority is set up.
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World Council of Churches
Viet Nam
U.S
Council
Central Committee
South
World Community of Nations
United Nations
Red China
United States
Franklin Clark Fry
New York City
Nounce
China
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
India
Cameroon
Rajah Manikam
J. L. Hromadka
James A. Millard
Atlanta, Ga
Nicolas Zabolotsky
Garment Workers Union Rejects Wage Guideline Raises
The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union plans pay raises nearly double the White House 3.2 percent guideline, arguing the garment sector is low wage. Union President Jacob S. Potofsky dismisses administration pressure as unlikely. AGC president Haggerty hints federal probes may pressure high wage construction unions amid wage cap concerns.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
White House
Jacob S. Potofsky
Potofsky
CG. J. Haggerty
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
High Administration
Washington
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Labor Department
Haggerty
Vatican relaxes Lenten abstinence rules worldwide
Pope Paul VI loosens fast and abstinence for Roman Catholics. The meatless Friday obligation remains for all, but children under 14 are exempt. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday still require fasting and abstinence, with one full meatless meal and two light snacks.
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UPI
Paul VI
Apostolic
United States
Rome
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