U.S. Peace Offer Report Debated Over Hanoi Talks
Cairo sources deny Washington sent a new peace bid to Hanoi via the UAR and a bombing pause. Officials say Ambassador Battle delivered proposals to Egyptian officials then to North Vietnam, while Hanoi reportedly rejected prior talks. The US maintains no room for negotiations on Hanoi’s four points and upholds the bombing moratorium.
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United States
Hanoi
United Arab Republic
Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
Sion
Battle
Hassan el Zayyat
Nguyen Xuan
North
Viet
Mohamed Hassan el Zayyat
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United
South
Governor outlines anti crime plan at Watervliet meeting
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller told more than 500 attendees at the Northeastern Police Conference dinner in Watervliet that his anti crime program aims to make New York the safest state. The plan focuses on narcotics crackdown, stronger local police standards, expanded state police and improved criminal identification, parole and probation personnel.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Northeastern Police Conference
Watervliet
State of New York, Inc
Arsenal City
John P. Lomenzo
Utica
Massachusetts-Vermont
Hudson
Elks Club
Lomenzo
Rockefeller
Charles S. Desmond
Court of Appeals
Desmond
Two Athol men held on extortion plot against Boston and Maine
FBI arrested Donald Dupray and Caleb Babbitt in Boston for conspiring to extort 250000 from the Boston and Maine Railroad under threat of sabotage. Bail set at 10000 each, with Dupray facing additional mail extortion charges. Dynamite recovered, no payment arranged.
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Athol, Mass
FBI
Boston and Maine Railroad
Donald Albert Dupray
Caleb John Babbitt
U.S
Francis H. Farrell
Boston
Farrell
Dupray
Babbitt
W. Langdon Powers
New England
B&m
Brattleboro
Athol Water Department
Congressional Leaders Meet with Johnson on Viet Nam
Democratic and Republican leaders joined President Johnson at the White House for a two hour session on Viet Nam described as very informative and important by Sen. Leverett Saltonstall. Officials indicated no definite word on resuming bombing of North Viet Nam and Moyers said the briefing covered several national security matters with confidentiality urged.
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Congress
Johnson
White House
Viet Nam
Stall
R-Mass
Congressional
U. S
Bill D Moyers
Worst U S Crackup Crash Mars Viet Maneuver
The report describes a catastrophic C123 transport crash in South Viet Nam killing the four man crew and 42 U S troopers from the 315th Air Commando Group. Allied forces including Australians and New Zealanders prepare for offensive probes to regain contact with elusive enemy units after the lunar new year truce.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nam
U.S. 7Th Caroet
315Th Air Commando Group
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Nha Trang
Hong Kong
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
McNamara asserts U S strategic forces exceed need against Soviets
Secretary Robert S. McNamara told a House subcommittee that the planned 1967 71 strategic forces would provide far more than enough to deter a Soviet first strike and that manned bombers should be supplementary. He noted missiles would deliver an assured destruction capability against the Soviet Union and China.
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Robert S. McNamara
America
Soviet Union
China
McNamara
House
Armed Services
United States
Bi Partisan State Lottery Bill Reaches Senate Floor
A bi partisan measure to establish a state operated lottery to raise money for public schools moves to the Senate floor with a vote set for next week. Support and opposition mix as lawmakers discuss potential education funding gains and revenue sources.
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Senate
Albany
N.Y
Senate Judiciary Committee
June primary in peril as reapportionment drags on
The June primary faces delay due to reapportionment, likely shifting to late August and pushing gubernatorial conventions. Senate leader Brydges warned that a failed plan by February 15 could delay voting, benefiting Governor Rockefeller and complicating campaigns for both parties. The timing would compress gubernatorial races and extend exposure needs depending on candidate origin.
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Rockefeller
New York City
Reform Democrats
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Niagara Falls
Upstate
English Draft Notice Stuns Watervliet Alien Worker
A 24 year old English tool maker Desmond Johnson living in Watervliet received a notice to report for a Selective Service physical in Albany on February 23, despite assurances from the American Embassy in London that aliens would be called only in a national emergency or war. Johnson and his wife Pamela moved to the U S last August under a Ted Hughes job contract for two years and a permanent resident visa making him draft eligible. Johnson says he might return to England if drafted and notes limited support from South Vietnam.
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America
Albany
London
Desmond Johnson
Tek Hughes Division
Johnson & Johnson, Waterviiet
Johnson
U.S
Pamela
Watervliet
Ted Hughes
England
Johnsons
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Hughes
Draft Board
Great Britain
Insurance Rates On Compacts To Rise
New York AP reports the 10 percent premium discount on compact car insurance will be eliminated this year. The decision, by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters the National Automobile Underwriters Association and the Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau follows record claims by their 400 affiliates.
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New York
The
Insurance Information Institute
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
Motely Nominated for Southern New York Federal Judgeship
President Johnson announced Constance Baker Motley, 44, Negro leader and former New York State senator, will be nominated to a U S district judgeship in Southern New York. Motley, from New Haven, was head of the Borough of Manhattan and has long worked with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. If confirmed, she would be the first Negro woman named to a U S district court.
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Washington
Johnson
Constance Baker Motley
Borough of
Manhattan
New York
Mrs. Motley
U.S. District Court
John F. Kennedy
Motley
New Haven
Conn
Columbia University
Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
University of Mississippi
Archie 0. Dawson
White House
Arson Charge in Yonkers Center Fire Kills 12
Police issue arson warrant for 17 year old Thomas Ruppert in Yonkers after a month long probe found evidence the December 20 fire at the Jewish Community Center was set deliberately. Local officials confirm 12 people perished in the blaze.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Thomas Ruppert
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