Consular Treaty Sparks Senate Clash Over Vietnam War
Washington AP Senators clash over a consular treaty with the Soviet Union arguing it could prolong the Vietnam conflict. Opponents warn it signals dangerous concessions while supporters say most of the Senate will back ratification to set citizen treatment guidelines and grant immunity for consular staff. Mundt seeks delay until assurances about Soviet weapons. Gore predicts broad approval.
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Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
Thomas J. Dodd
East
Conn
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Congress
Mundt
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Democrats Propose Easier Primary for Upstate Candidates
Democrats push a 15 percent threshold to allow upstate runners to force a primary, easing access without NYC support. The plan combines early spring delegate elections, a May convention, and a June state primary to stretch campaign time while curbing costs. Some Democrats doubt Brydges and Yoswein bills remove boss control, and Gov Rockefeller may face a reluctant Senate.
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Burns
New York City
Abe Lincolns
al Smiths
State Committee
Yoswein
Assembly
Rockefeller
Senate
State Sets Fees For Optometrists
Governor Rockefeller announced fee schedules for optometrists and dispensing opticians under state programs including Medicare. Self employed optometrists receive a $5 dispensing fee. dispensing opticians get reimbursement of actual wholesale costs plus a 60 percent markup. Maximum optometrists' fee is $12 with $8 for orthoptic evaluation and visual fields and $2 for repairs or adjustments.
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Albany
UPI
Rockefeller
Governor Pushes Transport Plan Details and Funding Outline
Governor Rockefeller proposes a unified state transportation department built from Public Works, with a central commission, and satellite divisions moved to other agencies. He calls for 6.4 billion dollars over five years for highways mass transit and airports, with 4.0 for highways 2.1 for transit and 330 million for airports. The plan would establish a nine member Metropolitan Transportation Authority and empower local governments to apply for transit and airport grants, while maintaining the NYC Transit Authority and related entities under a broader framework.
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Adming
Pinay
MTA
van Ity
New York City
nHwa
Department of Transportation
Disi
Public Works Department
Public Works
Irgjing
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority
William J. Ronan
Irish Farm Rebellion Spreading Across Dublin
Picket lines by about 500 angry Irish farmers blocked Dublin roads and turned back Northern Ireland cattle and vegetables. A week-long strike by the National Farmers Association entered its third day amid talks of a meat famine and stock shortages. Substantial disruption to Dublin markets, with a truck through picket lines injuring a farmer and 50,000+ head of cattle, sheep, and pigs kept from sale. Dubliners face rising food scarcity as government pressure and subsidies seek resolution.
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Dublin
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Industry and Commerce
George Colley
Ballyamesduff
Colley
Farmers Association
Rescue Bid Declined By 2 Climbers
TALKEETNA Alaska AP An Army helicopter landed at the bivouac of two climbers on Mt McKinley but Gregg Blomberg 25 Denver and John Edwards 25 Cleveland declined evacuation to await clearer weather for a bush plane to University of Alaska campus College Alaska Scientists stand by to run metabolism tests in the biological department Weather and turbulence blocked a bush plane return today
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Talkeetna
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Fort Greeley
Gregg Blomberg
Denver
Colo
John Edwards
Cleveland
Ohio
University of Alaska
College, Alaska
Don Sheldon
Kahiltna
Shekton
Man Held In Wife's Torch Death
NEW YORK AP A woman burned to death in a domestic torch attack after a days long argument with her husband who used gasoline and a match. Husband Torres 31 is jailed on arson maiming and assault and will face murder charges after the victim Irma 29 died from burns over 85 percent of her body. Their children Alice 10 and younger siblings tried to help as flames spread in the four room apartment.
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New York
Alrready
Bellevue Hospital
Pyounce
Soubert Torres
Irma
Alice
Alicias
St. Vincent’s Hospital
MGM Victory in Bitter Proxy Fight Ends Challenge
MGM, Manhattan, and shareholders disputed control as MGM defeated a dissident slate led by Philip Levin in a long proxy battle. MGM President Robert H. O’Brien secured about 2.57 million votes to Levin’s 1.88 million amid a 12-member board slate. Levin challenged roughly 900,000 votes in a federal suit from Wilmington, Del. The outcome keeps MGM’s management in place with about 12,000 stockholders and 5,042,859 common shares outstanding.
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NEW York
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc
Philip
Robert H. ‘O’brien
MGM
Levin
O’brien
Wilmington
Del
Hamilton Group
Baldwin Securities
Schlesinger rows against Viet Nam policy stance
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Kennedy adviser and Pulitzer winner, stated that the Johnson Administration shows no wish to negotiate an end to the Vietnam War now. He questioned the move to harder terms, noting the demand for a reciprocal act as a condition to halt bombing. He spoke at a Liberal ADA news conference, but said the view was his own.
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Arthur Schlesinger Jr
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
North Vietnam
Schlesinger
United States
Vietnam
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