Wrong Way March Right For Irish Parade in New York
New Yorks St Patrick Day parade drew crowds of spectators as 350 marching units passed by with 189 bands. Mayor Lindsay and Gov Rockefeller joined, while Jack Javits urged timing and sentiment on the route.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
New York
Javits
Jack O’ Javits
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Robert F. Wagner
Midtown
Reblican
Nelson A. Rockeler
Robert F. Kennedy
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Cape
St. Patrick's
Cleveland
St. Joseph High School
Frank O'Connor
300 Babies Born As Drug Addicts
New York physician Dr. Alonzo Yerby said more than 300 babies were born each year in the city addicted to drugs from their mothers. He noted as a conservative estimate 400 to 500 more infants may be born to narcotics users and that addicted babies struggle to recover due to weakness.
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New York
Alonzo Yerby
Busing Budget Sparks Albany Floor Fight
In Albany the busing budget item in Rockefeller's plan triggered a sharp clash on the Assembly floor between John Kingston and Percy Sutton. Kingston urged eliminating a 242 000 education department item to curb busing, claiming it promotes a racial quota and discrimination. Sutton defended the program as advancing education and reducing segregation. The motion to cut the item failed on a partyline voice vote.
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Albany
Guv Rockefeller
Assembly
Long Island
John Kingston
Nassau
State
Education Department
James E. Allen Jr
Kingston
Allen
Sen. Eastland
Mississippi
Percy Sutton
D-Harlem
Anthony J. Travia
Sutton
Travia
Orders Crackdown On Punjab Riots
Indira Gandhi said the Panipat killings by Hindu extremists shocked the nation. Police units reinforced in Punjab with orders to crush any renewed violence after 12 dead and hundreds injured.
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New Delhi
UPI
Indira Gandhi
Punjab
Panipat
State budget cuts hit parks and regional development
A summary of Democratic reductions in New York budget proposals affects Thatcher Park funding for road work and winter facilities, ORD studies in Adirondack Mohawk, Hudson River Valley Commission, and library and staffing costs in the Third Department. It notes troop increases, prison construction, race integration programs, mental health staffing, and a nuclear plant plan vs federal aid.
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Council On Arts
Saratoga Spa
Thatcher Park
Helderbergs
Office of Regional Development
Adirondack-Mohawk
ORD
Hudson River Valley Commission
Appellate Division
Rensselaer
Albany
Fourth Judicial Dist
Lake George
Schenectady
Rockefeller
Education Department
Long Island
State Conservation Department
Judiciary
Assembly Divorces Bill Showdown Prompts Support Push
In Albany a group of 61 Assembly members led by Percy Sutton pressed to keep the joint committee divorce reform bill alive arguing the leadership plan would weaken it. Speaker Travia noted a divorce bill would pass this session while Rockefeller’s proposals remained unspecified.
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Albany
UPI
Assembly
Percy Sutton
Manhattan
Sutton
Anthony Travia
Confession Hearing Stated In Yonkers Arson Case
In Yonkers New York 17 year old Thomas Ruppert faced a confession hearing after a federal judge ordered him to show cause why his December confession to setting the Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire should be admissible. He is charged with felony murder and arson in the first degree for the blaze that killed nine children and three adults.
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New York
UPS
Thomas Alfred Ruppert
Yonkers
Marvin E. Frankel
Ruppert
Legislature Approves Billion Budget After Budget Talks
The Republican Senate Finance committee and Democrats resumed talks on a revised Rockefeller plan. Temporary cuts totaled 93.4 million but net reduction was 63.4 million after earmarked loans for road construction. The revised budget stands at 3.9166 billion with further negotiations planned next week.
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Senate Finance Committee
Rockefeller
East Hudson Parkway Authority
Yanks Press Deep Into Viet Cong Stronghold
Air Force and Navy units engaged targets around Dien Bien Phu and Haiphong in the deepest penetration yet. Planes attacked bridges roads and storage areas while ground fire and missiles were observed near Hanoi and Vinh. War Zone D remains a Viet Cong staging area since World War II.
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Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Panhandle
Haiphong
Vinh
Don Hoi
Watertown Elks Honor Leadership At Sixth Year Dinner
Walter Flaherty debunks the hoax moment as Elks of Watertown Massachusetts elect E Murray McArdle president, with Thomas B Sweeney Daniel M Canning James Sarkis and Orville Bennett in key roles. Gov Rockefeller and Sen Kennedy send greetings as clergy and 30 plus ministers attend the gala. Mayor Meyer cites city changes as the event closes with corned beef and cabbage.
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Walter Flaherty
The
Elks of Watertown
Mass
McArdle
E. Murray McArdle
Raymond J. Hannon
Thomas B. Sweeney
Daniel M. Canning
William M. Connors
Thomas B. Tully
John Sarkis
Orville Bennett
Nelson Rockefeller
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
Irish Tourist Bureau
New York
Albany
Saratoga Springs
Lawrence D. Meyer
Canning
Douglas Hudson
F. Warren Travers
Charles C. Smith
Seth Genung
Toby Middlebrook
Pakistan bans Rhodesian planes to cut trade
Pakistan announces a ban on Rhodesian aircraft operating to or through its airspace as part of steps to cut off trade with the white minority regime in Rhodesia. The move targets air routes and overflight access in support of international pressure.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Rhodesia
Cornell’s Big Red Turns Violent Green in Classroom Vandalism
In Ithaca during a St Patrick’s Day event students daubed Cornell University the Big Red green. A painted pig was released in the cafeteria and about 100 students splashed green paint on people cars and Ezra Cornell statue. Ten undergraduates faced judiciary board charges.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Ezra Cornell
New X22A V STOL Aircraft Flown For First Time
A new aircraft the X22A capable of vertical and steep takeoffs and landings was successfully flown for the first time. Textron Bell Aerosystems Co conducted taxi tests at Niagara Falls International Airport before a scheduled ten minute flight near the Bell plant.
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Niagara Falls
APS
Textron
Bell Aerosystems Co
Niagara Falls International Airport
Bell
Subcommittee Rebukes Johnson on College Loan Cuts
A House Education subcommittee voted six to three to require the full 199 million dollar funding for the National Defense Education Act college loan program. The action counters President Johnson who sought to trim education spending and shift to a guaranteed private loan model.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Congress
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