New York and Michigan Scenes in Ongoing Teacher Strikes
The nation watches actions from New York to Michigan as teachers press for pay rises while courts order readmission. In Florida Broward County, about 3,000 teachers face a court order to return to work, with 75 percent complying. In Michigan, the State Supreme Court agrees to review a case on whether striking teachers in 20 districts can be forced back to work, amid 377,500 students still out of class in remaining districts.
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Hark
New York State
Senate Pushes Full Data On Campaign Donations
The Senate approved 87 to 0 a bill for complete public disclosure of all campaign contributions in presidential and congressional races. It would end present spending limits while enforcing a $5,000 cap on gifts to any candidate and outlaw evasive tactics. The measure, tied to income source disclosure in a failed amendment, mirrors Johnson’s call for a sweeping reform to restore public confidence.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Everedt M. Dirksen
Illinois
Joseph S
Clark
D-Pa
House
Johnson
House Administration Committee
Jonson
Romney Johnson aide clash over Detroit riots troop call
Cyrus Vance, the president's representative, says Gov. George Romney was told to submit a written request for federal troops in Detroit last July, contradicting Romney's claim that an oral request would suffice. The chronology shows Clark pressing for written orders while Romney read the telegram draft at 9:45 a.m. and sent it at 10:46 a.m. Johnson approved troops by 11:05 a.m.
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Cyrus Vance
Detroit
Michigan
George Romney
Vancee
Romney
Vance
Denis
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Johnson
Young William Pitt Becomes England's Prime Minister
The young statesman William Pitt the Younger ascends to the office of Prime Minister of England in 1784 at age 25, marking a rapid rise in political leadership during the era.
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William Pitt
England
Ford Unveils 1968 Line Amid Strike Disruption
Ford Motor Co. introduced its new 1968 car lineup in California as industry talks expected the strike to have little effect on dealer stock. Ford executives said about 67,000 of the 1968 models would be available after Sept. 22, with 225,000 total new units on hand for sale. The Torino series drew attention for luxury features and extended wheelbase, with four-door, vinyl roof hardtop, fastback hardtop and Squire wagon, plus a sportier GT Torino in hardtop and convertible forms. Other lines showcased new styling, power, luxury options and safety features.
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Robert M. Byrne
Carslead
Calif
Ford Motor Co
MS. McLaughlin
Ford
Ford Division
McLaughlin
la Costa Spa
Torture Trial Defendant Sentenced Torture Trial Defendant Sentenced
Monique Van Cleef, a former model, got 18 months in Essex County Penitentiary on two conspiracy counts for lewdness and running a house for lewd acts. Judge Leon Kapp ordered four months confinement plus probation, fined $1,000, calling her a cruel calculating woman. Co-defendant F James Albert Beard received a suspended six-month sentence with 1 month probation and a $500 fine. Their lawyer said he would appeal.
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Newark
Monique van Cleef
Essex County
Leon Kapp
Miss van Cleef
James Albert Beard
Harry Durkin
Forever Wild status for canal fails at convention
At the constitutional convention the proposal to bring the State Barge Canal under Forever Wild protection failed on an almost party line vote. Delegates advanced the Forever Wild Natural Resources Article preserving Catskill and Adirondack Forest Preserves while the canal amendment was defeated TRRG.
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Albany, N
UPI
Forever Wild
Catskill
Adirondack
TRRG
Justice Of Peace System Threatened in Court Restructure
A proposed constitutional article would place all cases including criminal in the Supreme Court and keep current judges in office. It outlines possible district court creation, partial county districts, and state absorption of court costs over ten years, with increases in judicial departments and Court of Claims judges.
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Supreme Court
Rensselaer County
Troy
Brunswick
North Greenbush
Court of Appeals
Court of Claims
Hope Sees Happy Honeymoon Return
President Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird Robb, newly engaged to Marine Captain Charles S. Robb, appears well in public. Bob Hope, visiting as a savings bonds spokesman, said she looked marvelous and expects a happy marriage, with plans to visit Vietnam in mid March as Robb heads there.
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Washington
Johnson
Lynda Bird
Bob Hope
Gen. Robb
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
Marine Corps
Hope
White House
Vietnam
Capt
Robb
Maddox accuses governors of bowing to King Johnson
In Ashville North Carolina Gov Lester Maddox charged Dixie governors with bowing to Lyndon Johnson by injecting the race issue into the Southern Governors Conference He criticized the group for not speaking out while attending the funeral of a former Ku Klux Klan member The flare followed a proposal from the Southern Regional Education Board to create a regional institute to improve Negro higher education with federal funds Warren Hearnes Missouri replied sharply implying Maddox seeks publicity
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Ashville
N. C
UPJ
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Dixie
Lyndon Johnsson
Maddox Hittterly
Maddox
Ajs
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
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