Councilman Koch to offer bill to spur use of nonprofessionals to free nurses for nursing duty

City Hospital Chiefs Ordered To Halt Their Dual Salaries; DUAL PAY HALTED IN CITY HOSPITALS

Pres Johnson asks speedy Sen ratification of pact for peaceful uses of outer space; recalls commitment of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy to peaceful space exploration; Sens Mansfield and Dirksen pledge support

JOHNSON APPEALS FOR SPACE TREATY; Asks Quick Senate Consent for Ban on Orbiting of Any Major Weapons JOHNSON APPEALS FOR SPACE TREATY

group of Moscow students and workers intrude into Chinese Embassy and exch angry shouts with staff members when door is opened unexpectedly during effort to present protest resolutions; pushed out by Soviet security men; Chinese tear up resolutions

RUSSIANS INVADE CHINESE EMBASSY; Protesters Surge In When Door Is Abruptly Unlocked  Police Remove Them Muscovite Protesters Invade the Chinese Embassy

blizzard hits E Coast from Washington to NS; NYC gets 12.6 in, freezing temps; NYC traffic snarled, schools closed, some subways shut down; 4 dead, 21 hurt; other effects; NYC opens armories as shelters; Mayor Lindsay urges motorists use pub transit facilities; illus

BLIZZARD CRIPPLES EAST COAST; A 12.6-INCH SNOW BUFFETS CITY; SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY; TRAVEL DISRUPTED Roads, Rails aid Air Terminals Tied Up  Trade Slowed Blizzard Cripples East Coast, Buffeting City With 12.6 Inches of Clogging Snow

SUBURBS CUT OFF BY CLOGGED ROADS; Schools, Shops and Offices Shut in Nearby Counties, Connecticut and Jersey Suburbs Are Cut Off by Clogged Roads

At least 25 killed in fire; others trapped; several firemen overcome by smoke

At Least 25 Die in Montgomery In a Penthouse Restaurant Fire; At Least 25 Die in Montgomery In a Penthouse Restaurant Fire

Natl Advisory Comm on Selective Service reptdly will recommend drafting of youngest men 1st instead of oldest and will propose gradual abolition of student deferments, forthcoming rept to Pres Johnson; comm, headed by B Marshall, was sharply split on deferments proposal; other proposals include ending disparity in way educ, hardship and occupational deferments are applied by local bds

PANEL IS REPORTED SUPPORTING DRAFT OF YOUNGEST FIRST; President's Board Also Said to Favor Gradual Ending of Student Deferments PANEL WILL URGE CHANGES IN DRAFT

party Central Com reptdly posts notices, Peking, ordering Guards to cease marches around nation and return home; notices say too many Guards, estimated at up to 10 million, had crowded into Peking and other places

Red Guard Is Told To Cease Marches And Return Home; RED GUARDS TOLD TO RETURN HOME

4-day truce begins; Vice Pres Humphrey sees it as opportunity for rethinking by all combatants, s, Washington; State Dept leaves open possibility that there might be an extension; backs S Vietnam offer to discuss extension

GOLDBERG TO VISIT 12 LANDS ON STUDY OF PEACE OUTLOOK; Fact-Finding Tour of Europe and Asia, Due Shortly, Will Include South Vietnam 4-DAY CEASE-FIRE IS ON Possibility of Extension to Aid Soundings Left Open by State Department GOLDBERG TO TOUR 12 COUNTRIES SOON

80% of NYC workers got to their jobs; most cos sent workers home early; Times Sq scenes illus

Shops Empty, Hotels Full; Many Are Stranded Here; Shops Are Empty, Many Events Are Canceled; Stranded Commuters Fill Hotels 80% OF WORKERS GET TO THEIR JOBS Trading on Stock Exchange Down Most Employes Are Dismissed Early

US officials rept USSR signed $90- to 100-million mil aid pact, Jan, Iran becoming 1st Western alliance member to buy USSR arms; see deal part of USSR plan to undermine ties with West of nations on its southern border; Govt has advised US it avoided 'primary weapons,' deal does not require stationing of significant number of USSR technicians in Iran

SOVIET ARMS DEAL WITH IRAN SIGNED; It Is Moscow's First Military Pact With an Ally of West SOVIET ARMS DEAL WITH IRAN SIGNED

Marine Awarded Medal of Honor

The Proceedings In the U.N.; SCHEDULE FOR TODAY 

sharp conflicts in Gen Westmoreland, Saigon and Washington figures on N Vietnam strength and infiltration discussed; Westmoreland puts infiltration rate at about 8,000 a mo, above others

Vietnam Numbers Game; Sharp Conflicts Noted in U.S. Figures On Size of Foe's Force and infiltration

USAF rejects Natl Guard Bur proposal to form volunteer transport sqdn to replace regular USAF unit supplying men and materiel to Vietnam

Air Force Rejects Volunteer Squadron For Southeast Asia

US troops continue sweep in Operation Gadsden; scattered clashes reptd; explosion sets off fire at Bienhoa Air Base fuel depot; map

4-DAY CEASE-FIRE BEGINS IN VIETNAM; 2 Clashes Break Out Within 2 Hours After It Starts

Plane Kills 5 Bathers in Brazil

N Vietnam denies it is having peace talks with US, charges Johnson spreads 'ambiguous rumors,'

'RUMORS OF TALKS' DENOUNCED BY HANOI

Capetown police find 3 sailors reptd missing when ship left

3 U.S. Sailors in Capetown

pact seen step in developing ties with USSR; Shah's efforts to show independence from West noted

New Step in Rapprochement

Burchett says N Vietnam would hold preliminary talks with US, receive Johnson if US will permanently halt bombing of N Vietnam, article requested by AP to clarify Hanoi position

Hanoi Will Talk if Bombing Halts, Burchett Says

receives pocket telephone from Prime Min Wilson

Wilson Gives Kosygin Pocket Telephone Set

Polish sources say conf is set for Warsaw

PARLEY IN WARSAW BELIEVED IMMINENT

Wilson Says Misunderstanding Arose on Talks; He Answers Question on Bid by U.S. and Hanoi in December  Meets Kosygin Again

Hanoi Notes Anniversary

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February 8, 1967

Headlines from February 8, 1967

City Hospital Chiefs Ordered To Halt Their Dual Salaries; DUAL PAY HALTED IN CITY HOSPITALS

JOHNSON APPEALS FOR SPACE TREATY; Asks Quick Senate Consent for Ban on Orbiting of Any Major Weapons JOHNSON APPEALS FOR SPACE TREATY

RUSSIANS INVADE CHINESE EMBASSY; Protesters Surge In When Door Is Abruptly Unlocked Police Remove Them Muscovite Protesters Invade the Chinese Embassy

BLIZZARD CRIPPLES EAST COAST; A 12.6-INCH SNOW BUFFETS CITY; SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY; TRAVEL DISRUPTED Roads, Rails aid Air Terminals Tied Up Trade Slowed Blizzard Cripples East Coast, Buffeting City With 12.6 Inches of Clogging Snow

SUBURBS CUT OFF BY CLOGGED ROADS; Schools, Shops and Offices Shut in Nearby Counties, Connecticut and Jersey Suburbs Are Cut Off by Clogged Roads

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