World leaders honor MacArthur with global funeral tributes
Japan leads mourners for General Douglas MacArthur at his funeral with remarks from former Prime Minister Yoshida and Emperor Hirohito. Philippines South Korea and New Zealand leaders speak of his role in wartime and postwar recovery while India calls him a great administrator.
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Douglas MacArthur
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South Korea
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
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Johnson
Hayato Ikeda
Hirohito
Nagako
Diosdado Macapagal
Chung Hee Park
New Zealand
Keith J. Holyoake
Ohio to back regional development in Appalachian counties
Gov. James A. Rhodes set April 27 for a meeting in Athens to discuss a state assisted program for southeastern Ohio counties. The plan aims to mimic federal Appalachian development without a poverty designation, with Ohio University President Dr. Vernon R. Alden guiding the jobs corps role and projects including forestry, reforestation, highway construction and job training.
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James A. Rhodes
Athens
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West Virginia
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
National Administration “Jobs Corps
Senate OK Expected for Medicare Passage Says Young
Sen Stephen M Young predicts the Senate will pass the Medicare bill in this session and credits Presidents Johnson and Kennedy for inspiring the measure. He spoke at a Jefferson Day dinner, arguing Medicare should not be an issue in 1964 and highlighting the fear of illness draining citizens' savings.
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Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Young
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Deer killed by jet strikes at Kansas City airport training flight
A yearling buck darted onto the runway as a Boeing 707 was taking off at Mid-Continent International Airport in Kansas City and was struck by the plane. Missouri logged 707 deer killed by cars last year, notes conservation agent Paul Tichnor.
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Missouri
Paul Tichnor
Mid-Continent
Fulbright Sees Ineffective Military Control by People and Congress
Senator J. W. Fulbright at the University of North Carolina argues that the American people and Congress lack effective control over the military. He links high Cold War defense spending to vested military interests and says cutting superfluous defense funds would boost domestic programs. The remarks follow a controversial foreign policy speech earlier in March.
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Boy Dies Riding Bike In Creek Near South Canaan Church
John Alan James fourteen of Athens Route 4 lost his life Sunday when his bicycle struck a stump and he was thrown into a shallow creek near the South Canaan Church. He was found face down in about 500 yards from home and pronounced dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Coroner Dr C F Patton ruled drowning. He was a Rome Canaan School student and member of Happy Lamb 4H Club. Burial to follow at South Canaan Cemetery.
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Hughes Funeral Home
Herbert Harris
South Canaan Cemetery
Regional Development Institute Formed at Ohio University
Ohio University announces the creation of the Institute for Regional Development directed by William Sheehan. Sponsored by the university and SEORC, the center will serve southern and southeastern Ohio providing management and research services for small industries and tourism development while coordinating with local, state, and federal agencies.
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Vernon R. Alden
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Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Zanesville
Martins Ferry
Gambier arrests spark student protest over town marshal
About 300 Kenyon College students and locals protested after marshal Charles Imel arrested a student who had argued with him over a warning in a fire zone. The clash followed vandalism and symbolic displays as tensions rose in Gambier, Knox County.
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Knox County
Charles Imel
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General Douglas MacArthur Tributes Pour In
Nationwide tributes pour in for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur after his death. President Johnson orders flags at half staff and praises him as a living embodiment of duty honor country. Former presidents Truman Hoover Eisenhower Nixon and others honor his military leadership and patriotism.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
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Corregidor
Funeral Saturday In Norfolk Marks MacArthur Farewell
Douglas MacArthur died at 2:39 p.m. EST in Washington D C after three major surgeries. His funeral journey will include repose at the 7th Regiment Armory and a state in the Capitol, then a Norfolk service at St Pauls Episcopal Church and burial at the MacArthur Memorial. Messages of sorrow pour in from around the world including a noted note from Truman recalling the 1951 dismissal during the Korean War.
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Beckwith Retrial Set in Medgar Evers Case
In Jackson Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith faces a retrial on charges he killed civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The first trial ended February 7 with a hung jury after 11 hours of deliberation on the all white panel. In New York Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor arrived, met by bodyguards at the station.
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Greenswood
New York
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Panama Ambassador Vaughn Ready for Panama Post
President Johnson named Jack Hood Vaughn as ambassador to Panama. Vaughn, 43, former boxer and director of the Peace Corps Latin America operation, expects Senate confirmation by midweek and will proceed to Panama, the post vacant since August after Joseph Farland’s resignation. Diplomatic ties with Panama had been strained but were resumed on Saturday.
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Five Children Die in Berwick House Fire
Five children died when a fire destroyed their Fishing Creek Township home seven miles north of Berwick Pennsylvania on Sunday. Neighbors reported seeing smoke and firefighters battled the blaze, with authorities investigating the cause of the fatal blaze.
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Fishing Creek Township
Here
President May Visit Appalachia
President Johnson considers a tour to poverty stricken areas in the Appalachian region to bolster his anti poverty program. He noted plans are not finalized with dates or specific cities, aiming for the latter part of the week while busy early in the week. The region spans West Virginia parts of Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Georgia and Alabama.
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