LeMay Calls Slow-Down In U S Militarism Debate
General Curtis LeMay warns the U S military gap with the Soviet Union is narrowing and urges development of a 100 megaton nuclear bomb while opposing exclusive reliance on missiles. He backs manned bombers and criticizes overdependence on missile systems in a February congressional hearing.
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Soviet Union
U.S
United States
Robert S. McNamara
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Air Force Chief of Staff
Cleveland Boycott Calls for Supporters to Skip Local Stores
Cleveland NAACP leaders urge a buyers strike against May Co. and Higbee's as a protest over school integration. A citywide school boycott is planned for next Monday. Harold Williams accuses The Plain Dealer of backing the school board’s rejected truce at City Hall with civil rights leaders.
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United Freedom Movement
Cleveland Press
Harold Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Higbee’s
Williams
Ralph S. Locher
Athens flood control urged for entire Hocking River system
A public hearing on Athens flood control stressed extending efforts to cover the entire Hocking River. Proposals target two plans costing about 12.9 million and 16.5 million with federal shares of 8.46 million and 11.26 million respectively, plus nonfederal costs. R. V. Oakley of the Hocking Conservancy District highlighted upstream reservoir benefits.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Athens
Baker Center
Tom Whitman
Hocking Basin
J. H. Guthrie
Messenger Newsphoto
Hocking
Harrington W. Cochran
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
R. V. Oakley
Hocking Conservancy District
Salary hike for Collins turned down in Columbus
Atty. Gen. Saxbe ruled out attempts by Hocking County commissioners to raise County Judge Vaughn A. Collins salary by 1000 a year. The move lacked a supporting 1962 resolution and proper appropriation records. A December 1963 journal entry and later resolution were cited as the basis for the dispute. In Huntsville Alabama the city upheld the permanent suspension of two of the three original Negro policemen, while the third resigned.
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Columbus
William B. Saxbe
Hocking
Vaughn A. Collins
Hubert D. Lappen
Lappen
Huntsville
Ala
Retirement Pay Prospects Rise as LBJ Backs Benefits
Johnson backs broader Social Security health care plan and potential rise in basic retirement payments. House Ways and Means Committee holds closed-door talks, seeking to extend medical coverage to a wider income bracket while minimizing welfare stigma. No increase since 1959 is noted.
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LBJ
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Goldwater Appeal Tested in Illinois Primary
Senator Barry Goldwater campaigns in Illinois as Republicans anticipate a turnout over one million amid a fierce gubernatorial race. Charles H. Percy of Bell & Howell competes against State Treasurer William J. Scott, while Governor Otto Kerner seeks renomination without opposition.
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Chicago
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Charles H. Percy
Bell& Howell Co
William J. Scott
Goldwater
Percy
Khrushchev Death Rumor Triggers Global Turmoil
West German Tass agency apologized for an erroneous report claiming Soviet Premier Khrushchev had died. The false dispatch caused world alarm and stock drops while Tass and DPA investigate how the rumor spread. Staff tied to the incident were suspended as inquiries continue.
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Hamburg
Germany
Khrushchev
U. S. Pacific Coast
Tass
Bish
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Moscow
Warsaw
DPA - Deutsche Presse Agentur
Erron
Eous Dispatch
Bonn
DPA
Khrushchevy
Rail Talks Move Into Fifth Day
Washington talks between five unions and nearly 200 railroads reach a crucial point amid White House security. Federal mediators report to President Johnson on progress as the bargaining enters its fifth day to avert a nationwide strike. Reedy cites an active collective bargaining atmosphere as talks continue.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
George Reedy
U.S. Says It Did Not Offer Aid to Castro
State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey said the United States in 1959 and early 1960 sought talks with Cuba’s Castro regime on outstanding differences but did not offer aid. He rejected Theodore Draper’s New Leader claim that Washington offered assistance Castro rejected in favor of Moscow.
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United States
Cuba
Castro
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Theodore Draper
New Leader
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Sid Poitier First Black Actor To Win Best Actor Oscar
At the 36th Academy Awards in Santa Monica Poitier won best actor for Lilies of the Field becoming the first Black performer to capture the category. Patricia Neal won best actress for Hud. Tom Jones topped best picture. Melvyn Douglas and Margaret Rutherford won supporting acting honors.
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Hollywood
Sid Poitier
Nassau
Bahamas
Patricia Neal
Tom Jones
England
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Melvyn Douglas
Margaret Rutherford
Four SEATO Nations Block French Southeast Asia Neutralization Plan
Four SEATO members Australia Pakistan Thailand and the Philippines joined in opposition to Charles de Gaulle's neutralization idea for Southeast Asia. The ministers argued the plan would not deter Communist inroads, especially in South Vietnam, while Dean Rusk and Britain and New Zealand voiced U S opposition. Maurice Couve de Murville offered no concrete alternative. Sir Garfield Barwick cited Laos as a cautionary example of coalition fragility.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Australia
Pakistan
Thailand
Philippines
Viet Nam
Dean
Rusk
U. S
Britain
New Zealand
SEATO
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Garfield Barwick
Laos
Dust Storm Echoes 1930s Blight Across Plains
An intense low-pressure system swept the central Plains reviving memories of the Dust Bowl era. Oklahoma officials assess crop and property damage from the storm while five people die in dust-laden highway crashes. Ground moisture remains low, reducing near-term risk of repeat events.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Plains
Oklahoma Agriculture
Lancaster Man Slays Robber in Fairfield County
A 65 year old Fairfield County man killed one of two robbers who entered the Nichols home on Carroll Route 2. The wounded assailant, Ronnie Bianco, 28, of Upper Arlington, died after the other robber fled in a car. Oma Nichols, 62, and her husband were unharmed.
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Fairfield County
Sheriff's Office
Jack Blazer
Gary Nichols
Carroll Route 2
Ronnie Bianco
Upper Arlington
Columbus
Nichols
Oma
Lancaster-Fairfield County Hospital
Taylor Opposes Use of U S Troops to Suppress Viet Nam Guerrillas
General Maxwell D Taylor chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testifies that he opposes using American troops as the direct means to suppress Viet Nam guerrillas. He answers Under all circumstances that I can think of with a firm no during a Feb 17 House Appropriations subcommittee session. The remarks were made in a closed hearing with Secretary McNamara present and a censored transcript released.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South
Viet Nam
Gerald R. Ford Jr
R-Mich
House Appropriations
Taylor
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Convicted Slayer to be Freed on Bond by Meigs County Fans
Ralph E. Ross, 64, Dorcas, found guilty of second degree murder in the shotgun slaying of his wife Charlotte, 39, was expected to be released on bond from the Ohio Penitentiary. Fifteen Meigs County families pledged property for a $50,000 bond. penalties apply if Ross fails to appear. The May 8 Court of Appeals hearing in Gallipolis will decide if a new trial or further appeal ensues.
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Pomeroy
Ralph E. Ross
Dorcas
Charlotte
Ohio
Ross
Court of Appeals
Meigs County
Fultz
Mitted
Ross Ap
Gallipolis
Doreas
Racine
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