Memorial to Lincoln’s Assassination Train Model
Dover report notes Ernest Mooney Warther finished an eight foot ebony and ivory scale model of Lincoln’s funeral train after a year of carving. He spent about 3600 hours, starting at 2 a.m., to include 7600 parts with lamps and dining car details. The piece becomes part of his railroad locomotive collection in the museum.
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Warther Museum
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John Wilkes Booth
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Ilinois
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Arther
America
Tornado-Ravaged Midwest Braces For Flood Threats
The Midwest faces renewed danger as the Mississippi River swells after a tornado outbreak. Minnesota bears the worst impact with 21,000 homeless and 20 million in damage, while Indiana Ohio Michigan Illinois Wisconsin report deaths and widespread evacuations. Federal relief looms as towns fortify dikes, shelters rise, and rail services halt amid rising flood waters.
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President Johnson tours tornado flood damage in six states
President Johnson surveyed six Midwest disaster areas visiting Dunlap Indiana where 27 died as winds reached 300 mph. He pledged rapid federal aid and offered condolences saying I am sorry. Ohio alone reported over 42 million dollars in damage across 19 counties as floods and tornadoes hit the region.
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May Trial Likely In Reed Slaying
Three white men from Selma Alabama O Neal Hoggle 30 William Stanley Hoggle 36 and Elmer Cook 41 face first degree murder charges in the civil rights slaying of Rev James Reed of Boston Their trial may be set for May 10 1965 in Dallas County Criminal Court though Judge James A Hare warned it could be postponed to October due to a crowded docket A fourth man R B Kelly 30 was not indicted All three and Kelly face federal civil rights warrants in connection with Reeds death.
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Marines Expand Da Nang Hue Garrison In Vietnam
A new landing brings the Marine total in South Vietnam to over 8000 as 1400 Marines disembark from the Henrico Union Cook and Vancouver to guard Da Nang and Hue area airstrips. Helicopter moves were delayed by rain before troops secured the beach and prepared defenses. In the same region government forces fought Viet Cong 12 miles south, killing a ranger and wounding others.
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State funds release for Meigs levee boating facilities
Meigs County Pom ery levee project receives 48000 dollars in state funds for boating and recreational facilities. Pom ery attorney Frank W Porter Jr and the State Waterways Safety Commission were notified by the control board. The project requires 72000 dollars with one third provided by Pom ery and bids will be advertised as soon as river levels permit work.
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President Johnson Hosts Distinct White House Parties
President Johnson, famed for hosting, arranged a White House reception for education law supporters and a separate cocktail gathering for about 30 senators. The events illustrated his blend of formal and informal diplomacy in Washington society.
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Washington
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Johnson uses informal talks and drinks to win support
The article notes Johnson’s strategy of hosting informal White House gatherings to persuade lawmakers and officials. It describes his practice of offering drinks to attendees and states the aim to advance administration policies through relaxed, personal engagement.
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Congress
House OKs lifting ban on birth control devices
Ohio lawmakers clash over long standing policy as the House votes to lift a 70 year ban on sale of birth control devices while the Senate advances a bill to curb mental retardation tests for newborns proposed by Sen. Ed Garrigan of Summit with two cosponsors.
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Senate
Ed Garrigan
News Briefs Approve Proposal in House Amendment
The House considers a proposed amendment as part of a news briefs roundup. Details remain tentative as lawmakers debate wording and potential implications for pending legislation.
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House
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