Johnson Aides Meet on Cuba Water Crisis and Guantanamo
President Johnson and top advisers mulled U S response to Castro cut off water to Guantanamo Naval Base amid fears of a wider Cold War clash. Senate leaders expressed support while Castro offered limited water supply hours but kept the cut in effect.
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Johnson
Guantanamo Naval Base
Thomas H. Kuche
California
Mansfield
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
New York
U. S. Guantanamo Naval Base
United States
Soviet Union
Blizzard Strikes Southwest Killing Ten and Halting Travel
The Southwest faced back to back blizzards with temperatures near zero and up to 30 inches of snow in places. Emergency declarations covered three New Mexico counties as National Guardsmen aided ranch families. Ten deaths were reported, five in Texas and five in New Mexico, and rescue helicopters searched for stranded residents.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
New
Mexico
San Miguel
Union
Quay
Texas
New Mexico
Cannon Air Force Base
Texas Panhandle
U. S. 66
Amarillo
White Deer
Tex
Oklahoma
Don't Rush Rights Vote Warns Southerners
The House faced final civil rights debate with Southern opposition vowing delaying tactics if leaders push a quick vote. Rep. Howard W. Smith warned against cutting off debate while Halleck sought early sessions to finish the 10 part bill by Saturday night. Williams blocked an early session but Halleck pressed to end debate by weekend.
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Washington
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
John Bell Williams
D.-Miss
Williams
Rendezvous In Space Described
Columbus report notes that American astronauts will guide craft to rendezvous with other vehicles to train for Moon exploration. Paul Haney, new voice of the astronauts, spoke at Lockbourne AFB to Ohio publishers amid the 31st annual Ohio Newspaper Association convention. An unmanned Gemini test is planned for spring.
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Columbus
Manned Spacecraft Center
Paul Haney
Akron
Air Force
John A. Shorty Powers
Haney
Houston
Tex
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio Newspaper Association
United States
Beckwith Jurors Deliberating In Medgar Evers Death Case
Jackson Mississippi jurors continue deliberations in the Byron De La Beckwith murder trial for civil rights leader Medgar Evers. After seven hours in the jury room the all white panel is sent to breakfast while choices include acquittal or guilty with possible death penalty or life sentence.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Leon F. Hendrick
Mississippi
Beckwith
Goldwater Still Leads In N H Poll
In Concord New Hampshire a third AP survey of county committee members shows Barry Goldwater remains the front runner for the presidential primary though his position has not improved since December. Nelson Rockefeller shows a slight gain since the last poll.
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Concord
N.H
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Newlyweds Murdered By Sniper On Scenic Beach Walk
San Diego police investigate a beachside shooting that killed Navy Radioman 3/c Johnny Ray Swindle of Jasper Alabama and his bride Joyce aged 19. No motive seen. a missing wallet and a Valentine candy box are noted as possible clues. Investigators consider a thrill killer acting for excitement.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Johnny Ray Swindle
Joyce
Jasper
Ala
Ed de Bolt
William Schenck
Wheat Deal Threatened By Boycott
Washington longshoremen threaten to refuse to load Continental Grain Co shipments, citing unfair treatment of U S ships versus foreign flag vessels in the $70 million wheat export to the Soviet Union. Gleason urges union council action while a Maritime hearing weighs the waiver for ship usage. In Texas balloons and a Columbus, Ohio appointment are other notes.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Maritime Administration
U. S
Gleason
Union
Executive Council
Continental Grain Co
Robert E. Giles
Executive
Tension Builds In Alabama Crisis
In Tuskegee Alabama tensions rise amid planned protests by Negro students at Tuskegee Institute. Notasulga sees less fear while a white boycott grows at the newly desegregated Shorter High School. Six Negro pupils remain at Shorter without disorder as about 300 march on the Tuskegee campus in a quiet show of protest.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Alabama
Tuskegee Institute
Notasulga
Shorter High
S. Bertrand Phillips
Notasulga High School
City of
Overwhelming Senate Push For $11.6 Billion Tax Cut Bill
The Senate moves toward final approval of an $11.6 billion tax cut with broad support. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield leads sessions aiming for passage this afternoon, amid debates over a $100 billion spending ceiling and a stock option ban for executives.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Peace Corps Funding Passes House Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill authorizing 115 million dollars for the Peace Corps in the fiscal year starting July 1, advancing the funding request on a 21 to 3 vote.
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Peace Corps
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Why The Beatles Win Over Teen Fans Explained
Gay Stilley 13 explains why teenage girls adore The Beatles. She notes the band’s insistent beat for dancing and songs about teen life, mentioning songs like Miserable and the appeal of John and George in the moment.
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Gay Stilley
Francis Stilley
New York
John
George
Snowbound Men Survive 15 Days Without Food
Frostbitten encyclopedia salesmen Paul Froelich and James Ginrich spent 15 days trapped in a snowbound Sierra car. Prospector Tom Penland fed them after they walked 10 miles in stocking feet. they endured frostbite and malnutrition but survived without hospitalization. Police later rescued them.
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Fresno
Calif
Tom Penland
Paul Froelich
Pleasant Hill
James Ginrich
Sudbury
Ontario
Penland
Froelich
Ginrich
Oswalds Mother To Testify At Warren Hearings
Marguerite Oswald the mother of Lee Harvey Oswald will testify before the Warren Commission on Monday arguing there were no witnesses to her son firing the gun. Marina Oswald had just completed a four day interrogation and maintained that Oswald was not responsible, while Chief Justice Earl Warren confirmed Marguerite would be the second witness in the closed hearings.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Marguerite Oswald
Lee
Earl Warren
Cypriot Town Left In Flames After Village Burning
In Cyprus heavy fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots left Ayios Sozomenos burning and multiple casualties. Seven Turkish Cypriots and four Greek Cypriots were killed in a six hour battle that halted only after British forces brokered a cease fire.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ayios Sozomenos
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