Panama Threatens Diplomatic Break Over Canal Treaty
Panama pressuring the United States to negotiate a new canal treaty. President Chiari threatens complete rupture and recalls diplomats as unrest rises. The U S rejects negotiating a new pact while resuming relations, with Costa Rica to represent Panama in Washington.
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Panama
United States
Roberto Chiari
Washington
Chiari
U. S
Panama City
Costa Rica
Canal Zone
Agusto Arango
Organization of the American States
Johnson seeks big cuts in missiles and ships
President Johnson urges Congress to cut missile and ship procurement by over one billion dollars and boost aircraft spending by 300 million in the 1964 budget request totaling 10.6 billion for missiles ships and planes. Rep. Carl Vinson says he is not disturbed by the cuts and hearings begin January 27 with Defense Secretary McNamara as the first witness.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Defense Department
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Public Private Health Care Plan Proposed for the Aged
Six Republican senators introduced a plan offering 45 days hospital care 180 days skilled nursing care or 200 days home health care for Americans 65 and older funded by a 0.5 to 1 percent rise in Social Security payroll tax. It also creates a federally chartered private insurance association to offer a standard medical policy for over 65 at about $2 weekly.
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Washington
Congress
Gram
Association of
John F. Kennedy
The
American Medical Association
Kennedy
Rockefeller Targets Goldwater on College Aid in New Hampshire
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller pictured Sen. Barry Goldwater as out of step with GOP thinking on federal support for higher education. He said Goldwater voted against major college aid in 1958 and 1963, arguing the party’s elections hinge on affirmative federal education leadership.
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Kenne, N.H
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
New Hampshire
Ariona
Republican Party
Rockefeller
Arabs Unite To Halt Israelis River Plan
At a 13 nation Arab summit leaders voted to form a joint military command to block Israel's diversion of Jordan River waters. A military and financial committee with a permanent headquarters was approved, with foreign ministers to finalize details and meet again. The unity signals a positive stance despite no immediate war expectation.
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Cairo
Israel
Jordan River
Arab League
Hoffa Secures Truckers Pact Averting Nationwide Strike
James R. Hoffa announces a three year master contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters affecting more than 400,000 workers and 400 locals. The accord ends the threat of a strike before the midnight deadline and includes a 28 cent raise across the contract period. The pact consolidates the bargaining units and expires March 31 1967. Beginning February 1 mail postmarks switch to a.m. or p.m. only.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Hoffa
Teamster
United States
Eddie Fisher Denies Cash Holdup In Taylor Divorce
New York singer Eddie Fisher denies holding up actress Elizabeth Taylor in their divorce by demanding a large settlement. He states he has asked for no of Elizabeth's property and rejects her charge that he abandoned her as false.
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New York
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth
Goldwater Calls for Work Requirement on Welfare Checks
Senator Barry Goldwater urged that able bodied relief recipients be required to work for their welfare checks. He attacked President Johnson and his State of the Union program as Santa Claus promises and said the Democratic party rewards laziness while reducing penalties for waste. Goldwater spoke in New York, within Nelson Rockefeller's home area, challenging Johnson's approach.
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New York
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Johnson
Washington
Goldwater
Segni Rejects Paris Bonn Dominance Plan
In Washington President Antonio Segni of Italy vows Italy will not tolerate French or German domination of Western Europe nor any alliance between them. Italian foreign minister Giuseppe Saragat also says the Paris Bonn axis failed as an attempt to dominate Western Europe. In Washington the FCC votes down a proposal to fix limits on radio and TV commercials.
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Washingotn
Antonio Segni
Italy
Johnson
Europe
Giuseppe Saragat
Paris-Bonn
Washington —P
Federal Communications Commission
Nehru Under Pressure To Relinquish Duties
New Delhi reports indicate growing calls within Nehru's Congress party for the ailing prime minister to arrange government leadership without him. Speculation centers on Lal Bahadur Shastri potentially returning to the Cabinet as Congress leader in Parliament, signaling him as Nehru's likely successor.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Congress Party
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
First Defection Hits White House Staff
The Kennedy White House team is expected to stay largely intact through the election. Special counsel Theodore C. Sorensen resigns effective Feb 29 to write a book about JFK. Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. may also leave for private life. Sorensen says his move is not a reaction to Johnson.
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Washington
White House
John F. Kennedy
Theodore C. Sorensen
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
Schlesinger
Kennedy
Johnson
Sorensen
Ken
Worker Dies In Explosion At Ohio Fireworks Plant
A Belair man Eugene Wiggins died in a Wednesday explosion at the Ohio Fireworks Co plant on Ohio 214. It is the third blast in months at the facility and Wiggins was killed instantly in a new mixing shed.
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Bellaire
Ohio Fireworks Co
Ohio
A -A
Arold
Eugene Wiggins
Reedsville Foreman Dies After Falls at Locks and Dams
Michael Pollack a 50 year old foreman from Pennsylvania fell 15 feet into a pit at the Reedsville locks and dams construction site. He died at Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg from a probable skull fracture and a cut above his left ear. Pollack worked for Dravo Corp the main contractor and lived on Frame Drive Belpre with his wife and 12 year old son. The body was taken to Spencer funeral home. The story notes tax returns over $10 000 rose 18 percent annually to more than 7 million.
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Reedsville
Michael Pollack
Pennsylvania
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Pollack
Dravo Corp
Belpre
Spencer Funeral Home
Brown seeks grand jury action on voting irregularities
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown says he will pursue grand jury action over alleged vote buying and absentee ballot misuse in Decatur and Washington townships, Lawrence County. After a second hearing, he intends to send testimony to the state attorney general and county prosecutor.
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Ironton
Ted W. Brown
Decatur
Washington
Lawrence County
Brown
Jazzman Teagarden Found Dead in New Orleans Motel
Jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden was found dead in his New Orleans motel room near Bourbon Street on Wednesday at age 58. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death after he was discovered lying face down in a shirt and undershorts, following his last engagement at the Dream Room nightclub.
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New Orleans
Jack Teagarden
Teagarden
French Quarter
Dream Room
Bourbon Street
Glenn Faces Decision on Senate Run
Houston report says astronaut John Glenn Jr. may announce today whether he will seek the Democratic nomination for U S Senate in Ohio. Glenn would not confirm, stating only that a statement would come from the Manned Spacecraft Center via public affairs officer Paul Haney. A source in Washington confirmed the race, with Glenn possibly challenging incumbent Sen Stephen M Young.
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Houston
Tex
John Glenn Jr
U. S
Ohio
Glenn
Manned Spacecraft Center
Paul Haney
Washington
Stephen M. Young
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio State Democratic
William L. Coleman
Kennedy in Tokyo to meet Sukarno on Indonesian crisis
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy arrives in Tokyo with wife Ethel for talks with President Sukarno aimed at easing hostilities toward the Federation of Malaya. He says the Malaysia issue should be decided by Asian nations and expects a Friday meeting.
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Toyko
Robert F. Kennedy
Tokyo
Sukarno
Indonesia
Federation of
Malaasia
Ethel
Johnson
Kennedy
United States
Columbus Plane Crash Kills Two at Port Columbus
Federal investigators examine the wreckage of a four place Cessna 172 that struck a tree on approach to Port Columbus Airport. Pilot Dave Manson 30 and passenger Martin Behnke 24 died in the crash. Manson worked for Clay Craft Brick Co. and Behnke for a Columbus natural gas company.
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Columbus
Dave Manson
Martin Behnke
Manson
Clay Craft Brick Co
Behnke
Columbus Natural Gas Company
Heavy Ice Threatens Ohio River Traffic Upstream
Ice conditions on the upper Ohio River reach critical levels from Gallipolis to East Liverpool. Ice measures include six tenths full at Gallipolis pool with one to two inch layered ice upstream to Dam 17, while Dam 13 near Bellaire shows seven to nine tenths full and walls three to four feet high near East Liverpool blocking towboats and barges.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Eureka
Dam
Bellaire
Pittsbuurgh
East Liverpool
Yellow
Flood Control Costs Rise in Ohio River Basin
Brig. Gen. W P Leber told a meeting of water resource experts from 11 states and 5 federal agencies that about 1 billion dollars is now spent on flood control and water development in the Ohio River basin and that more funds will be needed to solve the basin's problems.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River Basin
Army Engineers
W. P. Leber
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