Congress pushes Viet Nam funds through despite stalled authorizations
Congress speeds action on a 12.8 billion Viet Nam appropriation to fund East Asian operations despite authorization gaps. The House Appropriations and Rules Committees planned votes to clear the measure, with a ruling expected on proceeding even if Johnson has not signed the authorization. Robert McNamara testified to the House Armed Services Committee on the defense budget based on current military estimates.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House Appropriations and Rules Committees
House
Rules Committee
Fairbank
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
29 Additional Survivors Rescued From American Viet Nam Camp
Saigon reports Marine helicopters under Communist fire rescued 59 more survivors from Ashan Special Forces camp on the Laotian frontier. Five rescued from two downed choppers included the squadron commander. other survivors were Vietnamese and Montagnard troopers with three women dependents.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ashan
U. S
Tan Son Nhut
Binh Duong
Viet Nam
Weekend warmth to follow by cooler start next week forecast
Weather summary indicates five day period from Saturday to Wednesday with temperatures averaging 8 to 12 degrees above normal. Normal highs and lows listed for Cincinnati Columbus and Cleveland. Friday-Monday shift from mild Saturday to cooler Sunday and Monday then warming midweek. Showers scattered over the weekend with additional activity Tuesday or Wednesday averaging about a half inch.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Major U.S. banks raise minimum short term loan rate to 5 12 percent
Banks nationwide hike the prime rate from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 percent effective immediately amid strong credit demand. Morgan Guaranty Trust led the move with others from Atlanta to Los Angeles adopting the higher rate. The change, aimed at business loans, is expected to raise costs for companies and potentially consumer credit. Washington offered no official comment as the Johnson administration criticized the December rise.
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New York
Associated Press
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
D. C. Sutherland
Bank of America
San Francisco
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Richmond
Norfolk
Los Angeles
Washington
White House
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson Administration
Rabbi Adler Dies After Prolonged coma in Detroit area
Rabbi Morris Adler, spiritual leader to about 85 000 Detroit area Jews, died following a month long coma after being shot at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield. The assailant, Richard Wishnetsky, also died after inflicting a head wound. Adler was active in education race and labor relations.
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Detroit
Morris Adler
Siani
Adler
Rabbi Adler
Richard Wishnetsky
Shaarey Zedek
Southfield
Wishnetsky
Ground breaking for Lockheed Georgia plant and bond issue planned
Meigs County residents to discuss a $1 million bond issue in a March 29 meeting. The foundation outlines plans for a new $3 million project as part of a ground breaking for the Lockheed Georgia plant.
Is Your Questionnaire Ready Messenger Survey
Messenger carriers will collect the Messenger Readership Survey questionnaire this week. The questionnaire was distributed with last Sunday’s Messenger. If you receive The Messenger by tube delivery, place the completed questionnaire in your Messenger box with your next payment.
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Messenger
Robbery Foiled by War Cry and Banner Raid
Maj Marion Duan of the Salvation Army led a defense in Bow Street as three payroll robbers attempted to strike two men leaving a bank with 4200 dollars. She shouted God is watching and blood and fire, rallied housewives to form a cordon, a truck driver felled one robber, police caught another, while a third fled in a car.
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London
Marion Duan
Salvation Army
Bow Street
Open-Heart Operation Completed On Judy
Judy Lynn Funsch, a 5 year old from Ann Arbor, underwent a complex open heart procedure at the University of Michigan Hospital. Doctors repaired a missing left pulmonary vein and an open valve, then added a tracheotomy for easier breathing. Her parents report she looks good and will be watched closely for two days.
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Judy Lynn Funsch
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, Mich
Judy
Clarence Funsch
Newspaper growth and global political tensions in brief
Ed McClanahan touts rising newspaper readership and finances in the United States. Indonesian President Sukarno faces a crisis as Jakarta braces for military and police action amid government talks. In Washington, Rep Powell announces a plan to raise the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 by 1998 with labor and administration backing. Presidents’ tax program gains momentum as lawmakers finalize a compromise.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Jakarta
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Johnson Administration
Johnson
Senate
Grand Old Man of Racing Fitzsimmons Dies at 91
James E. Fitzsimmons known as Sunny Jim, longtime trainer and builder of champions like Gallant Fox Omaha and Bold Ruler, dies at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital at age 91. He trained 2 275 winners earning 13 082 911 dollars, retired in 1963 after a 75 year career across major tracks including Aqueduct and Belmont Park.
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Miami
Fla
James E
Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Fitzsimmons
Bob Carr
Fitz
Sunny Jim
Aqueduct
New York
Omaha
Hire
New York Turf Writers
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
Grover Cleveland
Brannon Brothers
Sheepshead Bay
National Guard Readiness Faces Setback in Training Transfers
Washington reports that many Army National Guard units may fall behind as recruits miss entry to basic training centers. The immediate reserve, about 184 000 soldiers in 1 680 formations, is cited as the main impacted group. Loss of trucks and weapons to the Pentagon’s selected force compounds delays, with mobilization possible as early as July 1.
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Army National Guard
Pentagon
Telegram Delivers Viet Nam Death Notice in Charlotte
Cal Boyd, 17, a high school senior in Charlotte, delivers a Defense Department telegram to a man who learns his son was killed in Viet Nam. The scene shows the difficulty of finding numbered houses and the emotional impact as the reader conveys the grim news. A Defense Department spokesman notes notices will be sent by commissioned officers starting March 14.
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Charlotte
N. C
Cal Boyd
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Cal
Department of Defense
Washington
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Harvard University
Southeast Asia
Althoug
United States
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Clifford E. Reese
Greensboro
V U. S
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Viet Nam UI
III Corps
Jonathan C. Seeman
V U. S. 1St Infantry
Bein Hoa
1St Infantry
William E
Westmoreland
II Corps
Fort Hayes
Robert Hewes
Spartacist
Rabbi
Entertainment
Athens
Eenee Ea Logan
Nelsonville Chauncey
Aan
Point Pleasant
Middleport
Pomeroy
Messenger Survey
War Cry
Major
Tucson
Ariz
National Newspaper Promotion Association
Ed McClanahan
Indonesia
Racing
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Mr. Fitz
Nashua
Wheatley Stable
Bold Ruler
National Guard
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