Johnson awards Medal of Freedom as defense budget talks continue
President Johnson held a high level brief with top advisers to discuss the defense budget and NATO matters while preparing to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 28 leaders. He outlined a strong yet prudent foreign policy and praised advances in U S Soviet collaboration.
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Washington
Johnson
Atlantic Alliance
Pierre Salinger
White House
Salinger
United States
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
William Bundy
Walt W. Rostow
State Department
McGeorge Bundy
Soviet Union
Department
West German refugee minister accused of WWII war crimes
Hans Krueger, minister for refugee affairs in West Germany, was accused by the East German government of war crimes in occupied Poland during World War II. The accusation appeared in the latest state communications, reported by AP Wirephoto.
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Hans Krueger
Ludwig Erhard
Poland
Medal of Freedom Awarded 28 by President Johnson
President Johnson posthumously awards the Medal of Freedom to John F. Kennedy. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy accepts for his slain brother. Jacqueline Kennedy attends incognito as Johnson honors Kennedy's life and legacy with a moving citation.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Great Republic
Robert F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Dallas
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
Terrorist bomb blast hits embassy in Caracas
In Caracas Venezuela a bomb blasted the doorway of the Trinidad Tobago embassy in retaliation for the return of six Venezuelan hijackers. An embassy aide and a secretary were unhurt. The area saw prior machine gun fire at the embassy and a police patrol car attack killing a officer. Saboteurs near Barcelona blew a natural gas line forcing 100 families to flee.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Trinidad-Tobago
Elphinstone Mitchell
Barcelona
Venezuelan Petroleum Corp
Owatonna Businessman Donald Alexander Dies at 65
Owatonna native Donald M. Alexander 65 a partner in Alexander Lumber Co and director of several organizations died in Rochester of a heart attack. He was past vice president of the American Guernsey Cattle Club and survived by his widow and daughter Elizabeth Ann Smith of Owatonna. Funeral services tentatively set for Monday afternoon.
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Donald M. Alexander
Owatonna
Rochester
Alexander Lumber Co
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Elizabeth Ann Smith
Iowa Woman Faces Murder Charge in Death of Stepdaughter
Webster City, Iowa. Mrs. Ronald Ostrander 23 was arraigned on a murder charge in the death of her 6-year-old step-daughter Melinda. She is held in Wright County jail at Clarion while Hamilton County lacks a jail. The child was Ronald Ostrander’s daughter with his former wife now Mrs. Don Audis of Newton.
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Webster City
Iowa
Ronald Ostrander
Justice of the Peace
G. D. Warland
Melinda
Wright County
Clarion
Hamilton County
Carroll Wood
Don Audis
Newton
Ostrander
Marian
Safe stolen from Muscatine postal substation at Sun Mart
A Post Office Department safe was stolen from a Sun Mart postal substation in Muscatine Iowa on Thursday night. Police said the lockbox weighed about 200 to 250 pounds and contained roughly $18 in cash and $450 in postage stamps. Federal authorities were notified and entrances were gained by breaking a store glass door. No other property appeared missing.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Post Office Department
Sun Mart
Tries to Save Neighbor Boy, Her Son Dies
Mrs. Dalford Vanzant, babysitting four children, rushed to a doctor after Byron Hodges drank bleach. Her car overturned while avoiding another vehicle, killing her four year old son Jeffery and injuring herself. Two other children suffered minor injuries. The Hodges boy remained unharmed.
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Vanzant
Jeffery
Hodges
Hospital Labor Hearing Postponed
A district court hearing between St. Olaf Hospital Association and Local 6578 OCAW is postponed and moved to Friday December 13 in Albert Lea before Judge Warren F. Plunkett. The prior Austin start time was 2 p.m. The union seeks arbitration over alleged deprivation of Irma Mueller's departmental seniority.
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6578
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, International
OCAW
Albert Lea
Warren F. Plunkett
Austin
Irma Mueller
Eight Injured In Hopkins Plant Construction Blast
An explosion at a water reservoir site adjacent to the Honeywell Ordnance plant in Hopkins injures eight workers. The blast occurred as a concrete roof was dried, caved in, and three men were in the pit. Some injured taken to St Louis Park hospital.
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Minneapolis
Honeywell Ordnance Plant
Hopkins
St. Louis Park
Ordnance Plant
Jury Deliberates in Thompson Murder Case After Eight Hours
Jurors in the T Eugene Thompson murder trial recessed for lunch after about eight hours without a verdict. The panel requested a blackboard for the jury room and met last night, with six men and six women hearing closing arguments. Thompson, a 36 year old St Paul attorney, is charged with masterminding the March 6 killing of his wife Carol, 34, amid alleged motives involving an affair and a large life insurance policy. The judge offered two verdicts only guilty or innocent of first degree murder, and Thompson faces possible life imprisonment, with Minnesota not imposing the death penalty. Prosecutors linked a $2,500 payment to a middleman to the slaying. defense insisted many facts are missing and emphasized Thompson’s insurance actions and family stability. Comrades Mastrian and Anderson face related charges with high bond.
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T. Eugene Thompson
Thompson
St. Paul
Carol Thompson
Jacqueline Olesen
Minnesota
Rolf Fosseen
Hennepin County
William Randall
Hyam Segell
Randall
Olesen
Norman Mastrian
Mastrian
Bandits Rob Tally-Ho on Highway 52
Two or more robbers hit the Tally-Ho Cafe and service station on Highway 52 near Zumbrota Minnesota taking 533 dollars. They forced Mrs Elmer Stiller attendant Reinhard Zeuelsdorf and two customers into the kitchen as they escaped.
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Bandits
Rob Tally - Ho
Zumbrota
Minn
Tally- Ho
Goodhue County
Girl 3 Dies of Suffocation in Refrigerator
In north Minneapolis a 3 year old girl Kathy Brewer suffocated after locking into an unused basement refrigerator with her sister Vera Jean, who was revived by firemen using mouth to mouth resuscitation. An older brother found them at noon. their mother had been away since Saturday.
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Minneapolis
Vera Jean Brewer
Kathy
Vera Jean
Barbara Hyder
St. Paul
American Legion Invites New President to Dallas Convention
National Commander Daniel F. Foley urges President to be keynote speaker at the Legion’s annual convention in Dallas next September. He pledges the Legion’s support as the new leadership takes office.
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American Legion
Johnson
White House
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Dallas
Tex
Republicans call for unity but warn against universal agreement
The House Republican Policy Committee stated that national mourning over Kennedy's assassination should not force consensus on all postwar proposals. It linked hatred to communism, cited Oswald as a Marxist, and urged Americans to resist guilt or political weaponization of the tragedy. The draft was prepared by Melvin Laird, Katherine St. George, and John Rhodes.
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House Republican Policy Committee
John F. Kennedy
America
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Katherine St. George
New York
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Eastern Orthodox Leader Proposes Interfaith Summit in Jerusalem
Athenagoras I proposed a summit of heads of Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches in Jerusalem during Pope Paul VI's visit. The 77 year old leader urged a historic gathering as a sacred pilgrimage that could open a new path for Christianity.
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Athenagoras
Air Force Launches Secret Satellite From Vandenberg
The Air Force announced it launched another secret satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base California. A spokesman confirmed only that the launch occurred Thursday and used a Thor Able Star combination.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
McGowan Former Publisher Dies at 72
Allen McGowan 72 longtime publisher of The Appleton Press after World War I died in Minneapolis after a long illness. He was a retired Minneapolis printer and former wartime executive.
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Minneapolis
Allen McGowan
Appleton Press
Fort Snelling Park Faces VA Site Controversy
Samuel Morgan of St. Paul warned that the Fort Snelling State Park development risks being partly used for a Veterans Administration office building. He highlighted the potential site selection as the park’s major hurdle, underscoring concern over preserving park integrity while accommodating federal needs.
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Fort Snelling State Park
Samuel Morgan
St. Paul
Sen Fay Child Admitted To University Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS UP Sen Fay Child of Maynard was admitted to University of Minnesota Hospitals early today. There was no immediate report on his condition or illness. The 55 year old senator previously suffered a heart attack in 1954 but recovered and continued his legislative duties. He had been staying at the Minneapolis Athletic Club and was to return to Maynard today.
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Fay Child
Maynard
University of Minnesota
Child
Minneapolis Athletic Club
Sioux City Councilman Given Suspended Sentence
Julian M. Torgerson, 43, council member, received a three month suspended jail term and a $200 fine plus costs after conviction for illegal possession of a slot machine. He testified the device served as a piggy bank for his children.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Julian M. Torgerson
Sioux City City
Torgerson
Sky spying techniques eyed in X15 research flight
Edwards Air Force Base California reports that photographs from the X15 rocket plane may advance sky spying methods. A navigational device tested on the X15 could assist astronauts reentering Earth. Officials said an X15 paired with a high altitude U2 in a research flight aimed to improve aerial reconnaissance photography.
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Calif
Sky
Earth
U. S. Space Agency
Space Agency
U. S
Senate Appropriations Panel OKs 1.6 Billion Military Construction Plan
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 1.6 billion financing package for military construction programs. The bill is 54.5 million more than the House, yet 348.9 million below the administration request.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Iowa Lawmaker Sentenced for Tax Evasion
State Rep. Scott Swisher of Iowa City was sentenced in Federal Court to six months in prison for failure to file income tax returns from 1957 to 1960. The government says he owes $16,146.93 including penalties.
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Des Moines
Scott Swisher
Iowa City
Iowa
Two Minnesota Lawyers Disbarred by High Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court disbarred Theodore H. Herman of Minneapolis and H Swiggum, a practitioner in Goodhue and Hennepin counties. Herman pleaded guilty June 17, 1963 in Hennepin County to a swindling charge. Swiggum faced accusations of converting estate funds, failing to account for money, and drawing excessive attorney fees.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Theodore H. Herman
Minneapolis
H Swiggum
Goodhue
Hennepin
Herman
Hennepin County
Swiggum
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