Washington snapshot covers Goldwater VA dividends and space funds
In Washington today Senator Goldwater begins 15 days of active Air Force reserve duty with no interviews. The VA will distribute 234 million in World War I and II veterans dividends by Jan 25. The Commerce Department licenses 3.2 million dollars of U S wheat to East Germany. Space funds total 13 224 518 050 with 5 1 billion for NASA. Congress to recess for Christmas Dec 20 to Jan 7.
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Washington
Goldwater
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Veterans Administration
Johnson
Commerce Department
U.S
East Germany
Soviet Union
House
Senate
Space Agency
Kennedy
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
Idlewild Airport renamed to John F Kennedy International
New York City Council votes unanimously to rename Idlewild Airport in memory of the late President John F Kennedy. Mayor Robert F Wagner will sign the measure, changing the facility's name to John F Kennedy International Airport. Raytown ordinance prompts odd clerk moment as city reads rule on handling hacked shellfish.
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New York
Idlewild Airport
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
Idlewild
John F. Kenney International Airport
Raytown, Mo
Raytown
Ray Heavenhill
Johnson Faces Quiet White House As Critics Go Silent
AP analysis notes President Johnson sits in a temporary political lull, echoing Truman's early tenure. Republicans are muted, congressional attacks paused, while Johnson aligns policies with Kennedy era goals and waits for an election year to intensify.
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Washington
Johnson
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
White House
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
United Nations
Japan
Congress
House
Kennedy
Hostages in Bolivia: Four Americans Among Miners’ Prisoners
Newsmen interview hostages held by communist led Bolivian tin miners at Catavi. Four Americans and 11 others crate into a small room nightly, in good health but anxious for release. Hostages include Thomas Martin USIS officer and Bernard Rifkin labor official. Vice President Lechin cites union HQ security, with no release date.
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Associated Press
Jorge Canelas
Catavi
Boliva
Oruro
Bolivia
Mine Union
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S
Michael A. Krustula
Cadillac
Mich
Alliance For Progress
Robert Fergerstrom
Honolulu
Peace Corps
Bernard Rifkin
Montclair
N.J
Juan Lechin
Union
Lechin
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