Close Vote Seen on AF Funds
In Washington rival camps in the Senate battle over boosting Air Force funding predicted a close vote led by Sen. Bridges to cap the added money at half a billion dollars for the coming year. Sen. Chavez backed an extra 1.16 billion for the Air Force, with House action near 1.5 billion.
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Rites Set for Admiral King in Washington Cathedral
Funeral services for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, 77, will be held Friday at Washington National Cathedral with burial at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. King died in Portsmouth after chronic heart failure, with Eisenhower and others sending condolences as his body lay in state and was flown to Washington. He had led U S Navy as commander in chief during World War II and served as chief of naval operations, the first to hold both posts simultaneously.
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Shepilov Promotes Russ Arab Relations
Beir ut Lebanon. Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov met Lebanese government officials as part of a drive to strengthen Soviet Arab ties. He arrived from Syria where a spokesman said talks laid groundwork for early coordinated action on Algeria and Palestine. A separate note mentions a bull sea elephant may reach 20 feet and three tons.
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