Johnson Huddles with Officials For Christmas Budget Cutting
President Johnson meets with three cabinet members at his Texas ranch to press budget cuts and keep overall federal spending near 100 billion dollars for next year. Attending are Wirtz Udall Hodges and designate John Connor to lead the Commerce Department. Also aboard Air Force One are Budget Director Kermit Gordon and science adviser Donald Hornig. The talks precede Johnson's January State of the Union plan as a nationwide broadcast is planned. Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson occupy the holiday visit along with wives of cabinet members.
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Texas
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Commerce
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John T. Connor
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Budget Bureau
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Mit
Gordon
Air Force One
Donald S. Hornig
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Sions
Pedernales River
Washington
Connor
Luci Baines Johnson
Lynda Bird
King Backs Negro Pen Boycott in Scripto Strike
ATLANTA UPI Martin Luther King Jr backing striking Negro workers urged a global boycott of Scripto Inc pens pencils and lighters if wage talks fail. He linked desegregation to better jobs, calling out unequal pay and a world union response as negotiators meet for talks. The plant employs about 700 unskilled Black workers and 200 skilled White workers with the company arguing pay reflects job demand.
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Europe
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
International Chemical Workers Union
Scripto
Viet Nam's Latest Coup Tests U.S. Policy and Civilian Return
In Saigon U S officials suspend talks on expanding the anti Communist effort while seeking a path to restore a civilian government after a new military coup. The nine Young Turks dissolved the High National Council and arrested 22, including council members, amid Buddhist tensions. U S Ambassador Taylor warned the generals that aid could be cut if political liberties are not kept, as Saigon remains quiet and negotiations continue.
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South Viet Nam
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U. Alexis Johnson
Tran van Huong
Nguyen Khanh
High National Council
Young Turks
United States
Taylor
Army
Nguyen Chang Thi
Nguyen van Thieu
Chuong Tan Cang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Goldwater Miller Meet to Save Dean Burch Job
Sen. Barry Goldwater and Rep. William Miller met with top Republicans in Washington to discuss keeping Dean Burch as GOP national chairman. Lee Edwards said the group talked about various topics as Burch’s future amid a reform push remains uncertain. Morton and Wilson were seen as potential supporters, while Halleck and Dirksen were reported elsewhere.
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Burch
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Halleck
Washington
Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Explorer Launch Maps Moon Trip Routes at Cape Kennedy
UPI reports an Explorer satellite launched from Cape Kennedy to map Earth radiation belts and chart flight paths for Apollo moon missions. The 101 pound satellite is the last 1964 launch and aims to aid America’s plan to send three men to the moon by 1970.
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Thant resumes role in U N fee crisis
United Nations Secretary General Thant resumes leadership amid a financial crisis stemming from Russia's 52.6 million debt. Talks between Rusk and Gromyko on a compromise faltered, with Thant guiding ambassadors and plans for possible African unity reactions shaping the stalled resolutions.
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Russia
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Andrei Gromyko
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
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Editorial questions welfare costs rising this year
Inside the page notes ponder why welfare costs are soaring as readers scan Page 4 content. A technical photo graphic data inquiry appears on Page 5. Cranston football award winner Armand Patnaude of BCHS is highlighted on Page 8. Southern Vermont hosts 122 foreign students again on Page 7.
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Armand Patnaude
BCHS
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Halleck Faces Ouster Bid as House GOP Leader
Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana vows to fight removal as House Republican leader. He predicts victory, citing his six years in the role and his record, while Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan mounts a challenge backed by a “young turk” movement seeking fresh leadership. A liberal trio in New York hints at their own possible challenge.
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UPI
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R-Ind
House
House of Representatives
Halleck
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Ford
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
New York
John V. Lindsay
Manhattan
GOP
Robert T. Stafford
Vermont
Charles M. C. Mathias
Maryland
F. Bradford Morse
Russia bars softness on Red China
Moscow warns Communist China not to expect changes in Soviet policy as world Communist conferenc e preparations proceed. Pravda lauds Khrushchev era policies as mature and fruitful, saying they are backed by an overwhelming majority of about 90 Communist parties worldwide.
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China
Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Pravda
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Car Flips on Highway Injures Three Youths Near Pownal
A Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. 7 near Pownal left three youths seriously in. jured and two others hospitalized. North Adams teen Mark Gleba, 16, was listed in critical condition at Albany Medical Center after head injuries. Roger Garand, 16, of North Adams, was reported in fairly good condition with chest and leg injuries. Jane Chesbro, 17, Williamstown, had contusions and lacerations and was released later from Putnam Memorial. Driver Gerard W. Hodecker, 17, Adams, was treated and released. The group, en route to skiing, skidded after blinding spray from an oncoming truck. The Plymouth car struck boulders and a pole, then flipped. Police noted the stretch as dangerous. The Heils reported a history of crashes on that road. Page 12, Col. 6.
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Pownal
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N.Y.) Medical Center
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Hodecker
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