Norfolk crowds bid fond farewell to General MacArthur
Thousands in Norfolk filed past the open coffin of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur at the MacArthur Memorial Museum. By midafternoon more than 24,000 had viewed the body as six blocks of line stretched. services to entomb him in a sunken crypt after morning rites at St Paul’s Church.
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Ubiquitous Johnson Stages Dramatic White House Day
Washington AP reports President Johnson orchestrated a dramatic White House day with a balcony scene at the Truman Balcony. He invited famed photographer Edward Steichen and poet Carl Sandburg to Cabinet Room discussions amid threats of a coast to coast rail strike. Johnson claimed seven million jobs could be at risk and showed public support for farmers while testing his throwing arm in the White House office.
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McNamara Schedules Visit To Navy Yards For Review
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara will tour Portsmouth and Boston Navy yards on Friday April 17 with Navy officials as part of a study on possible cuts to the shipyard program. Also attending are Navy Secretary Nitze Assistant Defense Secretary Morris and shipyard leaders aimed at assessing capacity.
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Goldwater Attacks Johnson On Foreign Policy At Conference
Arizona senator Barry Goldwater criticized President Johnson's foreign policy at the 112th Republican Woman's Conference in Washington. He accused the administration of isolating the U S from Western allies and warned against coexistence with an enemy bent on destruction. He urged economic restraint toward the Soviet Union unless conditions improve, including troop withdrawals and free elections in satellite nations.
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Negro Sought In Md Attack On Legislator
Baltimore AP report says police sought a young Negro in his mid-20s after four gunmen wounded Verda Welcome, Maryland Senate member and former House of Delegates member. Mrs. Welcome, who favors Negro rights, was slightly wounded as shots pierced her car. She survived and questioned motive.
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Reporter's View of Gen Whitney He's a Liar
SAIGON, South Viet Nam AP Jim G Lucas Scripps-Howard correspondent reported Whitney called his MacArthur interview fiction. Lucas, a Pulitzer Prize winner, initially declined comment but later said Gen Whitney's a liar.
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Belleville Chamber Sets Sunday Bluebonnet Booths
Belleville Texas tourism campaign offers a Sunday booth each week this month to guide visitors to bluebonnet viewing spots and provide bluebonnet seeds collected by Boy and Girl Scouts.
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Governors condemn Baker case in national fallout
The Republican Governors Association denounces the handling of the Bobby Baker case as an affront to the nation and calls for a full investigation. Nine of 16 GOP governors back the push, while the Senate Rules Committee suspends its outside affairs probe. Governor Smylie cites deeper national issues and plans GOP campaign schools for governors in several states.
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