Big Show Settles Down To Routine
NEW YORK The New York World's Fair enters a peaceful second day under warm sun. Civil rights pickets and protests from opening day yielded 300 plus arrests, and attendance on day one was 92,646. President Johnson praised progress toward equality while acknowledging prior failures and urging calm.
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World's Fair Revisited Under Rain and CORE Tension
A weather-darkened visit to the 1940 New York World's Fair on its second year, with CORE threats, police presence, and high prices, as pavilions drip and workers race to finish. Highlights include the Hong Kong and Republic of China buildings, the Billy Graham pavilion tower, and Switzerland's cable car display.
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NAACP Leader Hails Stall-In Failure at World’s Fair
Floyd J. Walker of Pittsfield, head of Berkshire County NAACP, praised the failure of a stalled in automobile protest near the New York World's Fair. He urged that demonstrations succeed only when tied to a specific injustice, saying the World’s Fair stall-in lacked direct focus and risked alienating public sympathy.
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Johnson Briefs Press on News Miscellany
President Johnson outlined steps to ease U S Panama tensions and addressed Cold War issues with Russia. He said special emissary Robert Anderson will visit Panama for preliminary canal talks and an economic aid group will discuss Alliance for Progress aid. He plans a five city Appalachia inspection tour and noted defense cuts saving 68 million annually. He offered secret policy briefings to major candidates and governors, and reported Laos remains stable amid a rightist coup with encouraging news from the U S ambassador.
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Tanganyika and Zanzibar plan merger into one sovereign state
President Julius Nyerere announced a merger plan uniting Tanganyika with the island republic of Zanzibar after a two hour trip to Zanzibar. The agreement, subject to parliamentary ratification, would create a single state based in Dar es Salaam, with troops and police potentially deployed to maintain order if needed.
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Boat Missing With Crew of 3 Off Martha's Vineyard
UPI reports search vessels found a dory life jackets and debris from the missing 40 foot Rhode Island fishing boat The Question but no sign of its three man crew. The vessel disappeared in the Atlantic Wednesday thirteen miles southeast of Gay Head Martha's Vineyard after sending a distress radio call.
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Truman Lectures Woman Jaywalker On Traffic Light
Former President Harry S. Truman, on his morning walk in New York, admonished a woman who crossed against a red light. She apologized with a smiling reply, admitting she forgot the light and promising she should know better.
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Johnson hints at multilateral aid in Vietnam area
President signals openness to help from other nations in stopping communism in Southeast Asia while urging a cool head and creative approach in the cold war with Russia. He dodges a running mate answer, notes McNamara remains a possible choice, and outlines an Appalachia trip ending in Huntington W Va with Wirtz Hodges and Celebrezze aboard.
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Fey Resigns Vermont U and Accepts Wyoming Presidency
Pr John T Fey 47 resigns as University of Vermont president after serving since 1958 to become president of the University of Wyoming He submitted the resignation at a closed door meeting to the board of trustees and it was accepted with profound regret
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Liz and Burton face $50 million Cleopatra suit
A federal lawsuit filed by Twentieth Century Fox seeks 50 million in damages from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton over their Rome conduct during filming. The suit claims their public behavior harmed Cleopatra’s commercial value and asks 25 million jointly plus 20 million for Taylor and 5 million for Burton.
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Victory for White House in rail strike settlement
Washington reported a reach of a give and take agreement ending the threat of a nationwide railroad strike. President Johnson hailed a victory in a tough domestic test as unions gained pay raises and conditions while railroads secured crew-cutting latitude and a future review on certain crew issues. A threatened strike by NY Central dissenters was discounted by negotiators and the agreement halted a potential economy shut down.
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MTA Faces 1964 Deficit of 22 Million Dollars
The Metropolitan Transit Authority projects a 1964 deficit of 22 million, up from 1963. Comptroller Michael Powell, before the advisory board, cites a 20.66 million shortfall plus a 1.3 million state levy across 14 cities and towns. The rise may trigger up to a 1.30 per thousand tax-rate bump. factors include new employee pay raises and declining ridership.
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Lincoln Robot Sparks Troubles at New York World’s Fair
Technicians failed to fix electrical problems delaying the Illinois pavilion opening at the New York World’s Fair. A life-like replica of Abraham Lincoln went into spasms while delivering excerpts from his speeches, highlighting the glitch.
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Are You Forever Washing Dishes Ad Teaser
A HouseHold Goods LADY sells a Kenmore dishwasher service for 12 in excellent condition. The ad touts quick buyer interest and invites readers to place Eagle Family Want Ads by calling 447 7311 for an ad taker.
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