U S Power In Missiles Triple since 1962
William C Foster, American disarmament chief, told an 17 nation conference and the Soviet Union that U S missiles have more than tripled in two years. He predicted 1965 arsenals would rise to 750 percent of 1962, unless Moscow seals a freeze and halts production of fissile materials. Tsarapkin urged a delay and pressed talks on Soviet budget cuts.
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Geneva
William ¢. Foster
Soviet Union
Foster
United States
Moscow
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Kennedys Urge Restraint on John F Kennedy Name
Worcester Massachusetts residents read that Attorney General Robert F Kennedy urged the Worcester Housing Authority to avoid naming a project after his late brother John F Kennedy. He said overuse would lessen the name’s effect and meaning and that discretion and good judgment were needed.
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Worcester
Mass
Wpi
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Worcester Housing Authority
Plans for New High School Continue in City Hearing
SupL James P Reynolds said the School Department will soon present to the Capital Outlay Committee plans for a new comprehensive high school. The two hour hearing at North Junior High drew about 125 people and debated whether a new school is needed, with officials and citizens weighing options including a Berkshire Community College reuse and population forecasts. The School Committee voted 5-3 to back a $1,400 pupil comprehensive school with a strong vocational wing, though no action could be taken that night.
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James P. Reynolds
Reynolds
North Junior High
Ralph Cianfione
Remo del Gallo
Quinn
Berkshire Community College
BCC
del Gallo
Capital
City Council
Dillon
del Gallop
Will contest over Grace Metalious funeral decision
New Hampshire Supreme Court heard arguments over a deathbed will that allegedly barred funeral services for Grace Metalious while allowing a simple funeral plan for her burial. The case centers on a surprise $1 million bequest to English journalist John Rees and challenges to the earlier 1958 will that named Metalious’s three children as beneficiaries. The court will rule on whether the funeral should proceed despite the deathbed will and prior court actions.
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Laconia
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Grace Metalious
John Rees
Supreme Court
Concord
Metalious
Tloday
Manchester Att
John F. Holland
Dartmouth College
Harvard University Medical Schools
Hoover Shows Considerable Improvement in Health Status
Former President Herbert Hoover, aged 89, has shown considerable improvement in his recovery from a kidney ailment and pneumonia. A UPI report notes the improvement is so great the medical bulletin issued today will be the last for now.
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New York
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Race Protests Halted in Maryland as STUDENT activists pause
In Princess Anne Maryland Negro students suspended further demonstrations against alleged racial discrimination until Saturday. John Wilson president of SAFE said demonstrators faced violence with 27 students arrested and eight treated at the campus health center. Gov Tawes considered National Guard intervention and police protection as more than 100 state troopers clashed with demonstrators over segregation at local restaurants.
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Princess Anne
Salisbury
Driver on Treated Rail Bridge Behind Bars
NOUSTON UP I reports police found a car perched high on a railroad trestle above the street on Wednesday and jailed its driver on a drunken charge. The driver said he got on the track to go to Lake Hairston and admitted he must have been on the wrong track.
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Nouston
UPI
Jon
Lake Hairston
Vermont House Committee Rejects State Sweepstakes Bill
In Montpelier the General Committee of the Vermont House voted 12 1 Wednesday against a bill to establish a state sweepstakes. The committee action virtually ends the sweepstakes proposal for the current special session.
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Montpelier
Vermont House
Bank of England Hikes Interest Rate to Five Percent
LONDON AP The Bank of England raised the rate to 5 percent, up 1 point, to slow rapid economic expansion. The move guides lending across the sterling bloc, with 4 percent in place since January 3, 1963. Businesses face tougher credit and home buyers may see higher mortgage costs.
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London
Bank of England
French Plot Charged In Viet Nam Coup Suspected
Saigon reports Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh faced assassination charges tied to a plot aided by French officials. Khanh survived an ambush as a armored carrier struck a land mine near the Mekong Delta. officials accuse France of funding the plan with 100,000 piastres. US advisers note ongoing Viet Nam war strains amid rumors of a Saigon coup.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Jin
Mekong River
Khanh
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Khanti
U.S
President Signs Tax Bill Aims to Boost Economy
President Johnson signed the historic 11.5 billion tax cut into law and urged brisk spending to circulate money through the economy. He credited John F. Kennedy for inspiration and predicted the measure will strengthen the economy, create jobs, and enhance living standards as tax relief accelerates consumer spending and business activity nationwide.
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Jolson
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Everett Dirksen
R-I
Frank Carlton
R-Kan
Russell Long
D-La
Paul Douglas
D-11l
George Smathers
D-Fla
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Jacqueline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Johnson
Kennedy
Tax-Cut Boon to Count Estimated at $23 Million
Berkshire County wage earners should gain about $23 million annually from the $11.5 billion tax cut signed into law yesterday. The figure, based on 10 percent of a $230 million county payroll, suggests individuals averaging about 19 percent cuts while corporations gain 9 percent. Industry leaders expect boosts to home construction and retail sales, with bankers predicting more consumer spending and capital flow.
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Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Tax Bill Cuts Rates Across Incomes and Corporations
The Senate approved the tax cut 74 to 18, reducing individual taxes for 80 million people by about 9 percent on average and lowering rates over two years. President Johnson framed it as faith in free enterprise, with retroactive effects to Jan. 1 and faster relief for families earning under $3,000.
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Caroline
Senate
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Saltonstall
New England
George Aiken
R-Vi
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Johnson
Congress
IRS
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