Welch Predicts Room For Birchers Membership Growth
Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society, told Amherst College that the group aims to reach 325000 members by 1966's end. He said current membership is 60000 to 100000 and hopes for at least 1000 members in each of 325 congressional districts next year. The society seeks to battle collectivism restore faith morality and push for less government and more individual responsibility.
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Robert Welch
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Phony Baker Report Debated at Capital
Washington UPI report on the Baker inquiry fills Capitol Hill with dispute as Sen. Curtis calls a Justice Department summary of FBI interviews a phony with aims to silence witnesses. Atty. Gen. Katzenbach defends the 30 page, 16 000 word resume of the Reynolds allegations.
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UPI
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Capitol Hill Page
Carl T. Curtis
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Justice Department
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FBI
Don B. Reynolds
Baker
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Senate Rules Committee
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
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Fires and School Disorder Mark Integration Strife
Fires damaged a COFO headquarters in Indianapolis, Mississippi, and a Greenwood resident said Molotov cocktails were thrown at her home. In Camden, Alabama, a courthouse demonstration was promised as a school rebellion followed the roughing of a Black student by a white deputy. Camden Academy was closed by the school superintendent until Monday.
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Miss
Greenwood
Alabama
Camden
Laura McGehee
Cushing Continues Good Recovery
Boston archbishop Cardinal Richard Cardinal Cushing, 69, recovering from major intestinal surgery, sat up longer than usual. Doctors keep a no visitors rule at St Elizabeth's Hospital to aid comfort. tests on growths removed February 20 to check for cancer have not yet been released.
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UPI
Richard Cardinal Cushing
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Most Wanted Captive Indicted For Dorchester Murder
George P. McLaughlin once on the FBI’s ten most wanted list has been indicted for the March killing of William J. Sheridan, 21, a bank employee. He also faces a gun charge from the Suffolk County grand jury. Sheridan died after leaving a Roxbury christening party. McLaughlin was arrested last week in a Dorchester apartment without incident.
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UPI
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FBI
Dorchester
William J. Sheridan
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Sheridan
Roxbury
Superior Court
G. Joseph Tatro
McLaughlin
USW Strike Deadline Still May 1
Pittsburgh USW President David J. McDonald refused an immediate extension of the May 1 strike deadline. He left open a possible extension after bargaining resumes next Tuesday. Talks paused Jan 8 amid campaign activity and industry seeks the two months added to the pact. Balloting occurred Feb 9 with official results pending. International tellers may finish counts and investigations of irregularities by month’s end.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Pep Pills Action Readied in House
The Rules Committee cleared the way for House action on a bill to curb bootleg goofball and pep pill traffic. Rep. Oren Harris cited that about half of the nine billion pills produced annually flow into illicit channels while noting their medical value when used properly. He warned racketeers dominate the black market driven by demand from students, drivers, athletes, and others seeking a boost.
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Rules Committee
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce Committee
Harris
Johnson Urges Bold Jobmaking Push for Full Employment
President Johnson outlines a manpower plan backed by a 276 page Labor Department report to Congress. He calls for expanded federal job training grants, higher minimum wage coverage, and modernization of unemployment benefits to reach full employment while avoiding inflation or balance of payments harm. He warns that without action, unemployment among Negroes and unskilled workers will worsen. The administration argues for active policy shaping of the economy to create jobs rather than passively awaiting private shifts and tech change.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Labor Department
FCC delays decision on prime time TV ownership rules
The Federal Communications Commission has postponed a showdown on proposed regulations to curb network ownership of prime time television programs. The delay shifts the date originally set for today as officials review the plan and its implications.
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UPI
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Jobs Off Women Losers
The February unemployment rate rose to 5 percent from 4.8, driven mainly by more jobless women. Civilian employment reached 69.5 million, with total unemployment up about 200,000 to 4.2 million. Adult men maintained strength, while teen employment improved modestly.
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Proposed TV Rules Limit Network Control to Fifty Percent
A closed session today considers proposed rules setting network control of programs at no more than 50 percent of airtime from 6 to 11 p.m. on the three major networks, aiming to limit concentration of programming.
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