Southern Baptists Split on L.B.J. Plea
ATLANTA GA AP Southern Baptists split on President Johnson's plea for support of a more powerful federal civil rights bill. The response varied by region with some leaders endorsing the challenge and others opposing perceived coercion. Johnson urged clergymen to take a progressive stand despite possible disapproval.
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Southern Baptist Leadership
Washington
James Duncan
Capital Baptist
Southern Baptists
Duncan
Alabama
George E. Bagley
Baptist Executive Board
Leon Macon
Alabama Baptist State Convention
South
Jonson
New Wheat Sale Authorized to Soviet Buyers
Washington reports the Commerce Department authorized another 5.16 million dollars in U S wheat sales to the Soviet Union. The export license was issued Wednesday to an unidentified firm, marking total authorizations to the USSR at 316.1 million dollars since the program began.
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Washington
Kennedy Coins Gifted to Congress by Johnson
President Johnson sent every member of Congress a Kennedy half-dollar with a note saying the 30 cent piece would have special significance and they should have it. The gesture, reported by UPI, highlights a personal touch from the White House in the Kennedy era.
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UPI
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Boston Space Laboratory Funds Won in Hot Congress Contest
In Washington a House vote of 116 to 66 preserved 10 million dollars to begin construction of a 61 million space electronics research center in greater Boston. NASA had recommended Boston as the site. Midwestern opposition led by Charles Halleck failed to block the funds. New England members rallied for the project, arguing the center would boost electronics research efficiency.
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Boston Space Laboratory
Washington
UPI
Space Electronics Research Center
Greater
Boston
House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Bseate Space
GOP
Charles Halleck
R Ind
Purdue University
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Albert
J. Edward Roush
D-Ind
House Space Committee
New England
Congress
Louis Wyman
R-N.h
Government halts exchange for silver dollars after rush
The Treasury will stop exchanging silver dollars for paper money, offering one-dollar packets of silver dust instead. With cartwheel dollars dwindling to about three million, officials expect the supply to last years. Dealers seek Morgan Carson City coins and anticipate high prices, while Congress may decide on disposition.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
Congress
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San Francisco
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McNamara Warns Arms Aid Falls Short for Vietnam War
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Johnson's 1.0 billion dollar military aid request is short by 0.4 billion according to informants. He later said the optimum would be 1.4 billion, but the administration sticks with 1.0 billion while seeking 2.4 billion for economic aid. The plan suffered chaotic planning due to late action and congressional resistance.
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UPI
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
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