Anti-Billboard Roadside Cleanup Passes Senate 63 14
The highway beautification bill backed by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson clears the Senate by 63 to 14 and advances toward House action. It would ban billboards on much of the Interstate and Primary systems, require junkyard screening, and provide 120 million dollars yearly for scenic improvements.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
House
Public Roads Subcommittee
House Public Works Committee
Johnson
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Secretary of Commerce
Bomb error reported in Viet Nam in DMZ bridge strike
A U.S. spokesman said American planes bombed the Ben Hai Bridge in the demilitarized zone near Da Nang, with possible error. Vietnamese sources and observers noted three dead on the north end, the bridge destroyed, and an IC C investigation underway.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ben Hai River
Highway 1
da Nang
Soldier from Pittsfield Wounded in Viet Nam
Sgt. J.C. Charles M. McNulty 28 of Pittsfield has been seriously wounded in Viet Nam with chest gunshot wounds while accompanying a patrol. He is being treated at the Marine Hospital in San Francisco. His wife Nereida and five children live in Raeford, North Carolina. An Army career man, McNulty has 11 years service since enlisting in 1954, with prior jobs at the Sheraton Hotel and 1896 House in Williamstown. He is a 1958 Pittsfield High School graduate and completed multiple Army schools including Camp Lee, Ft. Buchanan, Ft. Bragg, and Ft. Greely, with airborne wings.
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United States Army Special Forces
J.C
Charles M. McNulty
Harry McNulty
Rostone Place
Viet Nam
McNulty
Marine Hospital
San Francisco
Nereida
Raeford
N.C
Sgt. McNulty
Sheraton Hotel
Williamstown
Food Service School
Pittsfield High School
Camp Lee
Va. Cooks
Ft. Buchanan
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
Army
Ft. Greely
Alaska
Strategic Army Corps
Srdé Armored Division
Wilflecken
Germany
Grafenwehr
Soldier jailed for disobeying Viet Nam deployment orders
Pvt. Johnnie L. Jackson and three other Black soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were jailed or faced trial for refusing inoculations and predeployment procedures for a move to South Viet Nam. Jackson received six months plus forfeiture of two thirds of pay. others faced trial.
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AN Khe
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
1St Cavalry
South
U.S
South Viet Nam
Pvt
Johnnie L. Jackson
Washington, D.C
Protection Extended For Kennedy Family
President Johnson signed a bill extending Secret Service protection for Mrs. Kennedy and her children for two more years. The law also grants lifetime protection to former presidents and four years for the widow and minor children of any president who dies in office.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Thant Proposes Binding UN Cease-fire Plan for India Pakistan
United Nations Secretary‑General U Thant urged the Security Council to issue a binding order to stop hostilities between India and Pakistan, invoke Chapter 7 penalties for breaches, and convene peace talks in a neutral country with UN help. He outlined five steps including troop withdrawals and high level talks.
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United Nations
N. Y
U Thant
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
U.N
Thant
11-Nation Council
Bahadur Lal Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Shastri
Ayub
Kashmir
Security Council
Barron
Jeff
Two Nations
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Volpe Tax Plan Nears Victory In Massachusetts House
In Boston the Volpe limited sales tax plan nearly passed as the House debated the measure for six hours. Rep. Curtiss moved to recon sider, with 50 Democrats and 60 Republicans backing the proposal. Governor Volpe pledged to press again Monday if needed, as opposition cited constitutional limits and the need for tax relief and better education.
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Boston
Volpe
House
Democratic Committee On Taxation
Democratic Committee On Ways and Means
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
Rep
Joel §. Greenberg
Greenberg
Massachusetts
Jetliner with 40 aboard crashes on Montserrat
A Pan American Boeing 707 bound for New York and carrying 40 people crashed in bad weather on Montserrat in the British West Indies. CAB officials in Miami confirmed the crash and said it was unclear if any survivors remained among 21 passengers and nine crew. One witness reported to CAB but details were unavailable due to communications problems. The wreck occurred in mountainous terrain about 15 miles south of Antigua after leaving Martinique for San Juan then New York. Pilot did not signal distress amid slight overcast, according to Pan American officials.
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U.S
Saigon
Co Dinh
Thanh Hoa
Viet Nam
Hon Me Island
South Viet Nam
ST. John's
Antigua
B.A.T
UPI
New York
Montserrat
British West Indies
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Miami
Fort de France
Martinique
San Juan
P.R. L. McKelly James
Pan American
James
Brush Fires Sweep Across N. California
North winds fan more than two dozen brush and timber fires across northern California, torching about 120000 acres and killing volunteer firefighter Peter L. Bertelsen, 82, when the truck he rode in overturned during efforts to control a 23000 acre blaze near Sacramento. Fire crews from eleven counties battled farms, towns, and forests as aerial tankers dropped fire quenching chemicals.
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San Francisco
UPS
California
Peter L. Bertelsen
EL Dorado
Five Day Forecast Sees Warmer Weekend Then Cooler Week
The forecast through Wednesday shows temperatures averaging above the seasonal 57 degrees with a warmer Sunday and Monday followed by cooler conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday. Scattered showers or thunderstorms are possible Monday.
Shastri Proposes Joint Border Study
India seeks a joint investigation to locate exact border posts amid a three day Chinese ultimatum over a Tibet Sikkim border area. The note warned of grave consequences if India does not withdraw, as India and Pakistan report ongoing fighting and regional tension mounts.
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NEW Deluni
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
China
Shastri
Red China
Red Chinese
Tibet-Sikkim
Peking Radio
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Pakistan
Kashmir
Nepal
Lahore
New York
United Nations Security Council
Thant
Pakstan
New Dellhi
State Department
Washington
United States
Dean Rusk
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Warsaw
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Jazz at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco
Duke Ellington offered a sacred music concert at Grace Cathedral with his orchestra, piano, singers, choirs and a dancer. The performance, described as a religious testimony to God’s blessing on his career, drew over 2,100 observers including Bishop James A. Pike and Dean Julian Bartlett. Notable performers Harry Carney Paul Gonsalves Louie Bellson and a chorus joined Ellington in a program blending gospel blues and brass.
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San Francisco
Duke Ellington
Grace Cathedral
Nob Hill
Duke
James A. Pike
Episcopal
California
Julian Bartlett
Ellington
Harry Carney
Paul Gonsalves
Louie Bellson
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Pittsfield
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Chicago
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Homestead
Fla
Harold J. Brown
Sanford
Kennedy
By A. 4
Michelson
the Eagle
House Committee On Ways and Means
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Tibet
Lhasa
Sikkim
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