Johnson Uses Campaign Tactics On Poverty Tour
President Johnson travels through Pittsburgh Inez Kentucky and West Virginia outlining 1964 campaign tactics while meeting workers and families. He greets crowds shakes hands and rides in an open car courting blue collar support. A stop in Inez features a surprise porch chat with Tom Fletcher and his eight children about poverty and education. The day ends with visits to Paintsville and a vocational school as Johnson pledges to push a bright highway of hope.
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Washington
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Inez
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Secret Service
Assas
John F. Kennedy
Tom Fletchers
Fletcher
Hatfield and McCoy County
Mrs. Johnson
Daylight Saving Time Starts Tonight Across The Nation
Citizens are reminded to set clocks ahead one hour tonight as Daylight Saving Time takes effect. The official time change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, with the lost hour not regaining until autumn.
Shipyard Costs Still Out Of Line
Secretary of Defense McNamara says progress exists but Navy yards remain expensive. Study of 11 yards, $1 billion yearly costs and 100,000 jobs will take six to nine months. No yard closings decided as base cuts planned to save $68 million annually.
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Washington
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Defense
Navy Yard
County Cancer Toll Shows An Increase
A U S Public Health Service report compares York County cancer deaths with national and state trends. In the year ending January 1, 1963 there were 199 cancer deaths in residents, with lung cancer at 30 deaths or 15.1 percent locally. The county’s cancer toll rose 1.5 percent over three years, while the nation climbed 7.1 percent and Maine 1.7 percent. The piece notes progress through drugs, radiation, and surgery, and cites hopes from NIH director Dr James Shannon for further gains in the coming decade.
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New York
United States
York County
U.S. Public Health Service
Johnson
Maine
American Cancer Society
James Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Laos Solution Stalled in Power Struggle in Vientiane
In Laos Pathet Lao denounces right wing calls to enlarge Souvanna Phouma's neutral coalition. Souphanouvong stays at Pathet Lao HQ while rightists guard Souvanna's villa and key facilities. Pathet Lao vows to block any expansion as civil crisis deepens with militia control across the country.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Souk Vongsak
Prince Souphanouvong
Souphanouvong
Souvanna
Khang Kay
Senate Vote Expected On Rights Amendment
Senate leaders forecast a Wednesday vote on a rights bill amendment aimed at breaking the stalemate. The Mansfield-Dirksen proposal would allow jury trials in racial discrimination cases with penalties over 30 days or fines above 300 dollars, aligning with a 1957 compromise. Leaders began a fourth straight Saturday session as Southern opposition lingered.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Johnson
House
Sen. Hermann. Talmadge
D. Ga
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Johnson tours four states to spotlight antipoverty drive
President Johnson travels through four states in one day to highlight his antipoverty program. The First Lady's moment comes from a Kentucky boy who tells him, Mr. President, no one ever comes to Inez. Senate leaders predict a civil rights bill vote next week to break the stalemate. Renewed violence erupts in Chester Pennsylvania with injuries and arrests as officers respond. Meanwhile Houston area banks are targeted by a mysterious man hired via the Texas Employment Commission.
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Associated Press
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Johnson
Kentucky
Inez
Senate
Chester
Lone’ Star ‘State
Houston
Texas Unemployment Commission
Racial violence erupts in Chester police clash injures ten
Civil rights demonstrations in Chester Pennsylvania exploded into violence Friday night as about 150 helmeted officers cleared a street block. Rocks bottles and bricks flew and a 21 year old expectant mother and six officers were injured. At least 28 demonstrators were arrested and town riot control moved to buses and a tavern. A white minister was charged with inciting to riot.
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Pennsylvania
Theodore Laws
Clayton Hewett
Atonement Episcopal Church
Morton, Pa
Delaware County
Providence Baptist Church
Delaware County Court
Rail Settlement Lifts Economy and Bargaining Ground
A railroad labor dispute ended under White House pressure, averting a coast to coast shutdown that could have cost six million jobs and slowed the economy. The settlement narrows the union position while reducing rail payment for services and trimming jobs under new rules. Major firms report strong first quarter profits with gains across auto, steel, and chemical sectors. Republic Steel leads with a 73 percent earnings rise, while other majors like Union Carbide, Socony Mobil, Reynolds Metals, and Pa Railroad post solid results amid renewed optimism in industry.
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Johnson
Congress
White House
Auto
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Union Carbide
Socony Mobil
Reynolds Metals
Inland Steel
International Nickel
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Cyanamid
National Steel
Marathon Oil
Reed Nominates Beach Doctor Nominated to post
Gov John H Reed named Dr Michael M P Magaudda of Old Orchard Beach and Dr Walter G Dixon of Norway as county medical examiners. He also renominated Dr Joseph I Smith of Bath. Two new State Apprenticeship Council posts went to Kenneth L Snowdon of West Bath and Wallace L Adams of East Millinocket.
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Augusta
John H. Reed
Michael M. P. Magaudda
Old Orchard Beach
Walter G. Dixon
Norway
Joseph I. Smith
Bath
State
Kenneth L. Snowdon
West Bath
Wallace L. Adams
East Millinocket
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