Muskie chides Neilan over Passamaquoddy and beet refinery
Sen. Ed Muskie assails Edwin Neilan of the U S Chamber of Commerce on Passamaquoddy tidal power and a sugar beet refinery for Aroostook, saying Neilan is misinformed. Muskie credits Maine Industrial Building Authority backing loans as key to private financing.
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Portland
Edmund S. Muskie
Edwin P. Neilan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Passamaquoddy
Maine Democrat
Neilan
Passamaquody
Passama
Senator Muskie
Muskie
Maine Industrial Building Authority
Arundel Opera Theater Sold to Catholic Parish
The Arundel Opera Theater in Kennebunkport was purchased by St. Martha's Parish according to an noon announcement by Rev. William J. Kelly. Renovations will convert the former theater into a Catholic church. purchase price was not disclosed.
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Arundel
Rights Bill Clears House Toward Civil Rights Milestone
The House approved a sweeping civil rights bill 290 to 130, backed by President Johnson, aiming to end racial discrimination in employment, public accommodations, voting, schools, and federally aided programs. A new community relations service would mediate racial disputes.
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SVP
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
House
Australia orders public probe into Voyager collision
Prime Minister Menzies orders a judge led inquiry into the sinking of Australia first pushbutton destroyer Voyager after a collision with the carrier Melbourne off Jervis Bay. 239 rescued, 85 still missing, nine officers among the missing.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert Menzies
Voyager
Melbourne
Navy
Menzies
Jervis Bay N Naval Base
Alexander J. Forbes
Forbes
Duncan Stevens
Medicare Proposal Locked In Committee
President Johnson’s main health plan to extend care for the elderly under Social Security stalls in the House Ways and Means Committee. Hearings may come in March as supporters and opponents seek a compromise. a broader hospital aid measure also advances with hearings promised to avoid a June 30 authorization expiry.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Spe
Oren Harris
House Commerce Committee
Harris
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Congress
John F. Kennedy
King-Anderson
General Appropriations
Notasulga High Disrupted by Racial Boycott Across Town
In Notasulga and nearby Shorter, white students boycotted opening at schools leaving classrooms deserted while no Negro students attended Notasulga High. Six Negroes reportedly entered Shorter under a federal court order, as state troopers guarded. Macon Academy near Tuskegee opened with about 200 Notasulga and Shorter applicants amid debates over tuition grants and a federal court hearing in Opelika.
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Ala
Notasulga High School
Shorter High School
Shorter School
Opelika
Macon Academy
Tuskegee
Tuskegee High
State Board of Education
Dust Bowls Hit Soviet Agriculture Amid Shortages
Moscow reports three million acres of arable land abandoned yearly due to wind and water erosion. Agriculture Minister Ivan Volovchenko urges restoration laws to hold farms and departments accountable for soil fertility and efficient land use, citing arid regions in Kazakhstan and Siberia as windier, drier areas.
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United States
Soviet Union
Ivan Volovchenko
Communist Party Central Committee
Kremlin
Volovchenko
Kazakhstan
Siberia
Khrushchev
U. S. Southwest
High Plains
Ruby Presses Move To Change Trial Site
Dallas witnesses testify that a fair trial for Jack Ruby in Dallas is unlikely. Stanley Marcus and Clayton Fowler say venue change is needed due to perceived local bias as Ruby faces murder charges tied to Oswald's killing. Defense lawyers press the motion as Ruby prepares for trial.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Stanley Marcus
Nieman-Marcus
Clayton Fowler
Dallas County Criminal Bar Association
Dalas
Oswald
Kennedy
J.D. Tippit
Fowler
Marcus
Roeden Ruby
House approves civil rights bill in overwhelming vote
The House passes the civil rights measure by a large margin amid praise from President Johnson. The health care proposal for the elderly under Social Security remains stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee. Marguerite Oswald testifies again to the Warren Commission. International items include an Australian destroyer collision aftermath and demonstrations in Athens over the Cyprus crisis. Dust bowls sweep the Virgin Lands as Russians report similar conditions.
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House
Joh 2 E
Mmerica Son
America
Senate
Johnson
Ways and Means
Marguerite Oswald
Warren Commission International
George Ball
Athens
Cyprus
United States
Virgin Lands
Smith campaign tour opens in New Hampshire
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine campaigns in New Hampshire on a frigid day. She visits Ellsworth and Beebe River, tours a Draper Corp. plant, discusses foreign and domestic issues, and outlines her drive for the GOP nomination.
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New Hampshire
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Plymouth
Ellsworth
Allie Batchelder
Batchelder
Batchelders
Beebe River
Draper Corp
Hopedale
Mass
Canadian
Colebroo
Littleton
Lancaster
House
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Sen
Smith
Russia
Lyndon Johnson A Whirlwind Yet Steady Leader At White House
AP reports Lyndon B. Johnson embodies perpetual motion in the White House pace and energy. He starts early and works late, yet shows steadiness and focus, with health reportedly strong after a 1955 heart attack. He reads seven to eight newspapers daily and watches TV news, avoiding escapist breaks.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Johnson
Kennedy
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