Goldwater questions Johnson stereo gift in Baker case
Senator Goldwater criticizes Johnson for not recognizing that Robert G Baker could not afford an expensive stereo on his Senate secretary salary. He notes the stereo cost over 500 dollars and was paid by an insurance agent who arranged a life policy on Johnson.
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Goldwater
Washington
Senarry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
Robert G Baker
Senate
Baker
South Carolina
Johnson and Baker associate dispute gifts and politics
The President said he exchanged gifts with a public employee who asked for nothing in return. Don B. Reynolds testified he sent a $542 stereo to Johnson at Baker’s urging and paid for it after selling Johnson’s life insurance policies. Reynolds also arranged about $1,208 of TV advertising on an Austin station tied to the Johnson family.
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Senate Committee
Don B. Reynolds
Baker
Johnson
Reynolds
Senate
Austin
Britain to deploy troops in Kenya over East Africa unrest
London reports Britain will place troops at Kenya's disposal to help preserve order after upheavals across East Africa. Commonwealth Secretary Duncan Sandys called the move precautionary as Kenya requests aid from Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta amid mutinies in Tanganyika Uganda and a coup in Zanzibar.
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London
Britain
Kenya
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
House of Commons
Jomo Kenyatta
East Africa
Zanzibar
Tanganyika
Uganda
Obote
Kampala
Uganda Rifle Regiment
Jinja
Feix Onama
Entebbe
Tanganika
Lake Victoria
Johnson Hails Poll Tax Law Amendment
President Johnson hailed the 24th Amendment banning poll taxes for federal elections as a liberty triumph. South Dakota became the 38th state to ratify, ensuring nationwide protection of voting rights for president, vice president, senator, and representative elections. The amendment does not affect state elections where poll taxes may still be required.
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Washington
Johnson
South Dakota
Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Chuckle that you don't know won’t hurt you
A light moment notes that ignorance may be amusing and old jokes persist in popular humor. The brief quip plays on self awareness and social perception without stating a clear incident or names.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Anti Smoking Weed Now Worth A Fancy Price
A weed from the Great Smokies yields high prices as people seek quit smoking. Lobeline sulphate, active in stop smoking products, sells for about 70 dollars an ounce when available, normally 40, with Lobelia Inflata herb near harvest. Drug chains face shortages since a government cancer link report on smoking and cancer.
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New York
Bantron
Johnson affirms willingness to discuss differences with Panama
President Johnson indicates the United States is open to talks with Panama to resolve disputes. The move follows narrowing tensions discussed within the Inter American Peace Committee.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Panama
Inter-American Peace Committee
Rockefeller Proposes Small Business Aid Plan
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller outlined a program to aid 42 million small firms and 30 million workers at a Laconia Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He urged credit access and continued SBA support, noting New Hampshire’s heavy small business base and a state loan program totaling 2.455 million to 90 companies.
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Laconia
N.H
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Laconia Chamber of Commerce
Wation
New Hampshire Business Development Council
Small Business Administration
Soviets Show Interest in Nuclear Material Pact
Western officials say the Soviet Union is interested in an East West treaty to halt plutonium production for nuclear weapons. The move aligns with Johnson's five arm control proposals at the disarmament conference and aims to convert defense resources to nonmilitary use without weakening strength. Tsarapkin has not yet commented formally.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Johnson
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
De Gaulle Signals France To Recognize Red China
French President Charles de Gaulle has moved toward recognizing Red China citing a changing world and the futility of isolating the mainland. He argues for Western contact with both sides and notes a Soviet China split as a major power dynamic. Pearson discussed the issue with Johnson as Paris and Washington prepare for further statements.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Red China
Far East
de Gaulle
State Department
White House
U.S
China
Pearson
Paris
France
Peking
Soviet Union
Enactment of Tax Bill Inches Toward Passage
The $11.5 billion tax bill moves closer to enactment as the Senate Finance Committee votes 12-5 after lengthy sessions. Drafting delays may push floor debate to February, narrowing time before the February 11 deadline and risking delays to a March 1 enactment goal. President Johnson won a last minute victory persuading nine Democrats to drop $455 million in excise tax repealers.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Finance Group
Planning Group Is Selected for City Improvement
Biddeford Mayor Willie Pomerleau announced a committee to review the proposed sewer program and seek federal and state funds for school building and other public projects. Members include Harry Wooster Joseph Audie Clayton Cartmill Rudolph Bergeron and Pomerleau with advisors Hugh Marshall and Raymond Kenneally. Meetings will be at AIDC offices and use the office secretarial services.
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Biddeford
Willie Pomerleau
Harry Wooster
Planning Board
Joseph Audie
Urban Renewal Authority
Clayton Cartmill
Biddeford-Saco
Hugh Marshall
Raymond Kenneally
AIDC
Pomerleau
Biddeford Acts to Acquire Land for Sewer Project
Biddeford City Council swiftly authorized a 90 day option for the Vachon family to sell Water Street land for 3100 as part of a sewer plan. The council also approved buying adjacent land from Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Gagnon for 4600 to meet federal deadlines. Funding moves included transferring 1000 from the contingent fund to the Area Industrial Development Corporation.
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Biddeford
Vachon
Water Street
Gilbert Boucher
Willie Pomerleau
Vachons
Paul A. Gagnon
Bids Sought to Extend Route 77 Modernization Cape Elizabeth
The State Highway Department will open bids on February 12 for a project to extend the Route 77 modernization in Cape Elizabeth. The roughly one mile of new improvements will start at the end of the rebuilt section at Pond Cove Corner.
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Augusta
State Hagkway Department
Cape Elizabeth
Pond Cove Corner
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