Senate probes Baker case widen with Jenkins perjury charge
The Senate Rules Committee faces Republican pressure to press deeper in the Baker inquiry as Walter Jenkins tests the Johnson era links to television advertising sales. Don Reynolds alleges Jenkins guided Reynolds to buy ad time in exchange for life insurance, while Jenkins denies knowing of such arrangements.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Walter Jenkins
Jenkins
Johnson
L. P. MacLendon
Senate Rules Committee
White House
Johnson Family
Austin
Tex
William E. Miller
Miller
Don B. Reynolds
Baker
Reynolds
December cost of living up 0.2 percent says BLS
The Labor Department reports a 0.2 percent rise in December mainly due to weather damage to vegetables. It marks only the third December increase in ten years and lifts the CPI to 107.6, meaning $10.76 buys what $10 did in the 1957-59 base. Food prices rise 0.3 percent from November.
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Washington
Lab Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Greeks Favor UN Peace Force on Cyprus
Greek Cypriots indicate they want a United Nations peacekeeping force on the island rather than a NATO contingent. The move comes as U.S. military options loom and international talks continue in London, New York, and Ankara, with tensions between Greek and Turkish communities rising over constitutional veto rights and possible partition.
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London
United Nations
Mediterranean
NATO
Britain
Zenon Kassides
Cyprus
U Thant
New York
a_ U.N
Athens
Ankara
Nicosia
U.S
London Daily Sketch
6Th Fleet
East Africa
Malaysia
United States
West Germany
France
Italy
Canada
North Atlantic Alliance
Greece
Turkey
Washington
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Paris
Chuckle on marriage proposals and perceived beauty
A witty quotation notes that beautiful women often receive more marriage proposals than intelligent women. The line suggests men are biased by appearances and overestimate their own appeal.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Biddeford Attorney John Xaphes Seeks Maine House Seat
Atty John F Xaphes of Biddeford announces candidacy for state representative on the Republican ticket He has lived in Biddeford all his life and resides at 304 Alfred St The son of Marguerite M Beauregard Xaphes and the late Dr C J Xaphes he attended St Josephs parochial school St Louis High School class of 1946 Portland Junior College and the University of Vermont earning a BA in 1952 He pursued further study at Boston University School of Business Administration before entering continued notes on page three.
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Atty
John F. Xaphes
Biddeford
Maine
Xaphes
Alfred St
Marguerite M. (Beauregard) Xaphes
C. J. Xaphes
St. Joseph's Parochial School
St. Louis High School
Portland Junior College
University of Vermont
Boston University School of Business Administration
Port
Soviets Down U S Plane and Protest Issued
The Soviet Union claims a U S Air Force trainer missing in East Germany was shot down by a Communist fighter, killing three officers. Moscow handed a protest note to U S Ambassador Fay Kohler and blamed U S authorities for the incident near Vogelsberg, while the U S Air Force awaited word and offered no confirmation of a shoot down.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
Fay Kohler
Weimar
Vogelsberg
Erfurt
Tass
Europe
United States
Wiesbaden
Germany
ADN
Air Force
Iron Curtain
Peking Paris At Odds Over Two Chinas Issue
In Formosa Taipei circles credit Chiang Kai-shek with outsmarting Mao as Paris and Peking clash after France recognizes Communist China. A French pledge to keep recognizing the Taipei regime and a denied ambassador swap frame the dispute. Nationalists view Mao’s miscalculation as he pressures Chiang to sever ties with France.
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Taipei
Formosa
France
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tze-tung
Chiang
Paris
Peking
Charles de Gaulle
Red China
Foreign Ministry
Mao
Communist Party
I Chiang
de l ‘Gaulle
Red
Saturn 1 launches world’s heaviest satellite into orbit
Cape Kennedy officials hailed the Saturn 1 test flight as a milestone in space power. The 164 foot rocket delivered an 84 foot satellite weighing 37,700 pounds into orbit after 10 minutes of burn. The event demonstrated U.S. lead in rocket technology and liquid hydrogen propulsion.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Russia
U.S
Surprise Storm Halts Boston Area Snowbound Coastal Storm
A coastal storm dumped up to a foot of snow across central and western New England then stalled off the coast for 68 hours. Snow depths reached 12 inches in the Berkshires and southern Vermont, with heavy winds and up to 100 mph offshore. The storm caused multiple accidents, a derailed freight train, and one death at the scene. A new snow event was forecast for tomorrow.
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Boston
New England
Newport
Lebanon, M. H
Montpelier
Francis L. Mason
Lynn
Lloyd C. Rainier
Marblehead
Howard White
Springfield
Berkshires
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
U. S. Weather Bureau
Portland
Concord
N. H
Greenfield
Mass
Hartford
Cape Cod Canal
Providence
New Haven
Dorchester
Samuel Becker
Boston Symphony Orchestra
R. I
Steel Industry In Recovery Gains Momentum In 1963
A steel industry recovery that began last year continues to gain momentum with 1963 profits rising across major producers. Mills push output toward a near record 115 million tons annually as modernization cuts costs, boosts earnings, and funds further upgrades amid liberalized depreciation rules. U S Steel reports strong earnings while other top producers show substantial income gains, signaling broader industry improvement despite 1957-level peaks.
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New York
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Armco National Steel Corp
the Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Cigarettes Banned in Several State Hospitals and Buildings
Officials in multiple states ban cigarettes in government buildings including hospitals. Some private hospitals remove vending machines amid health concerns. Public Health hospitals in Massachusetts stop sales in canteens and machines. New York and California also act.
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New York
U.S
Miriam Hospital
Providence
R. I
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
California
Public Health Department
University of Minnesota
Rochester
N.Y
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Clarence Holt
Saco Civil Defense
Saco Armory
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Joseph Perreault
Civil Defense
Saco
J. Edward Whelan
Harry Gowen
Adney Harmon
P. S. Dubrey Trucking Co
Baker Probe
U. N
Defense Department
Atty. John F. Xaphes
U. S
East Gera
Hannaford
Saturn
Notre Dame de Lourdes Federal Credit Union
Beatrice Caron
Ralph Roberge
Leo Cote
Hack
Emile Bosse
Credit Committee
Henry Piette
Donald Chretien
Story
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Young School
Daniel Curlew
Thomas Welch
Franklin Thompson
Steel Industry
National Association of Broadcasters
Florda
Associated Press
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