Backstairs clash at White House over seals and Fellows
White House Chief Speaker John W. McCormack denies two Johnson requests during the State of the Union night. He blocks attaching the presidential seal to the podium and bars three female White House Fellows from rear house chamber viewing Johnson’s address. A male-only intern group is allowed.
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Johnson
Capitol Bill
John W. McCormack
White House
McCormack
House
Cancer Society Plans Crusade Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Representatives from 15 east central Iowa ACS chapters gather in Cedar Rapids for a one day crusade planning session at the Roosevelt hotel. Dr. Regis Weland chairs the Linn County group and says the April drive will mobilize a task force of more than 45 000 volunteers statewide for education and fundraising.
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Iowa
American Cancer Society
Cedar Rapids
Regis E. Weland
Weland
Linn County
ACS
Arthur F. Stocks
Mason City
Roosevelt Hotel
Frank Pfaff
Linn County Cancer Crusade
Benton
Black Hawk
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Muscatine
Scott
Tama
Not Qualified For the Prize
Edmonton police award goes to a runner up after a driver without license or driving test fails to qualify. The officer stops the car to explain deficiencies and directs the prize to the eligible runner. A tearful woman learns she lacks credentials and must rectify her driving record.
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Edmonton
Alta
Edmonton Safety Council
Saint Bernard Toby Becomes Londoner Hero in Blizzard
Snowranger Pericles a 140 pound Saint Bernard known as Toby wandered from Olga Heppell’s garden during a Britain blizzard and was found two days later about a mile away. He ate nine cans of dog food a quart of milk a marrow bone and even finished the cat’s dinner upon return.
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Harlow
England
Olga Heppell
Saint Bernard
Snowranger
Pericles
Garden Gate
Britain
Mrs. Heppell
Toby
Remembered by Aunt Wrong Way
Boston AP report states Joseph Matys of San Francisco received only $1 from the estate of Maybell Reed after the aunt cited his childhood refusal to help with chores. Probate court noted the 74 year old spinster left $957,868 as the estate size.
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Boston
Joseph Matys
San Francisco
Matys
Maybell Reed
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Young Columbus XII
Spain
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Madrid
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San Lorenzo
Backstairs
Merriman Smith
UPI
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White House West
Smithsonian Institution
Moscow
Kremlin
Tass
Stokely Carmichael
Cancer Society
Rillian
Killian
White Sale
Dacron
Celacloud
Lindale Plaza
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