Johnson scoffs at govt as menace to liberty at Swarthmore
President Johnson addressed Swarthmore College graduates urging them not to fear a federal government threat to liberty. He argued government can liberate individuals and tied civil rights to his anti poverty push, saying 20 million Americans are denied rights due to race and pledged unwavering anti poverty action.
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Swarthmore, Pa
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Swarthmore College
Meany Urges Fair Break for Negroes in Apprenticeships
AFL-CIO president George Meany urged labor unions to open all apprenticeship training rolls to applicants regardless of race. At a Johnson‑called conference, about 75 leaders from 50 international unions heard him stress time, courage, and a real method to carry out equal opportunity. Hobart Taylor Jr. echoed that unions must rethink traditions that limit who can obtain skilled jobs. More than 100 union leaders were expected. despite calls for integration, some unions still fail to apply policies locally.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Johnson
Hobart Taylor, Jr
President’s Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
James
Christine Keeler Released from Holloway Prison
Christine Keeler, 22, the red-haired prostitute who once shook the British government, was released from Holloway prison Monday.
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London
Christine Keeler
Holloway
Jets in Laos Told Fire if Necessary
U S jet fighter planes in Laos reportedly have orders to fire on communist military installations when needed to protect unarmed photo reconnaissance aircraft.
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Laos
Washington
U.S
Korean President Suspends 576 Officials Amid Protests
Seoul AP report says President Chung Hee Park suspended 576 government officials including a cabinet vice minister for corruption to quiet student demonstrators. Premier Chung Il Kwon announced the action but did not identify the officials or provide details.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Chung Il-Kwon
Actors' Strike Ends as Actors Equity Council Approves Deal
New York AP reports the two day actors strike ends after the Actors Equity Council unanimously accepts the tentative wage agreement. A spokesman says Monday night performances will proceed.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Council
Man Dies In Cedar Rapids House Fire From Cigarette
Orville Koppess aged 52 of 713 Ninth avenue SE Cedar Rapids died from smoke inhalation after a lighted cigarette sparked a fire in his living room He was found on the bedroom floor and died at St Luke’s Hospital Fire officials say he likely slept on the sofa and dropped the cigarette start ing the blaze The blaze damaged the living room and roof but left the rest of the one story home with smoke damage This marked Cedar Rapids second fire fatality of 1964 born May 8 1912 in Cascade Koppess had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1943 and worked for Wilson and Co Surviving are his wife
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Cedar Rapids
Orville Koppess
Ninth Avenue SE
Percy Harris
Linn County
Koppess
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mr. Koppess
Cascade
Wilson & Co
Goldwater Warns Against Coexistence With Communists
Sen. Barry Goldwater told a Pennsylvania audience that coexistence with communism is an illusion and urged Americans to defend freedom with religious and moral sanctions. He warned that appeasement would fail captive peoples and undermine the American dream.
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Chester
Barry Goldwater
California
Arizona
Goldwater
Pennsylvania Military College
Two U.S. Jets Downed in Laos Combat
Communist ground fire knocked down a second Navy Crusader jet in Laos as a search for the first pilot continued. Cmdr. Doyle Lynn was rescued by a U S helicopter and returned to the Kitty Hawk while effort to locate Lt. Charles Klus continued amid monsoon weather and dangerous jungle rescues.
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Vientiane
U.S. Navy
Laos
U.S
Plaine Des Jarres
Pathet Lao
Kitty Hawk
South China Sea
Souvanna Phouma
Cmdr
Doyle Lynn
la Mesa
Calif
Bromwell Backs Goldwater for 1964 Ticket
U S Rep James E Bromwell of Iowa Second District backs Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination and favors Pennsylvania Governor Scranton as vice presidential running mate. He argues a Goldwater ticket would unify GOP factions and reduce splits if Goldwater is denied the nomination.
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U.S
James E. Bromwell
Iowa
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Arizona
Bromwell
Goldwater - Scranton
Goldwater
Haugh Named to Anamosa Warden Post
Benjamin Baer Iowa corrections director resigns over policy clashes with the board of control. Charles Haugh a federal Leavenworth official is named warden of the Anamosa men's reformatory replacing Ray Purcell. Baer cites custodial care concerns and accusations of intimidation by board members.
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Des Moines
Benjamin Baer
Iowa
Board of Control
Charles Haugh
Leavenworth
Anamosa
Baer
Ray Purcell
Nehru Ashes Stampeded Across Ganges at Allahabad
Thousands of mourners crowded the Ganges at Allahabad as Nehru’s ashes were strewn in a franked will ceremony. Police boats brandished clubs as crowds pressed the riverbank, with fatalities and injuries reported amid the heat and chaos. Lal Bahadur Shastri traveled to Allahabad for the final rites.
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Allahabad
India
Ganges
Nehru
New Delhi
Babaji
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv
Sanjas
Jumna
Mrs. Ghandi
Kamala
Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Baldwin
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