Agreement Nearer on Atom Pact
United States and Soviet Union told the United Nations that chances for a treaty halting nuclear weapon spread have improved. Fedorenko cited progress but warned about loopholes enabling West Germany access to weapons. Gold berg said talks show a more hopeful path, with exploratory discussions continuing.
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United Nations
U. S
Soviet Union
Nikolai Fedorenko
Washington
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Fedorenko
West Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Demonstration Cities Bill Reaches Johnson in Congress
The House sent to President Johnson a $1.26 billion Demonstration Cities bill to remake blighted urban areas physically and socially. It was a top priority for Johnson and faced strong legislative opposition from supporters.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate veteran Harry Byrd of Virginia dies
Harry F. Byrd, 79, former U S senator, Virginia governor and patriarch of the state's conservative Democratic organization, died at his Berryville home after a coma since July. A malignant brain tumor felled Byrd, who lived near the Virginia West Virginia line and had returned from Charlottesville for a final stay at home. His death occurred as his son Harry Byrd Jr. ran in a Democratic primary seeking the senate seat.
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Berryville
Harry F. Byrd
U. S
Virginia
Byrd
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Harry, Jr
Senate approves final 5.1 billion appropriation bill
The Senate passed by voice vote a 5.1 billion final year appropriation measure with foreign policy elements. It targets poverty, education and other programs and is sent back to the House where it faces an adjournment close fight after House approval of 177 million less.
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Washington
Senate
House
UGN Campaign Reaches Halfway Mark in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and Marion reached 54 percent of the United Good Neighbors goal with $493,779 pledged by Thursday at the YMCA report session. The total rose $135,670 from the prior week, as leaders urged chairmen to accelerate.
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United Good Neighbors
Cedar Rapids
Marion
YMCA
Fawcett
U Pn
31 People Overcome By Industrial Fumes in Detroit Plant
DETROIT AP reports 31 workers, 29 women and 2 men, were overcome by fumes at an industrial plant in the northwest city area. All were hospitalized. none is believed to be in serious condition.
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Detroit
Labor Advisory Committee Urges Tax Increase for LBJ
A new 21 member labor and business advisory committee recommends higher individual and corporate income taxes. The report to President Johnson also suggests restoring the 7 percent investment tax credit if needed to stimulate next year’s economy.
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Washington
Labor and Business Leaders
Johnson
Labor Management Advisory Committee
Mansfield Manila For Peace Conference Aims Peace Effort
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the Manila conference on Vietnam beginning Monday will be a council of peace and cooperation, not a conference on expanded war, signaling a peace oriented approach from U.S. leadership.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Manila
Vietnam
Council of Peace and Cooperation
Moonshiners in Arkansas Use Walkie Talkies to Evade
In Hot Springs Arkansas U S District Judge John Miller heard a case where moonshiners used walkie talkies to avoid revenue agents. During the trial two men faced charges with one receiving a one year sentence and the other fifteen months.
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Hot Springs
Ark
U.S
John Miller
Moon
Shiners
Miller
Living Costs Rise as Food Prices Fall
The Labor Department reports September living costs up three tenths of a percent led by higher clothing prices for women and girls. Housing and medical charges also rose while food prices recorded the first drop in four months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chuckle Laugh and the World Laughs With You
A short witty quip notes that shared laughter spreads quickly while tears invite only pity as the author jests that mirth travels broadly whereas sadness garners scant sympathy. Copyright statement closes the piece.
Hostage Escape Leads to Iowan Arrest in Bank Robbery Case
Charles Wallerich, 32, of McCausland Iowa, sought for kidnapping and bank robbery in Lester Prairie Minnesota, was captured after a hostage fled to a police car. He faced federal charges for the Lester Prairie bank robbery and hostage incident. Mrs. Heldman, 57, of Staples Minnesota, drove him to Minneapolis under threat. Shots were fired but no injuries occurred as his pistol jammed during arrest.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Charles Wallerich
McCausland
Lester
Prairie
Minn
Marvin Heldman
Staples
Wallerich
Johnson in Australia on Mission of Peace Visit
President Johnson arrived in Canberra Australia for a welcome ceremony and a speech framing his Manila Vietnam conference as a mission of hope. He pledged allied unity in Vietnam while urging North Vietnam to join in aiding hunger and disease relief in Southeast Asia. The trip featured a 21 gun salute, crowds, demonstrations, and a meeting with Prime Minister Holt as Johnson called for patient, long term peace efforts.
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UPI
Australia
Johnson
Canberra
New Zealand
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Harold Holt
Manila
New
Asia
Government House
Lord Casey
Judgments Total Over 1 Million Against Iowa Road Unit
Three judgments exceed $1 million against the Iowa highway commission in Cedar county district court. Hallett Construction Co. sought $966,236.83 with interest from 1961 and received full amounts plus $246,628.31 interest. Judgments taxed at $783,143.18, $105,813.94 and $77,279.71. Courts held contract claims inadequate and awarded damages plus interest. Officials planned an appeal to the Iowa supreme court.
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Tipton
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar County
Harold D. Vietor
Hallett Construction Co
Minnesota
Highway Commission
Vietor
Assassination Trial Ends as Tsafendas Declared Insane
In Cape Town the court ruled Dimitrio Tsafendas unfit to plead and declared him insane for the murder of Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. Tsafendas, 48, was ordered confined to jail with a transfer to a mental institution anticipated by President Charles Swart.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Dimitrio Tsafendas
Charles Swart
Tsafendas
Two Jewish Authors Win 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature
Samuel Joseph Agnon of Israel and Nelly Sachs of Germany were jointly awarded the 1966 Nobel prize in literature. The Swedish Academy praised Agnon for his distinctive narrative art with Jewish motifs and Sachs for her lyrical and dramatic writing that themes Israel's destiny with touching strength.
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Stockholm
Samuel Joseph Agnon
Israel
Nelly Sachs
Germany
Swedish Academy of Letters
Agnon
Sachs
Beulah College Auction Nears After 46 Years
Upland California four year college with good accreditation and furnished classrooms faces sale next Tuesday due to financial distress. Trustee chairman Maynard Book cites about 1 million dollars in debt and hopes auction proceeds cover debts while about 130 interested parties consider buying the campus founded in 1920 by the Brethren in Christ Church and moved to its present site in 1935.
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Upland College
San Gabriel Mountains
Maynard Book
Book
Upland
Brethren In Christ Church
Beulah College
Los Angeles
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