Johnson Plans to Ease Wheat Sales Curbs to Commies
Washington AP reports President Johnson plans to lift shipping restrictions on U S wheat sales to Iron Curtain nations as farm bill battles continue. An interagency committee will decide the approach, but Congress may act anyway. Senate Agriculture Committee, led by Allen J Ellender, plans votes next week on ending the 50 percent U S vessel shipping requirement amid closed meetings and possible amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Capitol
Interagency
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ebiender
Waller F. Mondale
Dminn
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
McGovern
Mondale
John F. Kennedy
Two Scout Counselors Found Safe in Virginia Woods
Two Roanoke Boy Scout counselors Robert Finnell Jr. 19 and John Joseph Allen Jr. 21 were found safe Friday afternoon about two miles from Camp Ottari in the Blue Ridge Scout Reservation Pulaski County after surviving on creek water blackberries and raisins. Rescue teams over 100 strong aided by deputies Marines arrived as they were located near Beach Mountain area following a day and a half of wandering with one being a diabetic and in need of insulin.
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Hiwassee
Roanoke
Blue Ridge
Pulaski County
Robert Finnell Jr
iJohn Joseph Allen Jr
Allen
Finnell
Black Robertson
Beach Mountain
Robertson
Ottari
Virginia Districting Proposals Sketch New Congressional Map
The Privileges and Elections Committees proposed redistricting changes in Virginia with tweaks to nine districts in the Senate and House plans. Chesapeake moves to the 1st in Senate plan while 8th gains several eastern counties. Charleston area shifts also appear in the House plan as districts trade counties and city ties to reflect population shifts ahead of a special session next Tuesday.
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Richmond
Virginia
State
Senate
House of Delegates
Chesapeake
Williamsburg
King and Queen
Essex
Charles City
James City
Gloucester
Mathews
Middlesex
New Kent
Nelson
Campbell County
Amherst
Campbell
Albemarle
Greene
Loudoun
Charlottesville
Nelson County
Esser
Lee
Mt. Vernon
Centreville
Fairfax County
Accomack
Northampton
Madison County
Madison
Mt. Vernon, Lee
Dranesville
Providence
Severe Midwestern Storm Damage Runs High Across States
Storms caused extensive damage from Illinois to Iowa with dozens of roofs lost and farms struck. Six injured in Olympia Fields, Red Cross opened shelter, and insurance experts estimate multi million dollar losses including $5 million in northern Illinois and Indiana as hail and high winds battered Lockport and surrounding areas.
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Red Cross
Olympia Fields
Iowa
Aughurn
Towa
Deb Kalb
Lockport
Ill
W. G. Dithmer
Midwest
The
Insurance Information Institute
Illinois
Indiana
Gemini 3's Longest Flight Hums With Radio Tests
Gemini 5 crew Cooper and Conrad discuss weightlessness as flight surgeon Berry reviews data after 148 hours in orbit. The crew jokes about gar bage urgency while debates exercise routines and channel noise, aiming to learn how long radio contact lasts and how bodies respond in extended spaceflight.
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Moon River
Gemini Control
Eyes OF
Texas
Eyes of Texas
Charles A. Berry
Cooper
Berry
Gordo
Roger
Hawaii
Conrad
Earth
Outer Space
Kraft
Air Force
Navy
McDivitt
Rusk hints at peace talks amid Vietnam war pressures
The Evening Star notes Russian hints to US diplomats that halting bombing on North Vietnam could trigger concessions and talks. The New York Times reports unpublicized US approaches via third parties offering displays of willingness to slow the war. Rusk leaves flexible paths, suggesting a cease fire and potential Geneva conference talks. He emphasizes US commitment to Europe and the need to address the Pacific outcome for European security.
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Evening Star
Washington
Tare
North
Viet Nam
New York Times
United States
North Viet Nam
Rusk
Hanoi
325Th
Nouth
South East Asia
Konrad Adenauer
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Nasser Meets Brezhnev After Walkout Over Ambassador Feud
Nasser declined a handshake with the Egyptian leader and pressed on to discuss a peace plan with Brezhnev in Moscow. The plan, reportedly crafted with Shastri and Tito, calls for a ceasefire supervised by an international force and respect for Vietnam’s frontiers, while Washington rejects a U.S. withdrawal from Saigon.
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Minh
Nasser
Kremlin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Viet Nam
United States
Cairo
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Tito
Yugoslavia
Washington
Saigon
Ex-Birmingham Mayor to defend Klansmen in Liuzzo slaying case
Former Birmingham Mayor Arthur Hanes says he will defend Collie Leroy Wilkins Eugene Thomas and W C Eaton charged in the fatal shooting of Viola Liuzzo after the Selma to Montgomery march. Hanes emphasizes he is acting as a private attorney and not Klan counsel. Wilkins trial in Hayneville is set for Sept 27. Hanes declines separate trials and venue change.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Hanes
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Hanes
Messrs
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Eugene Thomas
W. C. Eaton
Lowndes County
Wilkiins
Hayneville
Wilkins
Thomas
Eaton
Viola Liuzzo
Montgomery
Selma
Johnson Birthday Tour Highlights Park Dedication
President Johnson marked a Texas birthday trip with a park dedication in Blanco County and a speech from a lumber yard float. Daughters Lynda and Luci joined, and the Beagle Him attended as Johnson noted the press’s power. The visit included family, friends, gifts, and a ride to Lake Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Johnson
Lynda
Luci
Washington
Bergstrom
4Th Army
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Press
Life
Time and Fortune
Atlantic City
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
Bil D. Moyers
Texas
Viet Nam
Moyers
Dominican Republic
New Mexico
Greece
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Nicholas Katzenbach
Senate
California
Nancy Smith
San Bernardino
Land Law Review Commission
W. Averell Harriman
Finland
Tirci
LBJ Ranch
Johnson City
Lady Bird ‘Johnson
Living Costs and Tiny Pay Raises Spark Economic Review
More than one million workers could gain one to three cents per hour after quarterly reviews of the consumer price index. The small boosts reflect measured cost of living changes and target inflation containment.
Federal mediator says steel talks do not look promising
In Pittsburgh AP report, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service chief William Simkin warns the steel talks are still far apart as a nationwide strike looms for Tuesday midnight. Union leader W Abel notes a friendly air, while the union seeks 53 cents per hour over three years for 450,000 basic steel workers.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Cons¢iliation Service
Simkin
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
W. Abel
Lic
Tense first day as North Carolina integrates schools
In Craven and neighboring counties Black pupils faced mixed scenes on opening day. At Ernul a Negro pupil enrolment was blocked by fear as three white‑driven cars appeared and a trooper arrived. at Bridgeton, 24 Negroes enrolled peacefully with buses and patrols. State officials warned against violence while noting large scale integration across 169 school units and potential further disruptions.
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Ernul
Venice Knight
Knight
Ernal
Vanceboro Consolidated
Sadie Mclanhorn
Bridgeton
New Bern
Craven
North Carolina
Craven County
R. JL. Pugh
C. B. Berry
Beaufort County
I W. F. Veasey
Pitt County
Moore
National Guard
Charles F. Carroll
Vietnam War Briefing: casualties, air strikes, and diplomacy
Briefing officers reported no Viet Cong opposition to the task force and convoy with the sole known casualty an elephant from an air strike. About 19 guerrillas were killed, while U.S. Marines counted three in a Hue Phu Bai night clash. Air strikes hit supply areas and bridges as manpower rose past 90,000. Transport troops landed at Qui Nhon Cam Ranh Bay and Vung Tau to support over 20 units.
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Dai Lac
Ban Me Thuot
Saigon
Tan Nhut
Hue Phu Bai
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Bai Non Luc
Hanoi
Radio
Viet Nam
W. A. Mann
Qui Nhon
Cam Ranh Bay
Vung Tau
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Nasser
Tito
Yugoslavia
Lam Bahadur Shastri
India
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Kremlin
Dien Bien Phu
Tokyo
United States
America
Asia
Natchez Bomb Blast Targets Ku Klux Klan Stronghold
A bombing at Natchez leveled a Ku Klux Klan stronghold amid rising tensions between Klansmen and African Americans. The blast followed an ambush shooting of Rev. Donald A. Thompson a biracial congregation’s Unitarian minister. NAACP official Charles Evers arrived from Jackson as authorities launched a wide investigation. Metcalf, a longtime Armstrong Tire employee and Natchez rights organizer, headed recent voter registration drives that added about 8,000 to the rolls. City and state officials pledged full cooperation with federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
Jackson
Evers
Med. Sar
Natchez
Metcalf
Armstrong
John J. Nosser
Nosser
George i Metcalf
Nasser
Paul B. Johnson
Massed California Firemen Push Brush Fire Away From Homes
Massed fire crews and 1,000 ground personnel battled a brush fire near La Crescenta California, shifting it away from hillside homes as Water bombing planes attacked hot spots. The 506 acre blaze started Thursday afternoon and reached 95 percent containment by Friday afternoon amid high heat and wind warnings. Four firefighters were injured and families were evacuated briefly before being allowed to return.
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California
Thomes
San Gabriel Mountains
la Crescenta
Mexican
Ito
Weather Bureau
U.S. ‘Forest Service
U.S. Job Corps
Pickens Canyon
Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles
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Commies
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
General Assembly
Gemini
Bill Williams
R. Conrad Cooper
Heath Lary
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
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