Pet JFK Plans May Fall Victim To Adjournment
Washington AP report says Democratic leaders may drop key Kennedy program items or adjourn in October to campaign. Senate will consider six bills through Sept 15, including a farm compromise and a controversial tax revision with a 7 percent investment credit amid tax cut debate and oil depletion concerns.
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JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Finance Committee
Vietnamese claim major victory in Mekong Delta clash
South Vietnamese troops report 166 Viet Cong killed and 25 captured in a large Mekong Delta battle 125 miles southwest of Saigon. A Viet Cong company commander fell, a battalion dispersed, and government units seized small Cic farms and fuel depots while airstrikes pursued fleeing Reds. American confirmation was unavailable.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Bac Lieu
Ba Xuyen
Viet Nam
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Thailand
Ca Mau
CAB orders probe of Eastern N C regional airport plan
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered an investigation into establishing a regional airport to serve Eastern North Carolina and potentially serve Rocky Mount Kinston Goldsboro Wilson and Greenville. The study aims to see if two or more communities can share a single airport and notes current funding efforts and defense considerations.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Kinston
Goldsboro
Wilson
Greenville
Pitt County
CAB
Federal Aviation Agency
Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base
Ing
Piedmont
Eastern Tobacco Belt Opens With Mixed Leaf Prices
Tuesday sales on the Eastern North Carolina belt averaged 45.62 per 100 pounds from 7,514,776 pounds of leaf, mostly untied leaf at a five day trial. South Carolina and Border belt volumes reached 10,240,188 pounds averaging 61.91 with untied leaf dominant early. Untied leaf continues today while tied leaf remains the only offered form on some belts through next Monday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Ibelt
Soviet Commandants Berlin Office Closed
The Soviet Union abolished its Berlin commandant office and ordered Western powers to deal with the Soviet military command in East Germany. The move aims to bolster East German sovereignty in Berlin while limiting Western influence in internal affairs. A Checkpoint Charlie incident followed as Soviet armored cars were briefly detained by U S MPs before escort through.
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Checkpoint Charlie
U.S
West Berlin
Berlin
East Berlin
Reds
Soviet Union
East Germany
Albert Wattson II
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Christopher Steel
German Democratic Republic
Watson
Former Sen Nye Declares He Is Alive and Well
Former North Dakota Senator Gerald P Nye issues a letter from Washington saying he is alive and discussing the Pageant magazine story about Henry Clay Hansbrough. Nye recalls burying Hansbrough’s ashes under an Capitol elm tree and explains he did not reveal the details.
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Washington
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Nye
Capitol
Pageant Magazine
Capitol Hill
Henry Clay Hansbrough
Congress
U.S
Hansbrough
Sen. Nye
Edward Hymoff
Federal Housing Administration
Howard Cohn
Pageant
Senate
Tremors Spread Panic in Southern Italy After Major Quake
AP reports new tremors caused panic across southern Italy after Tuesday night’s quake that killed about 15 and injured 100. Relief efforts mounted as Premier Fanfani arrived, with Naples and Avellino among hard hit areas and tens of thousands sheltering outdoors.
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Naples
Italy
Adriatic
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ravello
Amintore Fanfani
Vesuvius
Pompei
Avezzano
Messina
Avellino
Bodies found in garage trunk and nearby cement floor
Police unearthed a steamer trunk containing a decomposed body under cement in a San Francisco Ingleside garage. Authorities believe it is Mildred Arneson, wife of Jay Arneson found nearby, as they investigate a murder plot tied to the home’s owners and a missing Santa Rosa motel dispute.
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San Francisco
Ingleside
Mildred Arneson
Jay Arneson
Arneson
Santa Rosa
Calif
Ralph Kroeger
Kroeger
Iva
Dan McKlem
FBI
Arnesons
Brazil
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