Johnson Plans To Cut Defense And Pentagon Payroll
President Johnson announced defense budget reductions for the next fiscal year aiming to keep total spending around 102 billion dollars. The civilian Defense Department payroll will fall below one million, with a 25,000 cut by June 30, 1965, plus overseas reductions. He will address the UN on December 17 and sends McNamara to Saigon after a NATO meeting to check anti-Communist efforts.
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Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Robert
McNamara
Saigon
South Viet Nam
White House
Defense
Congress
Defense Department
U. N. General Assembly
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
John F. Kennedy
Politicos Hit 1963 Assembly
North Carolina political leaders voiced mixed judgments on the 1963 General Assembly at a meeting of the Associated Press News Council in Burlington. Democratic chairman W Lunsford Crew praised progress in higher education but urged better news dissemination to constituents. Republican Ted Hartsock assailed the late session and predicted the GOP would gain congressional seats next election.
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Burlington
N.C
General Assembly
North Carolina
W. Lunsford Crew
Ted Hartsock
J. Herman Saxon
Senate
Crew
House
Hartsock
Saxon
Pearl Harbor’s impact shapes a generation’s memory in Dallas
Anne Dallas, reporting from Dallas, recalls 22 years since Pearl Harbor and how the event still moves people today. Sheriff’s deputy Allen Sweatt observes visitors at the courthouse, noting diverse reactions from tourist photo moments to grief and disbelief. He highlights the lasting imprint on families and individuals who seek to document or witness history firsthand.
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Dallas
Tex
Pearl Harbor
Allen Sweatt
Dallas County
Lees
John F. Kennedy
Sheriffs Department
Bill Decker
Neiman-Marcus
Jack Ruby
Four Americans Held as Hostages in Bolivia Mine Siege
U S officials report four Americans and two USIS technicians seized at Siglo Veinte mine, 150 miles south of La Paz, by Bolivian miners in protest against three Communist labor leaders. State Department and Bolivian authorities seek release. hostages are safe and being treated well.
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Washington
State Department
Cadillac
Mich
Bernard
U.S
Rifkin
Peace Corps Vol
Robert Ferger
Bolivia
Bestrom
Peace Corps
Phillips
Richard I. Phillips
Icomibol — Corporacion Minera de Bolivia
Thomas M. Martin
United States Information Service
Decatur Ave
N.Y
Michael A. Kristula
USIS
Siglo Veinte
la Paz
United States
Varano
Comibol
Orer
Federico Escobar
Irineo Pi
Martin
Memorial Flag Flies Halfmast at Pearl Harbor
The American flag flew at half mast above the rusted hulk of the battleship Arizona as the nation paused to mourn the 22nd anniversary of the Japanese attack. Simple ceremonies were held aboard the Arizona memorial amidship on the submerged ship at Pearl Harbor Navy base.
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Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Arizona Memorial
Pearl Harbor Navy Base
Civil Rights Bill Advances in House Action
The House, in a brief Saturday session, moved toward civil rights action by filing a discharge petition to bypass the rules committee led by Howard W. Smith. If 218 members sign, the bill could reach a floor vote as early as December 23, with adjournment on December 20 delaying further action until January.
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McCormack
D-Mass
House
William K. Vanpelt
R-Wis
John E. Moss
California
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D.va
Smith
Congress
Janary
Iguana Ends Peacefully No Gold Bullets Discharged
Puerto Vallarta Mexico AP shooting of The Night of the Iguana ended without a single gold bullet fired. Director John Huston had given six leads gold plated pistols with five engraved bullets each bearing the names of the others. Stars acted focused on work and travel plans emerged as gossip faded and the resort returned to quiet.
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Ico
John Huston
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Ava Gardner
Sue Lyon
Deborah Kerr
Ray Stark
Warnlings
Hollywood Mills
Pacific
Puerto Vallarta
Sybil Burton
Mexico
Eddie Fisher
Debate Over Speaker Ban Law Shapes North Carolina Gubernatorial Race
In Raleigh Democratic candidates respond to the 1963 speaker ban law barring Communists and Fifth Amendment pleaders from state college venues. Preyer Moore and Lake call for modifications to balance academic freedom with security, urging campus dialogue while preserving the ban's spirit. Lake defends the law but hints at possible amendments. Moore and Preyer resist outright repeal, favoring expanded college discretion and protected scholarly exchange.
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Dan K. Moore
L. Richardson Preyer
I. Beverly Lake
Preyer
Moore
North Carolina
Pulusupluts
Lake
Terry Sanford
Guilford Man Gunned Down In Randolph
Paul Husted a Texas native and Oak Ridge resident died after a family dispute turned violent. Randolph County deputies questioned Robert Potts of 615 Old Thomasville Rd in self defense claims. Husted died at High Point Memorial Hospital from chest wounds with a bullet lodged in his body. Interrogation continued. no charges filed at this hour.
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Paul Husted
Texas
Oak Ridge
Randolph County Sheriff's Deputies
Robert Potts
Thomasville Rd
Husted
High Point Memorial Hospital
Potts
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