Defense Budget Trimmed By Johnson White House Plan
President Johnson will propose a defense budget of about 51 billion for the next fiscal year, a reduction of a billion from the current year. Joint Chiefs of Staff met with the President and McNamara to discuss the plan, acknowledging not all needs could be met but affirming the force would remain adequate and defensively superior in peacetime.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
McNamara
White House
Congress
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Joint Chiefs
Defense Department
Bulgarian diplomat Georgiev sentenced to death
Georgiev, a former Bulgarian diplomat and U.N. delegation counselor, was sentenced to death by firing squad for spying for the CIA. He pleaded guilty, admitting $200,000 earnings and access to state secrets. The six day trial sparked a 3000-strong protest in Sofia outside the U.S. legation.
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Sofia
Builgaria
Tvan Asen Christof Georgiev
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Bulgaria
Supreme Court
Georgiev
U.N
CIA
New York
United States
Washington
Ex-Tomboy Selected New Maid Of Cotton
Katy Sue Meredith of Andalusia Alabama is named the 1964 Maid of Cotton after beating 19 Cotton Belt entrants. Carolyn Adair of Memphis is first alternate with Loren Ormond of Forest Miss. as second alternate. Final five included Barbara Beaman Nashville and Karen Carlson Shreveport. Semifinalists included Kenny McArver Charlotte NC. Meredith stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.
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Sue Meredith
Memphis
John Lang
Katy Sue Meredith
Andalusia
Ala
Carolyn Adair
Loren Ormond
Forest
Miss
Barbara Beaman
Nashville
Karen Carlson
Shreveport
Kenny McArver
Charlotte
N. C
Katy
Sue
Harris Survey sees Oswald as Kennedy killer doubts linger
The Washington Post 1962 report notes substantial public doubt about how and why Kennedy was killed. A Warren Commission preview finds many people believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, yet a sizable minority remain unsure or believe more facts are needed. A cross section shows over one in four doubt Oswald’s guilt.
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Louis Harris
The
Washington Post Co
Kennedy
Special Commission
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
aJeehays
Kenees
Congress Closes a Tumultuous Session in 1963
Congress wrapped its longest peacetime session, with leaders predicting hard choices ahead on civil rights and tax cuts. The Senate passed a $3 billion foreign aid bill with credit guarantees for the Soviet bloc, while landmark actions included the nuclear test ban treaty and three major education bills. A $1.2 billion college construction aid measure and a $1.56 billion omnibus for vocational education and defense-related programs were approved, expanding loan funds and job opportunities.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Soviet Bloc
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Rockefellers Expect Child In June
Gov. and Mrs. Nelson A. Rockefeller announced the expected arrival of a child in early June 1964. The statement, issued through the governor’s office, identifies the couple in New York and notes Rockefeller’s presidential bid next year.
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Rockefellers
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Storm Moves In White New Year's Day In Prospect For N C
The Associated Press reports sleet freezing rain and snow moving into North Carolina with a potential white New Year as Winter weather spreads from the Coastal Plain near Goldsboro Fayetteville and Smithfield to the mountains. Forecasters warn of hazardous driving from glazing and expect several inches of snow in Georgia South Carolina and the mountains. Temperatures plunge with -23 in Lebanon New Hampshire and -21 in Newport Rhode Island as the storm system shifts northeast.
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Associated Press
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Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Smithfield
Piedmont
Gulf of Mexico
New York City
Greensboro
Elizabeth City
Raleigh
Wilmington
S. C
Georgia
Columbia
S.C
South Colina
U.S. Wear Bureau
Florida
South Carolina
Carolina
Hatteras
Southland
Mercury
Lebanon
N.H
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Watertown
N.Y
St. Mary’s
Lone Rock
Wis
Portland
Maine
Rockford
Ill
Chicago
Midway Airport
U S to Transfer 3 500 Men and 78 Planes from Japan
The United States will realign forces in Japan, moving 3 500 airmen and 78 aircraft including the last operational B 52 wing to the U S The move aims to meet global commitments while Japan negotiates the withdrawal Details indicate completion by next fall and about 2 000 U S dependents will return home with 2 400 Japanese base workers losing jobs No Army Navy or Marine cuts planned Total U S forces in Japan 46 000. US bases span the country
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Associated Press
TOKYO
U.S
United States
Washington
Pentagon
Japan
Navy
Marine
Chou En Lai Softens Tone On War In Interview
Premier Chou En lai told French television that China favors peaceful coexistence with capitalism and not inevitable world war. He blamed U S policy for obstacles to peace and called for American forces to withdraw from Formosa. He spoke during a Rabat stop in an Africa tour and warned about the Sino Soviet split.
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Patrick McNulty
PARIS
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chou
United States
Red China
China
Formosa
Formosa ‘Strait
Rabat
Morocco
Albania
Soviet Union
Africa
Tunisia
Ghana
Mali
Guinea
East Africa
Khrushchev
Ied
France
Goldwater Faces Bets He Will Seek 1964 Candidacy
Goldwater’s colleagues bet he will run for the GOP presidential nomination. A telegram to supporters hints at a decision after a Friday Arizona meeting. Senators, governors, and aides say insiders expect an early declaration, with announcements to newsmen following a brief Friday session.
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Goldwater
Igoldwater
John H. Tow
New York
Nelson A.jer
R-Tex
J Rockefeller
Curtis
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
GOF
Carl T. Curtis
R- Goldwater
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