Harris Survey Shows LBJ Popular Over Spending Control
A Washington Post overview by Louis Harris shows 81 percent favor Johnson on keeping government spending in check, 19 percent unfavorables, contrasting with Kennedy’s last-year ratings. The finding suggests strong political upside for Johnson in 1964 as spending remains a central GOP issue.
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Louis Harris
The
Washington Post Co
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Mr. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Defense motions denied in Monroe kidnaping trial
In Monroe North Carolina a judge denied defense motions for a mistrial and change of venue in the kidnaping trial of four defendants tied to a 1961 race riot. The ruling delayed testimony as prospective witnesses were kept separate until testifying. The defendants include Mrs. Willie Mae Mallory and others, all declaring innocence. A fifth defendant fled to Cuba amid ongoing legal wrangling.
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Monroe
N.C
Walter Brock
Union County
Union County Superior Court
Willie Mae Mallory
Mallory
Macon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard Crowder
Harold Reape
John C. Lowry
Flushne Y
Cleveland
Ohio
Brock
Robert Williams
Cuba
G. Bruce Ste
Bachelors Celebrate Leap Day in Ottawa Illinois
Ottawa Illinois residents mark Leap Day with a playful all day event as bachelors prepare for the once in a quadrennium occurrence. Joyce Hayne of Ottawa Silica Co. is to be inaugurated for the option.
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Ottawa, Ill
Ottawa
Illinois
Joyce Hayne
Department of Ottawa Silica Co
Ruby lawyers seek higher court mandamus on TV witnesses
Defense plans to file a writ with Texas Supreme Court in Austin to decide if persons who watched the Oswald shooting on television can serve as jurors. Melvin Belli says witnesses should be eligible, potentially aiding a transfer of the Ruby trial from Dallas.
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Relman Morin D
Jack Ruby
Texas
State Supreme Court
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Joe Tonnhill
Fe ‘Exast
Austin
Templin
Dallas
Joe B. Brown
Brown
Melvin Belli
Texas Supreme Court
Belli
UNC to Limit Admissions as Applications Surge
President William Friday told UNC trustees that the three units cannot accept all applicants next year as total enrollment rose from 20 413 to 22 000. Chapel Hill expects 10 429 applications with 5 000 to 6 000 more possible before June leaving about 4 000 spaces available for new students.
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Raleigh
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
UNC
University
Friday
Greensboro
N.C. State
Chapel Hill
Neces
Duck Rescued After Trapped in Central Park Ice
A duck is trapped on the ice of Central Park lake as park workers attempt to reach it. Robert Parker arrives and breaks the ice with a paddle ensuring the bird can waddle free.
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New York
Central Park Lake
Les
Duck
Park Department
Robert Parker
The 1960s Economy Mixed In Slower Rise
SAM DAWSON analyzes the 1960s economy showing total output at 600 billion in 1963, personal income rising to 475.2 billion by 1964, and corporate profits up to 27.5 billion. He cites overbuilt capacity, inventory restocking, slower consumer demand, and uneven population growth as reasons for a modest rise rather than a boom.
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Aoe Eee
Clash on Pakistan border leaves 23 Indians missing
Twenty three Indian patrol members are unaccounted for after cross border fire near Keran in Kashmir. The ambush followed a cease fire line breach as Pakistanis opened fire from both banks of the Krishna Ganga River giving rise to speculation about political motivations and regional alliances.
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India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Indian Defense Ministry
Keran
Srinagar
Nehru
Congress
Chou En-lai
Startling
Ayub
Chou
Punjab
Rawalpindi
Kashmir Frontier
Cyprus Talks Reach Crucial Stage In UN Talks
U Thant pressed for a diplomatic breakthrough as he met British diplomat Sir Patrick Dean and Cypriot Foreign Minister Spros Kyprianou in New York. A peace force proposal faces hurdles over referencing the 1960 treaty of guarantee amid fear of justifying a Turkish invasion.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
U Thant
Cyprus
Thant
Patrick Dean
Spros Kyprianou
Security Council
Council
Britain
Turkey
Greece
United States
Mediterranean
Public reaction grows as Oklahoma City endures sonic booms
Oklahoma City residents respond to repeated sonic booms from Air Force F104 jets by phoning switchboards and venting frustration. The FAA tests, centered at Oklahoma City, use devices on homes to measure boom stresses while area residents report varying tolerance and occasional property concerns.
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Oklahoma City
Nan Sancey
Mipeesom
Air Force
Oklahoma
FAA
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