Johnson Signals Viet Nam Peac e Drive Amid Budget Talks
War and Peace Report Tonight notes President Johnson will address Congress on a Viet Nam peace offensive and possible negotiations with the Communists during a 9 pm national broadcast. Meany cites Johnson pledge to press ahead with the Great Society while warning war costs may affect domestic programs.
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Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U. S
Radio
Hanoi
Congress
Administration
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Great Society
Meany
Klan Dragon Jones Charged With Perjury
Robert Jones, grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, arrested for perjury tied to a 1951 divorce hearing. Bond set at 2000 dollars. hearing slated in Rowan County Court on January 28. SBI said a Greensboro Daily News rep prompted the probe and that Jones falsely stated marriage to Violet Sue Moorhead on May 25, 1948.
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Ku Klux Klan
Teekary
Walter Anderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Jones
Rowan County Court
Anderson
Greensboro Daily News
SBI
Jack B. Richardson
Ray H. Garland
SBS
Violet Sue Moorhead
Sandburg's Daughter Injured in Washington Taxi Crash
Dr George Crile Jr and his wife Helga daughter of Carl Sandburg were injured in a Washington auto accident. They were taken to the Washington Hospital Center. Crile 58 had internal injuries and multiple rib fractures and was in satisfactory condition after surgery. Mrs Crile 48 had a fractured wrist and facial cuts and was listed in condition. Police said they were passengers in a taxi that collided with another vehicle.
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Washington
George Crile Jr
Cleveland
Helga
Carl Sandburg
Washington Hospital Center
Crile
North Carolina Senate Realigns for House and Congressional Districts
The North Carolina Senate and House agree on realigning state districts during a special session. The Senate backs reducing Senate districts from 36 to 33 and boosting representation in populous areas. The House approves a 104 10 vote to realign 120 seats toward the Piedmont Crescent. A separate congressional redistricting plan advances in the Senate, with final passage in the House pending.
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Piedmont Senators' Plan Killed in Senate Vote
The substitute plan carried by Herman Moore failed when brought to a final vote. He tried swapping districts to gain support, but amendments drew more opposition. The core issue was combining Durham and Forsyth counties in one district.
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Raleigh
Carteret
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Watauga
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Forsyth
Sneezing Fit Causes $600 Damage Near Vancouver Bridge
Mike Shamro 65 sneezed while near the second narrows bridge causing 30 feet of fence to topple 50 feet down an embankment and 80 feet of brush to be torn. Police estimated total damage at $600 with $400 for the fence and the remainder for his car.
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B. C
Mike Shamro
Second Narrows
Shamro
Bank Heist at West Asheville Branch Nets 6979
Two men robbed the West Asheville Branch of First Union National Bank at about 9 AM taking 6979 from tellers. Carlton Gilkey, the branch manager, described a tall masked bandit and a shorter accomplice, both in jackets with upturned collars and hunting caps, who ordered tellers to lie down and left with the bag.
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West Asheville
First Union National Bank
James Glenn
FBI
Dodge Auto
Carlton Gilkey
Gilkey
Frank E. Ingle
Thomasine Scarboro
Shelepin's Intentions Unknown
Soviet official Alexander N. Shelepin arrived in Hanoi and gave little public hint of pressuring North Vietnam to join peace talks with the United States. The article notes Soviet influence via secret diplomacy and possible leaks, with China potentially signaling the actual peace terms.
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North Viet Nam
Center
Soviet Union
Alexander N. Shelepin
Hanoi
John Roderick
United States
China
Shelepin
Moscow
Peking
British couple love hamburger diplomacy in U S tour
The British pair Anthony and Elizabeth Howard became the millionth U S tour entrants after Dec 18, winning expense paid stays in New York and Washington. They toured New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Tucson with friends' wedding, and admired American life and hamburgers.
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United States
Anthony
Elizabeth Howard
St. Margaret’s Bay
Kent
England
Howards
U.S
Travel Department of Service of the Commerce
Howard
Washington
Los Angeles
Tucson
Ariz
National Gallery
Rose Bowame
Chiens
Oma
Mr. Howard
Changes May Help Republicans In North Carolina Reapportionment
Court ordered reapportionment may boost the Republican Party in North Carolina. The federal mandate realigns the 120 member House and 50 member Senate by population by January 31, shifting power toward the fast growing Piedmont region.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
House
Senate
Piedmont
Six Rebel Officers Leave Dominican Republic
Six leading rebel officers exited the country to comply with President Hector Garcia-Godoy's order to redeploy 30 officers from both factions abroad. Col Francis Caamano Deno and Col Manuel Ramon Montes Arache remained, with others slated to depart soon as the army hesitated to accept the president's decree.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Francis Caamano Deno
Manuel Ramon Montes Arache
Higher FHA Loan Interest Seen Ahead
Washington officials signaled higher FHA loan rates as agency heads testified to a House subcommittee. Brownstein avoided a firm pledge but suggested a rise above 5 percent plus mortgage insurance unless overall rates fall, noting no reversal in the current trend.
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Federal Housing Administration
House
Sub- Brownstein
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