Johnson Gets Rousing Melbourne Reception Amid Paint Incident
President Johnson drew half a million Australians to cheers in Melbourne while a water based paint throw smeared his limousine and security detail. He and Mrs. Johnson remained unfazed as crowds waved flags and a tape stream, and Johnson spoke of hope for a settlement in Viet Nam.
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Melbourne
Johnson
Viet Nam
Secret
Johnsons
Canberra
Holt
North Viet Nam
America
Mountain of slag buries school and homes in Aberfan
A coal slag avalanche engulfed the Welsh village of Aberfan destroying a school and 14 houses. Thirty-two bodies were recovered in the first hours of rescue operations as workers searched the rubble for survivors.
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Aberfan
Wales
Glamorgan
Laos Air Force Bombs Military Installations in Vientiane
Laotian air force planes bombed targets around Vientiane for 36 minutes amid a feud between army leaders. Reports say at least 11 dead and three injured, with fears the toll could reach 200 including many children lost in a school collapse.
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Vientiane
Laos
Thao Ma
Army High Command
Thao
Ouane Rathikoun
Royal Army
Boun Oum
Merthyr Tydfil
Agreement Reached On Money Bill
Negotiators reach terms for final approval and send the bill back to the House amid a push to adjourn the session. The compromise lets President Johnson decide on underwriting trade with Eastern European Communist states and signals possible completion of business by tonight.
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Washington
Con
House
Congress
Europe
Conference Committee
Johnson
George Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Senate
Air Of Expectation As Fall Market Opens In High Point
The fall Southern furniture market begins in High Point and on North Carolina's Furniture Highway with buyers arriving at display buildings and showrooms. Observers expect higher prices and a larger variety of new styles as 85 percent of the nation's retail furniture purchasing power visits the market, buoyed by strong sales in 1965 and 1966.
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Jim Hawkins
High Point
North Carolina
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Drexel
Lenoir
Southern Furniture Exposition
Furniture Plaza
Point National Furniture
Joseph Cox
Robert Spelman
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
High Priority Study Of Food Promotion Costs Demanded
President Johnson calls for a rapid, comprehensive study of food sales promotion costs including games of chance and value stamps. Denver Housewives for Lower Food Prices push boycott of five chains with Safeway Red Owl King Soopers and Farr's Stores affected. Some members threaten to extend the boycott until prices drop persists.
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Denver
Colo
Johnson
Paul West
Markets
Farr
Red Owl
King Soopers
Kine
Soopers
Lloyd King
Market mood mixed amid price wars and boycott talks
Trade observers noted threat of price wars and a boycott affecting Denver retailers while leaders like Mrs. West and Mrs. Peterson promoted consumer interests. Industry optimism persisted as showrooms opened across multiple cities and market officials anticipated steady demand with an expected leveling after adjustments.
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King
Denver
1967 Outlook Fair and Cooler Previewed at Business Council
The fall meeting in Hot Springs opened with an economic forecast calling for fair and slightly cooler conditions in 1967. Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor and Mary Henry H. Fowler led government officials in outlining expectations.
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Hot Springs
Business Council
Mary Henry H. Fowler
John T. Connor
Fowler
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Harold Holt
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Houx
Mabel Oan
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Britain
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