Johnson Repeats Rights and Poverty Appeal in New York
President Johnson, after barnstorming six states in 32 hours, again urged civil rights and the war on poverty in New York. He spoke at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union celebration and outlined extending Fair Labor Standards, unemployment insurance, and a federal supplement to extend benefits up to 26 weeks, while planning multiple events at the World’s Fair and on Long Island.
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New York
Johnson
Deep South
Appalachia
South
Mason-Dixon Line
Atlanta
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Washington
Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury
N.Y
Nassau County
Mitchel Air Force Base
Long Island
Atlantic City
N.J
James Walker Not Psychotic Is Testified In Murder Trial
In Little Rock a Reno Nevada man James Dean Walker, 25, testified not psychotic in Pulaski County Circuit Court for the April 16 1963 killing of patrolman Jerrell P Vaughan. Dr Elizabeth B Fletcher said Walker was insecure hostile and felt rejected needing prolonged treatment while Dr Charles Taylor rebutted asserting he was probably not mentally ill at the time of Vaughan s death.
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Little Rock
James ‘Dean Walker
Reno
Nev
Walker
Pulaski County
Jerrell P. Vaughan
Vaughan
Sitlin
Arkansas 130
Elizabeth B. Fletcher
Charles Taylor
State Hospital
Fletcher
Ex-Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing
Former Sebastian County Clerk Herman Jones pleaded guilty in circuit court to malfeasance of office. Judge Paul Wolfe sentenced him to three months in jail and fined $100, suspended. Jones was arrested April 17 for using $4,065 in public funds for his own purposes, money repaid. Prosecutor Lyman Mikel sought reduction to malfeasance in office.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Sebastian County
Herman Jones
Paul Wolfe
Jones
Lyman Mikel
Insured Man Shot Pilot of Airliner Crash Near Concord
FBI probes a heavily insured passenger who allegedly shot pilot Ernest A. Clark as a Reno to San Francisco flight crashed near Concord killing all 44 aboard. A revolver linked to the policy owner and a voice recording aboard the wreckage are under review. Investigators and Civil Aeronautics Board teams worked at the scene as guards were posted.
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Concord
Calif
FBI
Reno
San Francisco
Washington
Ernest A. Clark
Pacific Air Lines
Clark
Raymond G. Andress Jr
Marjorie E. Schafer
Mal Whalin
Civil Aeronautics Hoard
Mrs. Brooks Shults of Fulton Dies
Mrs. Brooks Shults of Fulton died last night in a Texarkana hospital. Survivors include her husband and a daughter. Arrangements will be announced by Herndon Cornelius.
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Texarkana
Brooks Shults
Fulton
Herndon Cornelius
Space Industries Keep Up Boom in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Only the acquisition of space age industries can keep Arkansas industrial boom going, said E. J. Angell executive director of the Commission on Co-ordination of Higher Educational Finance. Electronics, aircraft and automation are needed to provide industrial impetus for the next decade. He said Arkansas has passed the industrial frontier. More and better education will help attract and fill jobs of space age industries.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Commission On Co-ordination of Higher Educational Finance
E. J. Angell
Mysterious disease MS afflicts over half a million Americans
An article explains multiple sclerosis, its impact on young adults, common symptoms, and the work of the National MS Society. It notes Arkansas Central Chapter leadership in Little Rock, local contact Mrs. Robert Moers in Hope, and urges public understanding and donations to fund research, fellowships, and patient support, signed by a long-term MS sufferer.
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National
Arkansas Central Chapter
MS Society
Allen Berry
War Memorial Stadium
Little Rock
Robert Moers
Hope
Hempstead
Lille Rock
National M
F. H
Ark
Hope Chest
Nomura Japanese envoy to US dies at 86 in Tokyo
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, wartime Japanese ambassador to the United States who faced Hull's tirade after Pearl Harbor, died at 86 in Tokyo. A tall career navy officer turned diplomat, he later became a business executive and senator, surviving a long illness with his widow by his side.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Kichisaburo Nomura
Japan
United States
Pearl Harbor
Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
State Department
U.S
Pacific
Cordell Hull
Kurusu
Hull
Washington
Navy
Pistol Found in Wreckage of Plane
The crash of a Pacific Air Lines turboprop near Concord California killed all 44 aboard. A cocked 38 caliber revolver was recovered from wreckage triggering FBI involvement. Investigators sought clues from a garbled radio message and FBI fingerprinting. Relatives viewed the scene was blocked by coroner remarks.
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Concord Calif
Pacific Air Lines
FBI
Civil Aeronautics Board
Reno
Nev
Stockton
Calif
San Franciso
Federal Aviation Agency
San Francisco
George Lacau
Betty
Lacau
Jlo
Walter Young
FBI Disaster Squad
William Bogart
Dr. Bogart
David Silva
Silva
Dale
Stopp
Clara Stopp
Judy
Miss America Back in Fayetteville with Crown Return
Donna Axum Miss America 1964 El Dorado returned to Fayetteville on Thursday for the first time since winning the crown last September. She visited Payenteville and posed for photos, drawing attention from local fans and reporters.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Donna Axum
el Dorado
Payenteville
Powell Gets Another Court Delay
Rep Adam Clayton Powell of New York has been granted another delay in answering a 448 500 judgment against him. Esther Yaines, Harlem widow, holds the suit arising from a TV broadcast in which Powell allegedly called a woman a bag collector for police. Powell has not paid the 46 500 judgment or undergone asset examination, and Supreme Court Justice Arthur Markewich has held him in contempt for failing to appear. Powell's attorney cited press of congressional duties.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Supreme Court
Powell
Esther Yaines
Harlem
James
Arthur Markewich
George D. Covington
Judge's Widow Dies at Camden
Mrs. Thomas A. Gaughan, 89, widow of Judge Thomas Gaughan, died Wednesday night in a Camden hospital after several days of illness. She is survived by family members in the area.
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Camden
Daughter Is Helping Out Dad on Tour
The Johnsons travel through six states with Lynda Johnson joining President Lyndon Johnson on a poverty campaign. They barnstorm farms and towns using humor and stories to urge Americans to support anti poverty efforts while stressing humble roots and a promise of opportunity.
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Dad
Faubus proposes state summer jobs for needy youths
Little Rock Arkansas AP Col Orval E Faubus said on Thursday he wants state summer jobs to go first to young people in need of money for a family or education. He noted his office is flooded with requests and told state department heads not to give each other first choice on openings.
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Little, Rock (Ap
Col
Orval Ii
Faubus
State Department
Johnson Not Inclined Yet for Debates
Johnson, facing the 1964 race, has not committed to debates with his Republican opponent. The piece notes his cautious stance, evolving public image as a down-to-earth leader, and the strategic considerations behind delaying or embracing televised encounters. Kennedy previously benefited from debates with Nixon, shaping public perception.
Exile Ant-Castro Groups Predict Attacks Soon
Exile factions in the United States forecast imminent anti Castro actions against Communist Cuba likely before Cuba’s May 20 independence anniversary. They claim small scale raids, sabotage, infiltration, and guerrilla operations are planned, with raiders trained in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. U.S. officials say the government will not participate and deny knowledge of any attack plans.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Washington
U.S
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
United States
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Man Found Guilty in Arkansas Death Penalty Case
Frank Harris, 57, of Jonesboro, was convicted of first degree murder in Harrisburg and sentenced to death by electric chair for the Dec 20 killings at the Dever home in Trumann. The jury deliberated 30 minutes, no recommendation given, triggering automatic death. Harris claimed innocence as his daughter cried. ongoing appeal planned. Surviving Dever children gave conflicting accounts.
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Harrisburg
Ark
Frank Harris
Jonesboro
Harris
Leonard Dever
Dever
Trumann
Ronald Dever
Mary Dever
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