Defense funding proposal totals 58.61 billion for next fiscal year
The House Appropriations Committee proposes 58.61 billion dollars for Defense for the year starting July 1 1966 with warnings that the plan is arbitrary and may require more if combat continues. The report notes defense needs exceed Johnson's request and last year’s appropriation. A Republican minority urges a blue ribbon commission to evaluate defense posture and policy anomalies.
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Washington
Viet Nam
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Johnson
Intimidation Report Heard In Dodd Probe
Senate Ethics Committee chair warned of action to curb threats amid hearings on Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. Rep. Wallace Bennett cited Michael O Hara as claiming an intimidation attempt, while Marjorie Carpenter testified something occurred but was halted by chair. See DODD Page 2.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
John Stennis
Dmiss
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Michael O’hare
Dodd
Marjorie Carpenter
Stennis
Stewardess Slain and Roommate Beaten in Seattle Apt
In Seattle an airline stewardess was killed and her roommate severely beaten in a basement apartment. Lonnie Trumbull died in the attack while Lisa Wick remained in critical condition with skull fractures. All three victims were 20 and from Portland Oregon, graduates of United Airlines training six weeks earlier. Detective Sgt Herb Arnold noted a blood stained wood fragment found nearby as the likely weapon. Purses of the victims were recovered.
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Seattle
Lonnie Trumbull
Lisa Wick
Joyce Bowe
Portland
Ore
United Air Lines
Herb Arnold
Meredith Plans To Rejoin Trek Ahead Of Clash
A Mississippi civil rights march task force heads toward Philadelphia to rejoin rallying marchers after a night of tear gas and clashes with police. Dr. King led protests, while Gov. Johnson urged residents to avoid the King rally to boost Negro registration.
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Meredith
Trek
Canton
Miss
Philadelphia
Martin Luther King
Courthouse Square
Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
U.S. 51
James H. Meredith
Memphis
Jackson
University of Mississippi
Hernando
King
Highway Patrol
Washington
White House
Robert H. Fleming
Nicholas Katzenbach
Mississippi
John Doar
Justice Department
Stanley Matthews
Matthews
Racial Violence Surges in Cleveland East Side
In Cleveland on Thursday night a young Black boy was shot and wounded, a white woman hurt by a brick, and gunfire targeted two officers. White- run businesses were looted and vandalized along Superior Avenue as tensions between Black and white neighborhoods flared before police restored calm.
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Cleveland, Ohio
East Side
Stephen Griffin
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Richard
Richard Wagner
Griffin
Wisconsin Guard Ends Encampment After Big Food Bill
The 32nd National Guard division completes a two week summer encampment at Camp McCoy with 400 tons of food costing $175,000. 65,000 meals were served in the field and 20,000 in canned rations as convoys depart for home by 9:25 a.m.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard
A. J. Karasch
Mauston
Karasch
Faisal In New York City As An Unwelcomed Guest
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia begins a New York visit as the guest of the United Nations and private groups. Mayor Lindsay canceled the official welcome dinner after Faisal’s Washington remark about Jews, saying the remark was offensive to New Yorkers.
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Faisal
New York City
New York
Saudi Arabia
United Nations
John V. Lindsay
la Guardia
Washington
Lindsay
U.S
Israel
World Organization
Arthur J. Goldberg
Arabian American Oil Co
Waldorf Astoria
White House
Johnson
Sixteen year old runs for Congress path mapped
Bruce Buwalda a Naperville high school senior led voters as a Democratic precinct captain in Lisle Township. He won eight votes to three against an incumbent in the Illinois June primary but cannot hold the office due to age. He envisions a congressional career by 1980 and has a detailed plan written out. His parents are Republicans.
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Naperville, Ill
Bruce Buwalda
Lisle Township
Bruce
Illinois
Naperville Community High School
Congress
Fidel Castros Uncharacteristic Silence Reported By Havana Radio
Miami monitors say Havana Radio has not mentioned Fidel Castro all week amid rumors of his status. The report notes Castro last spoke May 1 and a June 4 TV appearance. exiles fear an illness or replacement, with speculation of electro shock therapy and a possible double.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana Radio
Alma
Osvaldo Corticos
Citizens Committee For A Free
Castro
Ruby Austin appeals fair trial claim in Oswald slaying case
Jack Ruby's lawyers argued before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that his death sentence for Lee Harvey Oswald's murder was unfair due to pervasive news coverage and a judge's manuscript. Defense cites Judge Brown's unpublished manuscript and a “circus atmosphere.” The court expected 31 hours of argument. Ruby, 55, did not attend.
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Austin
Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Dallas Dist
Joe Brown
Brown
Dallas County
Phere
Gertz
U.S. Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
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California
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Ohio
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O’hare
Drew Pearson
Jack Ander
Gerard Zeiller
Zeiller
Freedom
McNeil
UPI
By Don McKee
Columbia University
Claude Sterrett
John Prater
Cleveland
Superior Avenue
Earl Stapler
Sowin
32Nd
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Sowinski
George Gachko
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George Newman
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U.S. State Department
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