Weaver Sworn In as Johnsons First Negro Cabinet Member
President Johnson installs Robert Weaver as secretary of the new Department of Housing and Urban Affairs with a mission to transform failing cities into places of opportunity. Weaver, 58, vows to rebuild urban areas while Johnson lauds his authority and aims, noting four in five Americans will live in cities in the future.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Weaver
Johnson
Bob Weaver
White House
Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Senate
U. S
Robert ©. Wood
Department
Cites
Youth in Klan details 1964 McComb bombing
Billy Wilson, 23, testified to HUAC about his Klan role from joining the McComb unit of United Klans of America on July 7 1964 to a July 1964 bombing of Charles Bryant home. He said the act was ordered by a local Klan leader and linked to Bryant's NAACP work.
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UPI
Congressional
Wilson
McComb
United Klans of America
Charles Bryant
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Klan
Bryant
COFO
Council of Federated Organizations
Johnson asks Congress to join Asian Development Bank
President Johnson urged Congress to allow U S participation in the Asian Development Bank and to contribute 200 million dollars to its funds. The bank, to be run by Asians and based in Manila, aims at financing Asia's industrial capacity roads harbors and related projects. The capital is planned at 1 billion with 200 million from the United States 65 percent from Asian nations and the rest from Europe and others.
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Johnson
Congress
United States
Asian Development Bank
Manila
U.S
Baltimore
Nation's Top Archers Descend on Las Vegas U S Open
Over 800 archers compete for 10000 in prizes at the Sahara Colt’s U S Open Indoor Archery Championships in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Men women and teams chase 8000 cash and 2000 merchandise in a PA A sanctioned three day event with free admission.
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Hotel Saraha
Toni Hameline
Paul Steffen
Congo Room
Las Vegas Convention Center
Hotel Sahara
Colt's Firearms Division
Colt’s Industries
Hartford
Matt Yurich
Woodland Hills
Calif
Champiou Shine
Glendale
Karl Palmatier
Professional Archers’ Assn
Bow and Arrow Magazine
Patman setback in Banking Committee vote
In Washington the House Banking Committee ousted Chairman Wright Patman 18 to 14 over a challenge to an October meeting. Reps. Thomas L. Ashley and Richard Ottinger led the move backing a bill to ease merger restrictions if key factors outweigh antitrust concerns.
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House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
Thomas L. Ashley
Ohio
Richard Ottinger
New York
House
Sheinwold on Bridge West Give Opponent Rope
In a Chicago national tournament hand West lets a low club trick slide to destroy the declarer’s plan. Marshall Miles reads the hand, cashed high spades, and South’s diamonds later, but a low club from West on defense creates a potential overtrick. The daily question advises bidding one diamond to invite partner to respond and reach game if possible.
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Chicago
West
Declarer
South
Marshall Miles
San Bernardino
Dummy
Miles
Gnawing Problem Baffles Doctors In England
In Grett on England Jim Smith accidentally swallowed the top set of his false teeth. Doctors cannot locate the plastic teeth because they do not show up on X rays and searches continue.
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Gretton
England
UPI
Jim Smith
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