U S decision to drop UN funding pressure draws mixed reactions
Washington reports say the United States will not force Russia and 11 others to pay UN peacekeeping assessments. Senators defend realism, while Eisenhower and others warn of congressional repercussions. Goldberg notes majority opinion favors avoiding Article 19 penalties to resume General Assembly work.
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U.S
Russia
France
U.N
Capitol Hill
Ing
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Arthur J. Goldberg
J.W. Fulbright
Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Assembly
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Town
Republican Policy Committee
General Assembly
United Nations
Platon D. Morozov
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Lord Caradon
Goldberg
Supreme Court
Adlai E. Stevenson
World Organization
Massachussets memorialized battleship dedicated in Fall River
The battleship Massachusetts, polished and prepared, was dedicated as Massachusetts state World War II memorial after a three year fundraising effort by former crew and supporters. Venus Stockwell reported a street corner theft where a man grabbed a watch during a time check. The Agriculture Department noted dairy herd June total at 15,566,000 head, down 3 percent from last year and far below the 1945 peak.
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Fall River, Mass
Massachusetts
Portland
Ore
Venus E. Stockwell
Stockwell
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ministers urged to back Breathitt on pinball crackdown
Gov Edward Breathitt appeals Kentucky clergy to back local authorities in fighting illegal pinball gambling calling the operation a multimillion dollar crime treasure chest and to educate the public on its evils. News brief rounds up multiple AP items on national and international events.
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Lexington
Edward T. Breathitt
Breathitt
Excelsior Region Gets Lake Boost
The Fishing River project in Missouri won backing from the Budget Bureau to fund two reservoirs north of Excelsior Springs. The plan includes a 480 acre reservoir on the Fast Fork and a 75 acre lake on the Dry Fork to supply water, reduce floods, and boost recreation as Congress debates authorization.
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Washington
Bureau of the Budget
Excelsior Springs
William Hull
D-Mo
a _ House Public Works Subcommittee
Fishing River
Budget Bureau
Senate
Vietnamese Dedicated Leaders Bad G I Says
Army sergeant M. Set. Clare V. North of Wichita reports South Vietnamese citizens are hardworking and devoted to defending their country. He notes their main problem lies with their leaders after an 11 month duty at Bien Hoa air base. North says the current government has stabilized the country but through an almost-dictatorial regime.
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M. Set
Clare V
Bien Hoe Air Base
Saigon
North
South Viet Nam
End of 1965 Car Output Signals Shift to 1966 Models
U S auto makers end 1965 production Friday as final 65 Chevrolets and Mustangs roll off. Through last week output reached 8,809,693, ahead of 7,880,845 previous record. GM plants will pause for model changeover by Aug 20 with 1966 production starting mid September. Ford Chrysler and American Motors have produced about 9,200 cars to date.
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Detroit
U. S
General Motors
Fort Riley Barracks Complex Funds Dropped From Current Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee cut a $9 million Fort Riley barracks project for enlisted men from this year’s money bill. Officials say design work has begun and the plan may move to next fiscal year as a 4 battalion complex, replacing the earlier 3 battalion proposal. Rep. Chester Mize notes conference review after Senate passage. The authorization had been reinstated amid Viet Nam concerns, with the present bill later including a $9.9 million appropriation.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Fort Riley
Kaw
Chester Mize
Senate House
Senate
House
Senate Armed Service Committee
House-Senate
Kansas City Firm Low Bidder On City Bond Sale
PF Stepp Investment Inc of Kansas City low bidder at a 500000 city bond sale. Twelve institutions bid to buy two issues of 290000 and 285000 dollars. The 290000 issue carries 3.0182 percent yielding 71985 dollars. the 285000 issue 2.9185 percent yielding 47280 dollars. Proceeds fund parking lot improvements and sewer construction plus street work.
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A. PF. Stepp Investment, Inc
Kansas City
City Commission
City Hall
Lawrence
Viet Nam Forces Kill 27 Viet Cong in Ba Long Valley Clash
Saigon reports a government ground sweep 30 miles below the border in Ba Long Valley killed 27 Viet Cong guerrillas in a clash that began after B52 bombers hit the area. Six Viet Cong were captured and 28 weapons seized as U.S. war planes continued bombing suspected Communist positions in the region.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Ba Long Valley
Guam
South
da Nang
North
Local Residents Wounded in Kansas City Collision
Two Lawrence residents Monty Boyd and Sadie Lee were in fair condition at St. Margaret's Hospital after a crash at 7th Street and Muncie Expressway in Kansas City Kansas. Boyd, 24, suffered facial and limb lacerations and chest pain while Lee, 40, had a fractured right leg and scalp lacerations. The car caught fire following the collision.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Kan
Monty Boyd
15Th St
Sadie Lee
St. Boyd
St. Margaret's Hospital
7Th Street
Muncie
Two Men Escape Injury In Towing Car Crash
Lawrence men Richard F. Treece and Dan Longfellow escaped injury when a tow-car jackknifed after a left turn on Highway 10 about 11 am 32 miles east of Lawrence. The tow vehicle carried an unoccupied 1963 model owned by Curry Inc of Merriam Kan. Damage was about 325 dollars. a third car was not involved.
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Lawrence
Richard F. Treece
Terr
Curry, Inc
Merriam, Kan
Treece
Dan Longfellow
N. H. St
Dale Heiserman
Dismissal Move Aimed At Bishop Pike By Arizona Clergy
Fourteen Arizona clergy seek the dismissal of Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike of California on charges of heresy. They accuse Pike of denying the Blessed Trinity, opposing the Annunciation feast, and planning to ordain a deaconess in San Francisco. Pike denies the charges as false or misleading.
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San Francisco
James A. Pike
Episcopal
California
Arizona
The
Living Church
Pike
Paul B. Urbano
All Saints Church
Phoenix
Joseph M. Harte
Bishop Pike
Phyllis Edwards
Grace Cathedral
Shriver Seeks Hearings On Cold War Veterans Benefits
Rep. Garner E. Shriver urged Chairman Olin Teague to hold hearings soon on Cold War benefits for veterans. The push comes as Congress weighs programs affecting veterans’ entitlements and support.
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Shriver
Washington
Garner FE. Shriver
R-Kan
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Reapportionment May Help State
Kansas Senator Richard Liebert cites reapportionment as a path to economic improvement. He urges intelligent, nonpartisan action and a new urban affairs cabinet, saying Kansas has lagged in the 1960s and lost young adults while income growth trails the nation.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Richard Liebert
D-Coffeyville
Liebert
Rotary Club
Economic Program In Latin Area a LBJ Goal
President Johnson on the fourth anniversary of the Alliance for Progress urged a Latin American economic community similar to Europe. He spoke in the East Room with ambassadors and 20 Latin American nations, praising the alliance as a great adventure to transform the continent and hoping future Dominican Republic governance would uphold liberal democracy and social justice.
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Washington
Johnson
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Europe
United States
Dominican Republic
White House
Trial and Press Rights Clash in Senate Hearings
Two Senate subcommittees open special hearings on protecting fair trials while preserving a free press. The sessions examine restricting what media can publish about criminal cases and consider Morse proposed contempt penalties for improper disclosures.
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Senate
Washington
Constitutional Rights
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Judicial Machinery Subcommittee
Bench
Bar
Invader Hungry Prowler Targeted Squires Home
Police report a break in at 903 Sunset the home of Mrs Glen Squires. An intruder forced a screened window entry while she was out and ransacked the house taking a silver knife and minor food items.
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Glen Squires
Ike Upset Over L A Violence
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower condemned the senseless violence in Los Angeles and warned that the United States risks a policy of lawlessness. He spoke to newsmen in Washington after meeting House Republican leaders during a health checkup at Walter Reed Hospital.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
United States
Eisenhower
Capitol
House
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Ragweed Season Brings Allergy Woes Across Lawrence
Lawrence residents face eye swelling and runny noses as ragweed pollen rises with the August heat. Doctors warn peak counts around September 1 and advise drying air to lessen discomfort. Police urge prompt reporting of indecent exposure incidents to aid investigations.
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Lawrence Area
Kansas
William Triplett
Topeka
Card of Thanks for Hospital Care and Blessings
Mrs Freida Dowell expresses gratitude to the third floor nurses friends and ministers for cards gifts and visits during her hospital stay. Special thanks to her doctors. God bless each one.
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Freida Dowell
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