Gorton Likely Successor To Holt for Australians
Australian politics focus on interim leadership as Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen serves until January 9 party leadership vote. Sen. John Grey Gorton, a 56 year old farmer and former WWII pilot, emerges as likely compromise to succeed Prime Minister Harold Holt after his disappearance. President Johnson plans memorial in Melbourne with Thieu Marcos and Park attending.
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Philippines
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South Korea
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United States
Johnson to Attend Holt Memorial in Australia
President Johnson plans a 30 hour trip from Andrews Air Force Base to Melbourne to attend the memorial service for Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt who disappeared while swimming. The trip covers 10000 miles and Mrs. Johnson will not accompany him.
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Johnson
Harold Holt
Australia
Andrews Air Force Base
Melbourne
Expanding Economy Backed by Fresh Optimism in Tax Fight
Government economists say November data show rising personal income production and home building, with unemployment down and retail sales up, signaling stronger growth. The reports bolster administration efforts for a 10 percent income tax surcharge, aiming to persuade Congress when hearings resume January.
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Johnson
House
Crusader Stanley Stein Dies at 68 in Carville
Stanley Stein born Stanley Levyson died at 68 in Carville Louisiana at the U S Public Health Service Hospital where he had been a patient since 1931 He crusaded 36 years to remove the term leprosy from common usage and persuaded officials to rename the institution from Leprosarium to Public Health Service Hospital He had been blind since 1937.
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Stanley Stein
Stein
Stanley Levyson
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee Bottlenecks Anticrime Legislation
In the 90th Congress the Senate Judiciary Committee under Eastland and Dirksen remains split over anti riot, gun control, and anticrime bills. Liberals push grants and wiretap limits, while conservatives resist. No compromise reached as Congress adjourned.
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James O. Eastland
D-Miss
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Supreme Court
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Rneb
House
Eastland
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Grass sod firms flourish for homes and courses
About 1,000 U.S. firms specialize in growing grass sod for sale to home builders golf courses and homeowners.
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