LBJ Defense Plan Wins Broad Backing Amid Debate
President Johnson unveils a 49 billion defense program with plans for Poseidon missiles and SRAM, extending B52 life and adding C5A cargo planes, F111 fighters, and new submarines and destroyers. Some lawmakers urge hearings on missing bomber details while cost targets compare to prior totals.
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Severe Cold Wave Reaches Florida and Beyond
A harsh cold wave grips the Atlantic Coast stretching into Florida with record lows in Tallahassee and near-freezing readings in Miami and beyond. The Midwest suffers near zero temperatures as Indiana grapples with a fatal weekend snowstorm. Florida crop damage rises as sugar cane and tomato fields suffer while citrus largely escapes. Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and New York report heavy snows and city disruptions as Indianapolis clears streets.
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Flag stolen from top mast of battleship Alabama
Detectives report the Alabama flag was lowered from 100 feet up, unsnapped, and carried away Monday from the memorial battleship in Mobile. Authorities seek clues to the theft of the state flag displayed as a war dead memorial.
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Soviet protest over proposed 800 mile atomic mine belt
The Soviet news agency Tass delivered protest notes to U S and West German ambassadors plus British and French envoys, warning a nuclear mine belt would threaten millions and raise nuclear conflict risk. The State Department denied any plans for such emplacement along West Germany's eastern border.
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Moscow newsman to speak at Tau Kappa Epsilon dinner
Russian Yevgeni Y. Ruzhikov of Moscow will address Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Kansas City. As director of public information for an exchange program he will speak to fraternity members and their guests at 1911 Stewart Rd.
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Erhard Arrives in Paris For Talks With De Gaulle
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrived in Paris for a two day visit to Rambouillet to discuss European unity German reunification and nuclear defense with President Charles de Gaulle. Foreign Ministers Schroeder and Couve de Murville met in Paris with Schroeder viewed as closer to the Anglo Saxons.
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Europe
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Topeka Names Sought for Desegregation Petition
Signatures are being collected on cards distributed by the Topeka Interfaith Council on Race to desegregate city neighborhoods. The council plans to publish the names in an advertisement during Brotherhood Week from February 21 to 28. The interfaith group includes Roman Catholic, Jewish and Protestant members.
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Tigers Schedule Reveals 39 Night Games at Home
The Detroit Tigers plan 39 home night games in 1965 marking a heavier evening slate for fans. The schedule highlights featured opponents to be announced with game dates looming in spring training.
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Bankers resign from New York World's Fair advisory panel
Five top bankers quit as financial advisers to the New York World's Fair citing shaky finances and a need for outside funds before opening day. The resigners include George S. Moore and others from Bankers Trust, Chemical Bank, Chase Manhattan, and Morgan Guaranty. Night baseball exhibitions will tour Florida cities next spring.
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John Cameron to Speak at Kansas University Forum
Mississippian John Cameron of Hattiesburg a defeated U S Congress candidate from the fifth district will speak at Kansas University in the Forum Room on February 18 at 4:30 p m Sponsored by the Minority Opinions Forum of Student Union Activities.
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Arraignment Set In Rights Deaths
Meridian Mississippi federal judge set January 27 for arraignment of 18 men charged with conspiracy in the murder of three civil rights workers. Defense motions due by Monday with a January 26 hearing. James E Jordan and Horace D Barnette, former Meridian residents, among those arrested. The killings near Philadelphia on June 21 were linked to a Ku Klux Klan plot per FBI.
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John Doar
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Shreveport
James E. Jordan
Atlanta
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Principals State Automation Fails at St Louis Schools
The automation chief, Robert Davis, quit after principals complained they perform more work for the machines than vice versa. He aims for a different approach in Nashville. Officials cite payroll, inventory and attendance data issues, with 33 clerk jobs eliminated and a $10,000 monthly lease.
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St. Louis Board of Education
Robert Davis
Nashville
Tenn
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