Mixed Views on LBJ Viet Nam Election Report
President Johnson’s optimistic briefing on South Viet Nam elections drew both hope and skepticism in Congress. He cited progress by a special committee toward a constitutional assembly and civilian rule, while critics warned of broader risks.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Congress
Saigon
Viet Nam
Constitutional Assembly
Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
South
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
U. S
Lockheed First To Sign For Equal Opportunity Plan
The May 1961 move placed Lockheed Aircraft Corp at the head of a federal effort to recruit minorities. James Hodgson says 6,500 of 84,000 employees are from minority groups and 91 are managers, with 967 scientists or engineers. The firm seeks Indians in Washington and Mexican Americans in Arizona among others, sending recruiters to minority areas and colleges to expand opportunities.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
James ‘Hodgson
Lockheed Now
Washington
Arizona
California
Georgia
Alabama
Lockheed
The
Urban League
Howard and
Tuskegee Institute
Lockheed’s Industrial As International
Association Machinists
Heamac ‘Workers
Wien Pm
Ipprichitk
Thesia
Jury Rules For Teacher Sued Over Paddle Swat
In Jackson County Missouri a jury awarded a Grandview High School teacher a verdict after a student sued for 28 000 dollars claiming urinary tract and abdominal pain from a November 1961 paddle swat. Principal Chrisman was dismissed from the suit.
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Kansas City
Jackson
Bill D. Grace
Grandview High School
Johnny Weaver
Grandview
Weaver
Merriam
Kan
Grace
James Chrisman
Tom J. Stubbs
Indonesia and Malaysia Agree on Peace and Sovereign Status
Deputy Premier Tunku Abdul Razak said Indonesia recognizes Malaysia as a sovereign state and both countries will exchange missions to implement the Bangkok peace accord reached with Adam Malik. The two neighbors move to work out details of the agreement.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Razak
Indonesia
Razak
Jakarta
Adam Malik
Bangkok
Farms Hit by Disaster Still May Get Payments
The Senate approved a bill to allow farmers with federally covered cotton wheat or feed grain crops harmed by natural disasters to plant alternate crops and still receive government payments for the unharvested crop. The measure passed 56 to 10 after long debate. An amendment by Sen. John J. Williams limited federal payments to an individual farmer at 10000 dollars. Senator Ross Bass said the bill aims to aid cotton farmers affected by heavy rains and flooding in southwestern Tennessee.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Williams
Rdel
Sen
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Tennessee
Reunion for Exceline School at Marion Springs
The Exceline School reunion will be at noon Sunday at the Marion Springs School north of Worden. Dinner will be served at noon and attendees should bring their own service. Public residents and teachers have been asked to attend.
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Exceline
Marion Springs
Worden
Ents
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