Nation Honors Gen. MacArthur at State Funeral
Flags at half staff marked the nation’s tribute to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur who died at 84. His coffin lay in a khaki uniform as public viewing and military honors proceeded from New York to Washington and Norfolk. Messages of sorrow from Truman and leaders worldwide followed the famed commander through a final procession of state before burial in the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk.
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New York
MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
D.C
7Th Regiment
Park Avenue
Capitol
John F. Kennedy
Naval City
Norfolk
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
MacArthur Memorial
Mary Pinckney Hardy
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Yalu River
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Walter Reed
Remov
Jean Marie Faircloth
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Arthur
Walter Reed Hospital
West Point
Philippines
Fulbright says the public lacks control over the military
In Chapel Hill Sen. Fulbright argues the military establishment profits from the cold war and high spending while Congress and the people fail to exercise real oversight. He likens welfare programs and poverty initiatives to long term security needs beyond defense. He cites Johnson’s policies as more vital than space exploration.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
J. W. Fulbright
Congress
Fulbright
Johnson
Political maneuvering for Brazil interim president begins
In Brasilia AP reports Congress prepares to elect an interim president to finish Joao Goulart's term. The Social Democrats hold the largest bloc but no obvious candidate is named as Provisional President Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli remains in place. In Brussels AP notes two physicians detained as Belgium's doctors strike enters its sixth day amid a baby’s death triggering protests by workers in Liege.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Congress
Joao Goulart
Social Democrats
Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Brussels
Belgium
Liege
Secretary Brown cannot remove Glenn from May primary ballot
In Columbus Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown said he lacks authority to strike John H. Glenn Jr. from the May 5 primary ballot. In Jackson Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith seeks a retrial on Medgar Evers murder charges as he challenges prior rulings.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ted W. Brown
John H. Glenn Jr
Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Wildcat strike grips six-state coal region
MASONTOWN PA AP A wildcat strike affecting soft coal miners in six states enters its second full week with little hope for a quick settlement.
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Masontown
Vandals damage Hocking Hills course and other properties
Weekend report from Hocking sheriff details vandalism and thefts across sites including Hocking Hills Country Club second green destruction three flagpoles cups and ballwashers missing scattered near railroad tracks cabins on Thompson Ridge and Conrad Rd broken into food drink items and shells stolen a Marion school window broken tombstones at Azebell Church Cemetery a backhoe battery stolen on Rt 595 at Greendale.
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Hocking
Hugh Thompson
Conrad Rd
Fisher
Thompson
Marion School
Virgil Todd
Azebell Church Cemetery
Anthony Fred Kisor
Florence
Rt. 595
Greendale
Italian Reds Opposed To Big Showdown
The main Italian Communist party rejects Khrushchev's call for a showdown meeting over the Soviet Chinese dispute warning it could split the international Communist movement. It also signals willingness to adjust stance as events unfold. Khrushchev defends his approach and claims gains for Soviet citizens amid a broader intra Communist rift.
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Khrushchev
International
Red Movement
Peking
L’unita
West
Budapest
Kremlin
Miskolc
United States
Stalin
Weather Summary for Ohio Regions
Official Weather Bureau summary notes showers entered southwestern Ohio counties then cloud cover and cooler conditions in the Hocking Valley tonight and tomorrow. Sunday's high reached 63 degrees with a 54 degree low. noon today measured 62 degrees.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Weather runs across all 88 counties after sundown
After sundown Sunday and by daybreak today the system covered all 88 counties with rainfall from one tenth inch in Eastern Ohio to three fourths in the southwest. A weak cold front moving from Indiana into Ohio ends showers from west to east today with dry weather 24 to 36 hours and more showers expected Wednesday. Morning temps ranged from 43 in Youngstown to 59 in Cincinnati with Toledo 52 Cleveland 50 and Columbus 56. Continuous mild conditions expected today and Tuesday.
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Ohio
Indiana
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio University Forms Regional Development Institute
President Vernon Alden announced the creation of the Ohio University Institute for Regional Development directed by William J. Sheehan and funded by the university SEORC and government sources. The non profit SEORC expands to 22 counties with activity across ports mouth Chillicothe Zanesville Martins Ferry and other campuses.
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Ohio University Institute For Regional Development
William J. Sheehan
Vernon R. Alden
The
University
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Southeastern
Ohio
Southeast Ohio
SEORC
Alden
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Zanesville
Martins Ferry
Hocking County
Reorganized Council
E. E. Davis
Davis Fire Brick Co
Oak Hill
Sheehan
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Wallace Bids In Wisconsin
Alabama Gov. George Wallace campaigns in Wisconsin against Gov. John W. Reynolds in the state primary where 46 Democratic and 30 Republican delegates are chosen. President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy urge support for Reynolds as Wallace attacks civil rights policy shaping the national nominating process.
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Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Wisconsin
Wallace
John W. Reynolds
North Dakota
Kansas
Kentucky
Johnson
Reynolds
John Reynolds
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Senate
Jerrie Mock Reaches Midpoint of World Flight in Calcutta
Jerrie Mock the Columbus Ohio housewife pilot landed in Calcutta marking the halfway point of her solo around the world flight in a single engine plane. She completed an 800 mile leg from New Delhi across northern India and plans to depart for Bangkok Tuesday. Mock says she is not racing Joan Merriam of Long Beach who is also piloting solo around the world, Merriam having reached half way across Africa from Dakar to Fort Lamy.
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Calcutta
Jerrie Mock
Columbus
Ohio
India
New Delhi
Bangkok
Thailand
Joan Merriam
Long Beach
Calif
Merriam
Africa
Dakar
Fort Lamy
Chad
Eisenhower Becomes Senior General After MacArthur Death
Washington AP reports General of the Army Douglas MacArthur died Sunday. Former President Dwight D Eisenhower becomes the senior general in the U S Army. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley are the only five star generals. Eisenhower date of rank Dec 20 1944 and Bradley Sept 20 1950.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Army
Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Medicare OK Predicted By Young In Senate Vote
Warren Ohio AP Sen Stephen M Young predicts the Senate will pass the Medicare bill in the current session. He says affirmative votes exist and credits Johnson Kennedy for the measure while urging the public not to view it as an issue in 1964. He calls Medicare a protection against ruin from illness.
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Young
Cleveland Democrat
Johnson
America
Khrushchev Says Only Idiot Fears War in Hungary Visit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told workers in Kazincbarcika that only a child or an idiot fears war and mocked Chinese leaders for their expansionist views. He praised Kennedy's peaceful approach and said Johnson shares similar sober world views.
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Kazincbarcika
Hungary
Khruschev
U.S
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Hitler
United States
Kennedy
Washington University
Athens Kickoff Set for April 24 in Southeastern Ohio
Gov. Rhodes announced a state led effort on April 24 in Athens to start a development program for about 20 Southeastern Ohio counties as an Ohio alternative to Appalachian poverty aid. Dr. Vernon R. Alden of Ohio University leads the Jobs Corps style setup with potential in forestry highway construction and job training. Ohio lawmakers from the region criticized the plan noting federal involvement and potential race for funds, while Roosevelt Jr. pushes federal support ahead of Congress.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Athens
West Virginia
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
National Administration “Jobs Corps
Appalachian
Hocking County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Johnson
Congress
Roosevelt
Central Ohio
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalistic Society
Appalachia
Rhodes
U.S
Robert T. Secrest
Senecaville
Ohio River
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
Hays
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Seorc Establish Area Development Institute
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