Mrs. Johnson recalls a boy in Inez and crowds on tour
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson recalls a Kentucky boy who told her husband Mr President no one ever comes to Inez The First Lady joined the four state poverty swing moving through Huntington W Virginia and other stops She said Washington is not a reliable thermometer for political mood and spoke of the crowds and hard walking with the President.
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Inez
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kentucky
Chicago
Huntington
Johnson
Johnson Campaigns Nationwide to Sell War on Poverty
President Johnson toured Pittsburgh Inez Ky and towns in Indiana Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia to promote his war on poverty. He expressed a wish to shake every hand and found a wonderful spirit among those facing poverty during a 17 hour day on the road.
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Washington
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Inez
Indiana
Pennsyvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Forgive Brother Gerald Greely Seeks Draft Board Forgiveness
Brother Marion Gerard Michael Greely a sub deacon of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church in Union City NJ prays outside the draft board office. He is founder of the Franciscan Brothers of Charity and has been ordered to report for induction into the Army May . He asks for forgiveness for the draft board and speaks of a bright highway of hope for the impoverished and unemployed.
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Marion Gerard Michael Greely
Old Roman Catholic Church
Union City
Draft Board
Gerard
Franciscan Brothers of Charity
Killed As Car Rams Into Train Near Montpelier Ohio
A car driven by Mrs Stella Sizemore 31 from Adrian Michigan rammed a Wabash Railroad passenger train from Detroit to St. Louis in Montpelier Ohio killing Stella Sizemore and her children Donnie Lee 10 Rita Mae 7 and Kathleen Hale 15 Four others were injured and hospitalized at Williams County General Hospital Anna Jean Hale 11 and David Hale 9 were reported in poor condition.
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Montpelier
Ohio
Adrian
Mich
Wiliams County General Hospital
Highway Patrol
Stella Sizemore
Detroit
St. Louis
Donnie Lee
Rita Mae
Kathleen Hale
Anna Jean Hale
David Hale
Johnson Returns From Europe After Warm Reception
The President arrived home delighted by a city steelworkers and hill country mill workers reception. His right hand was swollen and treated with antiseptic, yet he shook more hands than any prior day as president. He faced mobbing crowds and impromptu rallies, and rode in an open convertible through the streets, a move last seen after JFK's assassination.
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Big City
Hill Country
Johnson
Secret Service
Jonn F Kennedy
Presidential visit at Hatfield McCoy country cabin
President meets Tom Fletcher and eight children at their Inez cabin to discuss poverty as John Fletcher asks questions. Fletcher, jobless for years, says he earned $400 last year from surface coal work while Johnson stands in a suit listening to the discussion. A gust knocks over a privy door during the one minute chat.
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Tom Fletchers
Inez
Fletcher
Hatfield-and-McCoy Country
Johnson
Johnson tours amid violent crowd scenes and open car stunts
In South Bend thousands of schoolchildren surged toward President Johnson as he emerged from a helicopter and required bodyguard help. In Pittsburgh he rode atop an open car, addressed crowds via megaphone, and delivered speeches to the League of Women Voters and United Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald. He spoke of fighting unemployment and poverty and pressed on to Huntington for a governors’ conference despite delays.
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South Bend
Ind
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Secret Service
League of Women Voters
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Steelworkers
Violence Flares In Chester During Civil Rights Protest
Civil rights demonstrations in Chester Pennsylvania escalated into violence injuring at least 10 people and leading to 28 arrests. Police and state workers dispersed crowds in the Negro section as helmeted officers moved demonstrators to buses for processing. The Rev Layton Hewett rector of Atonement Episcopal Church Morton was among those arrested for inciting terror. The protests targeted de facto school segregation in the city.
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Chester
Pennsylvania
Layton Hewett
Atonement Episcopal Church
Morton, Pa
Rioting Breaks Out in Chester After Bus Clash
A chaotic scene in Chester saw rocks bricks and bert hurled at police as windows were smashed in police cars. Eyewitnesses heard a shot while a bus fight spurred a second wave of violence. About 100 officers rushed from buses to a tavern as riot police used sticks.
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Chester
Police report vandalism injures officers and expectant mother
Police said six officers were injured and a 21 year old Negro expectant mother was among those harmed. Vandals also smashed windows at the home and automobile of Chester Po lice Capt. Theodore Laws, a Negro.
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Chester
Theodore Laws
General Westmoreland Safe After Vietnam Plane Hit
In Saigon a US Army plane carrying Lt Gen William Westmoreland, deputy commander in South Vietnam, was struck by sniper fire near the Laos border. Three aboard were lightly injured by fragments, but Westmoreland was not hit.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
William Westmoreland
South
Laos
Westmoreland
Little Mermaid Beheaded Stuns Copenhagen Harborside
A statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen has been beheaded, shocking locals and visitors. The landmark, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, sits beside the harbor and drew thousands of tourists prior to the act. Investigators await details as authorities assess the vandalism and its motive.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Hans Christian Anderson
Midweek Vote On Rights Amendment Seeks Senate Breakthrough
Senate leaders said a vote on their civil rights amendment could occur by Wednesday as they push a jury trial provision for discrimination cases. The Mansfield Dirksen plan swaps in a compromise from 1957, aligning penalties with the new measure to ease the stalemate.
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Washington
Senate
Mike
Mansfield
Everett B. Dirksen
Mansfield-Dirksen
Herman E. Talmade
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across 21 States
Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday with clocks moved forward one hour at 2 am. The period lasts until October 25 and applies across 21 states on a statewide basis.
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New York
Laos Crisis Is Unsettled
In Fremont Ohio mayor Robert Roush asked dog warden Albert Gechwind to investigate loose dogs in Lindsey. Gechwind caught a Boxer named Duke overturning a rubbish burner and locked it in the county kennel. Duke was claimed the next day by its owner Mayor Roush.
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Fremont
Ohio
Robert Roush
Lindsey
Albert Gechwind
Geehwind
Duke
Roush
Pathet Lao Denounces Rightists in Laos Crisis
VIENTIANE Laos AP report says Pathet Lao denounces right wing demands to enlarge Souvanna Phouma coalition. Souk Vongsek a Pathet Lao secretary of state accuses the right wing junta that seized power last Sunday of trying to sabotage peace and neutrality in Laos.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Souk Vongsek
Nine Lebanese sailors Missing After Freighter Arett Incident
The Coast Guard launched an all out search 150 miles northeast of Miami for nine men missing from the Lebanese freighter Arett. The men were aboard a four by six foot floating stage and were missing about 24 hours. Language barriers hinder details as Bahamas vessels join the search and dawn aircraft are expected.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Arett
Sam
Cape Knox
Bahamas
24th Child Born as Mother Extends Record at Pine Ridge
Mrs. James Big Crow has delivered her 24th child and both mother and newborn are reported fine. She has 16 hospital visits, 15 children survive, eight sets of twins among her brood. Eldest son Robert, 20, serves in the Navy. The family lives on Pine Ridge Reservation in a four room house without electricity. Big Crow works for a neighboring farmer.
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Rapid City
James Big Crow
Big Crow
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Rhode Island Sit In Ends At Capital House
A sit in by about 60 demonstrators supporting housing discrimination legislation ended early in Providence. They kept vigil for over eight hours in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, singing as the House adjourned at midnight. Governor Chafee then ordered police to bar further entrants. The House had previously defeated the housing ban by a wide margin.
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Providence
House of Representatives
John H. Chafee
Souphanouvene Holds Ground as Pathet Lao Presses Conditions
Seuk's condemnation signals a formal rejection of right wing proposals. Souphanouvene Souvannas steps in at Pathet Lao HQ in Khang Kay while boycotting the coalition for 14 months. Souvanna remains nominal head with rightists blocking real power. Rightist troops guard his villa and airport, radio, and ministries while military censors outgoing dispatches.
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Seuk
Souphanouveng
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvene Souvannas
Khang Kay
Souvanna
Miitary
Settlement Hope Fails as Jeftist Demands Stand
Souvanna said he reached a coalition agreement with right wing leaders on Friday but Pathe Lae spokesman insisted the faction remains unalterably opposed to the Jeftist demands, dashing prospects for a quick settlement.
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Souvanna
Pathe Lae
Career Girls Murder Confessed By Youth
A 19 year old youth confessed to the brutal slayings of career girls Janice Wylie and Emily Hoftert in their Upper East Side apartment last August 28. George Whitemore was identified as the suspect and admitted the murders after police questioned him in Brooklyn. He also admitted earlier slayings of Minnie Edmonds in Brooklyn and a purse snatching case, with authorities noting the victims were struck with a bottle and repeatedly slashed.
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New York
Janice Wylie
Emily Hoftert
Upper East Side
Manhattan
George Whitemore
Brooklyn
Whitmore
Minnie Edmonds
Miss Wylie
Miss Hoffert
Philip Wylie
Newsweek Magazine
East 88Th Street
Patricia Tolies
Miss Holert
Pilot averts tragedy as airliner nose lands safety at Hopkins
North West Airlines Flight 308 with 77 aboard skidded on its nose near the runway end at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Captain Elman Lemley of Minneapolis acted instinctively to cut fuel and engage extinguishers, averting fire as inspectors prepared to investigate. Passengers escaped via chutes and exits. no injuries were reported. The plane originated in Washington and stopped in Pittsburgh before destined for Detroit Milwaukee and Minneapolis Saint Paul.
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Northwest Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins
Elman Lemley
Minneapolis
Lemley
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chicago
Washington
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
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