Johnson seeks one billion aid for nine Appalachian states
President Johnson announced plans to ask Congress for about 1 billion dollars in aid for nine Appalachian states including Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Georgia and North Carolina. He cited a 840 million highway program and noted ongoing US Soviet discussions to ease tensions.
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Johnson
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Appalachian
United States
Soviet Union
Truman
Appalachian States
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Lynda Breaks Her Engagement
Washington AP report says Lynda Bird Johnson and Navy Lt. Bernard Rosenbach ended their engagement by mutual consent after ten months. Rosenbach, 23, stationed at Mayport Naval Station, Jacksonville, Fla., confirmed the breakup and said no other person was involved. Friends had anticipated the split for weeks.
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Johnson
Lynda Bird
Navy
J.g
Bernard Rosenbach
Rosenbach
Mayport Naval Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Jean Witrand
London
Cabaniere
Gore faults civil rights bill as defective and dangerous
Tennessee senator Albert Gore denounced the Senate version of the civil rights bill as seriously defective and potentially dangerous. He warned that the broad provision could cut off federal aid for any district with a single violation and argued the measure risks individual freedom and unrealistic goals. Nineteen Southern senators oppose the bill and aim to kill debate, while leaders push a vote on a jury trial amendment in discrimination cases.
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Senate
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Gore
Beautiful Viets Rout ed Force in South Viet Nam
Vietnamese troops supported by U S advisers overran a major communist position in the Mekong Delta. Seven Viet Cong corpses lay over bunkers as government forces captured entrenched bunkers, tunnels, and machine gun nests after fierce fighting with recoilless rifles and heavy fire.
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Mekong River
Viet Nam Front Action Near Saigon Wounds U.S. Officer
An American officer reports the Viet Cong battle near Binh Chanh about 35 miles southwest of Saigon. Lt. Roger W. Zailskas of Waterbury Connecticut was slightly wounded by a shell fragment but returned to duty after treatment in Saigon.
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Binh Chanh
Saigon
Roger W. Zailskas
Waterbury
Conn
West Point
Foot Troops Advance Under Fire Leaving Casualties
A narrator recalls a charge of 200 troops moving across paddy fields behind 24 armored personnel carriers toward coconut trees sheltering the Red entrenchment. They bounced across grass like a foot race, but two were killed and eight wounded.
Samarkand Flood Threat Prompted Evacuations
MOSCOW AP reports Investia warns a large lake formed by a dam across the Zeravshan River threatens Samarkand Uzbekistan and Pendjikent Tajikistan. Evacuations have begun as authorities fear possible dam breach. Samarkand population about 215,000, Pendjikent over 10,000.
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Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Soviet Union
Investia
Zeravshan
Sue
Pendjikent
Tadjikistan
Two Kinds of Voters in Chuckle Voice
A lighthearted line contrasts voters who back a candidate with those described as ignorant and prejudiced, reflecting a satirical take on political bias.
Youth crime problem grows in Butler County
A youth crime problem in Butler County is described as growing more acute with questions about who should rehabilitate young offenders—the community or the courts. The piece notes shifts in Cold War fronts and highlights Carol Burnett’s rising fame, hinting at broader content in a celebratory weekly.
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Butler County
Greeks In Surprise Advance In Kyrenia Mountains
Greek Cypriot fighters launched a predawn attack in the Kyrenia Mountains and advanced toward a strategic pass near Saint Hilarion Castle. The five hour fight left at least three Turkish and one Greek dead and several wounded. UNE reported 300 to 400 Greek fighters participated with unknown Turkish strength.
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Cyprus
Kyrenia
United Nations
Saint Hilarion
Greek Cypriot Killed as Fighting Rages in Ayios Theodoros
In Ayios Theodoros a Greek Cypriot died as fighting flared across the island. British and U N forces faced renewed fire in Nicosia while U S transport planes ferried 1000 Finnish troops to join the UN mission. Turks abandoned ridge positions and retreated toward a castle, leaving stores and weapons behind. The Greeks captured three Turkish Cypriot fighters. The clash occurred in an uninhabited area.
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Ayios Theodoros
Nicosia
U. N
Storms Strike North Texas Causing Floods Hail and Fatal Crash
Severe storms drenched North Texas with 7 inches of rain and knee deep water on highways near Kamay and Wichita Falls. Montague County saw fruit tree damage from hail and a foot of ice. Five people died in a three car collision near Graham amid heavy rain and hail.
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Kamay
Wichita Falls
Montague County
St. Jo
Montague
Graham
NO SHIPS French Nix NATO Role
Allied diplomats report President Charles de Gaulle plans to end active French naval cooperation with NATO except in wartime. France’s admiral did not attend a NATO Channel Command meeting in The Hague amid questions about the move. Officials say the decision has not yet been officially conveyed to NATO.
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Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Adm
George Cabaniere
Committee of NATO
Channel Command
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Hague
NATO
Britain
Belgium
Holland
Wilfrid J.W. Woods
de Gaulle
Permanent Council
Informants Do Not Expect French Participation in Naval Exercises
The informants who declined to be named say they now do not expect France to take part in future naval exercises.
Soviet Union launches Cosmos 29 satellite
Tass announces the Soviet Union launched Cosmos 29 yesterday continuing its space exploration program. The satellite carries scientific instruments to study outer space conditions and all equipment is functioning normally with data being processed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
France Likely To Step Back From NATO Command
If implemented the move signals President's dissatisfaction with NATO rather than a blow to defense. France has withdrawn Mediterranean and Atlantic fleets from NATO command with a proviso for future availability. Channel command remained a key area where the British and French navies cooperated. U S Secretary Dean Rusk and British Foreign Secretary R Butler plan a Washington meeting this week to review alliance affairs.
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Mediterranean
Atlantic
Channel Command
U.S
Dean Rusk
R. A. Butler
Washington
Headless Little Mermaid Shocks Copenhagen Tourists
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen loses its head, shrouded and removed to the royal foundry. Police vow a full search for the vandals who hacked off the bronze figure after 50 years on the harbor rock. Danes react with horror and a few with amusement as restoration options are explored.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Royal Foundry
Edvard Eriksen
Hans Christian
President warns on Laos Geneva accords risk
The President cites ongoing danger to the Geneva accords in Laos while Gen. Paul Harkins plans retirement. Lt Gen. William C. Westmoreland will succeed him as commander in South Vietnam. Aircraft makers fail to produce viable designs for an economic supersonic transport and the program will be reviewed. Johnson maintains optimism about a future economical American SST.
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Paul Harkins
South
Viet Nam
Atg. 1
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
President Johnson Defends Open Contact With Crowds
President Johnson says he will speak to and mingle with the public, ride in open cars, and appear on platforms, while exercising precautions. He notes admiration from Truman but emphasizes no difference between sitting in an open car and standing on a platform for safety.
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Truman
Johnson
Lodge Pick Emerges From Hiram Mock Convention
Hiram Ohio AP report shows Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. named as second ballot presidential choice and Gov. William Scranton favored for vice presidency by Hiram College mock Republican convention on Saturday.
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Hiram, Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
William W. Scranton
Hiram College
Ohio weekend toll rises with multiple fatal accidents
Ohio roads saw at least 13 deaths as weekend crashes spread across Williams Guernsey and surrounding areas. A Montpelier train collision killed a Michigan woman and three children from Adrian, a Lockbourne base officer and his wife perished near Cambridge, and others including a Pickaway County child and a Dayton canoeing death were reported.
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Williams County
Guernsey County
Montpelier
Adrian
Mich
Cambridge
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Herbert J. Tillapaugh Jr
Cecil Rose
Columbus
Paul Miklos
William Richard Phillips
Pickaway County
Sally Jane Sherman
Kettering
Miami River
Dayton
Engagement of Lynda Bird Johnson and Rosenbach Details
Rosenbach, a Catholic, proposed to Lynda Bird Johnson, a Protestant. Their engagement was revealed in June 1983 when Johnson’s father, then vice president, hosted a party and noted a diamond ring. Rosenbach, son of Bernard and Mrs. Rosenbach of Comfort Texas, serves on the destroyer Ingram at Mayport.
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Rosenbach
Lynda Bird
Destroyer Ingram
Mayport
Carpenter
Washington
Bernard W. Rosenbach
Comfort
Tex
Johnson Ranch
Johnson
US Naval Academy
Unannounced Plans Mark Lynda Bird Johnson Birthday
White House guests discussed no wedding plans for Lynda Bird Johnson as her 20th birthday party occurred on March 18 without Rosenbach, who could not get leave. She still has two years of college remaining.
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Rosenbach
Lynda Bird
Yanks Not Going Home From Asia Pledged by Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will stay in the Western Pacific until Asia is safe for freedom. He spoke at Valparaiso University and noted about 200000 American military personnel west of Alaska and Hawaii. Rusk warned Asia’s communists remain dangerous and emphasized U S resolve to deter aggression.
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Dean Rusk
Western Pacific
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Valparaiso University Law School
United States
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Hawaii
Free Asia
America
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