Johnson's Running Mate Big Question
Washington observers discuss possible vice presidential picks for 1964 with Aug. 24 week of the Democratic Convention as a potential reveal point. Considerations include regional balance and the ability to lead on big issues. Potential names: Stevenson, Kennedy, Humphrey, McCarthy, Shriver, Muskie, Brown, Ribicoff, among others.
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Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Adlai FE. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
California
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
South
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Rusk Heads to Paris for NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting
Secretary of State Dean Rusk departed for Paris to attend a three day NATO ministerial conference. He will meet all 15 foreign ministers including Britain’s Butler and France’s Couve de Murville to review the international situation and East West relations.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Conference of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
Defense
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
As- Rusk
United States
France
Moscow
Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Bases to Shrink Further as McNamara Pledges Savings
The Pentagon advances base shutdown studies led by Thomas D. Morris aiming to cut civilian jobs by 8,500 and military personnel by 7,800 over a decade. McNamara cited 33 closings, US bases mainly. Navy shipyards may face cuts as plans target about 600 million dollars yearly savings. The Philadelphia Navy Yard was not closed in this round.
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Washington
Pentagon
Thomas D. Morris
McNamara
United States
Navy
Morris
Associated Press
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Cold Front Drops Season’s Lowest Temperatures Tonight
An expected cold front will drive temperatures to the season’s lowest levels tonight and Saturday with lows around 18. Cloudiness and snow flurries persist tomorrow as the region endures frigid conditions following a high of 4 yesterday and a low of 22 today.
Movie Taken Of Kidnapers In Sinatra Case
A friend of Frank Sinatra Sr. tells the Oakland Tribune that the FBI photographed the kidnapping crew with a movie camera during the ransom pickup. Sinatra Jr. remains safe after being abducted from a Lake Tahoe motel and released near his mother’s home. FBI raid in Canoga Park yields cartons and a buried metal box, but no arrests are announced.
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Frank Sinatra Sr
FBI
Frank Jr
Oakland Tribune
Sinatra Sr
Canoga Park
Sinatra
Tribune
Associated Press
Bel-Air
Los Angeles
Oakland
the Tribune
San Francisco Bay Area
Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
California - Nevada
Fighters Killed In Air Crash In Vietnam
In Saigon eight U S servicemen were presumed killed in two crashes. A twin engine H37 helicopter plunged in the Mekong Delta injuring survivors and graveside searches recovered three bodies with a fourth believed buried. An Otter plane carrying four advisers and three Vietnamese crashed in the central highlands with no survivors. No names were released.
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Viet Nam
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Kien Phong
U.S
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Nha Trang
Ban Me ‘Thuot
Snow and cold grip nation from Montana to Texas
A midwinter storm blankets the Northern Plains to the Midwest with heavy snow and subzero readings. Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas and Iowa report deep snow and temperatures down to 17 below zero. The extreme weather is linked to at least 16 deaths on snow covered highways and forecast to continue with intense cold moving eastward. Rain and showers hit the South Central and Southeast, with Tallahassee Florida recording over an inch in six hours.
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Midwest
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
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Iowa
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Butte
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Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coastal
Tallahassee
Fla
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Priest Boldly Seeks Release Of Hostages In Bolivia
Msgr. Andrew A. Kennedy of St. Louis defies warnings to enter the Catavi Siglo Viente area to mediate for the release of four Americans and other hostages held by Bolivian tin miners demanding freedom for two union leaders. In La Paz 5,000 workers protested, while La Paz police and troops watched.
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Oruro
Bolivia
Andrew A. Kennedy
St. Louis
Juan Lechin
Catavi- Siglo Viente
la Paz
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Congress Building
Msgr. Kennedy
Andes
Erinco Priental
Federico Escobar
Chuckle Sign At Paint Store Mentions Husbands
A chipped sign at a wallpaper and paint shop uses humor about husbands. The readable text centers on marital banter, implying lighthearted mother-in-law style quips rather than a formal notice or ads.
Marina Oswald Faces a New Life as Widow of Kennedy Suspect
Marina Oswald, 22, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, remains under Secret Service guard in the Dallas area. She devotes herself to her two daughters, June and Rachel, while seeking to learn English, sew, and read Russian Bible. More than 1,000 letters and over 12,000 dollars in donations have poured in from the United States and abroad.
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John F. Kennedy
Secret Service
America
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Russia
United States
Dallas
Irving
June
Rachel
Parkland Hospital
Hospi
Tal
Kennedy
Fort Worth
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