Johnson urges nationwide plan to beautify America
President Johnson calls for a broad conservation effort to curb pollution, expand parks, remove junkyards, and restore cities. He backs a community extension program, housing grants, and open space programs to fund landscaping, lights, beaches, and cityscapes, tying the aim to the State of the Union.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Twe
Land and Water Conservation Fund
State of the Union
House Votes On Food Ban To United Arab Republic
The House considers reversing a setback from two weeks earlier by voting to cut off shipments of surplus farm goods to the United Arab Republic. The Senate had modified the ban, giving the President leeway, with a $1.6 billion agriculture appropriation involved and about $37 million in farm goods at stake. Johnson supports the Senate version.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Johnson
United Arab Republic
Senate
UAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Kosygin pledges support to Hanoi over U.S. air raids
Izvestia reports Kosygin pledged to back Hanoi after U.S. air strikes against North Vietnam, made nine hours before the first raid on Dong Hoi. Tass carried the pledge, Pravda did not print it. Red China condemned the strikes as a serious provocation.
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Moscow
Izvestia
North Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Hanoi
U.S
Kosygin
Dong Hoi
Tokyo
Red China Today
U. S
Viet Nam
Red Chinese
New China News Agency
Retaliation Mounts After North Viet Nam Attacks
South Vietnamese fighter bombers with U S Air Force support hit border camps in North Vietnam in a follow action to U S Navy raids. Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky led a 30 plane strike, reporting ablaze camps and heavy ground casualties as diplomatic and military signs cloud future moves.
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Washington
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dong Hoi
U.S. Navy
U.S
South Viet Nam
Four Washington Children Drown In Icy Pond Accident
In Warrenton Virginia four children of Mr and Mrs Hunter L Washington perished when an ice covered pond broke under them. The victims Joseph 10 Charles 8 John 5 and sister Carolyn 13 drowned after falling through the ice while four others warned repeatedly not to go onto the pond.
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Warrenton, Va
Hunter L. Washington
Joseph
Charles
John
Carolyne
Absenteeism and Voting Shifts May Decide Outcome
The piece notes absenteeism and vote switching could determine the result. It mentions Republicans leaving for Lincoln week programs and some Democrats who backed the Iran two weeks earlier signaling support for the President. The majority are from urban areas with significant Jewish populations and reference the United Arab Republic's Israel policy and Nasser's critique of U S foreign aid.
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United Arab Republic
Israel
Nasser
U.S
Dock Strike Is Settled
A tentative agreement reached late Sunday night in Philadelphia ends the East and Gulf Coast longshoremen strike. The settlement between Local 1291 of the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association was announced by Federal Mediator John R. Murray and Assistant Secretary of Labor James J. Reynolds.
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Philadelphia
Gulf Coast
John R Murray
James J. Reynolds
International Longshoremen's Association
Philadelphia Marine Trade Association
Todays Chuckle Adolescent Quote
A quip notes that an adolescent acts like an infant when not treated as an adult. The wry line reflects on age and behavior in a humorous, reflective tone.
King to press voting drive from Selma to Washington
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plans to travel to Montgomery for voter registration talks with top officials including Vice President Humphrey and Atty. Gen. Katzenbach before returning to Selma. Bevel criticizes a judge's order on registration while demonstrations are planned in Marion and a rights march on the courthouse is noted.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Washington
King
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nicholas Katzenbach
Johnson
James Bevel
U.S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas
Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Thomas
Marion
Dayton Fire Ravages Two Warehouses in East Dayton
A weekend blaze in Dayton Ohio destroyed two east side warehouses filled with paper products causing about 750000 dollars in losses and claiming the life of volunteer firefighter James Shook 40 who collapsed at the scene. More than 125 firefighters battled the flames for two hours before they were controlled.
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2Nd Corps
Pleiku Air Base
South
Viet Nam
Dayton
Ohio
James Shook
Severe Weather Blues Across 38 States
Weather Bureau reports 38 of 48 states with precipitation as sleet rain and snow blanket large areas. A cold front from Michigan to northeast Texas drives the wintry conditions and chills the central states.
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Weather Bureau
Michigan
Texas
Weather momentum shifts with rain to snow overnight
A cold front moves in late today bringing rain that turns to snow tomorrow. Weekend rainfall totaled 6.76 inches, erasing much of the recent heavy snow. Yesterday’s high reached 52, with a 49 degree low overnight. tomorrow’s low drops to 35.
Weather summary warns of hazardous driving conditions across regions
Motorists faced hazardous conditions from Texas to the lower Ohio Valley as light snow fell, with heavier amounts in the mountain regions of Arizona and New Mexico. The East saw mild weather but fog and rain dulled conditions. some heavy rain caused flooding though damage was limited. Charlottesville recorded 3.38 inches of rain in 24 hours while much of Virginia received around two inches, with the James River basin nearing flood stage.
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Texas
Ohio Valley
Arizona
New Mexico
Charlottesville
James River
Three Suspects In Custody In Church And School Break-Ins
Two Middletown men Larry Robinson and William Madden have admitted taking part in break-ins and thefts at six churches and Amanda Elementary School on January 30. A third suspect is being sought. Items recovered include two guitars and a sewing machine with total damages estimated between 1500 and 2000 dollars. Arraignment planned today.
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Butler County Sheriff's
Larry Robinson
Sheridan St
William Madden
Calumet Ave
Clifton Hyde
Sheriff's Department
Jim Parson
Harold Combs
Robinson
Hyde
Butler County
Richmond
Ind
Fred Lankford
Robinson Lit
Church of Jesus Christ
Oxford State Road
Heavenly Highway Tabernacle
Finley St
Rufus Street
Church of God
Oxford - State Road
Yankee Road
Amanda Methodist Church
Amanda Elementary
Madden
Maddox To Sell Business After Civil Rights Ruling
Lester A. Maddox, 49, a segregationist, locked his Atlanta cafeteria and offered it for sale after losing a long court fight over serving Negroes. He announced willingness to serve Negroes but plans to appeal the contempt ruling to the Supreme Court and said the property, valued at about half a million dollars, is available to the first reasonable offer.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester A. Maddox
Maddox
U.S
Restaurateur
Supreme Court
Barges Loaded With Liquid Nitrogen Break Loose on River
Two barges carrying liquid ammonia broke loose on the Licking River opposite Cincinnati, drifting for about two hours. Bridges on the Ohio were closed briefly for fear of an explosion, but the barges were eventually captured without serious mishap.
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Cincinnati
Licking River
Ohio
McNamara Calls Action Clear Response to North Vietnamese Challenge
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said at a news conference that the action was a clear and necessary response to a test of will, purpose, and policy by North Vietnam against the South Vietnamese government. U.S. sources speculated that Hanoi timed the move to test Washington and Saigon.
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U. N
Adlai FE. Stevenson
U.N. Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Attack on Pleiku Aides Pentagon Says Hanoi Escalation
One Aid from the Coral Sea was lost to ground fire and the pilot bailed out into the sea. Rescue operations were under way. Johnson reconvened the Security Council and the White House issued a statement citing Hanoi ordered a more aggressive course of action against South Vietnam and American installations while calling for cessation of infiltration.
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Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.N. Security Council
Coral Sea
China
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Pentagon
Security Council
White House
U.S
Violent Shooting at Museum Ends in Tragedy
At the American Museum of Natural History in New York a former husband, Dmytro Didchenko, 72, shot and killed his ex wife Gertrude Didchenko, 43, in the entrance hall as about 30 witnesses including her 12 year old daughter Susan watched in horror. A retired detective helped subdue the gunman who said he could get a pistol in America. The attack also led to the death of the victim’s attorney, Bernard Tompkins, who collapsed while speaking to reporters. The couple had a tumultuous custody dispute dating back to 1957 noted in court testimony. The shooter produced a violin maker background with many instruments.
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American Museum of Natural History
Gertrude Didchenko
Susan
Dmytro Didchenko
Didchenko
America
Frank Bossio
Rego Park
Queens
Wagie
Bernard Tompkins
Tompkins
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