Auto crash toll hits 49,000 in U.S. last year
The National Safety Council reports a record 49,000 traffic deaths in 1965 with 1.8 million disabling injuries and an $8.5 billion economic loss. Deaths per travel mile fell for the first time since 1961, while total vehicle miles rose 5 percent to 880 billion. The council urged an 18-point national program and expects car safety upgrades such as collapsible steering wheels. Orgs: National Safety Council, Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Rabincoff.
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National Safety Council
Pyle
Blake to Head World Council of Churches
E. Carson Blake, 59, American, elected secretary general of the World Council of Churches to succeed Dr. W A Visser't Hooft. He led church unity efforts in the United States and helped merge the Presbyterian Church sections. Blake urged unity and growth in the council's global Christian mission.
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World Council
Christian Unity
Princeton University
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Christian College
Lahore
Pakistan
Pasadena
Calif
United Presbyterian Church
US presses North Vietnam on NLF role in peace talks
President Johnson seeks to persuade foreign governments to drop Ho Chi Minh’s demand that the National Liberation Front represent South Vietnam in any peace conference. Ambassador Goldberg says U S policy remains flexible, while Kennan and Fulbright warn the Honolulu declaration could hinder negotiations.
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Ho Chi Minh
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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State Department
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D-Ark
Honolulu
Fulbright
Viet Nam
Peter Yorke dies at 63 after long career as conductor
London AP report notes Peter Yorke who was 63 years old and known as an orchestra leader and composer died on Thursday. He led ensembles and contributed to musical programming during his career in London.
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London
Peter Yorke
Weather outlook: fair and colder tonight then mild Saturday
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and colder weather tonight with a low near freezing. Saturday will be partly sunny and mild with a high in the low 50s. Rainfall totals and past readings are noted, with showers possible by Sunday through Wednesday and long range temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal.
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Middletown
Reds Lose 2,000 In Two Weeks
Saigon AP reports U S forces claim more than 2,000 Communist casualties in two weeks as jets pound targets in North and South Vietnam. A Navy Skyraider was shot down north of the 17th Parallel. another American civilian engineer is killed near Saigon. Vice President Humphrey tours Saigon areas as U S policy is outlined.
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Mystery Witness Delivers Klan Testimony In Washington
A mysterious prisoner testified behind the scenes as House Un American Activities heard Klan allegations. Bobby J. Stephens claimed he infiltrated the Klan in Columbus and named plots to assassinate leaders and bomb offices in Ohio and Georgia.
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House
U.S. Vietnam War Death Toll Rises by 103 in Week
Defense Department figures released in Washington show 2,005 U.S. servicemen killed in Vietnam combat since January 1, 1961. The weekly toll climbed by 103 for the seven days ending Monday night.
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Defense Department
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Envoy Seeks New Geneva Conference for Southeast Asia
The envoy reported broad United Nations consensus on negotiating a new Geneva conference. He blamed the Soviet Union for the failure to call it, noting Britain and the USSR cochaired the past Geneva talks and Britain would act if the Soviets join in a peaceful settlement based on the Geneva accords.
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Britain
Goldberg
Two Ohioan Soldiers Die in Vietnam War
Washington AP report says two Ohio widows count Ralph Byrd Cleveland and Alfred L Johnson Newport Washington County among latest Defense Department list of U S servicemen killed in Vietnam.
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Ralph Byrd
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Alfred L. Johnson
Sally Johnson
Newport
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Labor bills tied to 14B fight loom in Senate debate
The stalled 14B union shop repeal casts a shadow over two other AFL-CIO backed measures to raise the minimum wage and expand unemployment benefits. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen signaled possible filibusters against the wage and unemployment proposals as lawmakers reassess the bills after a failed cloture vote.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
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House
Mills Signals Early Work on Unemployment Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee finished hearings on the unemployment compensation bill. Chairman Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas said the group would start drafting a new bill early in the current session.
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Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Nurse Swap Baffling Patient Demand Sparks Laughter
A doctor jokes he has a Red Cross nurse but the patient refuses and asks for a blonde, cheerful one instead. The humorous exchange underscores a light moment in a clinical setting.
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Red Cross
Tax package seen passing House with minimal GOP opposition
Washington AP report says a $48 billion tax package including a graduate withholding plan will pass the House with little organized Republican opposition. Rep. Byrnes predicts quick approval as Ways and Means backed the bill. key provisions raise automobile and telephone excise taxes and speed up corporate tax collections.
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Walington
House
Collegians Plan Pro Viet March Across Nation
Ohio Collegiate Association on World Affairs President Leo Savange announced at a New York news conference that growing support is forming for a National March to Washington for Viet Nam. The event aims to demonstrate backing for U S policy.
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