House clash over military bill pits McNamara vs Air Force
In Washington the House confronts a 16.9 billion military authorization bill with 92 million for bombers and rest for missiles, drawing opposition from Defense Secretary McNamara and four Ways and Means-backed lawmakers. The dispute centers on missiles versus manned bombers as four committee members push back on added funds.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Air Force
Armed Services Committee
House
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
Otis G. Pike
Jeffery Cohelan
D-Calif
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Youth Held In Theft Of Painting
A 19 year old student described by neighbors as a nice unobtrusive youth was held after confessing he stole Rubens Negroes Heads from Brussels Museum of Ancient Art. He planned a ransom of 850000 francs, with experts valuing the painting between 200000 and 1 million dollars. He was traced while calling the ransom from a public booth and said the idea came from a radio crime serial.
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Brussels
Belgium
Andre Beugnies
Brussels Museum
Raymond Charles
Bougnies
Cubans Are Fined And Head For Home
Twenty nine freed Cuban fishermen prepared to sail home from Key West aboard four trawlers but were delayed by mechanical trouble on one boat. Czech diplomat Frantisek Telicka paid $500 fines for each of the four captains on behalf of Fidel Castro's government. captains received suspended sentences. Judge Thomas Care dismissed charges against 25 crewmen, ruling they merely followed orders.
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Key West
Sao Jorge Evacuation Is Stopped After Quake Wave
In the Azores island of Sao Jorge, tents medicine and food were rushed to homeless residents after a six day quake sequence damaged the main town. Evacuation to Terceira brought over 1000 islanders but was halted as the quakes subsided.
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Angrado Heroismo
Terceira
Azores
Sao Jorge
Johnson Lopez Mateos to Meet in Palm Springs
President Johnson flies to Southern California for goodwill talks with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos of Mexico and former President Eisenhower. They plan meetings in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, focusing on Colorado River irrigation, Alliance for Progress, Cuba, and Mexican labor in the United States.
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Johnson
California
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson-Lopez Mateos
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles
Alliance For Progress
United States
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Army Forms Nuclear Accident Emergency Medical Teams
The Army will create four radiological emergency medical teams to respond to nuclear incidents in the United States. Led by an Army Medical Corps officer, each team includes three other specialists in nuclear casualty management and radiation hazard assessment. Teams will be based at Walter Reed, Edgewood Arsenal, Brooke Army Medical Center, and Letterman General Hospital and can move quickly to scene to assess radiation exposure, provide emergency care, advise on containment and decontamination, and guide safety measures to clear areas before re-entry.
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Washington
Army
United States
Iacn
Army Medical Corps
Earle G. Wheeler
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Environmental Hygiene Agency
Edgewood Arsenal
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Witches disrupt lecture at London university
A group of self styled witches interrupted Dr Russell Hope Robbins lecture at University College London where he argued witchcraft is a mental construct. The incident drew crowd reactions as a raven and broomsticks appeared outside, but Hope Robbins stood firm on his historical critique.
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London
University College
Russel Hope-Robbins
Columbia University
Dr. Hope-Robbins
Hope - Robbins
British Folk Lore Society
14 Missing From Grain Ship Sought
New York AP Coast Guard cutter and planes continued searching the storm battered British grain ship Ambassador for 14 missing crewmen. Twenty of 35 were rescued. the captain died. A Dutch tug Elbe took over salvage and towed Ambassador toward the Azores as two forces tried to salvage the vessel.
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North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Coos Bay
Azores Islands
Mba Back As French End Revolt
LIBREVILLE Gabon AP President Leon Mba resumed office after French troops crushed a two day uprising. Unconfirmed reports say 27 people died in the fighting including 25 Gabonese and 2 Frenchmen. Mba age 62 plans legislative elections Sunday and has imprisoned revolt leaders.
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Libreville
Gabon
Leon Mba
Chuckle Caption Lines Up Talking Perfume Bid
A playful quip at a perfume counter has a secretary telling the salesgirl she seeks a scent to reveal a man’s mink without disturbing his wolf. The remark blends humor with vintage retail banter.
Baker Refuses Testimony In Senate Probe
Washington AP Baker refuses to answer questions at a public hearing in the Bobby Baker investigation. He cites the Fifth and Sixth Amendments and says the inquiry is an unconstitutional intrusion on judiciary functions. The committee weighs contempt charges if he defies subpoena and refuses to produce records.
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Senate
Washington
Bobby Baker
Legislative Branch
Seaboard Hard Hit By Storm
A Gulf spawned snow storm slammed the Eastern Seaboard with six foot drifts in Virginia and Maryland and up to 25 inches in central Pennsylvania and Martinsburg. Baltimore and DC saw lighter amounts. New York City had four to six inches and power outages in gusty winds. roads and flights were disrupted and schools canceled.
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New York
Albany
Glens Falls
Syracuse
Rome
Rochester
Utica
Bergen County
New Jersey
Labor Urges Accelerated Poverty War
The AFL-CIO Executive Council urged President Johnson to speed up the war on poverty and unemployment. They called for immediate action including an accelerated public works program, a minimum wage rise to $2 with broader coverage, and a 35 hour work week with overtime pay, arguing these steps are essential to cut unemployment.
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Fla
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Johnson
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Scranton and Johnson to head Cincinnati conference speakers
Governor William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania and G. Griffith Johnson, assistant secretary of state for economic affairs, will speak as principal speakers at Cincinnati's 6th annual Conference on International Affairs. The event is sponsored by the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs with the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.
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Cincinnati
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
G. Griffith Johnson
Chnennnati
Cincinnati Council On World Affairs
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
Cyprus Crisis Delayed as Britain Moves Troops In
United Nations diplomats pressed confidentially over Cyprus peace plans as Britain began sending nearly 2000 more troops to the eastern Mediterranean island. Security Council recesses until Friday with no clear path to an international force to enforce the cease fire between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
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United Nations, N.Y
Cyprus
Britain
Mediterranean
Security Council
FBI Is Called In Kidnap Case
Los Angeles AP FBI agents were listed as followup witnesses to Wednesday's testimony by Frank Sinatra Sr at the trial of three men accused of kidnapping the singer's son. The FBI described how they recorded eight telephone calls from one man which Sinatra said led to a ransom of 240000 dollars. Sinatra denied the kidnapping was a hoax or publicity stunt.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Failure Marking Efforts To Seat Ruby Trial Jury
Dallas AP report on third day of jury selection for Jack Ruby murder trial. Defense contends no impartial jurors exist in Dallas and seeks a change of venue. Judge Brown has overruled, while defense cites public attention after Kennedy assassination and Ruby shooting of Oswald.
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Tex
Jack Ruby
Brown
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Belli
Hugh O'Neal Dancer
Dancer
Dist. Atty
Henry M. Wade
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