Johnson lays out defense policy to Congress on flexibile response
President Johnson outlines in a special defense message to Congress the goal of maintaining U S military superiority and a flexible response posture. Officials note defense spending near 49.3 billion for the coming year, roughly half the federal budget, with Kennedy era policies guiding the approach.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Robert & McNamara
Defense
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Berlin
Kennedy
Last Test Ready For Space Trip
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the final Gemini flight practice is set for Tuesday with a Titan 2 rocket launching an unmanned capsule on a suborbital path to 105 miles altitude. It will reenter and land in the Atlantic 200 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy, with recovery expected. The 9 a.m. launch follows an earlier 2:52 a.m. Thursday TiROS 9 weather satellite launch.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Space Agency
Johnson Gets Ready To Join In Festivities
President Johnson plans his inaugural address in Capitol Plaza and prepares for opening festivities this week. He and Lady Bird attend a Broadway style pre inauguration gala as Luci rests at the White House amid relatives and reporters touring Johnson City.
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Johnson
Washington
Lady Bird
White House
Luci
Capitol Plaza
Texas Ranch
John T. Connor
Young Generals Gain Clout in South Viet Nam Government
In Saigon three young generals were named to posts in Premier Tran Van Huong's cabinet. Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu becomes deputy and takes over the defense ministry, Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky becomes minister of youth and sport, and Brig. Gen. Linh Quang Vien is named minister of information. The move signals stronger military influence after the December crisis.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Defense Ministry
Huong
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Linh Quang Vien
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
Hong
U Thant Plans Appeal For Financing For UN
United Nations Secretary General U Thant plans a financial appeal as the General Assembly resumes its 19th session. The UN faces billions in debts from Congo and Middle East peacekeeping missions and seeks voluntary contributions to cover shortfalls.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Thant
U.N
Congo
Middle East
Soviet Union
Belgium
France
South Africa
Civil Rights: Cash Appeals in Mississippi Killings Case
In Meridian Mississippi 16 men await arraignment in the three civil rights workers killings. FBI says two more, Horace Barnette and James Jordan, will be arrested soon. A federal grand jury in Jackson indicted 18 white men on conspiracy charges.
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Miss
Mississippi
FBI
Horace D. Barnette
James E. Jordan
Jackson
Philadelphia
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Price
Here
Barnette
Jordan
Rights Act Testing Opens in Selma Desegregation Efforts
In Selma Alabama restaurants are preparing to desegregate as civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr arrives to launch his major drive. Bevel says eateries will serve Negro patrons and King will push voter registration at Dallas County courthouse while SCLC plans three main aims.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
James Bevel
King
Bevel
St. Augustine
Fla
Dallas County
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Snow Forecast Returns for Ohio After Brief Cold Interlude
Ohio faces renewed winter with light snow in east central counties and up to six inches near Lake Erie. Temperatures dip back into the single digits and teens with wind and snow flurries across the northeast and Lake Erie regions. School closings reported in rural areas as regions endure record low readings.
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Weather Bureau
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Stark County
Columbus
Youngstown
Toledo
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Ohio
Lake Erie
Weather shifts as storms slow thawing and fatalities rise
The weather bureau warned Tuesday would barely thaw the cold, making road treatment ineffective. Crews planned to push ahead despite the deep freeze. The storm brought grim results with six adults dying while shoveling snow and two transients freezing to death. two young girls drowned in an icy lake.
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Weather Bureau
Britain Narrows Trade Gap in December
London reports Britain's international trade gap narrowed to 170.8 million dollars in December. Government measures to curb the chronic decline in the trading balance appear to be showing results.
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London
Britain
Eastern Cold Grips Half the Nation as Snow Lingers
The eastern half of the United States remains under a deep freeze with subzero readings in parts of Virginia and New England. Up to 18 inches of snow fallen over the weekend prompts school closures across Virginia and the North Carolina mountains, while Florida growers light burners to save crops and Florida records drop to 19 in Tallahassee.
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Associated Press
Florida
Miami
Tallahassee
Fla
Virginia
North Carolina
New England
Arctic
Weather Bureau
Upper Michigan
Indiana
Alberta
Midwest
Russian Chinese Split May Be Parley Topic
Warsaw officials anticipate a high level Warsaw Pact meeting where a split between Moscow and Beijing could be addressed. Brezhnev Kosygin lead a Soviet delegation returning from Minsk after Khrushchev’s ouster as Gomulka Gheorghiu Dej possibly influence discussions with Romania and Poland on China relations.
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Poland
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alex? N. Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Minsk
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gomulka
Gheorghiu - Dej
China
Romania
Moscow
Peking
International Communist Movement
Churchill in Weakening Condition Amid Declining Health
London AP says Sir Winston Churchill, 90, is weaker but otherwise unchanged after cerebral thrombosis. Lord Moran issued the seventh bulletin, noting a restful night but ongoing decline and loss of ground. Churchill’s family and world leaders sent prayers as the veteran leader fights for life.
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Winston Churchill
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Lord Moran
Winston
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Sarah
Sir Winston
Randolph
Winston Spencer Churchill
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Christopher Soames
Hyde Park
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Sandringham
Westminster Abbey
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House of Commons
York
Frederick Coggan
Paul VI
Igino Cardinale
Psychiatrist Advises Nurse to Say We're Terribly Busy
A light humor item notes a frowning psychiatrist telling an office nurse to say We're terribly busy rather than describing the scene as a madhouse. The joke rests on the contrast between a clinical tone and chaotic imagery.
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