Churchill in Straitened Health as End Nears
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill showed no further deterioration by noon today but had a restless night and a deteriorating condition. Dr Lord Moran said a late bulletin would follow, while a Medical Association spokesman warned of rapid decline in the coming days. Prime Minister Harold Wilson postponed Commons remarks and a TV broadcast as leaders cancel engagements.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lord Moran
British Medical Association
Moran
Winston
Medical Association
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
West Germany
Seven Missing After Two Ships Collide Off Le Havre
A collision between an American freighter and the French tanker Port Manech in foggy Channel left seven dead or missing. The Port Manech burned and ran aground near Le Havre. five crewmen were feared trapped in the engine room.
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LE Havre
France
Port Manech
Collector of External Residue joke sign
A car wash displays a humorous sign calling itself the collector of external residue. The witty caption plays on car cleaning slang and features a playful, self-deprecating tone.
Faith in the Future award to honor Middletown firms
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce will honor 12 civic, commercial and industrial groups with a custom three pointed fleur de lis award crafted locally. The idea emerged in 1963 when Robert A. White and Ed Portsmouth designed the piece using native walnut and steel with Ray Brown of Brown Singer Co. fabricating the metal.
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Middletown
Richard W. Slagle
Chamber
White
Ed Portsmouth
Steel
Ray
King urges nonviolence in Selma voter registration drive
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. promotes nonviolence after an attack as he shifts to registering Negro voters in Selma Alabama. He notes court action planned for voting access and reports only 19 white registrations versus hundreds of black participants awaiting tests at the courthouse.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Dallas
Hotel Albert
Date Set For 18 In Slayings
Meridian Mississippi AP reports a federal judge set January 27 for arraignment of 18 men charged with conspiracy in the murder of three civil rights workers. Judge Harold Cox ordered defense motions on file by Monday with a hearing on January 26 following talks in Jackson with John Doar of the Justice Department.
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Meridian
Miss
US. Dist
Harold Cox
Jackson
John Doar
Washington
Justice Department
Doar Involved in Grand Jury Conspiracy Case
Doar assisted in presenting the case to a 23 member federal grand jury that later indicted 18 men on conspiracy charges.
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Doar
Jack
Johnson outlines $49 billion defense program with new missiles
President Johnson unveils a defense package totaling 49 billion dollars with three major weapon systems. He cites cost reductions and force-structure gains while noting plans for early joint hearings with McNamara to discuss missing details. The program aims to strengthen U S military power with Poseidon missiles SRAM and several strategic payloads.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Defense Appropriations Sub-Committee
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
United States
Murderer Rampages at Virginia Prison Killing Two
Allen Carroll Pruitt, a life prisoner from Spartancburg DC, killed Dr. James Vanneneter and Hugh Johnson at Virginia State Penitentiary after a seven minute rampage. He wounded clerk Carl Bobrosky before surrendering to a guard with a gas gun. Prison officials cited no motive.
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Richmond
Virginia State Penitentiary
James Clyde Vanneter
Hugh L. Johnson
Carl Vincent Bobrosky
Allen Carroll Pruitt
Spartancburg
D.C
Norfolk
Pruitt
Penitentiary
New Overture By Reds Seen After Parley
Western diplomats in Warsaw expect fresh overtures from the Soviet bloc meeting opening in Warsaw. They foresee expansion of East West contacts, Berlin pressure relief, and troop reductions in East Germany. Brezhnev Kosygin Ulbricht Grechko attend the talks amid hopes for easing European tensions.
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Poland
West Berlin
East Germany
Warsaw Pact
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Romania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
A A. Grechko
East Berlin
New Crisis Looms After Vietnamese Cabinet Shuffle
In Saigon Premier Tran Van Huong failed to win acceptance for his planned military backed cabinet as Brig. Gen Nguyen Cao Ky turned down the ministerial post of youth and sports causing a further political crisis. A U S spokesman had approved the reshuffle calling it a positive step toward stable government. The swearing in of the new cabinet was canceled after Ky refused the post.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
U.S
Huong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Inaugural Goes Into Top Speed
President Johnson’s inauguration week spins into full speed with luncheons receptions and an inaugural concert by the National Symphony. The weather forecaster backs a possible snow but cold will persist for the 22 hour parade and midday oath at the Capitol amid multiple simultaneous events.
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Washington
Johnson
National Symphony
Craft Lands Safely After High Speed Gemini Test
Cape Kennedy Fla AP a Project Gemini spacecraft with two mechanical astronauts completed a high speed reentry and splashdown in the Atlantic about 2 150 miles from Cape Kennedy The test precedes an April manned launch by Virgil Grissom and John Young in a similar capsule and marks the last unmanned mission in the series The Titan 2 rocket lifted the 6900 pound craft at 9 03 a m and the mission lasted nineteen minutes
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Atlantic
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Satellite launched from Vandenberg uses Thor Altair booster
At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California the Air Force launched a satellite aboard a Thor Altair powered booster. The mission description was not disclosed, with the Altair identified as the solid propulsion fourth stage of the Scout rocket.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
West Coast
Astronauts Observe Capsule Recovery After Suborbital Flight
The Titan 2 capsule splashed down about 17 miles from the recovery ship Lake Champlain after a test flight. Navy divers secured the capsule as Grissom and Young watched from Cape Kennedy and flight control.
Johnson attends Democratic gala amid sold out public events
Most public events are sold out and it is unclear how many more Johnson will attend. He began the week by joining a Democratic gala honoring party workers who helped keep him in the White House.
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Johnson
White House
Conneaut Dock Co Operator Dies at Controls
Francis E. Forsty, 64, of Conneaut, died of a heart attack Monday while driving an electric locomotive at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co. He managed to stop the locomotive before his death and had worked at the dock since 1935, with retirement slated for next June.
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Conneaut, Ohio
Francis E. Forsty
Conneaut
Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co
Gala the Man Who Wasn't There Delays Inaugural Event
A 11 000 strong Democratic gala at the National Armory ran 40 minutes late as George O Doyle remained an unknown figure. Alfred Hitchcock hosted with quips about Hubert Humphrey while Sally Ann Howes presented flowers to Mrs Johnson. Carol Channing Burnett and Drews sang and dancers Folke Nureyev performed as Carsons quips noted postponed shows and TV work.
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George O'Doyle
National Armory
O'Doyle
Baluba
Miss Howes
Alfred Hitchcock
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hitchcock
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