Critics Rip Butler As Senate Leaders Back Johnson
Three liberal Democratic senators defend Lyndon Johnson's approach to shaping legislation while criticizing National Chairman Paul Butler for attacking party congressional leaders. Senator Sparkman calls Butler's critique unjustified and urges unity. Jackson and McGee say Butler shows poor judgment and that the majority leader must balance politics with legislating.
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Paul Butler
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
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Jackson
McGee
Butler
Congress
Pledge Said To Haunt Dem Chairman In 1954 Hand Note
Georgia Chairman John Sammons Bell holds a fragment alleged to be Paul Butler’s pledge not to pursue segregation in the national party. The envelope note, reportedly shown to Bell by Iris Kitch, dates from a New Orleans meeting in 1954. Butler and Southern Democrats have clashed over civil rights provisions.
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National Party
Paul Butler
Georgia
John Sammons Bell
Constitution
Bell
Butler
New Orleans
The
Iris Kitch
D-Ga
Washington
Albert Riley
Herter Heads to Geneva in New Jet for Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter departs Washington for Geneva for a second bargaining round with the Soviet Union on the German crisis. The trip marks use of a new Air Force jet with enhanced speed and comms, aiming to sidetrack Berlin and set stage for a year-end summit. He will stop in Ottawa for a seven hour stay, meeting Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Foreign Minister Howard Green.
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G AP
Christian A. Herter
Geneva
U.S
Berlin
Herter
Air Force
Eisenhower
Serehower
Columbine NT
Ottawa
Andrews Air Force Base
John Diefenbaker
Howard Green
Cindy Heading Toward Finish
Tropical storm Cindy moved off Cape Cod early today after battering the south Atlantic coast. It generated moderate to heavy rain and winds up to 60 mph as New Jersey New York and most of New England experienced a steady downpour while the storm moved northeastward toward Nova Scotia.
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Cindy
South Atlantic Seaboard
Cape Cod
Nova Scotia
New Jersey
New York
New England
Hollywood Fire Levels 28 Homes in Brushfire Blaze
A brushfire in Hollywood's Laurel Canyon destroyed 28 homes across 1 000 acres with arson suspected. About 300 residents fled as seven firefighters were injured and a woman and her son suffered burns escaping. Temporary evacuations affected celebrities including Steven McQueen and others, though their homes were not damaged.
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Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Hollywood
Calif
Laurel Canyon
Alabama Banker Kills Bandit After Hostage Ordeal
Eclectic banker Carl Ray Barker killed one bandit and wounded another during a bank robbery and hostage incident in Eclectic Alabama. Bray and Hayward held Barker and his family at gunpoint after abducting Officer Maxie Taunton. Bray was killed at Barker's front door. Hayward wounded and captured.
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Carl Ray Barker
Vistol Barker
Bank of Eclectic
Barker
Taunton
Bray
Hayward
Montgomery
Talks Set Monday For Teamsters Cincinnati Strike
AP reports Cincinnati Local 100 Teamsters drivers strike in wage contract dispute. A seven member union team will meet Monday with delegates from four bargaining groups as six area contractors stay away. The walkout affects about 100 drivers and halts projects across Greater Cincinnati.
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Butler County
Chuckle: A personality contracts virus while others catch cold
A humorous line notes a personality who contracts a virus while the rest of the population catches a common cold. The quip contrasts illness experiences with light irony.
General to get quarters elsewhere as medics lose duplex
Air Force captains Joel Saldinger and Paul Gilliland, both doctors at Ellington AFB, were evicted from base duplexes to house incoming Civil Air Patrol commander Brig. Gen. Stephen D. McElroy. The base commander cancelled the order, saying no captain should be dispossessed for a general’s arrival. The general will occupy temporary quarters off base if needed.
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Tex
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Joel Saldinger
Paul Gilliland
Civil Air Patrol
Stephen D. McElroy
CAP
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Saldinger
Boston
Col
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McElroy
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Washingon
Armed Bandits Take 25000 In Funny Money Heist
In Somerville New Jersey two robbers seized a liquor store. One man with a pistol and another with a club stole 25000 in counterfeit bills from Frank M. Lozito, who had stored phony money in a bank bag for his children. They also took 117 in real currency from the register before escaping.
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Frank M. Lozito
Bac
Lozito
Steel negotiators push to avert mass steel strike
Progress in talks between steel labor negotiators and industry representatives stalls as a Tuesday deadline approaches. Union president David J. McDonald convenes key committees amid threats of a nationwide walkout that could shut down a large share of U.S. steel production. Pivotal money offers hinge on management prerogatives and wage terms.
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R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers
McDonald
Kozlov Ends Tour Today
Soviet first deputy premier Fram R Kozlov wraps up a U S tour with a brief stop in Pittsburgh to view U S Steel’s Homestead works and a nuclear plant at Shippingport Pa He then rests in New York before departing for Moscow and will hold a news conference Sunday in New York.
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Fram R. Kozlov
United States
New York
la Guardia
U.S. Steel Corp
Shippingport
Kremlin
Moscow
Solon's Son Gets 6 Months In Jail
Karl H. Meyer, 22, son of Rep. William H. Meyer, received a six month federal jail term and a $500 fine for trespassing while protesting a Mead missile base. The sentence was suspended on condition he stay away. Meyer later returned to the site and was rearrested. Two companions were held for court. Rep. Meyer expressed sympathy and support for Karl's peace aims.
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Neb
Vermont
Meyer
Mead
Robinson
Hiram C. Hilbridge
Evanston
All
Lawrence L. Shum
Seattle
Wash
Boand
Washington
Karl
Knife Victim Dies After Family Fight in Cleveland
Otha Brown 38 of Cleveland died in hospital after a knife cut on his right arm during a fight between two families. Detectives say Mrs. J T Patterson 35 admitted stabbing Brown at the Patterson residence where Browns had been visiting. She is held for questioning.
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Otha
Brown
Cleveland
J. T. Patterson
Patterson
Improved Earl Long Heads West on Tour After Recovery
Governor Earl Long, 63, reportedly improved, plans an extended rest trip from his 300 acre farm in Winnfield. He will fly from Shreveport to Fort Worth then onto a three week Western and Canadian tour, following a stint at Southeast Louisiana Hospital after ousting its director.
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Earl Long
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Tex
United States
Canada
Pea Patch
Covington
Louisiana State
Mandeville
Behan Fined For Drunken Public Display In London
Bren dan Behan the Irish playwright known for The Hostage appeared at Bow Street Court and was fined 5 shillings for being drunk in public. He arrived from Dublin three days earlier after a drying out course and told police he had a fight that left him with a black eye.
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Brendan Behan
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Clive Burt
Behan
Dublin
John Dicks
Swanky Mayfair
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Swank Mayfair
Piccadilly
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