Johnson may name first Negro or woman to Supreme Court
President Johnson faces a surprise vacancy after Arthur Goldberg's departure to the U.N. Amid rumors he could elevate Thurgood Marshall or choose a Black or female nominee, with names like Marjorie Lawson and Lorna Lockwood raised alongside possible picks Abe Fortas and Clark Clifford.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
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U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clarence C. Ferguson
Howard University Law School
US Dist
Sarah Hughes
John F. Kennedy
Marjorie Lawson
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Crime Commission
Lorna Lockwood
Arizona Supreme Court
Patsy T
Mink
Hawaii
Abe Fortas
Clark Clifford
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Ready To Work Surgical Patient At Age 10
Italian immigrant James Mancuso, age 101, underwent prostatectomy at Columbus Hospital in Chicago then ate a hearty meal and talked of returning to work within hours. Doctors praised his stamina and said he would be released in about a week.
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Chicago
James Mancuso
Columbus Hospital
Mancuso
J. Lester Wilkey
Wilkey
West Side
Dolores Mancuso
Carmella Catalano
Conferees Narrow Medicare Bill to Expansion Plan
Washington AP Conferees reached agreement on a comprehensive Medicare bill to expand Social Security for older Americans. The compromise includes taxing the first 6600 of income and blends House and Senate versions in a bid for final passage next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
George Smathers
D-Fla
Missouri Flooding Eases After Damaging Northwest Surge
The Associated Press reports a sunny break followed record Platte River cresting 16 feet above flood stage at Agency Missouri while the Little Platte fell back from 15 feet at Smithville. Gov Hearnes sought federal aid as Smithville evacuated 90 percent amid dramatic rescues including L. H. Golden, 78, saved from an attic.
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Agency
Smithville
Warren FE. Hearnes
White House
Small Business Administration
L. H. Golden
Sentry Orbit On Duty At Cape Kennedy
The Air Force says the first of two Sentry satellites began duty in a 69 000 mile near circular orbit at 1125 p m Tuesday. The twin should be positioned Thursday. A pygmy satellite also surveys natural radiation in space while Sentry units detect nuclear explosions from Earth to 200 million miles.
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Fla
Air Force
Earth
Hearing Set In Slayings In Lorain Ohio
A preliminary hearing is set for next Tuesday for Lorne Alexander 25 in the triple strangulation slaying of his common law wife and her two young sons. He was arraigned on three counts of first degree murder with pleas of not guilty.
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Lorain
Ohio
Lorne Alexander
Alexander
John S. Kolena
Stock Heist Exposes Million-dollar Certificate Scam
Gerald Mulcahy, an 18 year old Wall Street messenger, was robbed of 34 800 negotiable stock certificates worth about 2 million dollars owned by Goodbody Co. The currencies were insurance backed and could be blocked from sale as collateral for a margin loan. Police describe a swift, silent theft on 50 New Street as two men seized the bag and vanished.
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NEW York (Ap
Gerald Mulcahy
Wall Street
Mulcahy
Goodbody & Co
2 Broadway
New York Stock Exchange
Harold P. Goodbody
Goodbody
Hoboken
N.J
Bank of Nova Scotia
Broadway
Leo Murphy
New St
Johnson to hold Viet Nam talks amid rising casualties
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara met for deliberations on Vietnam though no decision was made. McNamara cited a judged "totally unacceptable" Viet Cong to government force ratio of about 165 000 to 500 000 and planned to seek a U S strength increase. He noted Viet Cong casualties were high but American morale and technical competence remained strong.
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Johnson
Robert 5S
McNamara
Viet Nam
White House
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
Saigon
Viet Nam Quotas: Air Guard Volunteers Urged for Transport
National Guard officials proposed using volunteers to meet increased air transport needs in a Viet Nam buildup. The plan would lessen calls for active Guard units. Guard pilots already fly overseas missions to the Far East and may handle troop and cargo airlift to Viet Nam during buildup.
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Washington
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Viet Nam
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Defense Department
Far East
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Air Guard
Okinawa
Philippines
U.S
Weather warming trend with fair nights ahead
Cool Canadian air departs and a slow warming trend follows. Tonight will be fair and warmer with a low around 64. Tomorrow and Friday expect sunny skies and a bit higher temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 80 with today’s low around 60.
B52 Bombers Raid Viet Cong Areas Near Saigon
Guam based B52 jets attacked Viet Cong installations about 30 miles northwest of Saigon in Binh Duong Province. The raid was the fifth B52 strike in Vietnam as part of a harassment program requested by the Vietnamese government. Casualty figures for the week showed American deaths and Vietnamese losses amid ongoing air operations.
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South Viet Nam
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Strategic Air Command
Binh Duong Province
Bau Bang
United States
North Viet Nam
Harriman and Kosygin Meet Over Viet Nam Tensions
U S Ambassador at large W Averell Harriman met Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow for about an hour and forty minutes to discuss world affairs and U S Soviet relations. Harriman declined to discuss details and said he would issue a statement later. The talks follow another hour long session last week as part of efforts to avert misunderstandings amid tense Viet Nam era relations.
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U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Alexei N. Kosygin
Harriman
Kosygin
Harriman-Kosygin
Viet Nam
Overburdened Housewife Muses On Automation To Neighbor
A tired housewife tells a neighbor she sometimes wishes she could be replaced by automation. The remark hints at domestic strain and desire for easier routines within a bustling home.
Two Captured Bandits Face Shooting Charges
Norton Ohio police say two armed men amid a 45 minute gun battle with officers surrendered after being cornered in a wooded area behind a shopping center. Russell Oyler 19 Norton and Frederick Lewis 27 Barberton face shooting with intent to kill charges and are tied to a $479 armed robbery in Barberton.
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Norton
Ohio
John Detchon
Detchon
Russell D. Oyler
Frederick Lewis
Barberton
Oyler
Lewis
Ronald Gibson
Gibson
F. C. Diefendorff
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