Congress Set for Quick Action on Kennedy Proposals
President Johnson’s appeal to Congress aims to push Kennedy era measures next week. Lawmakers plan to move on education aid and other pending bills while delaying major civil rights and tax-reduction items until the election year. Johnson pledges thrift in spending and reaffirmed commitments to South Vietnam and West Berlin.
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Truman Dinner Off Speaker Absent In Kansas
A Kansas event honoring Harry S. Truman for March of Dimes work was canceled on January 30. The planned speaker was the late President John F. Kennedy, and no replacement was announced.
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FBI reenacts Kennedy assassination in Dallas probe
In Dallas investigators stage a Kennedy assassination reenactment using a black convertible similar to the presidential vehicle. A man and woman ride in back as two men observe from a window, while FBI agents reexamine evidence and trace Lee Harvey Oswald’s paths in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.
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Chuckle Advice on Ideas in an Empty Head
A humorous line suggests that good ideas suffer confinement when they enter an empty head, framing a playful paradox about creativity and mental space. The quip implies that ideas thrive only when the mind has room to think.
Atlas Centaur rocket launch marks new lunar mission era
Cape Canaveral reporting the first successful launch of the high-energy Atlas Centaur on its second development flight. The Centaur second stage ignited its liquid hydrogen engines, achieving spaceflight for the first time with this powerful propellant.
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Centaur Upper Stage Test Boosts Space Fuel Claim
The Atlas Centaur second stage fired from Cape Canaveral delivering 380 seconds of burn and placing an upper stage in orbit. NASA says liquid hydrogen fuel proves practical and 40 percent more powerful than conventional fuels, guiding Saturn V and Apollo goals.
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Grief Unites America on Thanksgiving Day
A nation grieves Kennedy as Thanksgiving observances shrink to family gatherings. Churches read Kennedy’s proclamation, and Johnson urges resolve that Kennedy did not live or die in vain. Prayer services across faiths emphasize unity from sea to shining sea.
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Castro accuses reactionaries in Kennedy assassination
Fidel Castro claimed US reactionaries plotted Kennedy’s murder to smear Cuba. He noted Lee Harvey Oswald’s Mexico visa request en route to Russia via Cuba and suggested Oswald left clues to implicate Havana. Castro questioned if the gun used in Oswald’s death was the weapon.
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Army Officer Kidnapped in Venezuela Amid Election Turmoil
Lt. Col. James Chenault, 47, of Sherman Texas and deputy chief of the U.S. Army mission in Venezuela, was abducted by four armed youths in Caracas. The FALN group claimed the kidnap for propaganda purposes and warned he would be released Saturday afternoon as police block all city exits.
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Summit Meeting Possibility Among NATO Powers Early Next Year
Western observers foresee a possible NATO summit in early next year as Johnson pursues personal diplomacy. Talks may involve de Gaulle Douglas-Home and Erhard with tentative schedules discussed ahead of a December 16 NATO meeting. The U S budget and January congressional program loom, while readiness for a productive summit is uncertain.
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Security measures for foreign military missions in Venezuela
The government announces special security for all members of foreign military missions. The United States has more than 70 officers and men in Army Air Force Navy and Marine Corps training missions in Venezuela. Chenault, son of Corpus Christi residents, is a distant relative of the late Maj Gen Claire L Chennault of the Flying Tigers, though spelling differs.
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John K. Chenault
Corpus Christi
Tex
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Johnsons Observe Thanksgiving With Kennedy Memorial
President Johnson marks a national Thanksgiving message and Kennedy memorial. The Johnsons attend services at Mt. Vernon Church and dine at home in Spring Valley, joined by Navy Ensign Bernard Rosenbach and family. Johnson plans a 6 15 p m EST TV message from the White House and holds briefings with CIA chief McCone and a foreign affairs session at the White House. He met George Governor Sanders and foreign leaders including Cambodia and Denmark envoys, as well as McCormack on Capitol Hill. Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert Kennedy visited briefly to thank Johnson for his kindnesses.
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Kennedys Share Thanksgiving Sorrow at Cape Cod
The Kennedy family gathers at Hyannis Port on Thanksgiving Day to mourn John F. Kennedy after his assassination. Jacqueline Kennedy visits Arlington Cemetery with Robert Kennedy and the family, and Mrs. Kennedy contemplates a return to Washington as the White House opens to visitors. The piece recalls Kennedy election night memories and previous family tragedies.
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