Peace and Hope Lyndon Johnson Arrives in Australia
President Johnson lands in Canberra amid strong pomp and a smaller early crowd then grows as motorcade moves into the city. He pledges allied unity and a “new hope” for Asia while heading to Manila for Viet Nam talks and meets Prime Minister Holt and New Zealand leader Holyoake on a joint peace pledge.
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Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Australia
Canberra
Harold Holt
Manila
Asia
Keith J. Holyoake
Weather outlook fair and cool with scattered frost
Tonight will be cool with a high 30s low and frost scattered. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures in the 50s. Yesterday peaked at 48 with an overnight 37. At 11 am today the thermometer read 46 in Middletown and 0.01 inch of rain fell yesterday.
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Middletown
Oakland calm after rampage and police curfew
In Oakland California police kept order after a raid on Castlemont High triggered fighting. About 250 youths attacked the school injuring five white teachers and three white students while later curfew patrols enforced by 40 officers moved through East Oakland.
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89Th Avenues
East 14Th Street
MacArthur Boulevard
14Th Street
Oakland
East Oakland
Paul
Retired Senator Byrd Dies in Virginia Home
Former U.S. Senator and Virginia Governor Harry F Byrd Sr 79 died at his Berryville Virginia home from a malignant brain tumor He had been in a coma since July and spent time at the University of Virginia Hospital before returning home to his beloved Apple country near the West Virginia line The longtime Democratic leader was described as Mr Democrat in Virginia for more than four decades
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Berryville
Harry F. Byrd Sr
U.S
Virginia
Byrd
West Virginia Line
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Consultant Fee Sparks Ethics Debate On Testimony Payments
Congress paid Phil lip A. Luce a 1000 dollar consultant fee for a study on ultra-revolutionary groups, not for his testimony before the committee. McNamara said the arrangement is a normal practice and four similar contracts have been issued this session. Luce, former Miami University student, earlier connected with the Progressive Labor Movement. The report ties to wider discussions of internal guerrilla tactics and committee activities.
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Francis J. McNamara
Phillip A. Luce
United States
Luce
Miami University
Oxford
McNamara
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
House Ethics Committee
Congress of the United States
Hays
Progressive Labor Movement
Edwin E Willis
Committee On Un-American Activities
Congress
Housewives Boycott Expands Across American Cities
The boycott by housewives widens as about 200 women in Daytona Beach join the push for lower prices, with similar pledges in El Paso Hobbs Carlsbad Roswell and Albuquerque. Phoenix leaders aid a bread boycott while chapters form in Van Nuys and inquiries spread to Wisconsin and Philadelphia areas. Additional actions are eyed in Houston Arlington and Dallas as King Soopers warns of a possible Denver price war.
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el Paso
Tex
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Roswell
Albuquerque
N.M
Phoenix
Houston
Arlington
Dallas
Denver
Cincinnati
Lloyd King
King Soopers Stores
Betty Webba
Arizona
van Nuys
Los Angeles
Price War Helps Cincinnati Area Slash Food Costs
Albers Supermarkets cut prices across Cincinnati Middle Town Hamilton and northern Kentucky to lower housewives budgets. Permanent reductions on national brands include baby foods cake mixes peanut butter canned fruit drinks and shortening with several cents off per item. Company says cuts aim to stem rising costs while rival calls it a publicity stunt.
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Cincinnati
Albers Supermarkets Inc
Middletown
Hamilton
Kentucky
E. L. Withers
Albers General
Truth In Packaging Pact Advances Amid Split Views
Congress passes a bill aimed at preventing deceptive packaging practices after five years of effort. Senator Hart favors strong rules while Magnuson accepts the House version to avoid no bill, moving toward voluntary industry standards on package weights and contents.
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Congress
Philip A. Hart
D-Mid
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate
House
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Hart
Johnson
Secretary of Commerce
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