Defense bill conference settles near $46.7 billion total
A Senate House conference approved a defense appropriations bill totaling 46.752 billion dollars, reversing some House cuts and Senate increases. The measure, aimed at funding current military needs, is 1.47 billion below last year and about 720 million under Johnson budget requests. Senators Russell and Mahon led the talks, with final approval expected early next week. It includes a 125 million emergency fund for McNamara, though House approval may pare it to 100 million, and a provision mandating at least 35 percent of repair and conversion work on naval vessels to private shipyards.
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George H. Mahon
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Robert S. McNamara
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Rusk Defends U S Policy Toughness and Bipartisan Support
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said it would be unrealistic to expect Communist nations to yield to U S pressure over their vital interests and that U S foreign policy would not bend in the 1964 campaign. He noted bipartisan backing since World War I and warned opponents not to assume easy concessions from Moscow while pursuing steady negotiations and the nuclear test ban accord.
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Dean Rusk
United States
U.S
Rusk
Barry Goldwater
Reds
Soviets Reject British Laos Conference Plan
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union rejected British proposals to clear the way for an international Laos conference. Britain signaled it would push a solo bid to unite the three factions Souvanna Phouma neutralists conservatives and Pathet Lao. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko told Richard Butler no to the 14 nation framework.
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Soviet Union
Laos
Britain
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Andrei A. Gromyko
Richard Butler
Butler
Souvanna
Ramblin Morris Griggs Marks 19th School Bus Anniversary
Morris Griggs, transportation supervisor for Ouachita Parish School System, observes Aug 1, 1964 as his 19th anniversary in the role. He oversees buses and routes and is famed for constant calls, often juggling multiple lines in a single morning.
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Ouachita Parish
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Secretary Eloyce Tannehill Returns to Monroe Hall
Mrs Eloyce Tannehill secretary to Police Chief James C Kelly Jr returns to work Friday at Monroe City Hall after a two week vacation with husband John in Dallas Texas. They then plan a real vacation rest at home.
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Eloyce Tannehill
James C. Kelly Jr
Eloyce
John
Dallas
Tex
Dallas Detective Nabs English Forgery Suspect
Englishman James Rook, 29, was arrested in Dallas for passing forged checks totaling about 150000 since March. Det R C Wagner and an FBI agent found him in Oak Cliff after a tip he would visit a coin dealer. Rook claimed France expelled him and he married a widow who has filed for divorce after learning of his crimes.
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James Rook
Bill Decker
R. C. Wagner
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Rook
France
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Senate OKs 1.2 Billion Housing Bill
The Senate approved a 1.2 billion stopgap housing bill extending major programs through October 1, 1965. It includes subsidies for residents displaced by slum clearance and urban renewal while omitting broader Johnson reforms. The measure goes to the House for consideration.
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UPI
Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Johnson
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Tower
Senate Banking Committee
John F. Kennedy
Soviets To Test Rocket Series In Pacific Area
Moscow announced a five month rocket test program in the central Pacific from August 4 to December 30. Two impact zones, about 1,400 miles south southwest of Honolulu, were roped off with ships and aircraft barred within 75 miles at all launch times. Tass gave few details on the rocket varieties, noting tests of carrier rockets for space objects.
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Ranger 7 Moon Closeups Reveal Cratered Plain
Ranger 7’s first closeup images released from Pasadena show the lunar surface near the impact area as a smooth plain dotted with hundreds of tiny craters. Scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory note crater clustering suggests ejecta from Copernicus crater 200 miles away. Dr. Gerard Kuyper calls the photos remarkable and a leap in lunar photography.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Ranger
Gerard Kuyper
Lunar Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona At Tucson
Goldwater Resting at California Retreat During Vacation
Senator Barry Goldwater enjoys a six day vacation in a redwood forest cabin near Monte Rio California. He rose at 8 30 a m heated his own water for shaving and prepared to give a 25 minute off the record speech to Bohemian Club members. Changes in Republican operations were announced with Clifton White named director of Citizens for Goldwater and Miller committees William Sprague resigning as RNC public relations director replaced by Lee Edwards Ab Herman named special assistant Wayne Hood to oversee field organization for the campaign.
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Calif
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Bohemian Grove
Bohemian Club
Clifton White
Citizens For Goldwater
Miller
Ed Neller
William Sprague
Republican National Committee
Lee Edwards
Ab Herman
Wayne Hood
la Crosse
Wis
August Opens with Threat of Thunderstorms in Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana ends July with a rainless day as August begins and brings a chance of scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. Selman Field Monroe reports 1.50 inches of rain last month, lifting the year total to 25.86 inches. Today and Sunday look partly cloudy with highs 90 to 96 degrees and night lows around 70. Friday’s high reached about 92 at 4 p.m. Light south winds at 5 to 12 mph.
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FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Information Bill gains Senate approval for second time
The Senate approved a freedom of information bill for a second time, sending it to the House. Led by Sen. Edward V. Long with Sen. Everett M. Dirksen, the measure aims to guarantee public access to government records, shift the burden of proof to agencies, and require disclosure costs in litigated cases.
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Senate
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Nl
Senate Judiciary
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
House
Todays Chuckle On Forgetting Self
A lighthearted quip notes that when a man forgets his self he tends to do something memorable to everyone, a playful take on self awareness and public behavior.
Marlboro Mayor Grubb Drops Salary Then Loses Job
Marlboro New Jersey mayor Walter C. Grubb, elected to a no salary post, loses his RCA engineer job days after swearing in. He receives a weekly 50 unemployment check while planning to stay in town, face unpaid taxes, a 300000 budget, and a housing development. His wife and family support his goal to serve the community.
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Walter C. Grubb
Grubb
Radio Corp. of America
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Han
RCA
Gulch
Grub
Hom
Arc
Tiny lunar probe Ranger 7 captures first closeups
The Ranger 7 mission crashed into the Sea of Clouds at 7:25 a.m. EST after broadcasting over 4,000 lunar surface images. Two wide angle and four narrow angle cameras produced high detail, including craters as small as three feet, delivering new insights while ending a six-year gap of failures.
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