Johnson Speech Calls for Broad Consensus To Build Great Society
President Johnson urged a national consensus to end obstruction and paralysis and to create a nation without rancor. He spoke at the University of Texas commencement, receiving honorary degrees as he outlined a knowledge explosion to meet population growth and push toward the Great Society.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
University of Texas
America
Johnson City
Texas Longhorns
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Texas
John Nance Garner
Robert E. Vinson
Death claims U.S. A-Bomb pioneer Leo Szilard
Famed nuclear physicist Leo Szilard died at his La Jolla home at 66 from an apparent heart attack. He helped persuade Einstein to warn FDR, spurred the 1942 Chicago reactor work with Fermi, and later campaigned for peace, including efforts to contact Stalin. He recently joined the Salk Institute.
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San Diego
Calif
Leo Szilard
United States
la Jolla
Dr. Szilard
Albert Einstein
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Enrico Fermi
Szilard
University of Chicago
Fermi
Russia
Stalin
State Department
Atomic Scientists
Chicago
Salk Institute For Biological Studies
Local Woman's Father Dies Rites Monday
Carl Hunn 67 of Wichita Falls died unexpectedly at a hospital. A deacon and former Sunday school superintendent at First Baptist Church here, he served oil companies. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Bert Mattingley. burial Crestview Memorial Park. Survived by widow Bertha. daughter Mrs. Forest Collins. brothers Cliff and Vernon. sisters Annie Sonamaker, Vera Reed, Irma Cathan. three grandchildren.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Carl Hunn
Clifton Tennison
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
Hunn
Pilot Point
Bert Mattingley
Crestview Memorial Park
Hampton - Vaughan Funeral Home
Bertha Hunn
Forest Collins
Cliff Hunn
Byers
Vernon Hunn
Three Rivers
Annie Sonamaker
Joplin
Vera Reed
Today's Chuckle Make a better lawn and the world beats a path across it to your door
An offbeat joke explains how improving a lawn can attract attention and visitors, implying a lighthearted view of curb appeal and neighborhood curiosity. The line reads like a playful adage about making a space inviting.
Two Senators Back Cloture in Civil Rights Fight
The AP reports two more senators Sen. A S Mike Monroney and Sen. Karl Mundt said they would vote to limit debate if needed to move action on the civil rights bill. The tally reached 58 in support, with 39 Democrats and 19 Republicans backing debate limits, nine short of the two thirds needed.
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Washington
Senate
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
Associated Press
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Monroney
Ramblin trip notes from West Monroe readers
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Bayles of West Monroe spend two weeks in St. Petersburg Florida with their son Mack Bayles and daughter in law and their newborn grandson Michael Scott Bayles five weeks old. Mack Bayles a former West Monroe resident. World Traveler Home Jerry Wayne Connell currently in West Monroe from world travels visits brother Richard Connell. Connell recently toured much of the world with an international rodeo and expects to stay about four weeks.
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Johnnie Bayles
West Monroe
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mack Bayles
Michael Scott Bayles
Jerry Wayne Connell
Richard Connell
Bailey
Ile
Vision of Jesus Triggers Minor Revival in West Virginia
Campbell's Creek near Campbell Jr., 16, claims a vision of Christ shaping a local revival. About 200 students and two teachers reportedly converted. Prayer meetings occurred at a Presbyterian church and in-class testimony followed Campbell's sermon vision.
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Campbell's Creek
W.va
Jesus Christ
West Virginia
Spencer Campbell Jr
Dupont High School
Campbell’s Creek
Campbell
Presbyterian Church
Californians Face Crucial Vote Decision
California Republicans vote in a pivotal presidential primary between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller. California awards 86 national convention votes. Goldwater leads delegates. Rockefeller could challenge but faces liberal opposition and past divorce as political handicaps. The result shapes the 1964 GOP nomination race and party direction.
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UPI
California
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Rains Bring Help To Local Farms In Northeast Louisiana
A slow rain settled over Northeast Louisiana Saturday benefiting cotton corn and soybeans around Monroe. Farmer Fred Huenefeld Jr. praised the moisture aiding planting and pastures, noting 8 inches of rain at Selman Field by 9 p.m. and cooler, unsettled conditions expected to continue.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Fred Huenefeld Jr
Huenefeld
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Mid-South
Imperial
Calif
Pellston, Mich
Three Demos Deadlocked In Carolina Primaries
In North Carolina Democratic governor and congressional primaries, Dan K. Moore leads briefly before slip, with L. Richardson Preyer and I. Beverly Lake close behind as precincts report. Republican results show Gavin leading, while Ralph Scott holds the Fifth District Democratic nomination. Cooley faces a stiff race for a 16th term in Congress.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Dan K. Moore
L. Richardson Preyer
Moore
Preyer
Lake
Kidd Brewer
Bruce Burleson
Raymond Stansbury
Robert L. Gavin
Charles W. Strong
Donald Badgely
Ralph Scott
Frank Freeman
Dobson
W. A
Nab) Armfield
Harold D. Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
R. Mayne Albright
Cooley
Vacuum Persists As Indians Postpone Selecting Leader
In New Delhi quarreling Congress politicians linger over Nehru’s succession. The 18 member working committee met 30 minutes then adjourned to Sunday to seek a unanimous choice. Acting Prime Minister G L Nanda Lal Bahadur Desai Morarji Desai and T T Krishna Machchari figure as chief contenders amid vows to keep India neutral and socialist.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Congress Party
G. L. Nanda
Lal Bahadur
Morarji Desai
T. T. Krishnamachari
Holiday Traffic Deaths Rise Across Nation
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day weekend traffic fatalities surged to 253 nationwide as Saturday’s peak toll pushed past 200. Officials noted 228 deaths counted with one more day remaining in the 78 hour holiday period.
Rockefeller Baby Born To Governor Family
Gov Nelson Rockefeller and wife Margaretta Murphy welcomed a baby boy at The New York Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. The newborn, about 20 inches long, was delivered by Dr Charles M McLane. The governor paused his California campaign to be by his wife’s side and reports mother and infant doing wonderfully.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York Hospital
Margaretta
Happy) Fitler Murphy
Rockefeller
California
Charles M. McLane
Legion Post Memorial Rites Slated Today
Memorial Day services for Ouachita Parish veterans of World Wars and Korea will be held at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. Legion Post No. 13 will lead with local veterans groups invited to participate. Rabbi Silverman will deliver the memorial address and National Guard will fire a salute. Taps will be played by Dan Ruppert and Johnny Giddins. Masters of ceremonies and clergy will conduct invocation and benediction.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Monroe
L. B. Fawk American Legion Post No
Parish
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
The
Marine Corp League
Martin I. Silverman
Call for more vocational education to curb unemployment
Washington AP The American Council on Education urged expanded vocational and technical education in schools and colleges. Author Grant Venn warned the current system markers favor college bound students while four to five million unemployed and four million skilled job openings demand higher skills. He criticized many junior colleges for focusing on liberal arts and two year transfer, citing cost, staffing, and prestige issues.
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Washington
American Council On Education
Grant Vern
Venn
Western State College of Colorado
California
Rusk in Bangkok Confers With Thai Leader Amid Laos Talk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met U S ambassadors to Thailand and Laos in Bangkok for a one hour session with Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn. Officials said talks focused on possible American action in Laos and Southeast Asia as Honolulu meetings plan broader strategy with Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Thailand
Dean Rusk
U.S
Laos
Thanom Kittikachorn
Pathet Lao
Rusk
Rush
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South Viet Nam
Johnson
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Robert Manning
Washington
Asia
U S Conference Set For Monday
Washington reports a large anti-Communist policy conference to open in Honolulu Monday. Attendees will discuss Southeast Asia strategy, Laos Geneva accords, and possible changes to the peacekeeping framework amid ongoing violations by opposing forces.
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UPS
U.S
Continental
America
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
Johnson
United States
Geneva
Laos
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