Johnson reviews aid cuts amid Cyprus crisis and Erhard talks
President Johnson, with CIA chief McCone and advisers, presses foreign aid reform as he hosts West German Chancellor Erhard en route to a Lisbon summit. A seven member panel led by George Ball will report by Jan. 15 on eliminating waste and inefficiency. The Cyprus dispute and economic issues frame the talks.
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Dean Rusk
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Lbj Ranch
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Houston
Johnson
McCone
Mediterranean Republic of Cyprus
George Ball
Christian
British Patrols Roam Nicosia Streets Alone
British patrols moved through Nicosia to keep peace in Cyprus as Greek and Turkish forces delayed joint patrol plans. A British soldier was wounded in the shoulder on patrol near Larnaca. Commanders met but disagreed on mixed patrol composition, language barriers cited.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia
Cyprus
Larnaca
Mediterannean
P. G. Young
Young
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Thieves Fight Over Proceeds in Philippine Smuggling
Four smugglers were slain and about ten feared dead after a dispute over proceeds on a motor boat off Jolo in the southern Philippines. The fight involved Filipino smugglers returning from North Borneo and was reported by the Philippine News Service via AP.
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Manila
Phillippine News Service
Jolo
Philippines
North
Borneo
Kennedy Center Proposed as National Memorial
AP reports the 1964 opening act in the House will be a bill to create the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a national memorial to President Kennedy. Also: international and domestic items include Chou Enlai’s Morocco visit, Berlin wall border guard shooting protest, a two second Senate session, and Wade’s stance on a one week delay in Jack Ruby’s trial.
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Washington
House
John F. Kennedy Center For
Dallas
Tex
Atty
Wade
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Pontchartrain Crash Fatal To Pilot
A twin engine plane crashed into Lake Pontchartrain during the night killing the pilot Leroy F Lovegrove 47 of New Orleans. The Aero Commander plane owned by Trans Air Corp of New Orleans was en route from Miami to New Orleans after refueling at Gulfport with no other occupants aboard. The wreckage was found in six feet of water near the Interstate 10 bridge about 11 miles from New Orleans Lakefront Airport. Coast Guard search efforts continued as fog briefly hindered efforts with amphibious and helicopter support locating the submerged air craft and body. Lovegrove a Stockwood New Jersey native had lived in New Orleans two years and piloted charter flights for about one year.
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UPI
Lake Pontchartrain
Leroy F. Lovegrove
Kenner
Trans Air Corp. of
Miami
Fla
Gulfport
Miss
U. S. Interstate 10
New Orleans Lakefront
Lovegrove
Woodstock
N.J
Coast Guard
Officer Collapses At Father's Death
Miami police officer Leon E. Williams 27 collapses while aiding the pedestrian death investigation when he learns his father Leon E. Williams Sr. 64 died instantly. The elder Williams was struck by a car Thursday night and died at the scene.
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Miami
Fla
Leon E. Williams
Williams
Leon E. Williams Sr
Smugglers Named in Colonial Rum Tales
The article citing Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc. lists John Hancock and Samuel Adams among the noted rum and molasses smugglers of the Colonial period, reflecting famous cases tied to early American commerce.
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John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
Viet Nam Gains Strong Backing From Cao Dai Sect
In Tay Ninh a massive ceremony aligned Cao Dai leaders with the military government as Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh sought unity against the Viet Cong. Minh spoke to about 15,000 Cao Dai adherents promising victory and national unity while outlining reforms to their 5,000 strong army.
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South Viet Nam
Duong van Minh
Cao Dai
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mekong Delta
Diem
Saigon
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cao
Cosa Nostra Insurance Fraud Exposed in Chicago Case
An insurance agent provides investigators with a step by step diagram of how Cosa Nostra gangsters run a multimillion dollar insurance fraud. Lewis Barbe, key witness against Marshall Caifano, describes schemes claiming over 500000 in five years from fake burglaries auto accidents and fires. Barbe also says plots to over insure yachts in Florida to claim thousands, though he refused Caifano’s order to insure the yachts.
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Chicago
Cook County
Cosa Nostra
Chicago Sun- Times
The
Sun-Times
Lewis C. Barbe
Marshall Caifano
Barbe
States Attorney’s Office
Caifano
John
Jackie) Cerone
Sam
Teetz) Battaglia
Philip
Milwauke
Phil) Alderisio
Albert
Obbie) Frabotta
Ross Piio
Jimmy
the Monk
Florida
Frustration of Chile's Nitrate Imperialism
Dr. J R Brown of Northeast Louisiana State College writes on Chilean nitrate problems in the Pacific Historical Review. The Little Theatre's Christmas Young People's play The Sandalwood Box opens today at Strauss Playhouse Lamy Lane at 2 30 p m with a Monday 7 30 p m show. Tickets available at the box office. Mrs L D Smart, chair of the 1964 Mothers' March, urges volunteers in the annual effort.
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J. R. Brown
Northeast Louisiana State College
The
Pacific Historical Review
Brown
Chile
Little Theatre
Strauss Playhouse
Lamy Lane
L. D. Smart
Negro Teacher Not Reinstated in Coahoma County
Federal Judge Claude Clayton ruled that Mrs. Aaron Henry wife of Mississippi NAACP leader, is not entitled to reinstatement as a Coahoma County public school teacher. He found no discrimination at issue and said she was not discharged during her contract period.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Aaron Henry
Mississippi
NAACP
Coahoma County
Henry
U.S. Dist
Claude Clayton
California Leads Holiday Death Toll
National Safety Council and United Press International report 288 total holiday deaths nationwide with California recording 33 highway fatalities from Christmas Eve 6 p.m. to Christmas Day midnight. The toll minus fires and other accidents shows a higher than normal traffic death rate due to more cars and speeding. States listing notable totals include Texas 16 Kansas 14 Michigan 13 Florida 12 and North Carolina 12 with eight states reporting no traffic deaths.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
California
Charleston
S.C
Safety Council
The
Texas
Kansas
Michigan
Florida
North Carolina
Alaska
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Minnesota
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Cooler Weather Across Louisiana and Monroe Highs Near 60
A weak cold front nears the Louisiana coast bringing cooler air. Sunday will be clear to partly cloudy with daytime highs 56 to 60 and overnight lows 32 to 35. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain likely early next week. Monroe reached 70 Thursday with a 33 overnight.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Chuckle Notes on Woman Upkeep
A humorous quip claims that the upkeep of women has long been the downfall of man. The line reflects playful social commentary rather than a factual report, using a common old fashioned tone.
West Berlin protest to East Germany over Berlin Wall shooting
West Berlin officials directly protested to East German authorities after the Christmas Day shooting of 18 year old Paul Schultz at the wall. Horst Korber delivered the oral statement to deputy minister Erich Wendt as U.S., British, and French protests had previously occurred in Bonn.
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UPI
United States
Russia
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Willy Brands
Britain
France
Horst Korber
Erich Wendt
West
Paul Schultz
Wall
U.S
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Bonn
Pyotr Abrassimov
East Germany
Living Costs Hit Record High in November
Washington reports a 0.2 percent rise in the November consumer price index to 107.4 percent of the 1957-59 average. Food costs gained 0.2 percent led by fresh vegetables and sugar, while housing costs rose 0.3 percent with higher rents and fuel prices. The year-over-year index is up 1.3 percent, meaning a $10 basket would now cost about $10.74.
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Washington
Labor Department
Monkey Tales Show Social Life of Wild Japanese Apes
Cleveland AP reports Dr Denzaburo Miyadi of Kyoto University described monkey social life on Ko Sima Island Kyushu in a AAAS talk. The film Monkeys and Scholars shows how young monkeys wash food and how old chiefs resist change, suggesting early human swimming curves but without direct parallels.
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Cleveland, Ohio
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Denzaburo Miyadi
Kyoto University
Japan
Ko-Sima
Kyusyu
Window smashing by protesters at U S legation in Sofia
Anti American demonstrators smashed windows on three floors of the U S legation in Sofia and overturned four cars. Bulgarian police moved in after 11:45 a.m. with no staff casualties reported. The protest followed the spying case of former Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Christof Georgiev who pleaded guilty to spying for the CIA.
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Austria
U.S
Legation
Sofia
Bulgaria
Washington
U. S
United States
Supreme Court
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Eugenie Anderson
Columbia Man Charged With Assault On Girl
Vernon Elba Sanders 39 of Columbia Louisiana was charged with assault with intent to ravish after entering a Natchez apartment house where a 14 year old girl was babysitting. Sanders waived extradition and returned to Mississippi for trial. Authorities identified him from police pictures after the December 21 incident.
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Adams County
Louisiana
William Ferrell
Vernon Elba Sanders
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Sanders
Ferrell
Natchez
King Size Dollar Days Year End Clearance Ad
News-Star-World Want Ads offer cash buyers for used items. Sold items include a Storkline crib worth $30, a bed set, red maple bunk beds with mattress, and a double dresser priced around $50.
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News- Star-—World
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