Senate to vote on 3 billion foreign aid measure today
The Senate moves toward final passage of a 3 billion foreign aid bill with a four hour debate limit as tensions flare over delaying action until the new session. President Johnson urges urgency while opponents argue the issue can wait without cost.
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Senate
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Congress
Pastore
Allott
Appropriations Committee
Erhard Presses Proposals to Ease Cold War Tensions
Bonn Germany AP Chancellor Ludwig Erhard returned home and said President Johnson expects new West German suggestions to ease tensions with the Soviet Union. He noted geography and Berlin’s holiday visits, urging careful moves to avoid overburdening West Berlin and the three Germanys concept.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
West Germany
Soviet Union
Erhard
Texas
United States
Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Earth Movement Causes Eclipse Shocks Ameri cans
The earth moved between sun and moon producing a total lunar eclipse seen across North America and parts of South America. The eclipse began at 4 25 a m EST with the moon entering the umbra and ended with full lunar obscuration at 5 28 a m. Clear skies in New England aided observers. A prior July solar eclipse featured jet aircraft photography.
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Boston
Umbra
Earth
New England
North America
South America
Brandy Ingredients Listed by Beverage Industries
United Press International reports that raw materials for brandy include grapes raisins apples and peaches among other fruits per Seeuees Beverage Industries. This firm identifies the fruit sources used in brandy production and notes variability in composition across brands.
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Seeuees Beverage Industries, Ne
Rockefeller to enter Oregon presidential primary
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announces entry in the Oregon primary on May 15 as part of a broader strategy to win Republican support and offset damage from his divorce and remarriage. He will also compete in New Hampshire on March 10 and California on June 2.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oregon
New York
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
California
William E. Walsh
Oregon Board of Education
Howell Appling Jr
Twin City Chit Chat Holiday Office Closures
City Hall will close for New Year’s Day after a half day Tuesday. Utilities Commission offices and Ouachita Parish Health Unit will also observe the holiday. Chamber offices in Monroe and West Monroe stay open Tuesday and close Wednesday. Health Director reports a prior ice storm impact. weather since improved.
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City Hall
Utilities Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
W. Carroll Summer
Newberry
South Carolina
Woman Rocks 219th Baby at Adoption Home
Julie Dyer, 59, has cared for 219 infants over 20 years at a Los Angeles adoption agency. The boarder mother for the Children’s Home Society says she feeds, clothes, and soothes newborns until adoption, earning just enough to cover costs.
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Los Angeles
Julie Dyer
Highland Park Area
Childrens’ Home Society
California
Mrs. Dyer
Neutral Zone in Cypriot Dispute OK'd by Briton Plan
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders accepted Duncan Sandys proposal for a neutral zone in Nicosia and British patrols under the British commander. Archbishop Makarios and Fazil Kutuk signed the agreement as daily meetings under British chairmanship aim to avert civil war. Kutuk urged partition, while Greeks rejected partition as peace hopes hinged on a shared Cyprus.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
British Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Nicosia
Cyprus
Sandys
Makarios
Fazil Kutchuk
Mediterranean
Kutchuk
Britain
Khrushchev Urges Mutual Cuts in Arms Race for 1964
Premier Nikita Khrushchev said he expects East West agreement in 1964 on curbing arms race, cutting military spending, and reducing forces. He cited Soviet budget cuts and called for mutual action by other states toward arms restraint, including a NATO Warsaw Pact non aggression pact.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United Press International
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Snow Flurries Possible Amid Cloudy Warm Week Forecast
Forecast warns of light rain or snow this afternoon or tonight. Early risers report a few snowflakes at 4 a.m. with highs near 40s and lows in the 20s to 30s. Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Overall week temperatures near normal with little precipitation expected.
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Monroe
Six prisoners escape Rapides Parish jail in Alexandria
Six dangerous inmates fled Rapides Parish jail after dismantling bars, climbing to the courthouse roof, and escaping through a gate. Captured details name Curtis R. James Alexandria Alvin Graves Colfax Calvin Durbin LeCompte Charles L. Rynders Shreveport James Pontchieux Pineville James B. Roberson Lena. deputies located the breach around 8 a.m. Sheriff John Honeycutt urged extreme caution.
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Alexandria
UPI
Rapides Parish
John Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Curtis R. James
Houston
Alvin Graves
Colfax
Calvin Durbin
LeCompte
Charles L. Rynders
Shreveport
James Pontchieux
Pineville
James B. Roberson
Lena
Ouachita Parish Absentee Voting Steady Ahead of Jan 11
Absentee voting in Ouachita Parish continued at a steady pace with a noon Saturday deadline for the Jan 11 election. By shortly before noon today, 143 ballots had been cast at the parish clerk of court office basement, which is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday. The office closes Wednesday for New Year’s Day.
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Ouachita Parish
Stricken Child Dies In Minden
A 14 year old girl Judy Heacock died in Minden Louisiana after a family of six was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their car returning from a West Monroe Christmas visit. Doctors cited carbon monoxide as the main cause though mouldy candy may have contributed. The family was rushed to a local hospital after the incident.
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Minden
UPI
Judy Heacock
West Monroe
CORE Chapter Leader Restored to Louisiana Job
Corrie C. Collins of East Feliciana Parish CORE had his civil service appeal upheld and was restored to his state hospital position after an October arrest during a demonstration. The Louisiana Civil Service Commission announced the ruling today in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
Congress of Racial Equality
Corrie C. Collins
East Feliciana Parish
Jacksonville Hotel Disaster Leaves 21 Dead
Fire at the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville during Gator Bowl Week killed 21 and injured 66 as smoke filled upper floors. Navy helicopters rescued guests from the roof while two aerial ladders proved insufficient. Notables including Miss America 1964 Donna Axum were among those saved or hospitalized. executives James Swick and Wade Hildinger among the dead.
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Navy
Adams Street
Main
Donna Axum
el Dorado
Ark
Lucile Previtt
Miss Axum
Murder as a family affair study says by sociologist
New York sociologist Dr Gerhard Falk of the State University College at Buffalo says murder is a very intimate matter. In a study of 121 Buffalo homicides from 1948 to 1955 only 12 percent of victims were strangers to killers.
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Cleveland, Ohio
New York
Gerhard Falk
State University College At Buffalo
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Buffalo
Goldwater to Decide If He Seeks 1964 Nomination
In Phoenix Senator Barry Goldwater said he would announce Friday whether he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1964. In Sofia the trial of Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Assen Georgiev on spying charges moved toward verdict amid expectations of a death sentence.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Vienna
UPI
Ivan - Assen Georgiev
United States
Sofia
State to collect about 6 million from license plate fees
Baton Rouge AP reports State Treasurer A P Tugwell says about six million dollars in automobile license plate fees will be collected this fiscal year. He warns the figure will fall sharply next year. Johnson City Tex AP says President Johnson names Sheldon S Cohen of Washington as new IRS chief counsel.
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Baton Rouge
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Sheldon S. Cohen
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Eupora man kills wife then himself with same pistol
In Eupora Mississippi Harvey Lee Welch 26 fatally shot his wife 23 and killed himself with the same .38 caliber pistol authorities said. In neighboring Jefferson Parish a 22 year old woman admitted driving the car that struck and killed Ernest Russell 47 on Airline Highway near New Orleans city limits.
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Eupora, Miss
UPI
Harvey Lee Welch
Eupora
New Orleans
Jefferso Parish
Kansas City
Moman
Beatrice Mary Annis
Ernest Russell
Johnson Holds Budget Talks With Joint Chiefs At LBJ Ranch
President Johnson and top economic officials held late night budget talks at his ranch. Gen Maxwell D Taylor and the Joint Chiefs pressed for a defense budget near 60 billion while Johnson aims to cut the total to about 51 billion. Security leaders arrived by air from Washington and Colorado Springs for a private Bergstrom base conference before traveling to the LBJ Ranch.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Kermit Gordon
Maxwell D. _ Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Pentagon
Texas
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Colorado Springs
Colo
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Taylor
Uniformed Service
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
David L. McDonald
Navy
David IL. Shoup
Marines
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Lbj Ranch
Rickover Attacks Profits in Defense Contract Pacts
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover urged changes to defense contracting rules to curb profits he deemed excessive by major firms. Testifying to a House Appropriations subcommittee, he called for disclosure of a contractor’s cost data, accounting methods, and bid profits to ensure fair pricing on complex equipment, shipbuilding, and facility work.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
House Appropriations
Defense
Behan Found Unconscious in Dublin Street After Injuries
Playwright Brendan Behan was found lying in a Dublin street unconscious with head injuries. He underwent emergency surgery at Meath Hospital and was reported semiconscious in fair condition. one wound required eight stitches.
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Dublin
Brendan Behan
Meath Hospital
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