Gift To Johnson Draws GOP Fire In Senate Probe
Sen John J Williams condemned the acceptance of a stereo set valued at more than 500 by Joyndon B Johnson as part of a Senate probe into ex-aide Robert G Baker The Republican cited past administrations criticism of lavish gifts such as freezers fur coats and rugs and argued any gift to public officials implies a quid pro quo Williams noted Reynolds testimony and recalled similar investigations from the Truman and Eisenhower eras The piece references ongoing Senate Rules Committee scrutiny and a broader look at gifts and outside interests linked to the LBJ era.
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Joyndon B. Johnson
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Robert G. Baker
John J. Williams
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U.S
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Washington and
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Johnson
Reynolds
Austin
Tex
LBJ Co
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Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Probation Out For Juvenile Court Cases
Judge W M Harper presided over what is believed to be the largest juvenile court in northeast Louisiana. He announced no longer placing juveniles on probation for offenses considered felonies and issued a warning to juveniles and parents. Sixteen juveniles were committed to the Louisiana Training School and School for Negroes at Scotlandville, with six more youths awaiting disposition in Ouachita Parish detention home. The judge urged tightening parental oversight and warned probation’s limits, noting its link to rising crime and urging sparing use of probation, especially for felonies committed after age 17.
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W. M. Harper
Louisiana
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Harper
Monroe City Court
Ogilvy reveals brief waiter stint during strike
Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra, disclosed a two day spell as a waiter during a strike. He recalled his career of promise ended when he deposited an omelette on a customer, a misstep that trapped him in the serving line.
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London
UPI
Angus Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra
Queen Elizabeth
Monroe Mayor Opposes Downs for State Central Chair
Baton Rouge political clash develops as Monroe Mayor W L Howard says he will not back Sammy Downs of Alexandria for Democratic State Central Committee chair. Howard cites opposition to the free elector movement and plans to vote against Downs when the committee meets at 2 PM at the state Capitol.
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Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
W. L. Howard
Monroe
Sammy Downs
Alexandria
Howard
State Capitol
Downs
Senior recital by Diana Smith Wright at Northeast Louisiana
Diana Smith Wright, Miss Louisiana 1961 and senior music major at Northeast Louisiana State College, will give her recital Thursday at 8:15 p.m. in Biedenharn Recital Hall. She performs Bach to Copeland, under teacher Eloise Calhoun Stanhope. The Progressive Mens’ Club raised 115.95 for March of Dimes, planning Heart Association and Easter Seal Drive work in Feb and Mar. a Neville High concert Thursday at 8 completes a Dimes event.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Wright
Bach
Brahms
Chopin
Ravel
Debussy
Copeland
Eloise Calhoun Stanhope
Progressive Mens’ Club
Vincent Sylvestri
Heart Association
Neville High
Showers Predicted With Warmer Temperatures Ahead
The forecast calls for showers to continue for two more days with increasing moisture from the south. Scattered rain today and tonight will become more numerous Thursday, with up to three quarters of an inch likely across about half of Ark La Miss by late Thursday. The five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal, though weekend readings will be relatively cool.
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Ark- La-Miss
Downs Backed by McKeithen Loyalists in Louisiana
Howard, Ouachita Parish official and state committee member, asserts opposition to Sammy Downs for governor despite Downs being favored by John J. McKeithen. Gibbs, re-elected on a committee post, is pledged to the free elector movement. McKeithen absent on vacation. Howard vows support for free electors opposed to the national administration in Washington.
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Senate
Earl K. Long
Downs
McKeithen
Howard
Ouachita Parish
Lawrence Gibbs
Gibbs
Washington
Sammy Downs
Chuckle Water freezes slippery side up
A playful take on a liquid that freezes with a slippery side up, delivering a light pun about this curious property and its comic implication for slips and slides.
Javits backs Western Hemisphere Common Market proposal
Bulletin from New York reports Senator Jacob Javits urged forming a Western Hemisphere Common Market in an Overseas Press Club luncheon address. Jakarta note states Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy met President Sukarno for two hours amid Malaysia crisis and saw general agreement. Chattanooga jurist moves to curb delays in Hoffa jury tampering trial. Okanogan jury rules five defendants libeled John Goldmark linking him to communism during 1962 Democratic primary campaign.
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New York
Jacob K. Javits
N. Y
Overseas Press Club
Jakarta
Indonesia
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
Sukarno
Malaysia
Okanogan, Wash
John Goldmark
Goldmark
Johnson Pearson start final talks on two friendship pacts
President Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson opened a day of talks aimed at sealing two friendship cementing agreements between the United States and Canada. The negotiations focus on strengthening bilateral ties and extending existing cooperation.
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Washington
Johnson
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Teller Convinced Russians Have All Our Secrets
Washington AP report quotes Dr Edward Teller asserting Russia likely holds all U.S. secrets and possibly those to be discovered in the next two years. He advocates reduced secrecy in government research while criticizing underfunded applied research and urging clearer proof of public harm before withholding information.
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Washington
Edward Teller
House
Teller
Pentagon
Negroes Begin Voter Drive In Hattiesburg
In Hattiesburg Mississippi about 40 pickets and Negroes massed at the two story court house in light rain to register voters. Police arrested SNCC official Robert Moses for breach of peace as unrest remained minimal with a crowd of about 100 watching across Main Street. Registrar Theron Lynch processed applicants one by one amid security in Forrest County’s city center.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Robert Moses
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Moses
Court House
Main Street
Theron Lynd
Lynch
Forrest County
Union Officers Indicted in Plot to Sabotage Phone Lines
Six officers of Local 1101 and two Teamsters organizers were indicted in New York on conspiracy charges for plans to damage New York Telephone facilities and intimidate opponents as the Teamsters sought to win control of the CWA local. Four local officers faced expulsion by the CWA, and all six were released on $7,500 bail. The case centers on efforts to lure the local’s 10,000 members away from the CWA to the Teamsters, with alleged use of acid and dynamite and a paid hireling to simulate injuries.
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NEW York
Teamsters Union
Communications Workers of America
Dist
Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Frederick Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Local 1101
AFL Cio Communications Workers of America
International
Teamsters
CWA
New York Telephone Co
Manhattan
Henry Habel
Orangeburg
N.Y
Arthur McGovern
Deer Park
Year of decision for Nike-X system looms in 1964
Washington AP reports 1964 could decide whether to produce the Nike-X antimissile system with potential spending up to 20 billion. Defense officials say no procurement decision yet but a verdict may come within the year as Sprint tests are planned, with Nike Zeus funding continuing at 325 million.
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Washington
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
John F. Kennedy
Apache Tribal Traffic Court Emerges On Reservation
A 27 year old Apache judge at San Carlos explains that a tribal traffic court has formed on the San Carlos Reservation in central Arizona. He cites liquor laws and highway 70 as drivers of crashes and conflicts with non Indians. He notes four traffic cases weekly and warns of cultural clashes with modern law. He foresees educated Apaches growing with outside society.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Arizona
Dennis Nelson Jr
University of Southern California
Nelson
San Carlos
San Carlos Reservation
Kennedy Library Plans Booming in Washington
Plans for a John F. Kennedy Library win public approval and support in Washington. More than $2 million of the $10 million goal is raised, including a $1 million gift from the Kennedy Foundation. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy says the family hopes the drive ends within six months.
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Washinton
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Foundation
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Americans use ten times as much snuff today
The United States Tobacco Company reports current snuff consumption at 34 million pounds annually valued at 50 million dollars, ten times the amount used in 1875. This reflects growing use and economic scale in the tobacco products sector.
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United States Tobacco Company
Animal Breeding For Transplant Purposes Seen
Denver AP report cites Dr. Claude R. Hitchcock of Hennepin County General Hospital envisioning farms to breed animals for unlimited human organ supply. Hitchcock, in Denver for a Colorado General and VA Hospitals project, says living organ banks are a real possibility with baboons showing the most promise for transplants to humans.
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Denver
Colo
Minneapolis
Claude R. Hitchcock
Hennepin County General Hospital
Johnson proposes aid to public and parochial schools
President Johnson plans federal grants to improve education in poverty areas using projects run by state and local agencies or private nonprofits, enabling parochial schools to participate. The program, estimated at 379 million dollars over five years, aims to aid aims to lift students in urban slums and rural districts with high dropout rates. Opposition from Protestants and Jews is anticipated over church state separation concerns.
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UPI
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Congress
U. S. Education Commissioner
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