Passman Attacks Johnson Tactics Over Foreign Aid Cut
Rep. Otto E. Passman angrily vowed to carry his fight against the 3.5 billion dollar foreign aid program to the House floor after his subcommittee rejected a 515 million cut. The panel approved a 200 million economic aid cut, calling Passman’s larger cut “token.” Passman condemned President Johnson, shouted that he would not bow to political pressure, and temporarily stepped aside as subcommittee chairman while warning the battle continues.
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Washington
UPI
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House
Passman
Johnson
Subcommittee
U.S
Plead Guilty To Murder Plea by three youths in Yale grad student slaying
Three youths were found guilty in federal court of murdering and robbing 23 year old Yale graduate Newell W. Ellison Jr. as he walked his dog near his northwest Washington home on August 25. A nine woman three man jury recommended life imprisonment for James C. Long Robree C. Earle and William E. Huff all aged 19 or 20. The juveniles implicated were sent to National Training School last September.
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Washington
Yale University
Newell W. Ellison Jr
Federal
James C. Long
Robree C. Earle
William E. Huff
National Training School
Rifles and Ammo Stolen From Mississippi National Guard Armory
41 rifles and 1 000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from a Covington County armory in Collins Mississippi. The break in occurred late Saturday and guardsmen notified the sheriff and federal agents due to federal property involved.
Health Warning On Cigarette Ads Required
The FTC announced that starting next year cigarette packages and ads must carry a health warning that smoking is dangerous and may cause death from cancer and other diseases. The warning may avoid literal words but will be considered unfair or deceptive if omitted.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Commission
Lodge Rejects Viet Nam As Political Issue
SAIGON AP Henry Cabot Lodge says Viet Nam will not be a U S presidential campaign issue and resigns as ambassador to return to back Gov Scranton in the Republican nominating fight He notes no personal ambition and insists he cannot be drafted Lodge had been in Saigon a year and a day after Kennedy era appointment He stands by the Johnson administration yet criticizes indecision in U S policy
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South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
U.S
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Truman
Lodge
United States
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Washington
Johnson - McNamara
Scranton
Pennsylvania
John F. Kennedy
Army Pvt Robert M Spikes 22 Assigned to Oklahoma City Defense
Army private Robert M Spikes 22 son of Mr and Mrs Louis M Spikes of West Monroe was assigned June 1 to Headquarters Battery of the 12th Artillery Group at Oklahoma City Air Force Station Oklahoma. An operations and intelligence specialist he last served at Fort Bliss Texas and after enlisting in January completed basic at Fort Polk. He is a 1961 West Monroe High School graduate.
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Army
Robert M. Spikes
Louis M. Spikes
Pink St
West Monroe
12Th Artillery Group
Oklahoma City Air Force Station
Okla
U. S. Army Air Defense Command
Oklahoma City
Spikes
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fort Polk
West Monroe High School
Two Killed as Hudson Barge Explodes During Macy's Show
A fireworks barge exploded on the Hudson River killing Anthony Amato of Secaucus New Jersey and Anthony De Francisco of Sparkill New York. Macy's fireworks display continued for spectators along the river despite the blast. Four other crew members were rescued with injuries. a separate armory explosion nearby injured nineteen National Guard reservists.
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New York
Hudson River
96Th Street
John Serpico
International Fireworks Co
North Bergen
N.J
Anthony Amato
Secaucus
Anthony de Francisco
Sparkill
N.Y
Manhattan
National Guard
Madame Nhu appeals to Johnson to override visa denial
Madame Nhu, sister in law of the late Vietnamese leader, asks President Johnson to overrule the State Department and grant a U.S. visitor visa to speak at a July 7 Conservative Party Club event in Flushing New York. State Department says visa was refused under immigration law. She accuses officials of red tape and Embassy Saigon of betrayal.
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Paris
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Johnson
State Department
United States
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
Conservative Party Club
Flushing
N.Y
Nhu
U.S
Dean Rusk
Charles E. Bohlen
Immigration and Nationality Law
Rain Likely Declines With Drier Air Moving In
A cold front stretched from middle Tennessee to Greenwood Mississippi and Monroe, driving drier air southward. Rain chances fall for five days with highs 88 to 94 and lows 68 to 72. Colum bia recorded 1.27 inches and Jonesville 1.35, while Monroe posted around .08 inches. Tuesday’s high reached 90 in Monroe and the low dipped to 72.
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Middle Tennessee
Greenwood
Miss
Monroe
Columbia
Jonesville
Rotary Club Name Origin Rotates Meetings by Offices
The Rotary Club derives its name from charter members who met in rotation at their offices or places of business, a practice noted by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Rotary Club
State Study Recommends Monroe South Side High
Baton Rouge reports the Department of Education backs building a new south side high school in Monroe. The study, led by Mack Avants, was sent to Supt. Van Dodom for review by the Monroe City School Board. Officials have discussed financing via a bond issue as population growth from the south side supports the project. The final report had not reached Monroe by midafternoon.
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Baton Rouge
Department of Education
Monroe
van Dodom
Mack Avants
Education Department
Avants
Monroe City
News-Star
Ouachita Parish
Moon Eclipse Set Tonight Over World in Ash Cloud
NEW YORK authorities report a rare vanishing eclipse tonight as ash from Mount Agung in Bali spreads worldwide. Scientists expect the Moon to darken unusually, with observers noting the effect could rival historic dark eclipses from Krakatoa and Katmai.
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New York
UPS
Mount Agung
Bali
American Museum - Hayden Planetarium
Karakatoa
Katmai
Alaska
Stennis urges halt to Mississippi integration invasion
Sen John C Stennis urged President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy to persuade Negro leaders to halt the invasion of Mississippi by integrationists. He said a firm federal statement could stop it quickly while Javits argued the federal government is involved in a confrontation due to three missing civil rights workers. Stennis prayed for the missing workers but warned against provocation.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Stennis
D - Miss
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Mississippi
Stennis
Senate
New York
Jacob Javits
U. S
Javits
Judy Garland Leaves Tokyo for Copenhagen After Japan Visit
Actress Judy Garland departed Tokyo for Copenhagen on Wednesday after an eight day stay in Japan. She traveled with actor Mark Herron, whom she identified as her fiancé, and a Chinese nurse identified as Miss Snowdon Wu.
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Tokyo
UPI
Judy Garland
Copenhage
Japan
Mark Herron
Miss Garland
Three Civil Rights Workers Missing In Mississippi Search
In east central Mississippi three young civil rights workers Andy Goodman and Michael Schwerner both from New York City and James Cheney from Meridian vanished Sunday night. Federal agents state police and local officers comb the Bogue Chitto Swamp area where their burned station wagon was found.
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Chitto
FBI
CIA
Allen Dulles
Washington
White House
Andy Goodman
Michael Schwerner
New York City
James Cheney
Meridian
Mississippi
Cheney
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Neshoba County
More For Cities Tobacco Tax Bill Approved In Louisiana
Louisiana House approves a bill shifting tobacco tax revenue to cities from 37 to 57 percent, adding about 6 million dollars to city funds. Gov McKeithen opposes. Rep Womack warns of future tax hikes. Senate moves include Saturday bank closures and a large general appropriations bill. rural electric cooperatives face PSC rules.
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Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
Parry Branton
Webster Parish
Womack
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
B. B
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
House
Senate
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
House Judiciary Committee
Kenneth Barranger
Orleans
Johnson healthcare proposal dropped by House panel
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee dropped President Johnsons health care proposal for the aged. Senate Finance Committee approved a plan to cut excise taxes on furs cosmetics handbags and jewelry by 260 million dollars annually. Charleston WV UPI Governor Scranton toured West Virginia urging movement to win in November. St Francisville La AP about 60 Negroes in a Congress of Racial Equality voter registration drive waiting to register this morning.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Charleston
W. Va
ST. Francisville, la
Congress of Racial Equality
Cyprus veteran Grivas returns as peacemaker on island
In Nicosia Lt Gen George Grivas declared his return from retirement in Greece as a peacemaker for Cyprus while in Washington President Johnson conferred with Allen Dulles. Dulles heads to Mississippi as the President's personal representative to assess law observance amid a civil rights campaign there.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
George Grivas
Greece
Washington
Johnson
Allen W. Dulles
Mississippi
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Sam Hanna
Philadelphia
Red Clay Hill
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J. C. Gilbert
Sicily Island
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Lawrence J. Rabin
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