Johnson signs four year farm bill for 1966 crop year
President Johnson announced a $4 billion omnibus agriculture bill affecting major commodities and a plan for the most thorough study of federal farm programs. He also created a National Advisory Commission on Food and Fibre led by Dean Sherwood Berg to report in 18 months and a Food and Fiber committee led by Secretary Freeman.
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Johnson
Sherwood Berg
School of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
Tam
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
States Get First U S Funds For Highway Beauty
Johnson City Texas AP news reports the first federal distribution for highway beautification totaling 60 million dollars for landscaping and scenic improvements and 6 million for control of advertising and junkyards. The program funds rest areas along the interstate system and other federal aid routes. The 60 million covers landscaping while 4 million is reserved for special needs. The 6 million is split evenly between advertising control and junkyard projects. The federal government covers all landscaping costs and 75 percent of advertising and junkyard expenses.
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Penn Station's design echoes Caracalla baths, says National Geographic
National Geographic Magazine notes that New York City's Penn Station was modeled after a room in the ancient Roman baths of Caracalla, linking the transit hub's architecture to imperial bathhouse style.
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New York City
Pennslvania Station
Caracalla
National Geographic Magazine
Long Hopeful On Tidelands Funds In Louisiana Gain
U S Senator Russell Long says Washington likely will release a substantial tidelands payout to Louisiana, well over 20 million dollars, with potential to near double that amount. He and Rep. Hale Boggs have pressed for federal state sharing, while Gov. McKeithen anticipates court action to define boundaries and unlock funds.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Washington
Louisiana
U.S
Hale Boggs
New Orleans
White House
Senate
Ed Willis
St. Martinville
Long
John McKeithen
Supreme Court
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
John Lindsay
New York City
Good Deed Dilemma Stages by West Monroe Man
Ced ric McCoy says daily good deeds often backfire after he helped an elderly accident victim in Monroe. He assisted the shaken woman to hospital and into an ambulance while others misidentified him as the striking driver, reflecting on the unpredictability of helping others.
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Cedric McCoy
West Monroe
Monroe
McCoy
DeSiard Street
Today’s Chuckle on Human Efforts and People
A witty remark notes that society has made many improvements to homes machines and systems yet human beings remain the imperfect focus of progress. The quip implies that progress hasn t solved core human quirks and behaviors.
Fire Protection Plans Progressing in Ouachita Parish
Officials push borrowing to fund rural fire protection but are advised it would be illegal to borrow from the Ouachita Parish Police Jury for that purpose. The citizen committee headed by Fred Nuenefeld Jr. will present a proposed budget at Monday night’s jurors meeting.
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Ouachita Parish
Fred Nuenefeld Jr
Citizens’ Committee
Police Jury General Fund
Parish
Homer Massingill
Louisiana Bond & Tax Commission
Huenefeld
State Commission
Solons Call Civic Club Front for Ku Klux Klan
Congressional investigator described the Clayton Civic Club in Jonesboro Georgia as a front for the Ku Klux Klan and recounted claims by president Fred Hand that the group assists the needy with eight members paying five dollar dues. The testimony included alleged Klan training, explosive making, and incendiary bomb construction at the Klavern farm.
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Clayton Civic Club
Ku Klux Klan
Jonesboro
Philip Manuel
Fred Hand
Internal Revenue Service
Manuel
House Committee On UN
Time Set for Chlorine Barge Lift Friday in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge AP reports Col Aubrey Young will announce at 10 a m Friday the exact time to raise the sunken chlorine barge. Army Corps of Engineers targets Monday for the lift with Sunday a possibility. Governor McKeithen will follow the Corps recommendations as salvage plans advance. Senator Russell Long urged Sunday afternoon lifting to allow churchgoers to leave town, with National Guard alerted for Sunday dawn deployment and a 72 hour alert window noted by engineers.
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Aubrey Young
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
John Anderson
U.S
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
National Guard
Addiife
Rhodesia Warning From Johnson on White Rule
President Johnson warned Rhodesia’s Premier Ian Smith that the United States may join Britain in economic penalties if Rhodesia establishes a white supremacist government. The message stressed U S backing of Britain and condemned moves toward minority rule.
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Johnson
Ian Smith
United States
Britain
Smith
U.S
Second Trial Opens Against U S Reds Party
The government charged the Communist party with failing to register, claiming volunteers were available to register if asked. The defense argued nonregistration was not willful or unlawful and urged acquittal. A 1962 conviction was overturned on self-incrimination grounds, paving the retrial with new counts for 11 February days. A witness reportedly met Gus Hall and offered to register for the party.
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U.S
Joseph Lowther
Lowther
Gus Hall
New York
Hall
Bartlett
Georgia Klan
Area Weather Forecast Mentioned For Selman Field
Cloudy with a chance of rain in the area and mild overnight temperatures. The FAA recording at Selman Field shows a high near 77 and a low around 80.
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Selman Field
Prisoners Dig Way Out Of Jail
Five inmates escaped the 50 year old Ashley County Jail in Crossett Arkansas on Wednesday by digging through rotting mortar. Law officers were alerted but could not determine the fugitives route or destination.
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Ashley County
Huffman
Benton
George 2. Downburg
Robert Pillow
New York City
Thomas H. Duncan
Mobile
Ala
Paul FE. Philly
Eudora
James E. Gregory
Atlanta
Princess Margaret Arrives in U.S. for First Visit
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon land at Kennedy Airport to begin a three week visit to the United States. The royal party is greeted by diplomacy officials as roses decorate the reception area amid mild sunny weather. Meanwhile a jail escape in Arkansas prompts an all points bulletin for five inmates.
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Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Kennedy Airport
United States
Britain
Elizabeth
London
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Elizabeth Cavendish
Maj
Francis Leigh
De Gaulle Says He Will Run Again in December Election
President Charles de Gaulle announced in a radio television ad that he will seek another seven year term in the December 5 election. The move ends months of speculation and positions him as a likely winner despite expected opposition.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
This Mayor Truly Is Seldom Seen
A brief item notes the mayor is seldom seen at public events or meetings, with limited readable text suggesting low visibility in the hall. The fragment provides no clear date or location but underscores the mayor's infrequent appearances.
No Survivors Reported In Helicopter Crash At An Khe
In Saigon a U S Army spokesman said two HU1IB helicopters from the 1st Cavalry Division collided near the unit base at An Khe in the central highlands and no survivors were reported. Casualties occurred on both sides in seven hours of fighting near Pleiku with reinforcements moving in. A B57 bomber accident killed South Korean soldiers near Cam Ranh Bay and journalist Dickie Chapelle was killed by a land mine near Chu Lai.
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1St Cavalry Division
An Khe
Central Highlands
U.S
Pleike
Pleiku
Nha Trang
Cambodia
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1St Cavalry
Cam Ranh Bay
Dickie Chapelle
Chu Lai
Dallas prosecutor backs commuting Ruby death sentence
Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade said he would consent to commuting Jack Ruby’s death sentence for killing Lee Harvey Oswald to life in prison. Defense lawyers seek a complete verdict change and argue Ruby should face no more than five years for murder without malice. Ruby, 41, has been jailed since November 24, 1963, two days after Kennedy’s assassination.
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UPI
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
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