Fulbright Attacks U S Viet Nam Policy In Speech
Sen J W Fulbright branded Saigon an American brothel and blasted U S money influence in South Viet Nam in a Johns Hopkins lecture. He cited bar girls, evictions, and rising rents as signs of foreign overreach while defending democratic traditions against global domination fears.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Saigon
Arkansas
South
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies
Johnson
Goldwater
Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
GOP
Johns Hopkins
America
Athens
France
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Napoleon
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
United Nations General Assembly
Congress May Boost Budget Amid Broad Spending Increases
Washington AP reports Congress may exceed Johnson budget by about 2.8 billion as committees approve 2.15 billion in extra outlays for next fiscal year. House advances 2.95 billion higher education bill and 10.5 billion Labor HEW appropriation with added school district funds. Senate and House actions push military procurement and agriculture funding above White House requests.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House Armed Services Committee
Agriculture Department
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Independent Offices
Three Stop Signs Knocked Down In Rural Incident
Deputy Sheriff Robert Cole reported three state and county stop signs knocked down overnight. The signs stood 3 miles north of Morrison on Lisbon Road, 1 mile east of the airport on a blacktop off Illinois 47 at the Stockdale Road and U S 6 intersection.
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Robert Coleman
Morrison Lisbon Road
Illinois 47
Stockdale Road
Weather outlook: cool nights and mild days ahead
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and cooler nights with 40s lows and a Saturday in the 50s. Collins Weather Station records a Thursday high of 85 and low of 40, with 9 am temperature at 62 and downtown Morris at 68 by 11 30 am.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Lovett Testifies On Rail Merger Impact In IC C Hearing
Robert A. Lovett testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Union Pacifics proposed merger with Rock Island Lines. He said any traffic diversion from Western Pacific would be insubstantial and noted that eastern-carrier mergers influenced UPs decision. The merger would give UP direct access to St Louis and Chicago, gateways to the East, reducing interchanges with 13 railroads at eastern terminals.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Western Pacific Railroad
Robert A. Lovett
Western Pacific
Lovett
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. Barrett Prettyman Jr
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Unemployment Falls to 3.7 Percent in April
The April unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent, the lowest in over 12 years, with total employment rising to 73.1 million. Labor officials cited ongoing strength in the economy and improved long term trends while warning of persistent labor shortages and potential wage inflation.
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Washington
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Goldstein
Johnson
United States
Eleven More Jurors Dismissed In Menard Trial
In Springfield eleven additional prospective jurors were dismissed today in the Cir court murder trial of four Menard Prison inmates. Three individuals were tentatively accepted for the jury since the trial began Tuesday: John Goldsberry 27 of Renton Jerry Lee Tenbusch 28 and Gordon Lauder 44 both of Springfield.
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Springfield, Ill
Menard Prison
John Goldsberry
Riverton
Jerry Lee Tenbusch
Gordon Lauder
Springfield
Settlement Ends $50,000 Personal Injury Suit in White Plains
Miss Lynn Radtke of White Plains settles out of court with Howard Schardt of North Chicago for $50,000 in a personal injury case. Testimony was discontinued after the settlement and jurors were dismissed. Details of terms were not disclosed.
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Miss Lynn
Radtke
White Plains
N. Y
Howard Schardt
North Chicago
British stock boy convicted of triple murder
Ian Brady, 28, was convicted of three murders in the Pennine Moors case known as bodies on the moors. Myra Hindley, 23, was found guilty of two murders and an accessory charge, both sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Chester
England
Ian Brady
Britain
Brady
Myra Hindley
Lesley Ann Downey
John Kilbride
Edward Evans
Miss Hindley
Evans
Downey
Kilbride
Fenton Atkinson
Young Evans
Hindley
Injured Hubbard Denies Dawson Link in Chicago Shooting
Fred D. Hubbard, 36, rival candidate to U S Rep William L Dawson in Illinois first district, says the shooter acted alone and was not connected to Dawson. Hubbard, recovering at Michael Reese Hospital, recalled a silhouette and gun flash, returned fire with a weapon from a juvenile gang member, and questioned the motive. Dawson offered a 5000 dollar reward. entertainer Dick Gregory joined with a 10000 dollar reward. Hubbard aligns with civil rights programs and MLK an effort to unseat Dawson.
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Chicago
Fred D. Hubbard
U.S
William L. Dawson
Dawson
Hubbard
United States
Congress
Washington
Dick Gregory
Martin Luther King Jr
U S Forces Press Assault in Central Viet Nam Battle
U S air cavalry and infantry battled a trapped Communist battalion near Bong Son as forces reported 141 Viet Cong killed in 24 hours and 30 captured. The operation Davy Crockett continued with air and ground exchanges against about 300 enemy troops amid heavy fighting and air raids.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry
Bong Son
China Sea
U.S. Command
Air Force
Gulf of Tonkin
Hanoi
Navy
Dien Bien Phu
Dong Hoi
Strategic Air Command
Guam
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
U. S
Viet Leader Doubts Free Elections In South Vietnam
Ha Thuc Ky secretary general of a Dai Viet faction says true elections require two thirds of voters to be free. He estimates only about one fifth can vote freely now and notes the military government elections would be limited to cities. He cites peasant voting barriers and Viet Cong interference risks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ha Thuc Ky
Dai Viet Party
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Robert Lovett
Milwaukee
Humane Society
Robert Frey
Oliver Lake
Jack Valenti
White House
Valenti
Motion Picture Producers Association of America
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James G. Smith
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