Khrushchev Besieged by Massive Swedish Security
In Stockholm a vast police and security apparatus surrounds Premier Khrushchev during his Sweden visit. Thousands of patrolmen and army commandos restrict movement, block sidewalks, and screen staff and guests, provoking complaints from Expressen and concerns over limited contact with the public. The security measures include intense checks at events and even the royal banquet, with reports of police controls extending to kitchens and wine cellars.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Khrushchev
Goteborg
Kremlin
Expressen
Scandinavia
Peest
United States
France
Egypt
Werner Vaegeli
Royal Palace
Fate of Johnson medical care plan up to Senate
Washington reports President Johnson’s health care plan faces Senate hurdles after House Ways and Means Committee shelved the social security health program. A 5 percent retirement increase was approved, offset by later potential tax changes, amid House party maneuvering over civil rights legislation and hospital costs.
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Senate
Washington
House
Congress
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House of Delegates
San Francisco
AMA
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Cecil “R. King
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King
Marines Hunt Missing Civil Rights Workers in Mississippi
President Johnson ordered 300 Marines to join the search for three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi. The operation includes eight helicopters and FBI agents as authorities comb the area near Philadelphia. The trio, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney, vanished Sunday. their car was found near a swamp.
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Johnson
Mississippi
George E. Reedy
White House
Philadelphia
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Meridian
Reedy
Defense Department
FBI
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Prt
Gies Reedy
Gaye Hoover
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Highway Patrol
Dulles
Michael Schwerner
Andy Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Chaney
Art Richardson
Dick Gregory
Kidnapped Beloit Baby Found Unharmed in Wisconsin
A four month old girl abducted from Beloit was found unharmed in a car with a young woman and two men. Margaret Ruth Converse, 14, of Beloit, named in a federal kidnapping warrant, and two carnival workers were held as material witnesses after a dawn arrest in Dubuque. The baby, taken from the Wulf home, was treated at Beloit Municipal Hospital before being reunited with her parents.
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Howard G. Bjorklund
Kimberly Jo. Wulf
Shirly H. Wall
Wall
Margaret
Ruth Converse
U. S
Madison
Miss Converse
Bjorkland
David K. Hayes
Shellsburg
Towa
Jerome ‘B. Kerrigan
Ada
Okla
Michigan
Den
Nis Pagelow
Joe Lamnax
Béloit Municipal Hospital
FBI
Sherlers
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Converse
Dubuque
Wulf
Charleston Heights
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Lillian Converse
South Beloit
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Lillian
Weather update with warmer trend and river stage rise
The forecast calls for a fair and warmer night and Friday with lows in the upper 60s and near 90 high Friday. Earlier, Wednesday’s high reached 82 with nightly lows around 65 and today at noon around 83 as the river stage stands at 6.8 feet.
Veteran Skipper Wins Tugboat Race on Mississippi River
Dubuque hosts a Summer Festival tugboat race on the Mississippi River as 60-year-old Capt. Clarence Bock in the 266-horsepower Mary wins the five-tile course ahead of two heavier rivals. Second place went to Coal Queen skippered by Richard Bissell. The Julie, a 400-horsepower excursion boat, finished third. Bock used careful ballast and maneuvering to keep the tow high and stable during the race.
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Mississippi River
Clarence Bock
Dubuque
Towa
Richard’ Bissell
Julie
N. Dubuque
Nancy
Miller
Northwestern University
Bock
Tobacco Industry to Fight FTC Cigarette Label Rule
The tobacco industry denounces the Federal Trade Commission rule demanding health warnings on cigarette labels and ads. Tobacco leaders foresee legal challenges lasting years, with estimates of four years before the rule can take effect if pursued in court.
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Wday
Federal Trade Commission
Aie
Bowman
House Commerce Committee
Paul Rand Dixon
FIC
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
North Carolina
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Cparette
Johnson Signals Bolstered Saigon Mission Ahead
President Johnson indicates a major U.S. push in Saigon after Lodge’s resignation, aiming to lift the Southeast Asian crisis with a new top command and a strengthened aid effort led by Stuart H. Van Dyke and Joseph L. Brent, as officials seek a high powered super staff for dramatic gains.
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Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Nguyen Khanh
Lodge
Joseph L. Brent
Stuart H. van Dyke
Turkey
Johnson Administration
Jtha-Abtuntion
Scranton Would Back Goldwater If Nominated
Gov. William Scranton said Goldwater’s presidential bid would likely defeat the Republicans this fall but he would support Goldwater if nominated. He spoke en route to Miami and urged Cuban exile forces to help topple Castro. Scranton warned odds favor Johnson, yet noted anything can happen in politics.
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Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Miami
Fla.p
Barry Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Scranton
Charleston
W. Va
Florida
West Virginia
Florida Association of Broadcasters
Goldwater
United States
Fidel Castro
Johnson
Seven Soldiers Die In Army Plane Crash
RIDGEWAY, D.C. Seven soldiers from Ft. Benning were killed and 24 injured when an Army transport plane crashed on takeoff from a temporary strip northeast of Ridgeway near midnight Wednesday. Maj. Paul Timm said five onboard died, 13 injured. two more soldiers on the ground were killed and nine wounded. Cause not known. Names withheld pending kin notification. Survivors taken by helicopter to Ft. Tames hospital.
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D.C
Ft. Benning
Paul Timm
Ft .Jackson
U.S. Army
Ft. Tames
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