Johnson proposes new Housing Department and rent supplement
President Johnson asked Congress to create a Department of Housing Affairs and to fund matching grants of 1060 million for basic community facilities. He urged area-wide planning and proposed rent supplements to assist needy individuals, with federal insurance and mortgage support as needed.
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Wasilington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Housing Affairs
Opry
Boa
One Killed In Car Crash
A Jefferson man was killed when his car left a highway 32 miles north of Rome and struck a tree. The crash occurred early today amid Wisconsin traffic counts, with the year’s toll at 135 compared with 154 on the same date last year. Kenneth Lyon of Jefferson was identified as the deceased.
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Jefferson
Wisconsin
Fire Insurance Rate Boost Approved by State
Madison AP O A $39 million annual increase in fire and extended coverage insurance premiums was approved Monday by Charles Manson, head of the State Insurance Commission. It was the second boost in less than two years. No rate increases were made from 1917 until 1963 when a $600,000 boost in rates for dwellings was approved. Fire and Continued on Page 10 Col 8.
Montreal building blast kills at least 26
Rescue workers comb ruin of a three story LaSalle apartment building after an explosion possibly from a natural gas heating system. At least 26 dead and up to 50 injured as police identify 11 adults and 15 children. Gas to 96 other units cut off. mayor orders system checks.
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Montreal
LaSalle
Ser Rorep HO
Raymond Bourbonfas
Lionel Boyer
la Salle
Quebec Natural Gas Corp
Boyer
Sewage workers demand weekly raise to offset stigma
A spokesman for London County Council Employes said 150 workers urged a two pound weekly pay rise to counter the social stigma of sewage work. He noted that people react by stepping back and pinching their noses when told of the occupation.
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London
UPI
London County Council
Surging Water Forces Temporary Bridge To Open
Severe thaw and rainfall forced Oshkosh to open a temporary packed gravel span on Buchanan Avenue between North Eagle and North Sawyer Streets. Surging Sawyer Creek and its tributaries overwhelmed culverts. the $000 structure allowed detours via North Sawyer Street and Oshkosh Avenue while the North Sawyer Street bridge is rebuilt. Delays beyond April due to underground temperatures prompted bus transports for Roosevelt School pupils and enhanced park pickups for kindergarten and junior high students.
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City of
Oshkosh
Buchanan Avenue
Eagle Street
Sawyer Street
Sawyer Creek
Waukau
Fox River
North Easle Street
North Sawyer Street
Llans
Merny City
Mit
Roosevelt School
Jhineer Hich
Rowevelt
Ty Tres
Mary Jewel Park
Oshkosh Avenue
North Eagle Street
Roosevelt
Flooding Eases In Western Wisconsin Darlington Hudson
Flood waters from the Pecatonica and St. Croix rivers receded after inundating Darlington in Lafayette County and the Hudson area in St. Croix County. No injuries reported. damage minor as residents prepared. Several schools closed. highways opened with sections still flooded. crests reached 14.70 feet at Darlington and 12.2 feet near Calamine.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Darlington
Lafayette County
Hudson
St. Croix County
Pecatonica
St. Croix
New Richmond
Calamine
Gratiot
Monroe
Jackson
la Crosse
Vernon
Space rocket explodes on launch pad at Cape Kennedy
An Atlas Centaur rocket on the Cape Kennedy pad exploded just before liftoff while attempting to launch a Surveyor model toward the moon. Flames and a massive smoke plume rose as debris scattered, but the firing crew inside a distant blockhouse were unharmed. The test aimed to verify lunar surface suitability for future manned missions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Flight Control Center
Gentis
Surveyor
Kosygin Views Berlin Wall on East Berlin Visit
Soviet Premier Kosygin toured East Berlin on a brief sightseeing trip through the capital. He took a first look at the Berlin Wall a few hours after a border guard was captured by comrades during a break for freedom. The visit followed a short tour including the Leipzig trade fair.
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Berlin
Premie Veyer
Kosygin
Berun Wall
Das
Kosyain
East
Berin Monds
Wall
Heaviest Raid Yet Strikes North Vietnam Ports and Depot
In the largest air strike to date, more than 160 Vietnamese and U.S. Air Force planes hit a North Vietnamese port at Quang Khe and a munitions depot at Xom Dang, destroying 70 to 80 percent of facilities. Several aircraft were shot down, with several pilots recovered unhurt and others missing. Vietnamese authorities warned of further actions, citing arms smuggling from North Vietnamese ports.
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Quang Khe
Xom Bang
Viet Nam
U.S
Sar Mirepnota Man
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Xom Dang
Hanoi
Nguyen Kim Khanh
41St
United States
Canal National Bank Celebrates 145th Birthday Giveaway
The Canal National Bank of Portland marks 145 years by gifting $145,000 in $8 bills replicas of Maine’s first Colonial currency. The promotion invites public participation, highlighting a historic money replica prize scheme.
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Portland
Maine
UPD
Canal National Bank of
Johnsons School Aid Bill Okayed
Washington AP The House Education and Labor Committee approved President Johnsons 1.3 billion school aid bill aimed at public and parochial schools. The measure would fund low income districts, provide textbooks and library books, create community education centers, and boost educational research. Democrats settled a funding formula dispute affecting about five million children 5 to 17 and welfare-assisted families.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Cardinal Meyer Sees Restful Night After Brain Surgery
Cardinal Meyer, 461, who had brain surgery last week, spent a restful night and his condition remained stable at Mercy Hospital. Officials report he had some natural sleep, showed awareness of surroundings, and vital signs stayed unchanged while he is fed intravenously and breathing aided by a tube. He had emergency surgery Saturday for respiratory complications and brain tissue was removed the size of a walnut to relieve severe headaches.
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Albert Cardinal Meyer
Mercy Hospital
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