Johnson Looks To A Record 100 Billion Budget
President Johnson signaled a possible record budget between 98 and 103 billion dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1 as he pushes economy growth civil rights and national unity. He met AFL CIO leaders labor and big business reps and pledged regulatory reform while praising courage of Youngblood.
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Jennson
Congress
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Afl-Cio
Business Advisory Council
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James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
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Rufus Younglood
Youngblood
John F. Kennedy
Kermit Gordon
Elmer Staats
Pierre Salinger
Budget Bureau
Salinger
Kennedy
Federal Communications Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Power Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Fire drives six from Sauquoit hotel collapse blocks escape
Six occupants fled a Sauquoit hotel as a stairway collapsed seconds after their descent from the second floor. The two story frame structure burned to the ground. Donald W Gregory owner of Gregorys Korner Hotel his wife and son and three guests escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 40000. Cause undetermined.
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Utica
Donald W. Gregory
Gregory's Korner Hotel
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Eye trouble may cancel Hope trip abroad
Hollywood comedian Bob Hope may skip his annual Christmas visit to U. S. troops overseas due to a blood clot in his left eye and blurred vision. He has postponed final plans until doctors decide if he should go after a recent eye examination in New York. He faces minor surgery and had planned stops in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Crete and Libya.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
U. S
Hope
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Crete
Libya
New York
Ruby Trial Evidence To Be Heard Likely In Full
National interest surges as Jack Ruby faces murder charges in Dallas for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. A Feb 3 date is set after an eight week delay to allow prosecution and defense more preparation. New details surface about Oswald, including his military discharge and Russia departure in 1959, raising security questions. The IRS seeks $20,880 in back taxes against Ruby, tying up property. A Dallas apartment manager notes a newspaper ad demanding answers.
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Jack Ruby
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Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Lee H. Oswald
Oswald
Washington
Marine Corps
John E. Donovan
Russia
Donovan
Internal Revenue Service
Dean Roberts
Will Confer On Tightening Law On Owning Arms
Republican lawmakers plan a conference next week on tightening New York state controls over private firearms ownership. The topic will be aired during GOP strategy meetings ahead of the 1964 legislative session, with Assembly members December 10–11 and Senators December 12. Sen. Albert Berkowitz sets December 11 for a joint firearms committee meeting as it reviews extending controls beyond concealed weapons. Senate leaders urge curbs amid opposition from sports groups and critics who say controls won’t stop crime since a gun needs a person to fire it.
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Albert Berkowitz
R Granville
Joint Legislative Committee On
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Walter J. Mahoney
New York
Robert Young
State Conservation Council
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May Rename Airport as Memorial to JFK
New York officials consider renaming Idlewild Airport the John F Kennedy International Airport to memorialize the late president. Legislation to change the name will be introduced in City Council next Tuesday. Mayor Robert Wagner said he approved the idea.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
Robert F. Wagner
Two Troy Brothers Charged in Teen Girl's Murder
State Police charged Richard Martin LaBelle 23 and Edward Francis LaBelle 25 with first degree murder in the Thanksgiving night rape and murder of 15 year old Rosemary Sway. The body was found in a creek near Troy. Police say the brothers killed her because she knew them after meeting through mutual acquaintances.
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Here
Richard Martin LaBelle
Edward Francis LaBelle
Rosemary
Plan Aims to Force Civil Rights Bill to Floor
House leaders consider a discharge petition to bypass the Rules Committee and push the civil rights bill to a floor vote. Republicans oppose signature petitions as a procedural move, while civil rights leaders convene an extraordinary session to coordinate swift action. The bill, crafted by the Justice Department and Judiciary Committee Republicans, seeks to break a deadlock and broaden support.
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House
Rules Committee
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Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rules
Justice Department
GOP
House Judiciary Committee
New England Covered by Heavy Snow, Northern Regions Hit Hard
The Associated Press reports heavy snow across northern New England with nearly a foot in Rumford Maine and lighter falls in areas from Virginia mountains to the lower Great Lakes. Temperatures largely in the 20s and 30s across the eastern two thirds, with single digits in Idaho Falls and Chicago suburbs.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Wausau
Wis
Chicago
Rumford
Maine
Virginia Mountains
Great Lakes
Crucible Steel to Expand at Syracuse
The Crucible Steel Co of America announced it will replace the rod and bar mill at Sanderson-Holcomb works in Syracuse with a new $6 million plant as part of a modernization program. The new mill should be operating early in 1965 and might increase the workforce, though the current 2,300 employees would stay the same for the time being.
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Pope Plans Historic Trip To Holy Land In January
CORNING Approximately $14,000 is missing from Corning Community College accounts and a discharged employee likely faces grand larceny charges. Janet McKerrow, 27, from Painted Post, admitted embezzling a sum, not specified, while hospitalised for undisclosed reasons. She worked three years handling a check-writing machine and was dismissed as an accounts assistant. Pope Paul VI announced an unprecedented January visit to the Holy Land, the first by a pope since St. Peter’s era, and the longest papal journey since that time, with plans to visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Nazareth amid a nine month council recess. The council approved a liturgy decree and a mass communications measure, signaling unity goals and greater shared governance under Pope Paul.
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Painted Post
Donald G. Purple, Jr
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Four Airmen Advance in Mock Space Tests at San Antonio
Four volunteer airmen at the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio entered the final stage of a simulated space mission. They breathe pure oxygen at 27,500 feet and will exit the cabin December 11 for tests, then return for five days of post flight checkouts. They began November 3 with the first week at normal pressure and have already surpassed a prior endurance record of 14 days set by four officers. The group noted the Kennedy assassination on November 22 but said it did not disrupt the test routine.
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Kennedy
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Traffic deaths in 1963 reach 35170 by Nov 1
The National Safety Council reports U S traffic deaths exceeded 35,000 in the first ten months of 1963. October fatalities totaled 4,000, the third highest monthly toll ever, up from 3,880 in October last year. The period Jan 1 to Nov 1 shows a 5 percent rise from the prior year.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Death Rate Higher for Smokers Than Non-Smokers
Portland report from the American Cancer Society based on 422,094 men over an average 34.3 months shows death rates are far higher among cigarette smokers than non-smokers and rise with the amount smoked. Ex-smokers a year or more have lower rates than current smokers.
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American Medical Association
Board of Trustees
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State investigates funeral home fees and sales tactics
New York Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz urged all with complaints about undertaker fees and sales techniques to report them to the State Law Department. The statewide probe, assigned to the Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection, stems from national interest sparked by Jessica Mitford’s The American Way of Death.
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Albany
State Law Department
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Jesica Mitford
Attorney General's Office
Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection
Law Department
Woman Killed While Trying To Save Dog On Route 49
Mrs. Theresa Florence, 48, darted onto Route 49 Tuesday to reach her cocker spaniel in the road. She was struck by a car and fatally injured. The dog also died. The driver was not held.
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Theresa Florence
History and Art Envelop Jackie Kennedy in Borrowed Georgetown Home
Jacqueline Kennedy will move into a three story red brick Georgetown house at 3038 N St with 11 rooms and 5 baths. The Harrimans own the property and will stay in a hotel while gifting the residence to the former First Lady and her children. The interior features Picasso and Matisse etchings, lacquer furniture, Lowestoft china, and an extensive art collection. A large terraced garden with magnolias and a swimming pool completes the setting. The house dates to around 1800, the era of President Adams, matching the White House in history. The Harrimans bought the home last spring, formerly owned by William Scranton.
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N.Y
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Pennsylvania
Robert Kennedy Returns to Desk
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy resumed his duties at the Justice Department in Washington after a rest in Florida following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He is seen as a leading champion of equal rights and is expected to help advance the civil rights program entrusted by the late president.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Justice Department
Florida
John F. Kennedy
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Rachel Carson Wins Audubon Society Award
UW Rachel Carson receives the National Audubon Society’s top honor for Silent Spring the book that alerted the public to dangerous pesticide pollution of the natural environment and provoked a national debate.
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Rachel Carson
National Audubon Society
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