LBJ Urges Greater Output of Crops to Fight Hunger
President Johnson asks Congress for a food for freedom program to lead a world war on hunger. He orders a 10 percent rise in 1966 rice acreage, moves to boost soybean production, and allows dairy purchases to meet domestic and overseas demand. He calls for foreign aid tied to self help, greater capital and technical assistance, and notes that emergency reserves of 60 million acres can be brought back into production. The plan envisions continued food aid as developing nations grow stronger and buy more from American farmers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Asia
Secretary of Agriculture
U.S
Teachers Strike Shuts Nine Newark Schools
Newark New Jersey AP reports strik ing teachers forced dismissal of pupils at nine of 51 elementary schools and one junior high as a pay dispute escalates. At one school only 10 of 70 teachers reported for work, the walkout defied a court injunction.
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Newark
N.J
102nd birthday celebrated at Medusa farm
Mrs Nellie Staberg observed her 102nd birthday today at a family gathering on her farm in Medusa near Albany New York. Her foster daughter Mrs Mary Kells of Schenectady said Mrs Staberg enjoys good health.
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Albany
N.Y
Nellie Staberg
Medusa
Here
Mary Kells
Schenectady
Staberg
Sophie Tucker dies star of red hot mamas era
Sophie Tucker 78 a longtime cabaret star famed as the last of the red hot mamas died in her Park Avenue apartment from chronic lung and kidney failure. Her career spanned 62 years with the song Some of These Days as her trademark. She battled illness after a brief Latin Quarter engagement and Mount Sinai hospitalization.
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New York
Sophie Tucker
Porter
Sheldon Brooks
Miss Tucker
Park Avenue
Latin Quarter
Mount Sinai Hospital
Batman star Adam West hospitalized with flu
Hollywood reports actor Adam West 32 was hospitalized with the flu on Wednesday. A 20th Century Fox spokesman said he is expected to return to the Batman series set on Friday.
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Hollywood
Adam West
West
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Stassen to Seek Pa Governor Nomination
Harold E. Stassen, who twice failed to win the Republican presidential nomination, announced he will seek the party nomination for governor of Pennsylvania.
Compromise Talks Reopen Over State Reapportionment
In Albany Democratic and Republican leaders renewed bi party negotiations to avoid a court takeover of the reapportionment task. Senate Majority Leader Brydges and Assembly Speaker Travia with Sen Za rezki agreed to resume talks and review progress next Sunday as a Feb 15 court deadline looms.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Joseph Zaretzki
Techni
Cal
Court of Appeals
Ace Showman Billy Rose Dies in Jamaica at 66
Billy Rose master showman impresario, writer of That Old Gang of Mine and Without a Song, dies in Montego Bay Jamaica from lobar pneumonia at Eldmire Nursing Home. He recuperated from vascular surgery in Houston and had a winter home in Jamaica. Survived by sister Polly Gottlieb and Miriam Stern. widow not listed. Rose was worth over 25 million dollars and had returned to New York Dec 22 before traveling to Jamaica for six weeks of rest.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Billy Rose
Rose
Eldmire
Houston
Tex
New York
Polly Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb
Arthur Cantor
Billy
Jamica
Gottlieb
Beverly Hills
Calif
Manhattan
Powers Described as Venomous and Fast With Knife
Miami AP report says Melvin Lane Powers is described as venomous and quick with a knife as prosecutors seek to prove he killed multimillionaire Jacques Messier. Witness Earl G. Martin testified Powers spoke of stabbing and killing, with the slaying occurring June 30, 1964, in Messler Mossler’s Key Biscayne apartment after bludgeoning and 39 stab wounds. Trial with Candace Mossler resumes as prosecutors cite an alleged love affair between aunt and nephew to support a motive and plan.
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Miami
Fla
Melvin Lane Powers
Jacques Messier
Earl G. Martin
Powers
Martin
Messler
Mossler
Biscayne
Candace Mossler
Richard Gerstein
Mild Weather Brings Warmth Across New York State
New Yorkers woke to spring like temperatures melting large snow piles from last week’s blizzard. Showers were forecast with milder readings into Saturday as snowbanks remained high in hard hit areas. Weather officials warned that thawing, rain and ice could influence river flows and potential flooding depending on ground conditions and channel capacity.
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Albany
N.Y
Weather Bureau
Oswego
Sheriff's Department
Buffalo
Dunkirk
Rochester
Batavia
Syracuse
Watertown
Waterloo
Elmira
New York City
Kingston
Catskill
Binghamton
Utica
Schenectady
Herkimer
New York
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Clarkson College to get $1.5 million federal grant
Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam New York will receive a 1.5 million dollar federal grant toward the construction of an undergraduate academic center. President William L Whitson said the grant is the largest single contribution to the college’s 28 million dollar construction plan.
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Potsdam
N. Y
Clarkson College of Technology
William L. Whitson
Viet Nam War Death Toll Surpasses 2000 Mark
Washington reports the total U.S. servicemen killed in Viet Nam rose to 2,005 since Jan 1 1964, with 103 deaths added for the week ended last Monday night per Defense Department notifications.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Union Shop Bill Appears Killed For This Congress
South Viet Nam’s government—led by Premier Ky and Gen Thieu—faces limited reforms amid ongoing war. A military junta rules after coups, meeting behind closed doors to keep a unified front while student influence wanes and political progress stalls. The Honolulu conference prompted renewed reform chatter, but military priorities prevail.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Honolulu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
White House announces Humphrey itinerary expansion
The White House said Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will extend his Far East mission from Saigon to Thailand Laos Pakistan India Australia and New Zealand. Press secretary Bill Moyers indicated additional stops may occur before his return to the United States in about two weeks.
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Washington
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Far East
Saigon
Viet Nam
Thailand
Laos
Pakistan
India
Australia
New Zealand
Bill D. Moyers
Humphrey
United States
Moon soil found hard and porous in Luna 9 landing
AP reports Luna 9 found a hard porous volcanic soil in the Moon landing site. The soil comprises cracked rock capable of bearing the weight of men moving about.
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Moscow
Moon
Transit Workers to Insist NY City Honor Contract
The Transit Workers Union said it will demand the city honor the strike won contract despite a state court ruling that the pay raise for 34,000 transit workers cannot be paid for three years. Justice Saypol called the settlement a violation of the Condon Wadlin law and suggested the case may be appealed.
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New York
Transport Workers Union
Afl-Cio
State Supreme Court
Irving H. Saypol
Saypol
George Weinstein
Queens
Weinstein
Transit Authority
Civil Service Commission
John W. Lindsay
Johnson
Reds Down Navy Jet and Fire on U S Troops
U S Army troops faced heavy Communist fire near Saigon and in ricelands as Soviet missiles knocked a Navy A4 Skyhawk from the sky over Hon Mat Island. The pilot survived, rescued by a helicopter from the frigate England, marking the first missile loss since the bombing pause ended. Vice President Humphrey arrived in Saigon with Vietnamese leaders to press social and economic progress.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nguyyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao
Johnson
Honolulu
Hon Mat
Thanh Hao
U.S
South China Sea
England
United States
Navy
Air Force
Humphrey in Saigon to Push Economic Social Programs
Vice President Humphrey arrived in Saigon to urge South Vietnam to accelerate a social and economic revolution as a answer to communism. He said military gains must be followed by rural development and progress, while noting improved battlefield conditions enable nonmilitary projects.
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Humphrey
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Tan Son i
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Honolulu
Johnson
GI Benefits Bill Goes to Johnson
Congress sent to President Johnson a permanent program of education and other benefits for veterans with more than six months of service. The Senate approved changes, including eligibility for educational benefits for veterans who did not graduate high school, and the House concurred. The measure retroactively covers veterans from Jan 31, 1955, when earlier programs expired.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
White House
Compensation Paid To 60 Million In 1965 Work Injuries
The Institute for Safer Living reports workmen's compensation insurance totaling about $1.7 billion paid to more than 60 million Americans injured while working in 1965.
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New York
Institute For Safer Living
Senate Rejects Cloture for Union Shop Bill Again
The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the union shop bill by 50 to 49, after a earlier 51 to 48 tally. Senator Mansfield announced the bill’s fate for the 1966 session, noting it would stay on the calendar with “rest in peace” beside it. Republicans, led by Dirksen, and several Southern Democrats kept a tight filibuster, sidelining the measure despite House passage last year. The defeat is a setback for Johnson and AFL-CIO aims to allow union shop contracts.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
R.I.P
House
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Draft Card Burner Guilty in Federal Court
David J. Miller a 23 year old pacifist was found guilty in Federal Court of burning his draft card during an antiwar demonstration last October Judge Harold R Tyler Jr presided over a two day trial without a jury and set March 15 for sentencing Miller faces up to five years in jail and a $10000 fine His Civil Liberties Union attorneys said they will appeal the verdict.
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NEW York
David J. Miller
Harold R. Tyler Jr
Miller
Civil Liberties Union
Florida U Beauties Will Date Four Viet Nam Officers
Florida University of Florida students are hosting Operation Appreciation a weekend event pairing four Viet Nam combat officers with campus beauty queens. Miss Donna Kay Berger and three other belles will meet their dates at parties dinners and gatherings around Gainesville. The officers returning from Viet Nam will join the campus for fraternity and sorority events while the student body president says the plan contrasts with protests and draft-card burning. The four officers include 2nd Lt Ken H Carey 2nd Lt Edward W Spinaio 1st Lt William R Hill and a fourth officer to be named. all are bachelors.
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Gainesville, Fla
University of Florida
Donna Kay Berger
New Orleans
Viet Nam
Fort Bragg
N.C
Bruce Culpepper
Army
Ken H. Carey
Florida
Edward W. Spinaio
California
William R. Hill
Chicago
Miss Berger
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