Johnson Calls for Coordinated National Manpower Policy
President Johnson urged a national manpower policy through labor management and government at the Communications Workers of America convention in Cleveland. He warned of vast changes in the decade, citing rising machine labor, unskilled job decline, and a growing labor force, and stressed training to meet future needs.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Johnson
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Linda purchases Hawaiian muumuu during Hawaii tour
Lynda Bird Johnson, 20, daughter of President Johnson, ends a four day Hawaii visit with a tour of Kilauea and a shopping trip in Kailua with a Secret Service escort. She picks a red muumuu with sunburst design.
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Honolulu
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hawaii
John A. Burns
Johnson
Kilauea
Hawaii Island
Secret Service
Miss Johnson
Burton Sets Up Hemophilia Fund in New York
Actor Richard Burton announces establishment of a fund in New York to finance research on hemophilia. He notes there is no known cure or control for the blood disorder and says he has suffered from it his whole life.
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Burton
New York
Richard Burton
Sitka
Alaska
Pacific
Jim Jaqua
Ksa-1v
Baranof Island
Jaqua
U.S. Coast Guard
Juneau
U.S
Capital Abloom With Rosy Reports on U. S. Economy
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson attended a dinner in New York honoring Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Kennedy Memorial Library trustees. The White House faced upbeat economic data with gains in personal income manufacturing profits and production.
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U. S
New York
Johnson
Washington
John F. Kennedy
St. Regis Hotel
New York Area
Harvard University
Kennedy
Stephen Smith
New York City
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Fredric March
Florence Eldridge
White House
Reds Assault On S Vietnam Outpost Fails
In Duc Hoa, 15 miles west of Saigon, a Viet Cong battalion backed by mortars attacked a major government post but was repelled after three hours of heavy fighting. The defense ministry said 19 guerrillas and 13 government troops died, 36 defenders wounded, and Viet Cong forces withdrew at dawn.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Duc Hoa
Ministry of Defense
Defense Ministry
Senate approves minting 45 million new silver dollars
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommends minting 45 million silver dollars in a bill funding the Treasury and Post Office, plus the White House office. The proposal, included in a $6.24 billion operating-funds package, surpasses House limits but falls short of President Johnson's budget by about $28 million. Western lawmakers had advocated minting despite House rejection.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
White House
House
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Barry Wins Big Delegates As Goldwater Gains Steam
AAP report notes Barry Goldwater’s delegate total climbing to 677, enough to clinch the Republican nomination if kept. The Texas sweep pushed him past 655 while Scranton adds 44 delegates, amid shifting support from uncommitted delegates and state conventions.
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Barry
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Texas
Arizona
San Francisco
Goldwater
Lone Star
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Goldier
Scranton Plans Utah and Kentucky Visits for Delegates
Pennsylvania Governor William W Scranton broadens his drive for GOP convention delegates adding Utah and Kentucky to his schedule. He will visit Louisville and possibly Salt Lake City while continuing a 1500 mile campaign through St Louis and Denver seeking delegate commitments as he tracks Goldwater.
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Minn
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Utah
Kentucky
Louisville
Scranton
Salt Lake City
Harrisburg
St. Louis
Denver
Colo
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
San Francisco
Minnesota
Goldwater
Floods Sweep Through Central and Eastern Turkey
Floodwaters continued to pummel central and eastern Turkey as eight more deaths were reported today. The ongoing disaster raises the week’s death toll to 21, according to authorities in Istanbul.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Fierce Storm Strikes Omaha and Surrounding Areas
A flash flood in western Omaha and nearby communities left three bodies found with three missing. Six inches of rain Tuesday night swelled creeks and forced evacuations as Civil Defense activated, the National Guard deployed, and Offutt AFB housing area remained cut off.
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Omaha
Offutt Air Force Base
Civil Defense Command
Frank Morrison
National Guard
Millard
Papillion
Ralston
Topless swimsuits spark shock in San Francisco shops
In San Francisco, topless swimsuits provoke mixed reactions from shoppers and clergy. Nasimo Sargis reports quick sales while clerics denounce the look as immoral and police weighed legal issues ahead of beach use and public pools.
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San Francisco
Nasimo Sargis
Miss Sargis
Niigata Quake Threatens Gigantic Explosion Fire Reach Gas Tank
Niigata Japan battered by one of the strongest quakes in modern times as fires and floods threaten 90 fuel tanks. Police evacuated 7,350 people including 2,000 hospital patients from the waterfront area. Ninety oil tanks burned while planes dropped foam to fight the blaze and officials prepared supplies for residents.
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Niigata
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Niigata Island
National Railways
Hirohito
Hayato Ikeda
U. S
Coast Guard
Tribute tributes mark Kennedy grave as rights vote nears
Visitors lay shoes gloves medals and flowers on John F Kennedy's Arlington grave as senators push to pass the civil rights bill this week. Lawmakers debate amendments, with Thurmond Ervin Humphrey split on strategy while a possible Saturday session remains on the table.
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Washington
Senate
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Thurmond
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D N.C
Menzies to Visit United States Friday
Canberra premier Sir Robert Menzies, 74, leaves by plane Friday for Washington to meet President Johnson and discuss ongoing relations between Australia and the United States.
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Canberra
Sir Robert Menzies
Australia
Washington
President Johnson
Man Becomes 102 Wife Reaches 100 in Minnesota
In Fergus Falls Minnesota Mr and Mrs D M Sholberg celebrate milestone birthdays Tuesday with an all day open house. The couple who emigrated from Norway in the 1870s were married in 1886 and eight children join the celebration. A greeting from President Johnson circulated among scores of cards and letters received by the centenarian pair and his wife.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Minnesota
D. M. Sholberg
Sholberg
Clara Sholberg
Johnson
Norway
Lost Homing Pigeons Find Haven at Motel
Atlanta motel operator is overrun with lost homing pigeons. What started with one bird grew to six or more, all with leg tags indicating their origin. The birds roost in the motel kitchen as Margareta Gamma notes their intelligence.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Margareta Gamma
Huey Chandlers Endure Tragedy After Fourth Loss
The Huey Chandlers of Hartford Alabama faced a fresh tragedy as they mourn two 18 year olds David Chandler and Carl Williams who drowned when a boat capsized during a fishing trip in Texas. The family had previously lost twins Mary and Martha in 1955 to a car fire and their son Billy Gene in 1956 in an automobile accident. The Chandlers now have five surviving children.
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Hartford
Ala
Huey Chandlers
Mary
Martha
Chandlers
Billy Gene
Texas
David Chandler
David
Carl Williams
Plumber Dies in Sandpit Tractor Accident
Poestenkill New York Clifford H. Catlin 45 an East Poestenkill plumbing contractor was killed Tuesday when a combination tractor backhoe he was operating toppled onto him in a sandpit just east of the Rensselaer County hamlet.
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Poestenkill
N.Y
Clifford H. Catlin
Rens- Selaer County
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