Non-irritating State of the Union outline by Johnson
AP analyst James Marlow notes President Johnson used a calm, nonconfrontational State of the Union outline to present about 50 proposals for 1965 and beyond. He highlights Johnson’s avoidance of crisis rhetoric, plans to spell out major programs in six weeks, and potential civil rights and medical care initiatives amid foreign policy signals.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Johnson
Congress
The
Times
Man
Dency
Asia
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Berkeley Students On Trial For Free Speech Sit-In
Berkeley youths face trial in municipal court on charges of resisting arrest and disturbing the peace after a sit in at Sproul Hall. The case centers on a demand for a free UC run by students and faculty, amid broader campus unrest and the recent naming of a new chancellor, Martin Meyerson.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Sproul Hall
Berkeley Municipal
Stamford University
Stanford Graduate Coordinating Committee
Free University of California
Mario Savio
Martin Meyerson
The
Colege of Environmental Design
Edward W. Strong
Strong
Kansas Legislature to hear Sunday sale bill
A Kansas Sunday sales bill patterned after Pennsylvania and Missouri paves the way for a new act to restrict sales on Sundays to specified items. The bill, backed by the Kansas Respect Sunday Committee, would punish retailers offering for sale on Sunday items including motor vehicles clothing furniture cosmetics and many other goods. restaurants theaters and certain services could operate. John Murray of Leavenworth represents the committee. he notes he does not know who will introduce the measure.
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Topeka
Pennsylvania
Misouri
Kansas
Kansas Respect Sunday Committee, Inc
John Murray
Leavenworth
Murray
Commerce Aide Calls U S Exports Growth
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce John Roger Jr. urged American businessmen to seize world market opportunities. He cited strides since 1961 but warned that the U S export share remains low at five percent of GNP while France Britain and West Germany exceed ten percent. He predicted exports could double to 50 billion by 1974, with each billion created about 150000 jobs.
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St, Louis
John Roger Jr
America
France
Great Britain
West Germany
St. Louis
US seeks 400000 from Egypt over Kennedy Library blaze
Washington says Egypt must pay about 400000 to cover damage from November 26 protests in Cairo. Demonstrators burned the John F Kennedy Library and a reference for U S Marine guards while protesting U S actions in the Congo.
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Washington
United States
United Arab Republic
Cairo
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Congo
Reconnaissance Aircraft May Forecast Larger War
Aboard USS Ranger a Navy Air Force program uses RASC Vigilante jets to photo Laos and South Vietnam for a potential war expansion. Detachments based in Sanford Florida fly missions from Ranger, scanning terrain from tree tops to 40,000 feet under jet escort. Commanders Werner and crews describe the distant, peaceful plains as war looms, with MIGs feared and past losses in Plaine des Jarres shaping patrols.
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Ranger
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Viet Nam
Navy Air Force
Navy
Sanford
Fla
Chi
Thailand
South
Viet Nam
Werner
Plaine Des Jarres
Plaine
U.S
Halleck’s Decline Began Years Ago
Washington AP report traces the fall of House Republican leader Charlie Halleck, driven by a 1961 coup by younger Republicans led by Gere Ford, and backed by Goodell and Griffin. Oldliners resented Halleck for backing civil rights and toppling Joseph Martin, while Ford’s rise pushed for broader youth influence and policy reform.
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Washington
Charlie Halleck
House Republicans
Gereald R. Ford
Michigan
Republican Conference
Ford
Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
Hoeven
Halleck
Mitment
John F. Kennedy
House
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Robert P. Griffin
Rep
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Avery Predicts Economic Growth Ahead For Kansas
Salina AP reports Governor-elect Avery foresees cooperation between private and state sectors spurring Kansas growth in 1965. He warns about defense spending impacts on cities with military bases noting agriculture remains a soft spot with farm income down 19 million in 1964.
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Salina
Kansas
William H. Avery
Avery
Congress
United States
Viet Nam combats at Binh Gia as Westmoreland leads
In Binh Gia region near Saigon the government deploys more troops and a counteroffensive against the Viet Cong appears under way. U S reconnaissance bombers take photos as Gen Westmoreland directs the effort. Six Americans killed, two missing. Saigon calm but Buddhist protests loom. Hue students begin 48 hour fast amid threats of riots if demands are not met by Wednesday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Gia
William C. Westmoree
Land
U.S
Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Hue
Reds No Threat Says Rights Head
Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP told reporters at the annual convention that the Negro rights struggle invites all who believe in humanity and he suggested some Communists may have infiltrated the movement, but they do not constitute a menace.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Ped
Ple
Wilkins
NAACP
Sir Patrick Dean Named Envoy to United States
Sir Patrick Dean former Britain's chief representative at the United Nations is named ambassador to the United States by London. The appointment elevates his diplomatic post as he joins the embassy leadership in Washington.
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Patrick Dean
London
Britain
United Nations
United States
Nice Try Brass Band Brings Welcome Home Cheer
Mr and Mrs W L Plummer return from a week away to a five piece band in Salina Kansas. The group of friends includes three amateurs and two with drum and bugle corps experience. The only tune they could play together was Taps.
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Salina, Kan
W. L. Plummer
Plummers
Wives Fight Strip Acts Push Nudity Curbs in L A
Los Angeles city leaders move to curb striptease acts at dining establishments with entertainment licenses. The Fire Police and Civil Defense Committee proposes requiring special permits from the Police Commission, as some homeowners and wives complain while businesses push lunchtime shows.
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Los Angeles
Council
City Police Commission
Kansas Keeps Its Students Honor Roll Dropout Rates
New York AP report states Kansas ranks fourth nationally in keeping its college students in state for education. Dr Albert Bowker of the American Statistical Association and City College of New York cites Utah Arizona North Dakota Kansas and Montana atop the honor roll based on a survey of full-time students.
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New York
Kansas
Albert Bowker
American Statistical Society
City College of New York
Bowker
American Statistical Association
Chicago
Utah
Arizona
North Dakota
Montana
Haskell Wins WE Grant For Vocational Buildings
The Bureau of Indian Affairs grants $659,850 for Haskell Institute Lawrence Kansas to L R Foy Construction Co Inc Atchison lowest of three bids. Two new occasional education buildings planned with completion by September. Emphasis on air conditioning and refrigeration technology sheet metal carpentry masonry painting and drafting.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Frank Carlson
ReKan
L. R. Foy Construction Co.,, Inc
Atchison, Kan
Bureau
Laos Conference Proposal Dismissed by U S Official
State Department press officer Robert J. McCloskey said a 14 nation Laos conference would not aid peace or security and would not halt North Viet Nam's interference in Laos. The proposal, made public by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in a Dec 30 letter to North Viet Nam, was released by Soviet news outlets on Monday.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Laos
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
United States
North Viet Nam
Andrei A. Gromyko
South Korea Leader Plans Spring Visit to United States
President Chung Hee Park of South Korea is expected to visit the United States in the spring. The timing is not set and Park last visited Washington in 1961.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
United States
Park
Washington
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