VA Hospital Closings Advance Amid Budget Plan
The House Appropriations Committee backed Johnsons plan to close veterans facilities and approved 105.6 million dollars for public building construction in 31 cities as part of a 14.086 billion dollar federal appropriations bill for the new fiscal year. The action leaves open the possibility of altering the planned shutdowns of 11 veterans hospitals amid opposition.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Clovis Firm Leads Roswell Federal Building Bid
John Cornell Inc. of Clovis emerged as apparent low bidder with a base bid of 1 447 018 dollars for the Roswell Federal Building project. Ten bids were submitted from New Mexico and Texas contractors with George A. Rutherford of Albuquerque second and J R Francis Inc of El Paso third.
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Denver
Clovis
John Cornell Inc
Roswell Federal Building
General Services Administration
Federal Center
Hugh W. Rowland
Roswell
Cornell
Rowland
New Mexico
Texas
George A. Rutherford
Albuquerque
J. R. Francis, Inc
el Paso
Pecos Construction Co
Hamilton Roofing Co
Neal
Prosecutors Rest Case In Klan Murder Trial
In Hayneville Alabama prosecutors abruptly rested their case in the murder trial of Ku Klux Klan member Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. The defendant’s attorney Matt H. Murphy Jr. prepared a quick strategy as the court recessed. The case centers on the slaying of Viola Liuzzo after a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
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Hayneville
Ala
Matt H. Murphy Jr
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Arthur E. Gamble Jr
FBI
Marion Williams
Wilkins
Fairfield
Birmingham
KKK
Liuzzo
Teamsters Union
Lowndesboro
Selma
Montgomery
Eugene
Lowndes County
Gamble
Murphy
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
U.S. Marines suffer losses in Santo Domingo clash
In Santo Domingo a Marine was killed and two wounded in a patrol that entered rebel territory. Rebels claimed two Marines were captured while officials reported no captures and two more Americans wounded elsewhere, amid escalating tensions after a cease-fire pact ratification.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Francisco Caamano Deno
Peace Commission of
The
Organization of American States
Caamano
Washington
U S
United States
New Attorney Arrives To Assist Dr. Sheppard
Boston attorney F. Lee Bailey arrived in Cleveland and met with Sam Sheppard to plan the next move after the 6th Circuit ordered his return to prison. Bailey aims for a rehearing and a further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to stay execution. Sheppard, 41, had been freed last July after a ruling of an unfair trial.
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Dr. Sheppard
F. Lee Bailey
Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Bailey
U.S. Supreme Court
Sheppard
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Sam
District Court
Supreme Court
Inter-American Force Approved in Dominican Republic Move
The Organization of American States voted to establish an inter-American military force in the Dominican Republic. It will involve about 20,000 U.S. Marines and paratroopers already patrolling Santo Domingo.
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Ben F. Meyer Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
U. S
Dominican
Santo Domingo
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
OAS
Johnson
Defense Department
82Nd Airborne Division
United States
Uruguay
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Venezuela
Juan Bosch
Senate approves major arms bill amid Viet Nam debate
The Senate approved a 700 million military aid bill by 87 to 3 with three Democratic dissenters. Protests targeted U S troop use in Southeast Asia while warnings about a potential blanket for future policies arose.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Sen
John Stennis
Dmiss
North Vietnamese Ammunition Complex Hit by Air Force
U S Air Force jets destroyed an ammunition complex 125 miles southwest of Hanoi in a 45 minute strike. Four underground bunkers exploded after direct hits and four more buildings were destroyed. Three American servicemen were wounded Wednesday. South Viet Nam Armed Forces Council dissolved itself ending 18 months of military control.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Armed Forces Council
Phan Huy Quat
17Th Parallel
Phu van
Hanoi
Air Force
De Gaulle condemns U.S. intervention in Dominican Republic
President Charles de Gaulle voiced disapproval of American military action in the Dominican Republic and urged withdrawal of U S forces. A Cabinet spokesman said he expressed this at a Cabinet meeting, while France at the UN also urged rapid U S withdrawal through Roger Seydoux.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Dominican Republic
U. S
de Gaulle
France
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Roger Seydoux
Maurice Couve de Murville
Santo Domingo
Francisco Caamano Deno
Air Force Academy honor code to stay with changes
A five member committee urged retaining the Air Force Academy honor code while suggesting adjustments in its application. In Britain, Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced a crucial Commons vote on nationalizing most of the steel industry.
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Washington
Air Force Academy
London
Harold Wilson
Labor
House of Commons
Wilson
Complex Titan 3A rocket lifts two satellites in Cape launch
A Titan 3A rocket at Cape Kennedy launched at 10 a.m. EST with a transtage third stage to shift orbits. The 124 foot booster deployed two satellites a 80 pound experimental communications satellite and a 75 pound sphere to calibrate radar and radio systems in the U S satellite tracking network.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Transtage
America
Seven New Mexico children join Lom bard family to honor dying mother
Jean Adrian of Albuquerque, a widow who died of cancer, asked that her seven children not be separated. They now live with Grant and his wife in Lombard along with eight Randolph children. Stephen Mary attends the University of New Mexico. Dawn Adrian was an exchange student in Chile and has returned. The family seeks a $30,000 mortgage to buy a farmhouse with seven acres as their household grows.
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Randolph
Albuquerque
Vern Anthony
Timmy
Christopher
Mark
Jill Ann
Stephen Mary
Dawn Adrian
Randolphs
University of New Mexico
Dawn
Santiago
Chile
Kris
David
Jeffrey
Kim
Holly
Wendy
Scott
Steven Jo
Mrs. Randolph
Adrian
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George Pirtle
Bart Oglesby
Hagerman
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
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Wisconsin
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