Panama to Get Canal Control
President Johnson announced a new treaty with Panama will share Panama in administration management and operations of the canal, abrogate the 1903 treaty, recognize Panamanian sovereignty, and set a term until the sea level canal opens or after a fixed number of years. Four site options for a sea level canal were outlined.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
U.S
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Colombia
Soviet Union and United States clash at UN over Viet Nam policy
At the United Nations General Assembly, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounced U S aggression in Viet Nam and urged U S troop withdrawal as a step toward peace. U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg labeled the speech as polemics while noting U S drafts on peace talks and nuclear disarmament.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
U.N. General Assembly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Arthur J. Goldberg
Gromyko
U.N
Goldberg
Geneva
Washington
Assembly
Red China
United Nations
Airline stewardess ruling sparks gain for married workers
The Air Line Pilots Association hailed a court arbitrator’s decision ordering Braniff International to reinstate Betty Bateman of Dallas, fired after secrecy of marriage. The case challenges the longstanding no marriage rule in stewardess employment.
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Chicago
Air Line Pilots Association
Betty Bateman
Dallas
Tex
Braniff International Airways
Bateman
Betty Green
Braniff
Pilots’ Association
Board of Adjustment
Union
U. S. District Court
Faces in the News: Stars and public figures in recent events
James Young of Richmond Kentucky and Dave McAdams of Birmingham Michigan mauled by a Yellowstone grizzly. Dorothy Malone undergoes emergency lung surgery and remains in serious condition. Pearl Radcliff and husband return home after daughter’s murder case against her boyfriend. Margo Lee models in Chicago with a computer designed swimsuit. Apsara Hongsukula is Miss Universe and showcases a computer created garment. Lee Marvin arrested on a drunken driving charge in Los Angeles after a collision. Robert Kaul named Kansas Supreme Court Justice by Governor Avery. Charles Boyer reacts to his son Michael’s death arriving in Los Angeles.
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James Young
Richmond
Dave McAdams
Birmingham
Mich
Yellowstone Park
Young
Livingston
Mont
Apsara Hongsukula
Thailand
Newark
Lee Marvin
Cat Ballou
Los Angeles
NEA Lifts Sanctions After Oklahoma Moves Forward
The National Education Association lifted its sanctions on Oklahoma after the state approved a 28.7 million dollar education upgrade and a 2 to 1 statewide referendum could add up to 30 million dollars in local funds. NEA executive secretary Dr. William G. Carr said the moves show the public will not tolerate short changing education. Sanctions had been imposed May 11 due to substandard classroom conditions, low teacher salaries, and deficiencies in buildings health and safety, textbooks and guidance resources. Oklahoma teachers earn about 5 160 dollars this year, over a thousand dollars below the national average.
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Washington
National Education Association
Oklahoma
William G. Carr
NEA
Senate approves $1.785 billion for war on poverty
The Senate sent to President Johnson a bill authorizing 1.785 billion dollars for the second year of the war on poverty by a 46 to 22 vote. In Springfield Ohio a fatal stabbing by a Negro athlete sparked a student walkout and the cancellation of two football games. In Santa Fe New Mexico President Johnson approved 1.2 million dollars in disaster relief for flood damage across four counties. In New Delhi Indian and Pakistani troops violated the cease fire in two locations, the defense ministry said.
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Washington
Senate Today
Johnson
Springfield
Ohio
Ralph Stinnett
Springfield South
Santa FE
New Mexico
New Delhi
India
Indian Defense Ministry
Mystery Youth Sought as Miami Police Probe Abandoned Boy
Authorities seek clues to a 14 year old boy found at Miami International Airport after being abandoned in a crowded waiting area. He speaks nothing and his past remains unknown while doctors note gross psychiatric disturbances and he is under examination in an exceptional children facility.
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Capitol
Robert Felton Bruce
Arlington
George Lincoln Rockwell
Bruce
Miami
Fla
Miami International Airport
Dade County
Johnson orders sweeping reorganization of civil rights programs
President Johnson announced a six point plan to tighten coordination of federal civil rights efforts. The changes expand the roles of the Civil Service Commission and Labor Department while abolishing the Presidents Committee on Equal Opportunity and the Presidents Council on Equal Opportunity. The Community Relations Service moves to the Justice Department.
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Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Secretary of Labor
Civil Rights Commission
Commerce Department
President’s Committee On Equal Opportunity
President’s Council On Equal Opportunity
The
Civil Service Commission
Federal
W. Willard Wirtz
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Community Relations Service
Justice Department
Attorney General
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Marvin
Robert H. Kaul
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Ussr
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Dorothy Malone
Pearl Radcliff
Flagstaff
Ariz
Radcliff
Margo Lee
Topeka
Kansas
Supreme Court
William H. Avery
Charles
Boyer
Paris
Michael Charles
UPI
White House
Bill D. Meyers
Little Bill Roedecker
Roswell
Wyatt
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