Nation wide campaign starts as protests arise over training pilots
A citizens group kicked off a national campaign protesting Air Force training of communist pilots in Texas. Frank McGehee, organizer of the national indignation convention, said plans to telephone Kennedy and Johnson and broadcast to the crowd were cancelled. He urged contacting Texas officials instead.
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Dallas, Tex
UPI
Air Force
Texas
Frank McGehee
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Knickerbocker
National Guard
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Tex
State Department
Washington
United States
Johnson to Present Ahmad a Ford Pickup at State Fair
Vice President Lyndon Johnson will present Bashir Ahmad of Pakistan with a green Ford pickup during a Dallas ceremony at the State Fair. Ahmad, 48, chose the color and plans to learn to drive in Pakistan.
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Lbj Ranch
Tex
UPI
Lyndon Johnson
Bashir Ahmad
Pakistan
Ford Motor Co
Ahmad
Johnson
Texas
Dallas
ICC Will Hear Testimony For Santa Fe Bid
Southern California and Arizona shippers favoring Santa Fe’s bid to control the Western Pacific testify at a three day ICC hearing. Santa Fe contends SP control would curb competition across California Nevada and Utah. SP witnesses argue larger railroads are needed to keep prices low as trucks compete with rail lines.
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Santa Fe
Los Angeles
UPI
California
Arizona
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Paul C. Albus
Central Valley
Nevada
Utah
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
State Department Offers Fullest Cooperation in Viet Nam Flood Aid
The State Department said it would provide the fullest cooperation to help South Viet Nam combat floods that have swept away about 10 percent of the rice crop.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
South Viet Nam
State Junior College Board seeks funds for Thatcher and Yuma campus
The State Junior College Board requests 1 356 390 dollars for 1962 63 junior year programs at Eastern Arizona Junior College Thatcher and a 500 000 dollar request for a Yuma junior college. The package covers 282 100 for operations 74 290 for capital outlay and 500 000 for new construction. Approval rests with the legislature in January after auditor review. Four new college requests will also await legislative action from Graham Yuma Pinal and Cochise counties.
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Phoenix
UPS
Eastern Arizona
Thatcher
Yuma
State Junior College Board
Capitol
Thatcher Institution
John F. Prince
Board
Joseph R. Ralston
Graham
Pinal
Cochise
Driverless diesel bus demo sparks futuristic transit talk
A Dallas report describes a diesel powered bus without a driver on display at an American Transit Association meeting. The bus uses a two inch wide magnetic groove in pavement to run, with buttons to start stop and no downtown use, as engineers note potential savings from no overhead lines or tracks.
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American Transit Association
Flexible Co
Chemist opposes Kefauver drug patent bill
Dr Johan Bjorksten president of the American Institute of Chemists told the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee that tightening patent protections for new drugs would discourage pharmaceutical research. Kefauver proposed limiting drug discovery patents to three years with mandatory licensing thereafter at an 8 percent royalty ceiling.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johan Bjjorksten
American Institute of Chemists
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Mittee. Kefauver
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Harold M. Vagonius
Chicago
Roberts B. Larson
American Patent, Law Association
Thomas M. Ferrill Jr
New York
Kefauver
Peace Corps Member Shocked By Nigerian Life
Margery Michelmore a 23 year old Peace Corps volunteer from Smith College faced shock at squalor and poverty in Nigeria. A postcard detailing street living angered Nigerian students at Ibadan University College prompting calls to send volunteers home. The embassy and Peace Corps defended the program while urging calm and continued work in Africa.
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Margery Michelmore
Peace Corps
Nigeria
Margery
Foxboro
Mass
Africa
United States
University College
Ibadan
U.S
Miss Michelmore
Voice of America
Washington
General Maxwell Taylor heads to South Viet Nam crisis
Gen Maxwell D Taylor, Kennedy's military adviser, travels from Honolulu to Saigon to assess Southeast Asia as Adm Harry Felt reports growing Communist activity. Mentions maps with Red pins and rising tensions described as dangerous and reaching war level.
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Viet Nam
Honolulu
UPIL
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Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
America
Pacific
Taylor
Adm
Harry D. Felt
U. S
The
Hawaii
Feit
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