Hearnes urges new Democratic candidate for 1968
Missouri Governor Warren E. Hearnes told reporters in White Sulphur Springs that if President Johnson does not re-evaluate his approach the Democrats should start over with a new candidate for the 1968 race. He and other Democratic governors criticized the Great Society pace and antiadministration sentiment, while some urged fact based criticism rather than electoral anxieties.
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Walter R. Mears
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Johnson
Hearnes
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
National Governors Conference
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Michigan
George Romney
Barr elected Democratic national committeeman in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph M. Barr won 2 to 1 over former Governor George Leader to become Democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania. The Democratic State Committee elected Barr 84 to 41 to fill the post left by the death of Gov. David L. Lawrence.
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William E. Deibler
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Barr
Gove
George M
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee
Barr
David L. Lawrence
Thomas Z. Minehart
Lawrence
Senator Long Predicts Large National Deficit This Year
Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana warned that Vietnam war costs could push the national deficit to about 20 million dollars next fiscal year unless President Johnson raises taxes or trims nondefense spending. He favored cutting poverty programs and nondefense outlays, urged maintaining the interstate highway program, and preferred corporate tax increases over those on individuals if a tax hike becomes necessary.
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Jack Owens
Baton Rouge
Russell B. Long
D-La
Johnson
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Louisiana
Associated Press
Kennedy
US Jets Avoid Hanoi as Weather Grounds Action
U S fighter bombers steered clear of Hanoi while striking North Vietnamese targets elsewhere as bad weather closed in on the capital. In the south, ground action was light and reports of bombings in Hanoi were denied by Washington and Saigon officials despite charges from Peking.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
South
Washington
Peking
New China News Agency
Pentagon
van Dien
Yen Vien
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Mongolia
North Korea
Ho Chi Minh
America
Bucharest
United States
Viet Nam
Union Says Hoffa Essential For Trucking Talks In 1967
Detroit AP report notes Teamsters plan to keep James Hoffa involved through national master contract talks set to begin January 17 in Washington. Hoffa seeks Supreme Court rehearing after eight year sentence for jury tampering. authorities expect a two week wait for any jail order.
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A.F. Mahan
Detroit
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Washington, D.C
Hoffa
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Supreme Court
Detroit Teamsters
Trucking Employers, Inc
Vietnam
Detroit News
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Boswell Legion Plans Yule Party
American Legion Post 461 of Boswell schedules its annual Christmas party for children this Sunday December 18 at 2 00 p m at the Legion hall Santa Claus will appear to hand out treats Tony Jarosik Walter Lepley and Andy Panew chair the party committee with plans for musical entertainment and children to sing carols Oscar Lundquest club steward will decorate the hall
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American Legion Post 461
Boswell
Legion Hall
Santa Claus
Tony Jarosik
Walter Lepley
Andy Panew
Oscar Lundquest
Bombing Furor Strains U S Government Credibility
The Hanoi bombing dispute exposes rifts between the State Department and the Pentagon and undermines U S credibility. Officials acknowledge mixed messages over targets and geography while Saigon investigators argue a defined conclusion. The dispute prompts questions about how much information to reveal and who speaks for U S policy.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Hanoi
State Department
Pentagon
Saigon
Defense Department
Somerset County Development Council deadline set for year end
The Somerset County Development Council must submit an Overall Economic Development Program by December 31 to secure federal grants or loans from the Economic Development Administration. A preliminary report is due December 20, prepared by a committee of local businessmen bankers lawyers and development groups.
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Somerset County Development Council
Somerset County
Economic Development Administration
Development Council
County Planning Commission
Cambria Savings Buiig
China accuses U S jets of bombing Hanoi embassy
Beijing charges U S planes dive bombed the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi and damaged the New China News Agency office amid wider claims of U S aggression in the North Vietnamese capital. Washington denies Hanoi damage and says only military targets were hit.
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Hanoi
U.S
China
Tokyo
Red China
New China News Agency
Prairie Hamlet Wins Site For Government Atom Smasher
The Prairie Hamlet site near Weston Illinois 30 miles southwest of Chicago won the bid for the governments $375 million atom smasher. The 6800 acre prairie field site will host a facility with 2300 scientists and thousands of visiting researchers to explore matter energy and potential peaceful uses. The project aims to outpace Brookhaven and Soviet machines with a 200 billion electron volt capability and a one billion watt power demand.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Illinois
Chicago
Weston
State of Illinois
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Brookhaven
N.Y
Soviet Union
Congress
Greater
New York
Employment In County's Manufacturing Plants Dip
Somerset County manufacturing employment fell to 4068 this year from 4129 with 114 plants, down from 115. Payrolls totaled 12 769 200, up 724 200 from 1964, while production value reached 43 204 600. Capital spending rose slightly to 1 287 200.
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Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Department of Internal Affairs
Mrs. Humphrey Reveals Hubert's New Apartment Tour
Muriel Humphrey presents the vice president's eight story city condo overlooking the Potomac River. The six television sets and copper kitchen reflect a lavish decor as Hubert Humphrey grows to enjoy urban living with a study filled by his own design and a surprise guest from Lady Bird Johnson.
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Kelly Smith
Washington
Muriel Humphrey
Potomac River
Vice Presi
Dent
Suburbia
Hubert
Humphrey
Lady Bird Johnson
Saint Hubert
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