Johnsons Surprise U S Maps Plans To Replace Panama Canal
President Johnson announced plans to plan in earnest a sea level canal to replace the Panama Canal and to negotiate a new treaty ending U S control when a new waterway is in operation. He outlined potential routes through Panama Colombia Nicaragua or near Costa Rica.
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U.S. Maps
Panama Canal
Washington
Johnson
United States
Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Panama
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Humberto Calamari
Blaze Kills 20 at Indiana Nursing Home Fire
In Fountaintown Indiana a two story former mansion nursing home burned in minutes killing 20 elderly residents. Fourteen patients and three nurses escaped as firefighters fought a stubborn blaze fed by a overheated basement furnace. The 34 residents were aged 65 to 86 with owner William L. McGraw stating the facility had been deemed safe six months earlier.
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Fountaintown
Ind
Bob Reed
Harry Dennemann
McGraw Nursing Home
Indiana
Indianapolis
William L. McGraw
Arctic cold grips U S as cattle suffer and fires claim lives
Bitter polar blast freezes 18 states with subzero readings led by 30 below in Hibbing Minnesota and -10 at Missoula Montana. Fire at a nursing home in Fountaintown Indiana kills 20 elderly. four workers die in a Winfield Illinois convalescent home blaze. Governors inspect conditions. Montana cattlemen plan airlift. Air Force to drop hay to stranded livestock.
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Michigan
Missouri
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Hibbing
Minn
Montana
Missoula
North Atlantic
Florida
Fountaintown
Ind
John Love
Colorado
William Guy
North Dakota
Love
U.S. Air Force
Seven Judges Split Over Contempt Ruling in Civil Rights Case
Seven members of the Fifth Circuit heard arguments in Atlanta on Cox's contempt finding against U S attorney Robert Hauberg of Jackson Mississippi. The Mississippi ruling stemmed from Hauberg's refusal to sign grand jury indictments of two Black defendants per a Justice Department order, sparking a court clash over judicial authority.
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Mississippi
U.S
Judicial Executive
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
US. Dist
W. Harold Cox
Robert E. Hauberg
Jackson
Miss
Cox
Hauberg
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
Atlanta
Bananno Reported Alive After Kidnap Claim
New York AP says Cosa Nostra boss Joseph Bananno is alive and well and en route from an underworld limbo. His lawyer confirmed the kidnap claim and noted a phone call from Bananno’s son stating his health is good and he will keep his grand jury date.
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Cosa Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Bananno
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Park Avenue
Bonanno
Hearst
Walter Winchell
Underworld
William P. Maloney
Maloney
Salvatore
Bill) Bonanno
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Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday with highs from 18 to 26 degrees. Saturday night will be fair and not as cold with lows 12 to 20. Sunday remains cloudy with little temperature change across the region.
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Pennsylvania
Indicted Pittsburgh Police Official Faced Tax Charges
Pittsburgh assistant superintendent Lawrence J. Maloney was indicted for income tax evasion covering 1958 to 1963. He and his wife allegedly failed to report about $230,000 in income, with internal officials citing payments from individuals in illegal enterprises. Maloney was suspended and ordered to surrender badge and gun.
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Lawrence J. Maloney
Pittsburgh Police
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Ment
Diamond
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Maloney
Bonanza Winners Tonight In Somerset Chamber Drive
The second group of winners in the Christmas sales event sponsored by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division and the Daily American will be announced at 8 p.m. tonight on the Diamond. Twenty winners receive a five dollar certificate merchandise or service as the mobile Maneer Radio and TV unit presents the results. Next week the drawings continue Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with awards totaling over one hundred dollars each night. Sixteen sponsors listed include Somerset Trust Co The Shoe Mart Governor Theatre George's Men's Shop Fried line's and more.
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Coooperation
Daily American
Maneer Radio and TV Co
Scranton Fights IRS Claim Over Estate Tax
Gov. William W. Scranton pursues Tax Court dispute over more than 600000 in his mother's estate. He contends an overpayment of 265860 and seeks a refund, citing gifts from 1955 to 1960 and disputed Bermuda Properties stock values as key points.
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Washington
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue Service
Marion Margery Scranton
U.S. Tax Court
IRS
Scranton
Buddhists Move To Oust Viet Premier In Saigon Tense
In Saigon Buddhist leaders mobilize for a campaign to depose Premier Tran Van Huong as clashes with clerical critics loom. Monks rush to Buddhist headquarters while leaflets urge a Saturday rally and a proposed hunger strike plan includes self immolation by volunteers.
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South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
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U.S
Soldier in Mannheim Hunger Strike Rejects Army
Pvt. Scott Burchill 23 from Reno Nevada began a hunger strike 22 days ago to protest Army policy and draft laws. He refuses uniform, formations, salutes, and meals, citing a personal philosophy against military service and has sought discharge.
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Mannheim
Germany
Fiilay
Scott Burchill
Reno
Nev
Burchill
America
University of Nevada
Republicans Face Rough Battle for House Leadership
Washington AP reports the GOP power struggle intensifies with Gerald R. Ford likely opposing Charles Halleck for House minority leader. Dean Burch resists calls to resign amid threats of a brutal national committee vote at Chicago meeting January 22 and 23.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Rep
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Dean Burch
Barry Goldwater
Burch
National Committee
Chicago
GOP
Halleck
Johnson OKs business talk on 1965 economy prospects
A spokesman for a group of business executives after a long White House conference with President Johnson said the group does not view 1965 as a problem year for the economy. Frederick Kappel of AT&T noted varying optimism but overall hope for ongoing dialogue with the White House.
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Johnson
Frederick Kappel
The
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Kappel
White House
Britain Postpones Paying Loans to US and Canada
Britain delays interest and principal payments on postwar reconstruction loans from the United States and Canada totaling 138.1 million and 37.7 million respectively, to conserve foreign exchange reserves. Chancellor James Callaghan cited deferment under 1957 agreements and linked the move to a widening trade deficit and a rising foreign debt this year.
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United States
Canada
James Callaghan
House of Commons
Tom Dalyell
Callaghan
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