McNamara Eyes 1966 Budget With Giant 600-Seat Plane
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said the 1966 defense budget will be about 49 billion dollars and include funds for the world's largest cargo aircraft, the CX. He announced a 157 million start for development and a 1 billion starter order for three squadrons, with deployment planned by 1969. General John Paul McConnell was nominated to succeed LeMay as Air Force chief of staff.
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Johnson City
Tex
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Chiefs of the Armed Services
Pentagon
Lbj Ranch
Johnson
John Paul McConnell
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
Somerset County Poultry Stock and Output Report
Somerset County hosts an estimated 890 poultry farms ranking 12th in Pennsylvania. The county's January tally shows 279 419 chickens and turkeys with value about 409 400 dollars. Last year egg production reached 50 995 000 eggs from 235 000 layers valued at 1 735 000 dollars and meat output totaled 1 880 000 pounds valued at 290 500 dollars.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Philadelphia County
Pike County
Forest County
Lake Nyasa to be renamed Lake Malawi by act
Malawi government announces plan to rename Lake Nyasa to Lake Malawi by parliamentary act. The change follows historical naming by explorer David Livingstone and ties to the country’s pre independence Nyasaland era.
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Blantyre
Malawi
Lake
Nyasa
David Livingstone
Lake Malawi
Nyasaland
Somerset County Fair A Community Tradition In Somerset
The Somerset County Fair Association operates a non profit exhibit and show that reflects county agriculture and youth programs. It is run by stockholders and a elected board with volunteer officers, featuring new barns and office space, while celebrating 4 H FFA and Grange participation.
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the Fair Association
Edison M. Hay
Emerson Suder
Shaffer Concrete Co
Somerset
Death row youth Dunford could escape hangings after Commons vote
Peter Anthony Dunford, 18, on death row at Wakefield for two murders, faced execution but a Commons vote to abolish the death penalty shifts his fate. He first killed at 16 during a dispute linked to the Fascist British Union. The Lords' approval remains uncertain.
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London
Peter Anthony Dunford
Wakefield Prison
Dunford
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
Lords
Britain
Frank Crayton
British Union Movement
Crayton
Wakefield
Queen's Pleasure
Pope appeals for end to nationalism and racism in Christmas message
Pope Paul VI urged nations to disarm and redirect military spending to aid the needy. He warned nationalism and racism fracture humanity, calling for generous investigation and steps to replace fear with humanitarian effort. He stressed the world needs love and to break the bonds of selfishness.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Bombay
Riots In Philadelphia 64 Top Pennsylvania News Story
The Associated Press poll names North Philadelphia rioting and looting over an August weekend as the top Pennsylvania story of 1964 with 328 points. Other leading items include Gov. Scranton’s presidential bid, Johnson’s Pennsylvania landslide, and a Democratic primary battle.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
William W. Scranton
President Johnson
Hugh Scott
Senate
Genevieve Blatt
Scott
Michael A. Musmanno
State Supreme Court
Development Council Receives State Matching Funds
Somerset County Development Council was given 488 in matching funds by D. F. Bigley regional rep for the Industrial Division of the Department of Commerce. The 50 percent refund covers 976 spent in the third quarter of 1964 for printing and mailing brochures maps and information to potential relocating industries and branch plant prospects. Brant notes funds come from general sources with no extra taxpayer burden and seeks at least 200 members in its annual drive at 10 per membership.
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Scranton
Philadelphia Phillies
Marshalls Creek
Defense Department
Olmsted Air Force Base
Chester
Somerset County Development Council
D. F. Bigley
Department of Commerce
F. R. Brant
Brant
Development Council
Weather glance for Western Pennsylvania midweek
Western Pennsylvania experiences cloudy and mild conditions Wednesday with occasional drizzle mainly in the north ending by afternoon. Highs reach 42 to 48. Wednesday night stays mostly cloudy and mild with lows 40 to 44. Thursday turns colder with continued mild south and light rain or snow in the north.
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Pennsylvania
West Coast disaster areas amid snow rain floods declared
Oregon and four sparsely populated Northern California counties were declared disaster areas after heavy snow and rain, with floods and mudslides. California Gov Brown warned residents, bridges washed away, and outages in Humboldt Mendocino Siskiyou and Del Norte counties.
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West
Oregon
California
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Montana
Joseph R. Dickson
John Day River
Reno
Nev
Phil Seilheimer
Sheriff's Deputies
Edmund G. Brown
Humboldt
Mendocino
Siskiyou
del Norte
John Butler
Kalamath River
Orleans
Humboldt County
Weather Bureau
Brown
Washington
Cascades
Seattle
Roy Cook
Rupert
Idaho
Washington Ultimatum Signals Possible Aid Cut
The United States warned South Viet Nam’s military leaders that continued aid hinges on a civilian government free from improper interference. The statement, approved by President Johnson, backs Ambassador Taylor’s push to restore civilian authority and responds to Gen. Khanh’s broadcast asserting the army’s right to intervene in disputes.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Johnson
Nguyen Khanh
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor
McCloskey
Khanh
California Baja quake rattles region with minor damage
A 5.7 magnitude quake struck Southern California and Baja California at 12 55 PM Tuesday. Walls cracked and a chimney fell as Ensenada windows shattered. The tremor was felt as far as Los Angeles and Imperial Valley residents reported motion. Dr Charles F Richter located the epicenter inland from Ensenada.
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San Diego
Calif
California
Baja California
Ensenada
Los Angeles
FTX Probe To Press On After First F111 Flight Success
Senate investigators said the first test flight of the F111 warplane does not stop probes into the $6.5 to $10 billion General Dynamics contract awarded in 1962. The subcommittee seeks to determine if the award favored a superior design or if influence affected decisions. Defense Secretary McNamara defended the program amid denials, while Pentagon chiefs maintain the F111 will outperform rivals. The inquiry will resume after Congress convenes, with no date set.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Boeing Co
Wichita, Kan
Chiefs of Staff
Boeing
Little Rock, Ark
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Congress
McClellan
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