Johnson says Kennedy urged 1956 run for president
In a CBS interview Lyndon B. Johnson recalled Joseph P. Kennedy and Sen John F. Kennedy backing a 1956 presidential bid. He said he had no ambition for the presidency and doubted his own fitness, despite later becoming president after Kennedy's death.
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New York
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Joseph P. Kennedy
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Cbs-Tv
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Johnson Ranch
Texas
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John Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Lady Bird
Narcotics Checks At Rock Festival
Hollywood Florida authorities intensified narcotics checks at a three day rock festival headlined by pop acts and Billy Graham. Broward Sheriff Ed Stack said officers used a new stop and frisk ordinance to search for drugs at the Miami Hollywood Speedway amid windy conditions. A girl lighting technician was hospitalized after falling scaffolding.
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Miami-Hollywood Speedway
Broward County
Palm Beach County
Robert Berkeley
Broward Commission
Stack
Palm Beach
William Heidtman
Congressional
Miami
Heidtman
Hanoi Names Alternative Gift Idea For War Orphans
North Vietnam refused to let H Ross Perot fly two planes full of gifts for American prisoners. Perot offered to donate 1400 canned dinners for North Vietnamese orphans and to ferry aid via Moscow to meet a year end deadline. He also proposed documenting POW camps and aiding North Vietnamese families.
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Texas
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Judging Postponed for Somerset Christmas Lighting Contest
The judging of the Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Somerset Garden Club is postponed until Monday night due to bad weather. The club has received donations from Pennsylvania Electric Co. Somerset Branch U S National Bank and Simon Uhl in memory of Mrs. Charles F Uhl.
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Somerset Branch
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Simon Uhl
Charles F. Uhl
No Parking Warning In Berlin
Berlin residents are told to avoid parking on the south side of Main Street to keep two way traffic. Mayor Thomas Gerber says the no parking ban is temporary due to heavy snow. tickets will be issued for violations. Police Chief Lewis May warns snowmobiles must not operate on the street and could face prosecution for noncompliance.
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Main Street
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Gerber
Lewis May
Agnew Opens 10 Nation Asia Tour Amid Aid Debate
Vice President Spiro Agnew began a 25 day trip to ten Asian nations and voiced confidence that President Nixon will approve a 54.8 million Formosa jet aid package if Congress adds it to the foreign aid bill. He defended U S treaty commitments and criticized North Vietnamese talks in Paris while noting Nixon’s doctrine expansion.
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Paris
Vietnam
Drifting Snow Strands Somerset Roads In Hazardous Conditions
Nine inches of snow in the Somerset area blanketed county roads causing hazardous travel. Eight inches fell from midnight to noon with drifting worsening conditions. State crews battled high winds, 68 workers and 39 units kept at work as many roads closed or reduced to one lane. Police warned of 18 accidents tied to the weather, while temperatures ranged from 22 to 16 degrees.
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Pittsburgh
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Snowstorm paralyzes northern Pennsylvania roads
A severe snowstorm spanned northern Pennsylvania and nearby areas, burying Towanda under 24 inches and towns in Bradford Tioga and Sullivan counties under 14 to 21 inches. Roads were impassable except in emergencies as state highway crews operated under emergency conditions with 12,000 workers and 1,500 trucks city editor reported. The Syre Evening Times suspended publication for the first time in 75 years due to the storm.
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New York
Towanda
Bradford
Tioga
Sullivan County
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Mansfield
Tioga County
Syre Evening Times
Sayre-Athens
Waverly
N. Y
Paul E. Seibel
Nixon weighs tax bill impact on 2.5 billion loss
President Nixon signaled he will likely approve the tax reform measure despite a 2.5 billion revenue shortfall versus his initial plan. Budget director Mayo said balancing the loss will require tight spending, with defense outlays also set to shrink as a share of the federal budget. He remained in Washington for further talks before a possible trip to California.
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Nixon
Congress
Robert P. Mayo
Mayo
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
California
San Clemente
Medicare Premiums Rise to 5.30 Next July
The $4 monthly Medicare premium will increase to $5.30 starting July 1. Secretary Robert H. Finch said the previous $4 rate was too low to cover costs and the Medical Insurance Trust Fund is drawing on reserves. President Nixon had forecast a substantial increase and Congress has acted on 10 percent Social Security benefit raises.
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Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Special Medical Insurance Trust Fund
Nixon
Congress
Finch
Planning Commission maps zoning routes in Somerset County
The Somerset County Planning Commission explains a proposed zoning ordinance covering interchanges on Route 53 Route 601 Route 30 and Route 219 with seven district classes. The plan sets minimum standards for buildings yards lots and open spaces and regulates signs parking access and setbacks while preserving existing conforming uses and limiting changes. Substantial changes or reductions to value trigger regulatory oversight.
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Somerset County Planning Commission
Somerset County
Davidsville
Jerome
Jenner Township
North Somerset
Tually
Commission
Enrollments In Public Schools Down in Somerset County
Somerset County public school enrollment for the current year totals 18 069, down 0 19 percent from last year while the state reports a 1 37 percent increase. The count includes 8 745 secondary and 9 324 elementary students across 47 buildings with 721 classrooms. Nonpublic enrollments drop from 530 to 479, with 27 secondary and 45 elementary students.
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Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Department of Education
Priyvate
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania on Saturday
Variable cloudiness and cold conditions prevail with highs in the 20s. Snow is possible Saturday night with a 20 percent chance and a 40 percent chance Saturday night. Sunday brings increasing clouds and lighter winds with a chance of rain or snow. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph Saturday, decreasing to under 1 mph Saturday night.
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