Johnson and Rusk See Better Days in Viet Nam
President Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk saw hopeful signs from unrest in South Vietnam after discussions at the LBJ Ranch. They stressed no pullout from Southeast Asia and noted possible steps toward unity in government to aid the war effort against the Viet Cong.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Rusk
Viet Nam
High National Council
Lbj Ranch
Congo
Africa
Moise Tshombe
U.S
Instant Bone Replacement Debuts in Medical Use
New calf bone substitute Boplant from E R Squibb is now available in bottles for surgeons. FDA approved after trials on over 5 000 patients Boplant is used to repair damaged bones including skull defects and facial injuries. Surgeons say bone transplants exceed 700 000 annually but sourcing native bone is often not possible.
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New York
E. R. Squibb & Sons
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Chickens Top Cows In Number In Vermont
In Montpelier AP report the Vermont Agriculture Department notes 552000 chickens reside in the state while cattle totals fall to 350000. The human population stands around 400000, with poultry now the larger group.
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Montpelier, Vt
Vermont
State Agriculture Department
State Studies Pay Boosts For Employes
Harrisburg AP reports the Scranton administration studies a nationwide pay raise for about 60 000 state workers next year with an anticipated 10 million appropriation for 1965. If approved it would be the first general salary increase since 1963. Earlier raises included 5 percent for 10 000 highways maintenance workers and about 380 annually for 700 technical staff.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
State Highways Department
New Evidence Prompts Fresh Grand Jury Probe In Mississippi Slayings
A federal grand jury in Jackson, Mississippi is ordered to reconvene January 11 to further investigate the 1964 murders of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney. The panel, which met in Biloxi last October, heard FBI evidence but did not indict. The FBI arrested 21 people in December, but one hearsay confession was ruled inadmissible.
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Biloxi
FBI
Cox
Justice Department
U.S
Esther Carter
Meridian
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
Philadelphia
Unit OKs Teachers Pay Hike
The Pennsylvania State Education Association approved a new teacher and administrator salary schedule costing about 54.5 million dollars. It sets new minimums for half the districts on state minimums, with big districts like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia not immediately affected. Funding would come from local and state taxes, and the group will seek a legislative increase in aid. The plan would raise average classroom pay from 6800 to 7500, with all teaching categories rising except new teachers at 4500.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State Education Association
O. James Davis
Reading
PSEA
Philadelphia
Tavis
Traffic Toll Reaches 1964 High Across Twenty States
AP survey shows at least 20 states set record yearly traffic deaths before or during Christmas travel. NSC estimates the national toll may hit 48,000, far above past war fatalities, as officials warn highway crowding outpaces safer roads and car design gains. Rhode Island official cites vehicles on highways as national problem.
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Safety Council
U.S
James F. Williamson
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Rhode Island
Judge Drops Federal Conspiracy Charges in Penn Slaying
In Macon Georgia on July 11 Lemuel Penn an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel was shot dead. Six white men named by the FBI as Ku Klux Klan members had federal conspiracy charges dismissed by U S District Judge W A Bootle. The two defendants earlier acquitted on murder charges remain in state cases. The ruling allows a possible Supreme Court appeal.
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Macon
Lemuel Penn
Washington, D.C
Penn
Washington
Ft. Benning
Cecil Myers
Joseph Howard Sims
Denver Willis Phillips
George Hampton Turner
Herbert Guest
James S. Lackey
Lackey
U.S. Dist
W. A. Bootle
U.S. Supreme Court
FBI
Bootle
Southern Carrier Will Move Again
The Southern Railroad faced a court order halting a "quickie" strike by the firemen's union begun Tuesday. Judge J. Robert Elliott granted a temporary restraining order while hearings set for Jan. 7. The railroad argues continued strike harms interstate duties while the union cites hiring freezes and staffing changes. The carrier operates 8,100 miles in 13 states plus D C with about 16,000 employees.
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Elliot
J. W. Jennings
Jennings
Elliott
Southern
District of Columbia
Washington
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Louisville
Greenville
Columbia
S.C
D. W. Brosnan
Three Hurt In Route 219 Two-Vehicle Crash
Three area residents were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on Route 219 opposite Laurel Hill Village. Harry Gragg and Edith Gragg of Somerset suffered multiple injuries, while Dorothy Schilling of Somerset was listed in fair condition with knee and head injuries. Police say Gragg’s car cut in front of Schilling’s as she attempted to turn into the shopping center. both vehicles were a total loss.
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Laurel Hill
Harry H. Gragg
Missouri Ave
Somerset
Edith
Somerset Community Hospital
Dorothy Schilling
R.D. 5
Somerset Borough
Schilling
Gnagy
Plane Pioneer Dies at 99 in Britain
Gustavus Green, 99, builder of Britain's first successful airplane engine, died Tuesday in London. He flew once in 1913. The next day the pilot died in an air crash, and Green never flew again.
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London
Gustavus Green
Britain
Green
Actuaries Hired To Review Retirement Plans In Somerset County
Somerset County Commissioners hire Huggins & Co. Inc. to evaluate retirement plans from 1950 onward and recommend a sound program. Firm will assess past plans and advise actions under current compulsory retirement law for sixth class counties. Meeting held January 14 reviewed scope and budget. Also set retroactive salaries for court house row officers and county auditors at $250 per year for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Huggins & Co. Inc
Consulting Actuaries
Philadelphia
Board of Commissioners
County Bar Association
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Warm Start With Showers
Cloudy and continued warm Wednesday with showers high 50s to 40s. North areas see showers flipping to snow flurries while southern portions have rain or showers, ending Thursday. Lows reach 35 to 41 northwest and 40 to 46 southeast.
Viet Cong Seize Coastal Town as Refugees Flee
Viet Cong guerrillas captured the coastal town of Binh Ghia housing about 6,000 Catholic refugees near Saigon. American helicopters were shot down and six Americans wounded during the assault, while Vietnamese air strikes targeted Viet Cong emplacements. The episode complicates U S Khanh war council talks at Cap St Jacques over a proposed aid package and civilian rule.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Ghia
Bing Ghia
North Viet Nam
Cap St. Jacques
United States
Washington
Concern Steps Up For 500 Isolated In Barren Region
Snow blocked a food airlift for the third straight day as concern grew for 500 flood refugees stranded in the Kla math and Salmon river canyons near the California Oregon border. Sawyers Bar Forks of the Salmon Cecilville and Ty Bar towns faced nine days without food. Civil Defense chief Wolye warned of a mule pack fallback if needed. Federal disaster chiefs coordinated with Mari Lee CONCERN on a relief and shipping plan across five states.
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San Francisco
California
West Coast
Klamath
Salmon River
Oregon
Little Siskiyou
Sawyers Bar
Forks of the Salmon
Cecilville
Ty Bar
Wood
Idaho
Washington
Nevada
OEP
Two Gunmen Rob City Treasury in Buffalo Heist
Two well dressed gunmen robbed Buffalo City Treasurer’s office of 299130 in tax receipts. Non negotiable checks totaled 282884 and cash 16245 with another 23000 in cash hidden by a cashier. The men fled in a stolen car after a brief confrontation with City Treasurer Elliott and chief teller Mae Wicks.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Brink’s, Inc
Chicago
Paterson
N.J
Brink
City Hall
Melvin W. Elliott
Mae D. Wicks
Elliott
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Pat) Brown
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Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Rairoad
Hart
Brosnan
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Sen
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
St. Edward’s Catholic Church
West Palm Beach
Fla
Malcolm W. Browne
Maxwell D. Taylor
Khanh
Council
Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
William Sowle
Yreka
Humboldt
del Norte
Charles Wood
Office of Emergency Planning
Eureka
Lee
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