Proxmire Attacks Johnson Leadership Asks Senate Caucus
Senator William Proxmire denounces Lyndon Johnson's control of the Democratic Senate program and calls for a full party caucus. He cites scarce conference meetings and argues power has become concentrated, urging his colleagues to reclaim legislative direction.
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William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Proxure
Johnson
Proxmire
Hayden
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Democratic Party
Doctors Missing After Mercy Flight Traced in New Hampshire
A 20 man search with Dartmouth Outing Club members scoured Lit tleton for two Dartmouth Medical College doctors Dr Ralph E Miller and Dr Robert E Quinn missing since a mercy flight from Berlin to Lebanon. Ground teams with survival gear and toboggans searched near an abandoned air strip as temperatures fell below zero and rescue aircraft combed the area.
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Berlin
N.H
Littleton
Lebanon
Dartmouth Outing Club
Ralph E. Miller
Robert E. Quinn
Dartmouth Medical College
White Mountains
Samuel Adams
Sherman Adams
Rodgers Theater Fire in Carbondale Causes $150000 Loss
Fire destroyed the Rodgers Theater in Carbondale with damage estimated at 150000. Two youths questioned by Deputy State Fire Marshal Norman Hilton and released. Fire began in the rear above the stage and arson was not deemed likely.
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Rodgers
Carbondale
Norman Hilton
Tony Luckenback
Joe Reed
Monroe St
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Williamson County Civil Defense
Hilton
Monroe Street
Illinois Avenue
Rodgers Theater Chain
Varsity Theater
Luckenbach
Macmillan Opens Talks With Khrushchev In Moscow
Prime Minister Macmillan and Premier Khrushchev held a two and a half hour Kremlin meeting to press disarmament talks. Accompanying officials included Con O Neill Selwyn Lloyd and Sir Patrick Reilly as the British delegation began formal discussions with the Soviet leaders.
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Moscow
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Con O’neill
Selwyn Lloyd
Patrick Reilly
Pravda
Red Army
John L Lewis Recovering at Home After Illness
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, is recovering at home in Alexandria, Virginia after a three week stay at Georgetown University Hospital for a heart attack and pneumonia. He was admitted January 30 and discharged last Friday.
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John L. Lewis
Georgetown University Hospital
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Alexandria
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Turns Colder
Fair skies give way to colder air across southern Illinois with diminishing winds tonight. Tuesday remains fair and slightly cooler with temperatures around low 20s tonight and near 40 for a high. Yesterday’s lows reached 30 and 7 AM showed 45, while 6 PM was 38. total precipitation since yesterday morning about 0.94 inches. lake readings note Crab Orchard Lake 4 inches above spillway and Little Grassy Lake at spillway.
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Linois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Family Rescued After Three Days on Corpus Christi Beacon
Leslie Schmidt 23 and wife Sarah 22 with children Leslie Jr 3 Linda Lee 2 Cheryl 10 months were stranded on a tiny beacon in Corpus Christi Bay after their 26 foot cruiser broke up. A shrimp boat crew from the Carroll Ann rescued them as Coast Guard searched nearby. The diary Schmidt kept details the ordeal and near death as they waited for inland rescue.
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Leslie Schmidt
Corpus Christi
Bay
Leslie
Leslie Jr
Linda Lee
Cheryl
Carroll
Schmidts
Corpus Christi Bay
Schmidt
Port Aransas
Port Mansfield
Cheryl Lynn
Britain Reveals Cyprus Defense Plan and Power Shares
Britain publishes a white paper detailing a 2,000 man Cyprus force with 60 percent Greek and 40 percent Turkish personnel. It grants Britain base control in two eastern areas, sets a Greek Turkish balance for the presidency and vetoes, and anchors a defense treaty to deter aggressors. Detention camps are closed and emergency powers lifted as independence approach.
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Britain
Republic of
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
House of Representatives
EOKA
London
Greek Cypriots Celebrate Release of 900 Prisoners
In Nicosia on February 23, Greek Cypriots celebrated as Britain freed more than 900 political prisoners held without trial under the emergency rules.
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Nicosia
Plane crash on Pine Mountain kills four near Danbury
Four Patterson New Jersey residents including two teens died when a private plane crashed and burned on Pine Mountain near Danbury Connecticut. The pilot Eugene Seite of Danbury School of Aeronautics led the flight toward LaGuardia to meet a friend. Victims strapped to seats were later identified as a self employed carpenter his 14 year old son and his 15 year old cousin.
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Danbury
Joseph
David Sprague
Shipley Hires His Mother as Temporary Secretary
Representative George Shipley of Illinois announces his mother Mamie Shipley will work in his Washington office answering mail at a $4236 annual salary. Shipley notes she is a typist who knows his political views and will help manage mail while a replacement is sought.
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Olney
George Shipley
Ill
Illinois
Shipley
Mamie Shipley
Washington
Richland County
Trip To Mars Decade Away From Rollins Lecture
In Winter Park Florida scientists predict a manned Mars landing in 10 to 15 years. Von Braun and ABMA colleagues described a two-ship round trip taking 32 months with dummy capsules and animal payloads tested to ensure a safe return. NASA aims to track capsules on return.
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Winter Park
Fla
U.S
Mars
Army
Wernher von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rollins College
von Braun
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Almont Crawshaw
Reed
Corpus Christi, Tex
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Eberhard F. M. Rees
Arthur Rudolph
Fritz Mueller
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