Never Known Defeat Gen Taylor Heads for Saigon Post
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, undefeated in battle, sails to assume U S ambassador duties in Saigon, consolidating civilian and military commands. The Johnson appointee replaces Henry Cabot Lodge, who returns to bolster Gov Scranton’s presidential bid. Lodge denies candidacy and hints at no personal motive. Senate reaction ranges from broad approval to opposition from Sen Morse. Taylor will be aided by Westmoreland and Johnson in Saigon. confirmation anticipated.
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Maxwell DB. Taylor
South Viet Nam
U. S
Saigon
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Taylor
Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Capitol Bull
Senate
William C. Westmoreland
Alexis Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Red China
Southeast Asia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Ambassador Lodge
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Llinogisans
Chicago
Winos Draft Lodge
Henry Caspot Lodge
William A. Krab
Unti
Richard Nixon
Percy Rips Into Kerner At Rally
Illinois governor candidate Charles Percy excoriates Gov Otto Kerner for broken promises and high spending at a Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Salem. He cites a 100000 overrun in the budget and 14000 new state payroll positions amid a united Republican pitch for November gains.
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Salem
Charles Percy
Forllinois
Otto Kerner
Percy
Bist
Soldiers and Sailors
Kerner
Perty
Illinois
Washington
Pel
Springfield
Fair For Southern Illinois Weather Through Thursday
Generally fair conditions prevail through Thursday with little temperature change. Tonight low in the mid 60s and warmer Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Yesterday’s high 95, low 72, morning 7 am reading 67, 6 pm 72, sun up 5 37 am, sunset 6 18 pm.
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Southern
Illinois
Johnson and Papandreou discuss Cyprus aid plan
President Johnson hosts Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for a second day of diplomacy after a favorable session with Turkey's Ismet Inonu. They aim for direct negotiations between Cyprus disputants, seeking a lasting settlement and harmony against Communist aggression. Papandreou amplified broad ideals and justice in his arrival remarks.
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Washington
Creek
George Papandreou
Johnson
Cyprus
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Papendreou
Williamsburg
Papandreou
White House
Inonu
Iapon
Democrats Face Room Shortage Atlantic City June 14
Atlantic City hotel and motel owners report about 3,000 rooms short of the 14,000 needed for the Democratic National Convention. Housing director Mrs. Elizabeth Harris told the Atlantic City Hotel Motel Association that about 8,000 of the available 10,000 rooms have been assigned, while around 4,000 dignitaries and 1,703 press members still lack accommodations.
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Atlantic City
Elizabeth Harris
Prayer foe Maddalyn Murray flees to Hawaii
Maddalyn Murray, the Maryland atheist who challenged school prayer, left Baltimore with her family for Hawaii after a weekend melee and police confrontation. Traveling under an assumed name, they stopped in San Francisco before boarding United Air Lines at six p.m. The family, including a dog and a cat, sought religious asylum from the governor of Hawaii.
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San Francisco
Maddalyn Murray
Maryland
Baltimore
Hawaii
U.S. Supreme Court
Murray
United Air Lines
Murrays
Bill
Susan Abramsovitz
Susan
Charred car found as search for Mississippi trio widens
Federal and state agents renewed an intensified all‑out search at dawn for three missing civil rights workers in east central Mississippi. Allen Dulles heads to Mississippi on a White House mission as the station wagon is found burned near Owl Creek. FBI tightens probe while Governor Johnson and lawmen coordinate with the press and volunteers from Oxford and Washington.
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Mississippi
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
FBT
Philadelphia
Neshoba County
FBI
FBI J
Andy Goodman
Michael Schwerner
New York City
James
Goodman
Oxford
Ohio
Mosty College
Washington
Ippi
Steve Bingham
FTC rules require health warnings on cigarette packaging
The Federal Trade Commission announced a rule mandating that by January 1 1983 cigarette packages carry a clear health warning and that advertising include the warning by July 1 1965 The rule allows manufacturers to craft wording that conveys the sense of the disclosure while making it conspicuous The move accompanies hearings by the House Commerce Committee on smoking and health with opposition from the tobacco industry and questions about federal authority Surgeon General Luther L Terry and HEW officials urged more legislation before rules are issued
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
House Commerce Committee
Public Health Service
PTC
Luther L. Terry
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dixon
Six Southern Illinois students in Freedom Summer project
Area Rights Team reports six SIU students in the Freedom Summer Project with two already in Mississippi for voter registration work. Jim Adams and Vince Tranquilli have reached Jackson and Greenville, while four others remain in Oxford Ohio awaiting training to join Freedom Schools in Mississippi. Nancy King dropped out of the program.
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Southern Illinois University
Mississippi
Jim Adams
Ava
Greenville
Miss
Malcol Gillespie
Carbondale
Adams
Vince Tranquilli
Springfield
Jackson
Ed Adams
Oxford
Ohio
Jane Adams
Kay Prickett
Sue Nichols
Dob Madison
Columbus
Freedom
Nancy King
Hoopeston
Civil Rights Workers Arrested in Moss Point Mississippi
Jackson County Constable Ho bart W Alford said two civil rights workers were arrested for vagrancy and investigation. Ronald Ridenour of Venice California and Howard Kirchenbaum of Long Beach New York were held in Jackson County jail after a chase and said they were canvassing homes in the Negro settlement area with a group of volunteers.
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Moss Point
Miss
Jackson County
Hobart W. Alford
Alford
Ronald Ridenour
Ing
Venice
Calif
Howard Kirchenbaum
Long Beach
N.Y
Gulf Coast
Jackson Park
Kirchenbaum
Ridenour
Cvil Rights
Nefro
Ridenour and Kirchenbaum
Heavy Blow to Johnson Health Care Plan in Committee
The House Ways and Means committee dropped President Johnson's health care proposal for the aged, delivering a heavy blow to enactment this year. The panel then wrestled with a bill to raise Social Security cash payments, but remained deadlocked. Proponents moved to remove the measure from committee to avoid a vote, narrowing focus to retirement system changes.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Cecil B. .King
D-Calif
Redistricting Bill Favored by House Subcommittee
Washington June 24 CAP A House Judiciary Subcommittee approved a bill to require states to form congressional districts with approximately equal populations. Rep. Emanuel Celler praised it as a major step. the measure aims to limit Supreme Court review of state redistricting while hearings are set for July 22.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Geller
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate panel adopts shift in excise tax on luxury goods
The Senate Finance Committee approved a substitute to reduce excise taxes on furs cosmetics handbags and jewelry by 260 million annually shifting the 10 percent levies from retail to manufacturer price. The change would start Oct 1 1964 and lowers revenue versus full repeal.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Legion rejects topless bathing beauty contestant in McAllen
The American Legion post chapter refused entry to a contestant for the annual bathing beauty review in McAllen Texas on June 24. Blanche Dogster executive secretary of the July 2 event declined to identify the entrant.
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McAllen
Tex
American Legion’ Post
Blanche Dogster
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