Nuptial Mass for Luci Johnson at National Shrine
Luci Baines Johnson, 19, married Patrick Nugent, 23, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. President Johnson, in cutaway and striped trousers, escorted his daughter to the altar and sat with Lady Bird as the ceremony proceeded.
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Washington
UPI
Luci
Pat
Luci Baines Johnson
Johnson
Patrick John Nugent
Waukegan, Ill
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic University
White House
United States
Lady Bird
Lynda Bird
Luci Johnson
Shrine of Immaculate Conception
Priscilla Kidder
Boston
Leadership Workshops Under Way in Indiana Jaycees Event
Jaycees from across Indiana gather for a three day leadership school in Terre Haute opening Friday at the Terre Haute House. About 400 delegates are expected with speakers including Frederick T Bauer Richard Bodine Richard Lugar and Howard Batman.
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Jaycees
Indiana
Terre Haute House
Jaycee
Frederick T. Bauer
Richard Bodine
House of Representatives
Richard Lugar
Howard Batman
Lugar
Batman
Harvey Hahn
Otterbein
Dayton
Ohio
Wendell C. Garrett
181St Combat Support Group
Indiana Air National Guard
Jonathan Cottrell
Wyman Haskins
Lone Star Chalice at Luci Johnson Nu Gent Wedding
The communion cup used at the Luci Johnson-Patrick Nu gent wedding became known as the Lone Star chalice. It was presented to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 1959 by Texas Catholics and features blue bonnets, Texas' state flower.
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Washington
UPI
Luci Johnson-Patrick Nugent
Lone Star
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson First White House Bride Father Trend
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the seventh U.S. president to serve as father of the bride. He marks a first by escorting his daughter down the church aisle, breaking a White House wedding pattern set by prior presidents whose daughters wed at the White House. historical examples include Maria Monroe in 1820, Elizabeth Tyler in 1842, Nellie Grant in 1874, and Alice Roosevelt in 1906, with the latter drawing 1,000 guests.
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Gerard P. Nugent Jr
Viet Nam
Pat
Gerard P. Nugent Sr
Robert Twynham
Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
White House
Maria Monroe
James Monroe
Samuel Lawrence Gouvener
Elizabeth Tyler
James Tyler
William Waller
Nellie Grant
U. S. Grant
Algernon Sartoris
Walt Whitman
Alice” Roosevelt
Teddy
Nicholas Longworth
Weather Forecast Summary from U S Weather Bureau
River stage nine feet stationary. Yesterday high 88 and low 54 with no precipitation. Generally fair and warm through Sunday with highs in the upper 80s and low in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Ontario and Illinois: fair and warm with possible thundershowers. temperatures today in the upper 80s to 90s, tonight low 50s to 60s. Azure Street thermometer reads 58 at 58 a.m. and 85 at 2 p.m.
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Indiana
Illinois
Monroe’s Daughter Marries White House Aide in 1820
The first U.S. president to witness his daughter wed while in office was James Monroe. His daughter Maria married Samuel Gouverneur, the president’s private secretary, on March 2, 1820. Only 42 guests attended the small ceremony in the White House.
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Maria
Samuel Gouverneur
Auto Races Sunday to Launch Fair Program
Sunday marks the official 1966 Vigo County Fair opening at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds south of Terre Haute. Highlights include a sprint car IMCA program starting at noon with heats, consos, a trophy dash and a 30 lap feature, plus a 200-strong Western Horse Show under AQHA and QHA rules. Kenneth Hazeldine and Don Smith forecast big draws, with parachute jumps infield, the James Drew Show, Miss Vigo County Fair Pageant, tractor pulling, and musical acts including the Tribune-Star Tournament of Music and Fantasticks and Dukes of Harmony in the week’s lineup.
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QHA
Kenneth Hazeldine
Smith
James Drew
Louisville
The
Terre Haute Jaycees
Martinsville
Tribune - Star Tournament of Music
Fantasticks
Dukes of Harmony
Judy Miller
Plan to Beautify Fairbanks Park
Terre Haute Jaycees and the Terre Haute Park Board rally behind Project Pride to refurbish Fairbanks Park. Plans include benches, picnic tables, ovens, playground gear, shelters, restrooms, lighting, and fountains. They aim to upgrade Chauncey Rose Memorial, boat club, roads, and parking as part of a citywide master plan.
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Chauncey Rose Memorial
Richard Hahn
Ronald Rich
The
Jaycees
Wabash River
Steeg Park
Spacewalker Michael Collins Promoted in Air Force
UPI reports astronaut Michael Collins, Gemini 10 spacewalker, has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. The change advances a career noted for his pivotal missions and long service in military space programs.
More 4th Infantry Men Arrive in S. Viet Nam
U S troops in Viet Nam reach about 290000 as a brigade of the 4th Infantry Division lands and moves to the central highlands. Despite light ground fighting, air strikes against North Viet Nam continue with 105 missions reported and missiles fired at U S pilots.
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S. Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
U.S
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Pleiku
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Ivy
Ft. Lewis
Wash
A. S. Collins Jr
Utah Beach
France
Meuse-Argonne
South
Guam
Quang Tin Province
da Nang
Hanoi
North
Haiphong
Two Terre Haute youths die in early morning crash
Two Terre Haute youths, Harry Vincent McCready and William M. McDougal, were killed when their car left State Road 42 near the Vigo-Clay line, flipping and landing on McDougal. A third teen, Lester L. Morton Jr., 18, was in serious condition at St. Anthony’s Hospital with a severe facial laceration. Funeral arrangements are pending for McDougal and McCready. Morton’s condition and next steps follow standard protocols.
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Terre Haute
Vigo
Clay County
Harry Vincent McCready
22Nd St
William M. McDougal
7Th St
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lester L. Morton Jr
Les Morton
N. 9Th St
Indiana
Bill Rodgers
Putnamville Post
McDougal
McCready
Callahan
DeBaun Funeral Home
June Sullivan
Roy Sullivan
Kelley
Tracy Sullivan
Terrance Sullivan
N. 7Th St
Clyde E. Price
Thomas Funeral Home
Harry McCready
Judy Roby
Carl Reimer
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Johnson warns steel inflation could curb space program funding
President Johnson signaled a $5 billion NASA appropriation while warning business and unions that rising steel prices could force deeper government cuts, particularly in space program spending. He linked the warning to recent steel hikes and the labor contract stalemate affecting airlines, stressing inflation could hit federal expenditures.
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Washington
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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