Johnson asks Congress for 3 billion in foreign aid
President Johnson seeks a fiscal year 1966 foreign aid package totaling 2.9 billion dollars for economic and military aid with an extra 120 million dollars via separate legislation. He requests 100 million for South Korea to bolster planes antiaircraft gear naval radar patrol craft and ammunition amid North Korean threats.
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North
Seoul
United States
North Korea
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Pueblo
Capitol Hill
Seige
Jet Trainer Crashes Into Capital Home
An F84 jet trainer crashed into a house in a residential block near Weir Cook Municipal Airport in Indianapolis. The house burned fiercely with two bodies visible in the wreckage as firefighters secured the scene on Mendenhall Road. It was unclear if the homeowner Harold Clark or his family were at home.
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Indianapolis
Weir Cook
Decatur Township
Harold Clark
Mendenhall Road
Franco presides baptism of Prince Felipe of Borbon
Generalissimo Francisco Franco today led dignitaries at the baptism of Prince Felipe of Borbon who may become Spain’s king in the future.
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UPI
Francisco Franco
Felipe of
Borbon
Spain
Poplar St Feud Over Responsibility For Deterioration
Mayor Leland Larrison warns Poplar Street may be closed to traffic if deterioration continues amid a dispute over who maintains the heavily used road. City and state officials trade letters over responsibility with a June 15 1961 resolution cited, suggesting state control until project completion.
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Poplar St
State Highway Department
George Tofaute
Board of Public Works and Safety
Tofaute
Theity
Tofante
State Highway Commission
Vigo County Board of Commissioners
City of
Terre Haute
Lang Vei Falls And Khe Sanh Under Deep North Vietnamese Assault
North Vietnamese forces began a major push toward Khe Sanh and Lang Vei as fierce artillery and ground attacks drove Marines from Lang Vei. U.S. and allied troops fought back with heavy firepower and air support, while casualties mounted on both sides.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Lang Vei
John T. Wheeler
South China Sea
Weather map summary for Terre Haute and Illinois
River stage 21.6 feet and falling. Cloudy with light snow flurries possible tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity. In Indiana expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 30 percent precipitation chance, and colder conditions Friday with highs 26 to 34. Illinois fans for tonight subfreezing lows near 20 and Friday partly cloudy and colder with mid 20s highs.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Wallace Announces Third Party Presidential Bid
George Wallace formally announced he will run for president on a third party ticket. At a Washington news conference he declared the race irrevocable and aimed to appear on all 50 state ballots funded by the American people. Supporters in Oklahoma and New Hampshire followed his bid while Romney aides weighed a Rockefeller visit to aid the New Hampshire effort.
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New Hampshire
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Washington
Wallace
Barry Goldwater
Michigan
George Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Romney
Rockefeller
Best selling single all time Bing Crosby White Christmas
The best selling single ever is Bing Crosby's White Christmas with sales over 44 million copies since its 1941 release. This enduring classic tops charts and has become a defining holiday track.
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Bing Crosby
Veteran diplomat says U S could have averted Mideast war
David G. Nes, former deputy chief of mission in Cairo, says Washington’s political timidity prevented steps that might have averted the June Arab-Israeli war. He resigned from the Foreign Service after 26 years, claiming he was barred from meaningful assignments. He cites deteriorating U S Egyptian ties and Nasser’s Gulf of Aqaba closure as factors and says his warnings were ignored. He and 576 others were expelled from Egypt after accusations of U S complicity.
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Cairo
United States
David G. Nes
U.S. Foreign Service
Nes
Service
State Department
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Nasser
Egypt
Congress
White House
New York City Garbage Strike Defies Mayor
Ten thousand sanitation workers refused Mayor Lindsay’s 7 am order to return to duty prompting Gov. Rockefeller to consider state help including National Guard. Lindsay declared a health emergency after a week of uncollected waste and 50,000 tons piling in streets like Times Square.
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New York City
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Guard
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Department of Sanitation
Board of Health
Emergency Control Board
Firm President Killed in Blast at Chicago Sausage Plant
A blast and fire at Mickleberry Sausage Co. on Chicago's South Side killed six people including firm president Roy R. Laidly, 61, and injured 78 with 18 firefighters among the injured. About 35 workers were at the plant during the explosion as 250 firefighters fought subfreezing flames for hours.
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Chicago
Roy R. Laidly
Frank Shear
Charles Peppers
Mickleberry Sausage Co
International Amphitheatre
Mansfield sees Pueblo listing as hopeful for crew release
Senate leader Mike Mansfield calls North Korea's release of Pueblo dead and wounded an encouraging sign that crew members may be returned. The State Department cautions against expecting a quick breakthrough as Panmunjom talks continue and U S pressure remains on the Koreans.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Korea
State Department
Mansfield
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