Johnson outlines Latin America policy aims
President Johnson sets broad goals for a united American community with progress and freedom. He designates Thomas Mann as assistant secretary of state for inter American affairs and directs him to coordinate all U S policies in the region, focusing on economic social and cultural programs to reduce poverty illiteracy and disease.
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Washington
Johnson
Latin America
Thomas C. Mann
Mann
Mexico
Edwin M. Martin
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alliance For Progress
John F. Kennedy
U.S
United States
Even the Lot's Gone
Los Angeles flood victim R C Elliott laments loss of his Baldwin Hills home after a dam burst flood devastates a four square mile area. He and wife inspect the wreckage and vow to recover as relief efforts begin and residents recount the destruction.
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Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
Unilateral Moves Touted to Ease East West Tensions
Paris dispatch reports Western powers weighing unilateral moves to thaw Cold War strains without binding commitments. A high source says the approach avoids quick summit talks and would rely on parallel steps after consultation with European allies. The note notes a Soviet 1964 budget shift could spur Western responses, while Khrushchev faces internal economic pressure and China dispute.
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Paris
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Red China
Khrushchev
New York Basketball Star Killed In Car Attack By Laborer
City College star Mike Schaffer 19 of the Bronx died after a laborer drove his car into a group of collegians following a scuffle near campus. Eddie Weissman 19 of Manhattan was arrested on homicide charges. Schaffer had led his team to a 74-44 win over RPI the night before.
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NEW York
City College
Mike Schaffer
Bronx
Eddie Weissman
Manhattan
Weissman
Schaffer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Weather update for Butte region and Divide area
Cloudy with occasional snow today through Tuesday in the Butte area. Highs near 30 and lows around 18 with little change. East of Divide expect mostly cloudy skies with snow south and flurries north. highs 5 to 35, Monday night cold. West of Divide similar with highs 25 to 32. Cows Monday night 5 to 20.
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Butte
Divide
Floods kill three as Baldwin Hills area dives into recovery
Rescue teams uncovered a third body in the mud as floods from the Baldwin Hills dam break displaced 16 500 people and damaged 9 000 homes. Red Cross set up shelter at Dorsey High while helicopters rescued around 1 000 residents. Two victims identified as Hattie Schwartz and Maurice Carroll, Arch Young named among the dead. Police tightens patrol to curb looting and salvage plans begin.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Baldwin Hills
William Parker
Parker
Red Cross
Dorsey High School
Coast Guard
Hattie Schwartz
Green Village
Maurice Carroll
Hostages in Bolivia to be freed by miners after standoff
Vice President Juan Lechin announced the release of 21 hostages including four Americans as federal troops surrounded Catavi and Siglo Veinte. The government said no deal was made, only a promise to withdraw troops. Lechin, leader of the National Mineworkers Federation, traveled toward Catavi to secure the release amid pressure over two arrested Communist leaders and murder sedition fraud charges.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Juan Lechin
Castro
Miners Federation
Lechin
National Mineworkers Federation
Catavi
Siglo Veinte
Andes
Here
Victor Paz Estenstoro
Potosi
U.S. Department of State
United States
Johnson Faces Test On Foreign Aid Bill In House
President Johnson faces his first major test as the House acts on a pruned foreign aid bill. The House Appropriations Committee cut the program to 28 billion dollars, drawing Johnson’s charge that the move would straitjacket U S policy. Critics and supporters debate the level and impact of aid in a sharply divided Congress.
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Johnson
Washington
UPI
House
Appropriations Committee
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Senate
United States of America
Otto L. Passman
D-La
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Passman
Tol d
GI Defects to Red China Over Job Promise
UPI reports a U.S. soldier Jerry Wayne Parrish of Morganfield Kentucky defects to North Korea, saying the Communist state offers guaranteed jobs and a bright future. Parrish, of the 1st Cavalry Division, crossed the border December 6 on patrol near the truce line. His mother Virginia Craddock questions the defecture, noting she believes he remains in the United States. The North Korean radio quoted Parrish praising the government and people.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Korea
Radio
Parrish
Smith Mills
Virginia Craddock
Unlikely Confederates in Crime The Sinatra Jr Kidnapping Trio
FBI arrest shows house painter John William Irwin 42 abalone fisherman Joseph Clyde Amsler 23 and Barry Worthington Keenan 23 an unemployed appliance salesman as suspects in the Sinatra Jr kidnapping. They allegedly released the 19 year old singer at a mountain lake resort for 240000 ransoms while most of the money was recovered. Keenan and Amsler were West Los Angeles University High School classmates Nancy Sinatra was in the same class and Keenan knew her better than most.
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Hollywood (Ap
Frank Sinatra Jr
Mountain Lake
John William Irwin
Joseph Clyde Amsler
Barry Worthington Keenan
FBI
Sence
Keenan
Amsler
University High School
Los Angeles
Nancy Sinatra
Tommy Sands
Navy
Eugene Gierson
Nancy
Trucker Avoids Major Crash Near Butte With Gas Trailer
A Billings trucker dodged a collision on Highway 2 nine miles east of Butte as a liquefied gas tanker veered off after a pickup slid on a slippery road. One injured youth, Mike Biers, was treated and released. no fire occurred. The Petrolane Supply Co. rig, en route to Missoula, left the scene with the driver and helper unavailable.
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Billings
Harding Way
Butte
Roosevelt Drive
Mike Biers
Wilson
Biers
Silver Bow General Hospital
Dale Evans
Petrolane Supply Co. of
Missoula
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