Truman calls Keating plan for two vice presidents
Former President Truman called Senator Kenneth Keating's proposal to amend the constitution so there would be two vice presidents silly. He said the current setup is good enough and dismissed Goldwater's criticisms of President Johnson as unfounded. Truman was walking near his Manhattan hotel when he commented and planned to return home to Independence, Missouri.
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Living costs climb to all time high in November
Washington reports the Labor Department says the consumer price index rose to 107.4 percent of 1957-59 prices in November, lifting the cost of living to a record level. Food, vegetables, sugar and rents climbed while utilities stayed steady and wages edged higher for factory workers with three dependents.
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Wood alcohol outbreak leaves 25 dead in Skid Row
In Philadelphia, a massive wood alcohol poisoning outbreak killed 25 people in four days in the Skid Row section. Victims were found in their rooms with 50 to 70 percent wood alcohol near them, often with canned heat nearby. Health Commissioner Dr. Norman R. Ingraham ordered an investigation into the source and said malice was unlikely.
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U S protests Berlin Wall slaying by border guards
The United States protested to the Soviet Union over the Christmas Day shooting of 18 year old Paul Schultz by East German border guards on the Berlin wall. The protest, filed in Bonn, denounced the killing and urged action to prevent future acts as Berliners marked holidays amid ongoing wall closures and crossings.
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Nina Khrushchev Visits Moscow Graphics Show
Nina Khrushchev tours an American graphics art exhibition in Moscow on Friday escorted by a Russian speaking American guide. The visit draws thousands of Russians including the Soviet Premier’s wife, amid official praise of the event as cultural exchange and criticism labeling it ideological subversion by Soviet press.
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