Johnson proposes new Panama Canal treaty with share of control
President Johnson announced scrapping the 1903 treaty and drafting a new accord with Panama offering a share in canal management and profits. The plan recognizes Panama sovereignty over the Canal Zone area and hints at a possible Panama site for a future sea level canal, with a new administrative agency to run the canal.
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Stewart Chosen as New U.S. Surgeon General
William H. Stewart, a Public Health Service official since 1951, is nominated by President Johnson to become the 10th U.S. surgeon general. At 44 he would be among the youngest to hold the post, directing 150 programs with a 2 billion dollar budget and 38 000 employees. Terry resigns to join the University of Pennsylvania.
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Paper Strike Settlement Chances Dim
Mediators reported no real progress in marathon negotiations between the New York Times and a striking union over automation and related issues. A weekend settlement looks unlikely as talks were cut short and time runs short before fresh talks planned for today.
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Pittsfield GE Workers Walk in Protest Over Grievance
A second GE strike in three days hit the Pittsfield plant as about 180 International Union of Electrical Workers Local 255 members walked out at 1 p.m. in protest of a grievance rejection. The prior day 700 workers staged a similar walkout and returned to work Thursday morning.
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Periscope notes on Stierer firing, Meyer stance
The Periscope column notes that Meyer says he never wanted Stierer fired. The item hints at internal disputes and frames the firing as Meyer's decision not to pursue. The brief references page placements suggest a larger sports and comics section context.
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Pakistan India warn of fresh hostilities
The two nations accuse each other of violating a cease-fire in Kashmir and threat of renewed fighting. Pakistan cites an Indian artillery barrage near Lahore. India accuses Pakistan in Ferozepore Sialkot sectors. China protests along the Himalayan frontier. Prime Minister Shastri hints at policy shifts. A UN cease-fire withdrawal remains unobserved.
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Giants In 32nd Raid of War B52 Bombs Seek Viet Cong
In Saigon the 32nd B52 raid against Viet Cong targets in Quang Ngai Province followed a ground clash 300 miles north where 600 enemy casualties were claimed by Vietnamese sources. U.S. pilots reported 317 air strikes against suspected communists and over 100 aircraft hit targets in North Vietnam.
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TV producer David Lowe dies of heart attack in New York
David Lowe 51, famed for CBS Reports, collapsed at the Friars Club on East 55th Street. His recent program KKK The Invisible Empire aired three days before his death. He is survived by Harriet Van Horne and two children. Lowe, a native New Yorker, won a Peabody and other awards.
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Vatican Council backs common Bible for all Christians
The Vatican Ecumenical Council urged a common Bible for all Christians and praised modern biblical scholarship using new tools. A six chapter schema on Divine revelation won wide approval from 2,200 prelates with final decree to await Pope Paul VI approval. A key vote endorsed the idea but tied it to future joint work permission by Catholic and Protestant experts.
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Borten Chosen as Norway's Prime Minister
Oslo AP reports Per Borten leader of the Center party was named prime minister by coalition partners after the September elections. The 52 year old will take office early next month, replacing the 30 year Socialist government that built Norway’s welfare state.
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Johnson Orders Shakeup of Federal Civil Rights Agencies
President Johnson reorganizes federal civil rights efforts to end duplication. He abolishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee and the Council on Equal Opportunity and transfers their duties to the attorney general and labor secretary. The Community Relations Service moves to the Justice Department, awaiting congressional action next year.
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Yanks Leaving Santo Domingo
A battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division is being transferred back to the United States. The unit will be replaced by a tank company, reducing U.S. troop strength in the Dominican Republic from 8,876 to about 8,500, Inter-American peace force authorities announced yesterday.
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Dorothy Malone Battles For Life In Marathon Heart Operation
Hollywood actress Dorothy Malone clung to life after a 10 hour heart lung operation. Eight doctors fought to remove clots and save her as she drifted near death multiple times. Fans donated B positive blood as the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital staff worked through the crisis.
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U S to Approve Wheat Shipments for India and Pakistan
Washington officials say the United States will likely approve over 6.5 million tons of surplus wheat worth more than 390 million dollars for India and Pakistan under the Food for Peace program. Deliveries have continued though military aid is paused, with potential shipment costs pushing total to about 526 million.
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United States
India
Pakistan
U.S
Kashmir
Greek crisis ends as PM wins confidence vote
Athens Greece Premier Stephanos Stephano poulos secured a 152 to 148 confidence victory in Parliament ending a two month crisis. The coalition government now has a mandate to restore order amid deep political divisions and protests surrounding the monarchy and Papandreou’s followers.
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George Papandreou
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Center Union Party
Senate authorizes 1.785 billion for antipoverty program
The Senate approved 1.785 billion dollars for the second year of President Johnsons antipoverty program, overriding Republican protests that politics is mixing with poverty. The measure moves to Johnson for potential trimming.
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Senators Back $1.78 Billion Antipoverty Bill
The Senate passed an antipoverty bill by 46 to 22. Democratic senators RFK and Harrison Williams joined Republicans Clifford Case and Jacob Javits in voting in favor.
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Jacob K. Javits
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Senate backs bill amid GOP charges of mismanagement
The Senate approved the measure 46 to 22 as critics from the GOP argued the program is rife with politics and mismanagement after just one year. Senator George Murphy of California faulted the administration for keeping politics in the poverty program amid power struggles in cities like Los Angeles and New York.
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