Johnson sends get well note to Bob Hope for Christmas tour
President Johnson dispatched a handwritten get well message to Bob Hope who is hospitalized in San Francisco for an eye problem. The White House released the note expressing hope Hope will recover enough to entertain U.S. troops this Christmas overseas, a long-held holiday assignment for him.
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UPI
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Bob Hope
San Francisco
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Bob
Lyndon B. Johnson
Arizona Cotton Crop Estimate Shows Decline in Acreage
The Agriculture Department reports Arizona's year end cotton crop at 845000 bales from 396000 acres planted and 387000 harvested, yielding 1048 pounds per acre. Seed output reaches 355000 tons, down from 391000 last year, with December totals 554094 bales versus 650965 in 1962, linked to reduced acreage.
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Arizona
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New Nuclear Howitzer Shell Ready
The Defense Department announced development of a new nuclear shell for the 155 millimeter howitzer used by the Army and Marine Corps. It is the first battlefield nuclear weapon announced since the Davy Crockett rockets in 1962. The army and Atomic Energy Commission developed the projectile with a range of 8 to 10 miles and will be available in the near future for units in Europe, the Far East, and the United States.
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Air Hijacker Loses Suit Against FBI and CIA
Leon Bearden, 39, of Cool Ridge, failed to file a $12 million damage suit against the FBI and CIA in U.S. district court after attempting to proceed in forma pauperis. Bearden, who with his son Cody hijacked a Continental Airliner in 1961, is serving a lengthy sentence in Leavenworth for obstruction of commerce. The Fifth Circuit later reversed some charges, and Bearden faced life and additional years for kidnapping and theft.
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Rome Theaters to Close in Protest of TV Competition
About 700 movie theaters in Rome and Lazio will close December 17 and 18 to protest competition from television, a meet ing last night decided. The move involves movie managers and aims to pressure broader attention to cinema.
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UPI
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