Johnson tightens drive for federal economy gains
President Johnson pressed his push for a stronger federal economy focusing on military spending and indicated a close consultative link with former President Eisenhower. He ordered CIA chief McCone to arrange a meeting with Eisenhower to review intelligence and the administration’s actions on Eisenhower’s suggestions. Johnson announced a defense review board to reconsider installations to cut costs and noted earlier reductions drawing strong public support. He plans to meet Mexico's Lopez Mateos in February and said budget requests were cut by 731 million and 10,000 jobs by cabinet departments.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Eisenhower
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Calif
Teodoro Moscoso
Alliance For Progress
Thomas C. Mann
inter-American Affairs
Moscoso
Mann
LBJ
Pedernales
Powell Cited for Contempt Over Libel Judgment
UPI reports Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell was held in contempt for ignoring a 211,500 libel judgment summons. He must pay or appear Jan. 6 for a financial exam. Powell plans an appeal from his Puerto Rico residence. Harold Miller named finance chairman for Washington County Republican Committee.
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New York
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
D.N. Y
Harlem Democrat
Powell
Puerto Rico
Harlem
Esther James
James
Manhattan
State Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
Harold Miller
Crawfordsville
Washington County Republican Central Committee
Joe H. Jones
Foreign aid bill may be re written
Washington report notes that the U S foreign aid program faces a major overhaul in 1964 as Congress moderates Kennedy era requests Johnson forms an eight member panel led by George Ball to seek economies and streamline administration. A separate notice announces funeral services for Mrs Stanley Arthur Columbus Jet.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Ball
Johnson and Erhard meet at Bergstrom for talks in Texas
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard begin a high level two day dialogue at Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin with full military honors and a formal welcome. They will travel to the LBJ Ranch for two days of discussions on East West relations and U S European trade aided by Texas hospitality and planned social activities.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Texas
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Houston
Bergstrom
LBJ
Proctor family benefit sale set by local Jaycees
Washington Jaycees sponsor a benefit auction for the family of the late Keith Proctor, longtime Washington County Home steward. The sale, at the Washington County Fairgrounds on January 18, will feature items donated by residents. Auctioneers Murphy and Soukup donate time. contact listed organizers by January 13 to contribute items or arrange pickup. Proctor was president of the local Jaycees at his death. Funeral services pending for John Zihlman in Wayland. Columbus Junction fire crews respond to a grain storage blaze at the C E Pierce farm.
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Proctor
Washington County
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Murphy
Soukup
Washington Jaycees
Ronnie Goff
Skip Renoux
Wayland
John Zihlman
Zeth Funeral Home
Ernest L. Clark of Crawfordsville Dies at 74
Ernest L. Clark, 74, of Crawfordsville died Friday December 27, 1963, at his home after a lengthy illness. A rural mail carrier for 43 years, he retired in 1956. He was born September 4, 1889, married Flora Keiper in 1912, and observed their 50th anniversary in 1962. Funeral at United Presbyterian Church with burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery.
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Ernest L. Clark
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Robert Rushing
Jones
Farm agencies move to Wood building in county
New quarters are prepared for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Soil Conservation Service, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The three agencies will share a single office on West Jefferson with about 12 staff. The SCS and FCIC move January 2, ASC S January 13, in a building owned by Earl Wood and Sons.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
S.cs
A.S.C.S
Earl Wood and Sons
Governor Hughes laments hard year yet touts Iowa progress
Gov. Harold E. Hughes described 1963 as not an easy year but said Iowa left it with a strong record of progress. He cited issues from outdated liquor laws to brucellosis testing and praised bipartisan reforms, envisioning a new era with reapportionment and bolder programs without tax increases.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
State Capitol
Cyprus accuses Turkey of gunboat diplomacy over fleet near Cyprus
Cyprus charged Turkey with gunboat diplomacy for sending a 12 warship fleet toward its coast. The Security Council met late Friday night and adjourned without action as Cyprus and Greece accused Turkey and Turkish residents in Nicosia of inciting violence.
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UPI
Cyprus
Turkey
Security Council
Nicosia
Francis T
P. Plimpton
Adlai Stevenson
Greece
Hungary
Zenon Rossides
Rassides
Adnan Kural
Bulgaria pledges embassy protection after mob attacks Sofia
In Vienna a U.S. official said Bulgaria promised sufficient protection to stop further demonstrations at the Sofia legation after about 3000 Bulgarians pelted the building with stones coal and ice. Four American cars were damaged and windows broken. The protest followed a treason trial involving 56-year-old former Bulgarian diplomat Ivan-Assen Georgiev who allegedly provided secrets to American intelligence over years. Georgiev faces possible death sentence. BTA reported his Moscow arrest before a Paris flight attempt.
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Vienna
Thepokesman
U.S
Richard Johnson
U.S. Legation
Sofia
Ivan - Assen Georgiev
Legation
Georgiev
BTA
Moscow
Paris
Meredith plans study trip to Nigeria and Europe
James Meredith, the first Black graduate of the University of Mississippi, plans to enroll in a Nigerian university for advanced study in international politics or social studies. He will leave in April for a trip across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and may speak at several venues.
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Washington
UPI
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Weather outlook for the state this weekend
United Press reports a partly cloudy to cloudy pattern from Saturday through Sunday with scattered very light snow flurries in the extreme north Saturday and over most of the state Saturday night into Sunday in the northwest. Temperatures stay chilly with lows 0 to 5 below in the northeast to 5–10 above in the southwest. highs 10–15 northeast to 15–20 southwest. Monday remains partly cloudy and cold.
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