Big Unions Back LBJ Viet Policy
In San Francisco AFL CIO leader George Meany pledged union support for President Johnson on Viet Nam and a larger share of wealth for workers. He avoided promising to curb wages, citing inflation fears, while urging aid for low paid workers and noting government burdens on the president.
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San Francisco
Johnson
Organized Labor
Viet Nam
America
AFL Cio
George Meany
Meany
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Clinton County War on Poverty Aids Children Amid Mail Mixups
Clinton County Ohio faces delays as poverty program applications bounce between Chicago and Washington to be approved. Officials hope for clearance to fund preschool and remedial reading for over 600 low income children. Blanchester police repair toys for Christmas, donors can drop at station or call for pickup.
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Clinton County
Chicago
Washington D. C
Washington
W. Va
Community Action Council
Ohio
U S Sees Kremlin Change Proof of Brezhnev Grip
Washington reports changes in the Soviet leadership bolster Brezhnev s control and party power. Mikoyan’s resignation ends a long career while Podgorny, kept in a ceremonial role, is viewed as unlikely to return to active politics.
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U.S
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Washington
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikoli V. Podgorny
Mikoyan
Central Committee
Podgorny
Khrushchev
Greek Freighter Costantis Drifts Aground in North Atlantic Storm
The 7,200 ton Greek freighter Costantis, battered by 40 foot waves 300 miles southwest of Ireland, drifted stern down as three ships searched. One crewman died, another was rescued, a third missing. Queen Mary aided scene before Costantis headed to Falmouth under tow or escort.
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London
Constantis
Ireland
Falmouth
England
New York
Plymouth
Flooding of Moscow Debated in Indiana
Greensburg Indiana residents will attend a hearing next Wednesday to hear U S Army Engineers explain plans for an 8800 acre Downeyville Reservoir that would flood Moscow a town 14 miles southwest of Rushville. The community includes 25 dwellings a store a church a stone quarry and Rush County’s longest covered bridge over Big Flatrock River.
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Greensburg
Ind
Moscow
Downeyville Reservoir
U.S. Army Engineers
Rushville
Rush County
Big Flatrock River
Physician Also Raps Army Chow
LA JOLLA California AP physician William Dock, chief at the Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital, denounces Army chow as atherogenic. He warns that a diet of milk butter eggs and fat beef risks heart trouble and says other services face similar issues.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Army
William Dock
Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital
New York
American College of Cardiology
LBJ Seeks Every Effort Before Hard Steps in Viet Nam
President Johnson says he will exhaust every peace effort before other hard steps in Viet Nam. He notes Britain seeks talks and Moscow and Hanoi blame the United States for widening the war. He spoke by telephone to the AFL-CIO convention in San Francisco after reviewing options with advisers.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Moscow
Hanoi
United States
Britain
U.S
San Francisco
Group Forms to Fight World Hunger in Washington
The Committee on the World Food Crisis held its organizational meeting in Washington. A spokesman said its creation was sparked by the impending expiration of the Food-for-Peace Act and shrinking U.S. farm surpluses. Kansas Governor William H. Avery warned that wheat stocks are less than domestic needs for a full year.
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Washington
Committee On the
U.S
Kansas
William H. Avery
Marines Seek End to Vietnam Trap Costly War Drags On
Washington AP reports wartime spending in Vietnam runs in the billions annually with daily costs around 16.5 million and overall U.S. military strength growing from 56 thousand to over 165 thousand in Vietnam and 60 thousand on ships. Officials note costs are rising and often underestimated.
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Washington
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
Johnson Administration
Battle Rages Into 3rd Day Near Da Nang Chu Lai
U S Marines press a three day battle with Viet Cong between Da Nang and Chu Lai as helicopters from the carrier Valley Forge airlift fresh units into action. Air and ground forces pound targets in the rice plain while Hanoi accuses U S forces of chemical warfare.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Chu Lai
Valley Forge
South China Sea
Navy
Air Force
Viet Nam
Diet Bien Phu
Hanoi
Gemini 7 in space as Gemini 6 set to chase Sundays
Lovell and Borman aboard Gemini 7 on day six of a 14 day mission pass two million miles from Earth while Gemini 6 readies to launch Sunday under NASA plans. Schirra and Stafford prepare for a first ever close pursuit within inches during a six hour formation. Barbara Lovell asked for a Christmas homecoming as Mission Control played a requested tune.
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Borman
Lovell
Mission Control Center
Barbara
Daddy
Fireball Sightings Reported Across Much of the Nation
A brilliant meteor or fireball lit skies from the Northeast to California on Thursday night. Reports spread by phone as witnesses in Idaho, Oregon, and Humboldt County California described a green tail and exploding glow. Experts said fireballs are natural meteors and may leave meteorites after impact.
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Pittsburgh
California
Midwest
William P. Bidelman
University of Michigan
Idaho
Jack Trumbull
Elyria
Humboldt County
Idaho Falls
Defense Department
Washington
Bidelman
Lausche Beats Illness in India Meeting With Indo Ministers
In New Delhi the group including Senators Lausche and Jordan met India's food and finance ministers to discuss India's severe food shortage and financial strain amid military threats from China. Senator Morse remained in bed, while Lausche recovered after an intestinal upset and played a round of golf earlier.
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New Delhi
Wayne Morse
Dore
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
B. Everett Jordan
D-N. C
Lausche
India
Red China
Shastri Plans U S Visit for Talks With Johnson
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri announced he will visit the United States on February 1 for talks with President Johnson. He called the American people friendly and said the two nations have much in common.
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New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
Johnson
Shastri
India
Congressmen Tour War Fronts Dwarfing Ambush Fears
A flood of visiting lawmakers tours U S military bases in Vietnam, with at least 45 congressmen and 11 governors joining four day VIP itineraries. They inspect units such as the 1st Cavalry and 1st Infantry Division, fly on helicopters, and meet Marines, all while posing for photographers and seeking constituents.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Congress
1St Cavalry
An Khe
South China Sea
da Nang
1St Infantry Division
State funds enable handicapped education across Ohio districts
Federal money totaling more than 39 million dollars will be available to all Ohio school districts for handicapped and deprived children in the coming fiscal year. State Superintendent E. E. Holt will propose allocations at the State Board of Education meeting. county figures include Clinton 241 456 and Athens 478 597 among others.
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Columbus
Ohio
E. E. Holt
State Board of Education
Holt
Clinton
Fayette
Highland
Greene
Warren
Pickaway
Madison
Ross
Hacking
Fairfield
Athens
Gallia
Perry
van Wert
Allen
Mercer
Paulding
Putnam
Circular student services building planned at BG State University
Bowling Green State University outlines a $1.7 million circular student services building. President William T. Jerome III says the elevated round center will house counseling assistance and other services under one roof. The 15 foot raised forum like space will host informal lectures or gatherings and small stage presentations.
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Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green State University
William T. Jerome III
World's Largest Woman Flora Jackson Dies in Florida
Mrs. Flora Mae Jackson 35 billed herself the world s largest woman died Wednesday weighing 840 pounds before her death in Jacksonville Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Flora Mae Jackson
Missing Three from Newton Falls Family Sought
Warren Losh reports his wife age 30 and children Lyn 10 and John 12 vanished from their Newton Falls home. Deputies say lights were on, his wife’s car missing, a revolver and shells taken from a dresser. money and clothing left. Police investigate in Warren and Newton Falls.
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Warren, Ohio
Trumbull
Weather Outlook for Ohio Regions
Ohio stays cloudy with little temperature change tonight. Rain chances are possible in western and southern areas, lows in the 30s to 40s. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies, warmer with scattered showers, highs 54 to 60 in the south and 45 to 55 in the north.
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