Johnson targets defense budget at fifty one billion
President Johnson plans about 51 billion dollars for next year’s defense, a reduction from the Chiefs of Staff request of 60 billion. McNamara says the savings reach a total that preserves or strengthens peacetime defenses. The Joint Chiefs will address appropriations committees later.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
McNamara
White House
Congress
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Joint Chiefs
World welcomes new year with prayers and parties
The new year opens with hopes for peace as leaders around the world greet 1964. Nations exchange messages while celebrations range from solemn prayers to lively revelry in Times Square and major cities. Domestic venues list high dinner and dance prices, with crowds traveling from Canada into Windsor for events.
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New York
Times Square
Allied Chemical Building
Times Tower
Grand Central Terminal
Japan
Hayato Ikdien
Khrushchev
Ikeda
Far East
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Enar Gerhardsen
Norway
United States
Los Angeles
Cocoanut Grove
Hollywood Paladium
Windsor
Ontario
Congress Ends Long Session Faces Hard Choices Ahead
Washington AP reports Congress wrapped its longest peacetime session with warning that civil rights and tax cuts lie ahead. Senate leaders touted the nuclear test ban and three education bills as major wins while noting ongoing battles over key legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Soviet Bloc
House
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Quarantine For Scabies Inspection In Clinton County
A county wide scabies inspection and state quarantine begins next Monday with inspectors Robert Hackney and Howard Nascar in Adams Chester Liberty Richland Vernon Wilson and Union townships. Flocks will be inspected January to certify scabies free and allow breeding or feeding sales.
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Clinton County
Robert Hackney
Howard Nascar
Arnold Wilson
Adams
Chester
Liberty
Richland
Vernon
Wilson
Union
Clark
Green
Jefferson
Marion
Washington
Wayne
Union Township
Clinton County Extension Office
Four Tots Die In Home Fire In Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio four children of the Joshua Hall family were killed early today when a two story home burned. Five other family members escaped in night clothes as firemen recovered bodies from the rubble. The father on relief rolls tried to reach the trapped children but was unable.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Joshua Hall
Youngstown
Hall
Joshua Jr
Josephine
Brenda
Deverer
Mary
Gladys
Fred
Derick
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
New Year Day Water Pumping To Resume At Cowan
Clinton County Water Co resumes pumping on New Year’s Day as a frozen section of the temporary line from Lake Cowan to Burtonville reservoir is replaced. Temperature in the 20s hoped to allow operation, with a nine day supply in the reservoir and 500000 gallons daily use. Fire wells supply about half, and some stations complain car washing continued elsewhere. Water customers show cooperation, and officials plan insulation and heating to prevent future freezes.
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Clinton County Water Co
Lake Cowan
Burtonville Reservoir
Drowning in Lake Erie Claims Coed and Editor's Daughter
In Huron Ohio two skaters, Joan Klecka 18 and Betsy Roesgen 7, drowned when ice broke on Lake Erie. Joan is the daughter of Joseph Klecka. Betsy is the daughter of William Roesgen, managing editor of the Sandusky Register. Both families learned of the tragedy while at work.
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Huron
Ohio
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Joan Klecka
Joseph Klecka
Betsy Roesgen
William Roesgen
Roesgen
Sandusky Register
Goldwater Signals Presidential Bid Amid GOP Bets
GOP senators place bets that Barry Goldwater will enter the 1964 presidential race. Goldwater, in Phoenix, says a decision is imminent after a private session with Arizona leaders. Supporters expect him to announce. others note Nelson Rockefeller is already a declared candidate.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Senate
White House
Arizona
Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
Col Anson B Cook Sworn Ohio Highway Patrol Chief
Col Anson B Cook, former patrol captain, was sworn in as chief of the Ohio Highway Patrol by Chief Justice Kingsley A Taft in the governor’s office. Present were Warren C Nelson and 10 officers, along with Mrs Cook and their two daughters. Radcliffe retires to make way for the new leader.
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Columbus, Ohio
Anson B. Cook
Ohio Highway Patrol
Kingsley A. Taft
Ohio Supreme Court
Cook
Warren C. Nelson
James Wilkerson
Findlay
Catherine
Wilmington College
Scott B. Radcliffe
Scouts To Collect Christmas Trees Citywide
All residents may place Christmas trees at the curb Saturday for collection by Boy Scouts for wildlife conservation. Trees go to the fairgrounds to be hauled by Herbert Conner and distributed to areas in need. Scouts meet at Gumley Implement at 8 30 a m with John Gumley in charge.
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Fairgrounds
Herbert Conner
Gumley
John Gumley
Ohio Civil Rights Commission year-end: 325 discrimination cases
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission reports 325 discrimination cases in the last year, with 203 in employment and 122 in public housing, across a 12 month period in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Civil Rights Commission
Little Guy Faces New Year With Uncertain Peace
The piece follows a nameless worker in Washington reflecting on JFK's assassination and a sense that violence and world unrest threaten a peaceful home life. He weighs personal security, family welfare, and the fragile hope for a better future as he returns home for New Year’s Eve.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Central Park Turned Into Private Jungle
In New York the bird sanctuary area of Central Park has been overrun by domestic cats. Evicted from apartments nearby, the felines have preyed on park birds and migratory ducks. A park worker reported 47 cats trapped this year and 26 last year.
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New York
Central Park
mid-Manhattan
No Paper Wednesday New Year holiday
The News-Journal will not publish on Wednesday due to the New Year’s Day nationwide holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News-Journal
Chou En-lai Seeks Peaceful Coexistence Policy
Premier Chou En-lai said Communist China supports peaceful coexistence with capitalism and opposes U S hostility. He called for withdrawal of American forces from Formosa and outlined his Africa tour and a joint Morocco communique endorsing peaceful coexistence and cooperation among systems.
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Paris
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chou
United States
Red China
China
Formosa
Peren
Nial
Formosa Strait
Rabat
Morocco
Africa
Albania
Soviet Union
Tunisia
Ghana
Mali
Guinea
East Africa
Weather Report for Mrs Ethel Hayes
Partly cloudy tonight in Southern and Central Ohio with a low around 8 to 15. Cloudiness remains considerable and warmer conditions are expected Wednesday. Sunrise today is not specified. Sunset today at 5 24 p m. Maximum and minimum temperatures not clearly stated. Humidity at 10 a m is unclear. Precipitation and barometric readings are partially unreadable.
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SETA
Ohio
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