Johnson Cabinet Reviews Viet Nam Peace Proposals
President Johnson and his Cabinet weigh diplomatic ideas to end the war in Viet Nam and consider a British Commonwealth five member peace mission to urge talks. Johnson says North Viet Nam officials showed no interest in negotiations and defends presidential war powers. He also condemns Dominican cease fire violations.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
South
Congress
Dominican Republic
Ohio Methodists announce 173 ministerial assignments
Bishop Francis Gerald Ensley announced major changes at the Ohio Conference closing session. Among 173 assignments, Wilmington District saw the largest shift with many pastors moved to new churches including Perintown Belfast Newtown Mt Holly Blanchester Sugartree Ridge and other charges across the state.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Francis Gerald Ensley
Wilmington
Donald Albasin
Williamsburg
Perintown
Marie Broomhall
Highland Church
Belfast
Joe E. Casto
Asbury
Columbus
Newtown
Clarence Din
Henry A. Simmons
Washington
Herbert Spencer
Methodist Theological School
Port William
Charles B. Stephens
Washington Court House
Milledgeville
Jimmy Gene Walker
Warrensburg
First
Xenia
Edward L. Waters
Ripley
Lester B. Woosley
Montpelier
Sabina
Eaton Firm Hit By Costly Fire
Eaton Ohio AP reports Parker Hannifin Corp plant suffered a fire causing 267 workers to be idled. Damage estimated at 3 to 5 million dollars, making it the worst fire in Preble County history. Firefighters fought the blaze about four hours.
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Eaton, Ohio
Parker - Hannifin Corp
Harold Dono
Humphrey to Meet De Gaulle During Paris Visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey travels to Paris with James McDivitt and Edward White for the International Air and Space Show and will call on President Charles de Gaulle at the Elysee Palace Sunday. Spectators expect talks on Viet Nam policy, the Dominican Republic, and NATO.
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Paris
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles de Gaulle
Humphrey
Washington
James McDivitt
Edward White
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dominican Republic
North Atlantic Alliance
Gemini Twins Off for Paris
America's two Gemini astronauts James A. McDivitt Edward H. White II and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey depart Andrews Air Base at 4 27 a.m. EDT for Paris to attend the International Air Show with special medals from President Johnson and remarks about observers not competition.
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Washington
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Paris
Johnson
Humphrey
Andrews Air Base
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Charles W. Mathews
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Texas
State Department
Titan 3C Flight Demonstrates United States Space Capability
The Titan 3C rocket achieved a successful maiden flight lifting a 21,000 pound inert satellite to 115 miles. Two solid-fuel boosters and a three-stage liquid-fuel core delivered 2.65 million pounds of thrust. Engineers plan unmanned labs next year with potential manned missions in 1967 or 1968.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Air Force
U.S
Stanforth Quits Wilmington Chamber Post
Robert A. Stanforth resigned as manager of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce effective within 30 days after serving since March 1963. The board accepted the resignation with regret and will seek a successor while continuing budget review and plans for a community airstrip and industrial committee. The session was held at the General Denver Hotel with Billy Marine presiding.
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Robert A. Stanforth
Bernice St
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
Stanforth
Chamber
Wilmington - Clinton County
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Charles Fazio
Jack Elfring
Robert Olinger
Norman J. Crabtree
Ohio
Division of Aviation
M. E. Druley
Billy Marine
General Denver
Tom O’neil
Plotters Get Maximum Terms for Monument Bomb Plot
Three New York men and a French Canadian woman were sentenced on charges of conspiring to blow up the Statue of Liberty Liberty Bell and Washington Monument and smuggling dynamite from Montreal to New York. Robert Collier Khaleel Sayyed and Walter Bowe received two consecutive five year terms while Michelle Duclos drew a five year conditional sentence. The judge suspended final action for three months to allow probationary study and potential early release if completed.
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NEW York
William B. Herlands
Herlands
New York City
Washington Monument
Montreal
New Yor
Robert S. Collier
Khaleel S. Sayyed
Walter A. Bowe
Michelle Duclos
Ohio Methodists Back Unity Move
The Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church approved a report urging leaders to push harder for union with five other major Protestant denominations. The panel noted tepid interest after Lexington consultations last April and said another session is set for May 26 in Dallas with Episcopal, United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and Evangelical United Brethren representatives.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Ohio Conference of the
Methodist Church
Lexington
Dallas
Episcopal Church
United Presbyterian Church
United Church of Christ
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Nixon Calls for Intervention in Viet Nam
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon says the risks in Viet Nam justify intervention and that delaying could allow a Russo-Chinese settlement and China's growth as a nuclear power. He spoke Thursday at a news conference in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Richard M. Nixon
Viet Nam
China
Floods devastate eastern Colorado as dams burst
Floods sweeping eastern and southern Colorado cripple roads and infrastructure. Agate Dam failed near Denver and U S 40 closed from Strasburg to the Kansas line. Dam breaks along Big Sandy Creek Fountain River Cripple Creek send high water toward Canon City. A 13 year old girl drowns near Loveland as Denver area dig out. Federal and Red Cross agencies plan relief as President Johnson pledges full aid.
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Agate
Denver
Strasburg
Kansas Line
Big Sandy Creek
el Paso
Fountain River
Pueblo
Cripple Creek
Arkansas River
Canon City
Loveland
South Platte River
Roy McVickers
D-Colo
Big Bomber Raid Uncertain After Vietnam Strike
In Saigon the United States reports 27 B52s debuting in a heavy raid on a Viet Cong jungle area. No enemy casualties found, two bombers lost in a collision. Four survivors and a fifth body rescued at sea. seven airmen missing. Vietnamese ground forces clashed with about 20 Viet Cong, killing one and wounding ten. About 6000 pounds of rice destroyed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Johnson Receives Apache Honor on White Mountain Visit
Lynda Bird Johnson, 21, daughter of the President, was inducted as an honorary member of the White Mountain Apache tribe in Bibeque Arizona. The ceremony included an adoption rite, an Apache chant, feasting, a burden basket gift, a squaw dress and jewelry.
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Bibecue
Ariz
Lynda Bird Johnson
White Mountain
Miss Johnson
Korea to Extend Aid to Viet Nam Reinforcements approved by assembly
South Korea plans to send 460 more troops and two landing ships to South Viet Nam. The 96 to 2 vote excluded the Masses party in protest or abstention. Reinforcements join about 2,000 existing South Korean personnel for engineering, medical and other non combat tasks.
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Seoul
Weather Update Southwest Ohio Fair and Mild
Continued fair weather with little temperature change tonight and Saturday. High Saturday between 76 and 82 degrees. Low tonight around 48 to 54. Sunday outlook remains fair and slightly warmer.
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Ohio
Textbook on Safe Cracking Recovered from Walla Walla
A 28 page mimeographed textbook on safe cracking, hidden in a vocational class diploma bundle at the State Penitentiary, details burglary methods. It includes diagrams on alarms and locks, a test with math questions, and notes that the torch is the most efficient tool shipped by mail to commit break ins.
Four Point Six Billion Dollar tax cut to take effect
President Johnson announced the $4.6 billion excise tax cut will begin with the first stage on signing day. He said prices would drop and shoppers gain purchasing power as retailers pass along savings. The plan phases out taxes on autos, household goods, and many services by 1969.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Treasury Department
Budget Bureau
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
John Q
House
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