President Johnson Outlasts Guests at White House Parties
Frances Lewine reports that President Johnson dominates White House gatherings by staying late, guiding guests from diplomats to secretaries in dancing the frug and hitchhiker. Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent lead a watusi as Jens Otto Krag’s dinner dance unfolds.
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White House
President Johnson
Lincoln
East Room
Bill D. Moyers
Elizabeth Carpenter
Denmark
Jens Otto Krag
Helle Wickner
Luci
Pat Nugent
Jens Otto-Crag
Heile Virkner
May Craig
Diamonds Cut in Lisbon Apartment Spark Growth Plan
A Lisbon communique reveals DIALAP, a Portuguese diamond cutting firm, used apartments on Avenida dos Estados Unidos for two years to finish gems from Angola. The firm now runs workshops for 650 workers in a suburban plant, aiming to double last year’s 5 120 carats output.
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Dialap
Angola
Avenida Dos
Europe
Cmdr
Ernesto de Vilhena
N and W Fresh Merger Expansion Proposal Faces ISC Hearings
Norfolk and Western executive John P. Fishwick testified that adding five smaller railroads to a N and W C and O system offers the only economic solution for the eastern railroad problem. He said the bid by Erie Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Boston and Maine to join the N and W is unacceptable and Erie’s stock lacks earnings prospects.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
John P. Fishwick
Fishwick
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie Lackawanna
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Boston and Maine
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Dereco
Cost of living rises despite mixed economic signals
Economists note the consumer price index jumped in April to 112.5 from March, with a 1.4 percent three month gain the highest since 1951. Food leveled off while services such as housing, transportation, clothing and medical costs led the increases.
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AP Business News
NEW York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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