John F Kennedy birthday observed with nationwide tributes
On what would have been John F Kennedy s 47th birthday the nation paused for memorials and reflections. The Kennedy family planned quiet observances at Hyannis Port with other segments beamed from Dublin and London. President Johnson and officials honored Kennedy at Arlington and the White House state dining room.
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Mass
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
White House
Jack
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Boston
Kenne
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
de Mass
Sean Lemass
Telstar II
Dublin
Telstar
Harold Macmillan
England
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Germany
Harvard University
Joseph P. Kennedy
CBS Television
CBS
Harry Reasoner
Post Office Department
Boston Post Office
Ashington
Johnson
Arlington Cemetery
Democratic Committee
Arlington National Cemetery
Starlings in U S Reach 500 Million Mark Says Expert
Washington based government biologist reports the starling population exceeds 500 million. Walter W. Dykstra of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife notes crop damage from starlings costs 40 to 50 million dollars annually and counts over 16 thousand birds at the Willard Hotel. Research on a sterilizing chemical is in field tests but years remain before use.
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Walter W. Dykestra
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Dykstra
Washington Hotel
Willard
Dykestra
GI Fined In Fatal Accident
PFC Harry E. Snyder 25 of Ft. Belvoir received 250 fine and six months suspended jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving in a May 7 George Washington Memorial Parkway crash that killed Dr. Julius Shorn 44 of Bethesda and his 4 year old daughter Josephine.
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Alexandria
Harry E. Snyder
Ft. Belvoir
U. S
Stanley King
Snyder
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Julius Shorn
Bethesda
Josephine
Highway Commission Praised at Meeting
In Richmond and Roanoke hearings the State Highway Commission drew broad praise for moving quickly on the arterial highway program. Legislators urged more four-laning on U S 220 and focused on U S 460 and Va 100 improvements from Christiansburg to Pearlsburg and Dublin to Pearlsburg. Local leaders from the New River Valley pressed for faster action on key corridors.
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Richmond
The
State Highway Commission
Roanoke
General Assembly
Lin County
Martinsville
Martinsville - Henry County
New River Valley Area
U.S. 460
Christiansburg
Glen Lyn
U.S. 11
Dublin
Pearlsburg
T. Marshall Hahn Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Radford
Robert S. Irons
Commission
Guardsmen patrol Essex plant as talks resume in Hillsdale
National Guardsmen patrolled the Essex Wire Corp plant in Hillsdale while negotiators began talks to end a three month strike. Two men faced assault to commit murder charges in a shotgun wounding of guard Louis Scott as the talks followed Romney’s order shutting the plant and arming guards after a near riot.
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Hillsdale
Mich
George W. Romney
Lansing
Romney
National Guard
Essex
Hillsdale County
International Union of Electrical Workers
Louis Scott
Detroit
Joe Tony LoPresto
Angelo
Scott
Tourist influx sought to revitalize coal town economy
Community leaders push to attract visitors to bolster a region hard hit by coal mining job losses. Local officials cite tourism as a path to diversify the economy and replace some displaced workers.
Johnson Asked College For Honorary Degree
Elly M. Peterson claims President Johnson asked a Roman Catholic university in the East for an honorary degree to gain Catholic voters support. Holy Cross College denied any invitation and said Johnson never contacted them.
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Greenwich
Conn
Elly M. Peterson
Republican National Committee
Johnson
East
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross
New York Times
The
Times
New York City
White House
George Reedy
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