Soldier found guilty of refusing to go to Vietnam at Fort Dix
PVT DAVID A SAMAS 20 of Modesto Calif Friday was the third soldier found guilty by a 10 man military court after deliberating 25 minutes before the verdict at Fort Dix New Jersey A series of other items appears on Page 1 including civil rights bill trouble in the Senate with efforts to obtain a 51 vote quorum abandoned and various national and regional notices.
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Pvt
David A, Samas
Modesto
Calif
Viet Nam
Fort Dix
N.J
Freeman touts 1967 crop gains but farmers doubt
Orville Freeman claimed the 1967 Food and Agriculture Act boosts production with higher wheat and rice acreage and rosy prices. But a Wall Street Journal survey shows Kansas wheat growers voting two to one against the 15 percent acreage increase, fearing a price glut as many will plant feed grains or nothing.
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Orville Freeman
Kansas
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Gemini 11 Flight Delayed Then Cleared For Liftoff
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon prepared for launch atop a patched Titan 2 rocket from Cape Kennedy after a pinhole oxidizer leak was sealed with a home handyman sealant. Officials said timing set for 6 25 a m liftoff and 6 48 a m for the Atlas Agena target, with the delay caused by the leak resolved and safety confirmed.
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Cape Kennedy
Upi
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Richard Gordon
Agena
Titan
Space Agency
Patcd Navy
Conrad
Gordon
Merritt’ Island
Carmichael chooses jail after Atlanta riot charges
SNCC leaders report Stokely Carmichael bound over on incitement charges amid a riot in Atlanta's Summerhill district. About 1,000 protesters clashed with police. Mayor Ivan Allen was shaken as he tried to address the crowd. James Forman assumes temporary leadership in Carmichael's absence.
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Mr. Carmichael
Atlanta
James Forman
The
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Com
Carmichael
Summerhill
Ivan Allen
Philadelphia
SNCC
Allen
Police
U.S
Viet Nam
GI Refusal to serve in Viet Nam earns five years hard labor
Pvt. David A. Samas of Modesto California is found guilty of willfully disobeying an order to deploy to Viet Nam and sentenced to five years at hard labor. He receives dishonorable discharge and forfeit of pay. Two companions also sentenced earlier with similar terms.
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Sen
PEC
James 4. Johnson Jr
New York
Rvt
Dennis Mora
Factory Director Drops Clock Watching for Free Breaks
London AP reports Kenneth Thompson, production director at a fiber spinning factory, tells nine workers to come and go as they please as long as duties are done. He aims for maximum efficiency and quality despite relaxed breaks and no clock-watching. Ex-miners, including 14 year old John Powell, praise the freedom while earning about 49 dollars weekly.
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London
Kenneth Thompson
John Powell
Amarillo Sunday closings hit major stores week early
The Sunday shopper faces a tough weekend as all large variety department and grocery stores scheduled to close Sunday in Amarillo ahead of state enforcement. Piggly Wiggly Safeway Furrs McCartts K Mart and K Mart grocery Gibson s Skaggs TG and Y and Levine s will close. Only drug and small convenience stores are expected to stay open.
Viet Cong Attack Trains Near Saigon On Election Eve
Viet Cong guerrillas attacked a train on the outskirts of Saigon and reportedly boarded a second train at Binh Loi bridge. Police rushed to the waterfront area as a wave of pre election terrorism intensified in South Vietnam ahead of elections.
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Saigon
Binh Loi Bridge
North Viet Nam
Howell Is Acquitted In Jail Break Case
Robert J. Howell Jr. 26 of Chicago is acquitted of attempted jail break after testifying he faced beatings from Potter County Deputy Sheriff Frank Gilley during the Jan. 21 escape attempt. Howell, who is serving an eight year sentence in Leavenworth for interstate car theft and forged instruments, had pleaded guilty to related charges last February.
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Potter County
Frank Gilley
Robert J. Howell Jr
Chicago
Rently
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Howell
Lack of Quorum Stalls Civil Rights Bill Action in Senate
The civil rights bill stalled as Senate Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a quorum. Efforts to gather five senators to discuss moving the measure were abandoned after hours and a recess was taken. Thurmond opened a filibuster but the session fizzled without enough attendees.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Strom Thurmond
S.C
Still in Hock for Valley Forge
Washington urged to repay $50 000 loaned by a Pennsylvanian in 1777 to aid the starving Revolutionary Army at Valley Forge. Rep Thomas M Pelly bills to authorize payment and recounts the debt history from Washington era to 1901 claims and failed actions through 1894.
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Washington
United States
Valley Forge
Thomas M. Pelly
Pelly
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