OAS Forms Multi Nation Force for Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States voted to create an inter American military force in the Dominican Republic. The contingent will include U S Marines and paratroopers with other nations contributing troops as drawn down. Paraguay Venezuela Costa Rica Argentina Brazil considered joining with date of arrival unclear. Fourteen nations backed the plan five opposed and Venezuela abstained aiming to restore peaceful democratic functioning.
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Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
U. S
Ellsworth Bunker
OAS
Johnson
Bottern Caribbean Republic
Paraguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Demonstrations Ignite Across South America Over Dominican Crisis
In Buenos Aires hundreds of leftist students clash with police outside Congress injuring at least 13 as incendiary bombs and rocks fly. Similar protests erupt in Venezuela Colombia Peru and Chile with Communists among the demonstrators. In Berkeley California about 40 UC students burn draft cards protesting U S action in the Dominican Republic.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
U.S
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
UC Berkeley
United States
Cleared Of Contempt in Mississippi University Case
Former Mississippi Gov Ross Barnett and his successor Paul B Johnson Jr were freed of criminal contempt for trying to prevent a Black student from enrolling at the University of Mississippi. The case centers on efforts to resist desegregation at the flagship campus.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson
Deep South
University of Mississippi
One U S Marine Killed Two Wounded In Dominican Republic
In Santo Domingo a Marine patrol entered rebel held areas and fought with insurgents. One Marine reportedly killed, two wounded, two captured as clashes raise tensions amid cease fire concerns.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Organization of American States Peace Commission
Francisco Caamano Deno
PEP program payroll tax vote delayed in Ohio House
Chairman Walter L White Allen postponed a planned vote in the House Taxation Committee on the PEP educational progress bill to raise sales taxes from three to four percent. A heavy hearing schedule pushed action to next Tuesday amid rumors Democrats may back the measure amid a 1964 party plank. Ten statewide educational groups supported the plan claiming it would add about 116 million dollars annually for public schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
Walter L. White Ballen
House Taxation Committee
Education Committee
GOP
US Jets Hit Phu Van Ammunition Complex 80 Tons Bombed
US Air Force jets attacked the Phu Van ammunition complex 125 miles southwest of Hanoi. Four bunkers exploded after direct hits and four more burned as a 45 minute raid ended with all aircraft returning safely. Meanwhile South Viet Nam's Armed Forces Council dissolved itself ending 18 months of military rule.
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South Viet Nam
Armed Forces Council
Phan Huy Quat
US. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Okinawa
Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Phu van
Hanoi
Air Force
da Nang
LBJ Backed On Closing Vets Units
The House Appropriations Committee backed President Johnsons plan to close 11 veterans hospitals and approved 105577000 for public building construction in 31 cities. The committee approved a 444615000 less total than requested for a 14billion appropriation across 24 federal agencies for the new fiscal year.
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LBJ
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Johnson Ad Promises Fast Results for Used Items
An in Classifieds notice touts a 16 word ad for 3.36 dollars lasting six days. The contact line LY 3 1242 is included for listings.
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Mr. Johnson
Athens hospital plan eyed after three sites studied
Three sites are studied for a proposed Athens hospital in The Messenger. A Mason County school for retarded children is being sought. A Mason County delegate to the State Legislature seeks a permanent county fair site.
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Athens
Mason County
Mason
Senate approves $700 million Viet Nam arms fund bill
The Senate moves toward sweeping passage of a $700 million arms fund after the House approved the measure 408 to 7. President Johnson said the bill signals support for his Viet Nam policies and urged prompt funding to meet mounting military needs. Speaker McCormick said the vote shows public backing for the President.
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Senate
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
John W. McCormick
House
Liuzzo Murder Weapon Linked To KKK Member
State prosecutors rested their case linking Ku Klux Klan member Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. to the weapon used in the murder of Viola Liuzzo a Detroit mother of five. FBI expert Marion Williams identified the 38 caliber revolver as the murder gun. Rowe testified he rode with Wilkins when Liuzzo was killed and that Wilkins fired the two shots.
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Liuzzo
KKK
Hayneville
Ala
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Michigan
Wilkins
Marion Williams
FBI
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Rowe
Fairfield
Birmingham
Appalachian Agency Is Organized in Cincinnati
The Army Corps of Engineers establishes the Office of Appalachian Studies in Cincinnati to study water and related land resources and to prepare plans to stimulate regional economic growth. Col. John C. H. Lee Jr. will head the agency and expects potential recommendations for $500,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 in construction.
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Cincinnati
Appalachia
Office of
Appalachian Studies
Army’s Corps of Engineers
John C. H. Lee Jr
Lee
Britain Labor Faces Steel Nationalizing
Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced a pivotal Commons vote on plans to nationalize most of Britain’s steel industry. MPs were recalled from distant posts to ensure strong voting. The vote concerned a white paper outlining principles behind the forthcoming bill, not the bill itself. Defeat may lead to a confidence motion but not automatic resignation.
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London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Dixiecrat Move Sparks Senate Vote Showdown
A Southern bloc push led by Sen. Sam Ervin aims to strip automatic federal voter registration from the rights bill. Debate gears up to end Friday with a cloture vote while a separate poll tax ban faces a key test. House Judiciary plans to finish review by Friday as rulings loom.
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Sam J. Ervin
D-N. C
South
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Ervin
House
Emanuel Celler
D-N. Y
Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Dirksen
Supreme Court
Titan Roars Aloft With 2 Satellites
Cape Kennedy Florida launches a Titan 3A rocket carrying two satellites. The 124 foot booster fired a transtage to shift orbits and released the payloads at 2 24 p m after reaching a circular 115 mile high orbit. The test included an 80 pound experimental communications satellite and a 75 pound radar calibration sphere.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
America
Humphrey to Visit Cincinnati for Democratic Meeting
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and several senior administration figures are set to attend a Democratic gathering in Cincinnati next week, state officials said. The visit underscores party activities ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Cincinnati
Hubert H. Humphrey
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