Kashmir war ceases fire eases tensions in region
India and Pakistan agreed to a cease-fire effective at 5 p.m. EST today easing the Kashmir conflict after 15 years. Prime Minister Shastri cried in Parliament as Ayub Khan announced the move and Kosygin proposed Soviet talks to settle differences. China’s next move remains unclear as both sides plan to hold positions along the UN boundary.
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India
Kashmir
Pakistan
China
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
UN Security Council
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Arab
United Nations
Border dispute over Himalayan posts threatens China India standoff
Report states that China claims India has 56 posts along the Sikkim border and in Tibet. It threatens dismantling by 1:30 p.m. EST with warned consequences for New Delhi if not complied.
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New Delhi
Peking
China
India
Sikkim
Tibet
Budapest plans nu dist camp and casino for Western tourists
Budapest Hungary considers a new distillery camp and a casino to attract Western visitors and boost hard currency. The plan aims to draw tourists and increase revenue amid economic pressures.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pakistan Threatens UN Over Kashmir Settlement
Pakistan and India agreed to end their undeclared war but Pakistan warned it could withdraw from the United Nations if a fair Kashmir settlement is not found. The Security Council accepted a cease fire extension hour to 6 pm EDT after a dramatic pre-dawn meeting.
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United Nations
N.Y. -Wp
Pakistan
India
Kashmir
Security Council
Pakistan Threatens UN Withdrawal If Cease Fire Fails
Ayub Khan told the UN council the cease-fire resolution was unsatisfactory to Pakistan but would be accepted for peace. Bhutto urged the council to use all force and responsibility for a fair settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Pakistan warned it would leave the United Nations if the Morality and weight of the UN is not applied. Both India and Pakistan were to withdraw forces to August 5 positions, a provision neither country mentioned in agreeing to the cease-fire.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Bhutto
Pakistan
Ayub Khan
Jammu and
Washimir Dis
United Nations
India
Berry Gets Democratic Nomination Brown Wins Easily
Clarence J. Brown Jr., a Republican publisher, faces prosecutor James A. Berry in a key Ohio 7th District race. Berry defeated a Democratic foe while Brown swept a special primary. The district has few Democrats in Congress since 1936, with the general election set for November 2.
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Springfield
Clarence J. Brown Jr
Brown
James A. Berry
Clark County
Washington
Ohio
Johnson
Clarence J. Brown Sr
House Rules Committee
Berry
U.S
Robert Taft Jr
Republican
Young Brown
Crook LeMay Escapes Jail via Rope Down Wall
Georges LeMay a top Western Hemisphere fugitive linked to a Montreal bank burglary escaped from the sixth and seventh floor of a County Jail using a rope down a wall. Police suspect inside help as he fled with three men in a 1965 white sedan after smashing a window. The incident prompts an ongoing investigation.
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Mlami
Fla
Georges LeMay
Montreal
LeMay
Four area students named National Merit semifinalists
Four area high school students are listed as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, highlighting local achievement. The notice appears in the Messenger with page references to community action director and other features.
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Athens County Community Action
the Messenger
Ecumenical Council
Long-Hair Battle At Houston School Over Civil Liberties
Stephen Mackey, 14, was sent home from Lamar High School after arriving with long hair that principal Harold K. Costlow deemed not to meet a “normal haircut” standard. Dr. Louis Mackey and Stephen’s mother contested the policy, with the father calling for a Board of Education appeal. the school had expelled him previously until hair is cut.
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Houston
Stephen Mackey
Harold K. Costlow
Stephen
Louis IH. Mackey
Rice University
Lamar High School
Lamar
Mackey
Costlow
Board of Education
Watershed Plan Advances Through House Panels
The Margaret Creek Watershed project in Athens County moves forward after a House subcommittee on conservation and credit approved the measure. The project aims to flood control and water use for recreation and wildlife with a total value over 1 million dollars and federal funding of 660,982.
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Margaret Creek
House
Walter H. Moeller
Moeller
House of Representatives
Hocking River
Athens County
Pickets Stall Return to Work Across Multiple Mines
A wildcat strike across a three state area halted mine operations as 16 District 6 mines in eastern Ohio and others in western Pennsylvania stayed shut. About 10 000 miners joined in sympathy with six West Virginia miners fired earlier. Some locals voted to return if cross line work was not required. In Morgantown Fairmont and Farmington areas picket line activity persisted with several mines shutting down.
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United Mineworkers
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Morgantown
Fairmont
Ing
Christopher Coal Co
Osage
Grant Town
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Loveridge
Moumntaineer Coal Co
Consolidation
Farmington
Mountaineer Coal
Rivers Go Wild Over 4 States Floods
The Associated Press reports rivers overflowed in Iowa Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma driving thousands from homes and damaging crops and property. Smithville Missouri faced flood threats with 300 residents fleeing as 10 foot crests were forecast on the Little Platte River.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Smithville
Little Platte
Ivan Sas
U S Command Seeks OK to Use Non Lethal Tear Gas in Viet Nam
Saigon reports say Washington is being asked to re evaluate U S policy on non lethal tear gas with field use allowed in special cases a Marine commander used it to clear a tunnel with civilians nearby Viet Cong shelling Mekong delta towns and clashes across central highlands accompany the storm of attacks as U S forces report casualties and retaking posts in Dinh Tuong An Khe and surrounding areas
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Washington
U. S.S
Mekong Delta
Guam
Mekong
U. S
South
Dinh Tuong
U.S
Senate set to scrap national origins quota in immigration bill
Washington reports Senate leaders expect passage of a bill ending the national origins quota and capping Western Hemisphere immigration. Senator Kennedy says only amendment likely targets deportation protections for Dominican General Elias Wessin y Wessin. Republicans warn the measure could complicate future deportations for felonies.
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Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Elias Wessin
Wessin
U. S. Army
Dominican Republic
Miami
Fla
U. S. Immigration Service
Sen
Strom Thur
R S.C
United States
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