NAACP Opens 59th Convention amid Reform Vote Plan
The NAACP begins its 59th convention in Atlantic City as reformers form the National Committee to Revitalize the NAACP to seek seats on the 60-member board. Chester I. Lewis accuses the board of self perpetuation. Roy Wilkins defends the leadership and reaffirms a nonendorsement policy. He also urges nonviolence and criticizes the Miss America Pageant for its lily white stance.
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N.J
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
National Committee
Chester I. Lewis
Lewis
Wichita
Kan
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Humphrey
Johnson
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
America
Massive California brush fires burn vast park lands
Los Angeles area reports first major brush fires of the year spread across Angeles National Forest Liebre Mountain area over 40 000 acres with 50 percent containment. A second fire near the grosquet Canyon section scorched 3500 acres and Los Padres National Forest fire near San Luis Obispo 3000 acres about 90 percent contained. Over 1500 firefighters including USS Forest Service LA County Fire Department California Division of Forestry and 150 Arizona Indians battled the blazes as winds eased. Five firefighters were injured one critically. No communities were threatened. Crews used trucks bulldozers helicopters and planes dropping retardants to protect watershed lands.
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Los Angeles
California
Angeles National Forest
Liebre Mountain
Gbouquet
Canyon
Los Padres National Forest
San Luis Obispo
USS. Forest Service
Los Angeles County Fire Department
California Division of Forestry
De Gaulle's Forces Take Big Lead in French Elections
Paris AP report notes De Gaulle's Gaullists won 42 seats in the first round and led in 150 more districts. Runoff set for next Sunday with potential majority beyond 100 in the 487 seat National Assembly. Communists and other non Gaullists suffered notable losses.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
Federation
Party of Modern Progress and Democracy
Riot and Fire Hit Prison in Columbus Ohio
A riot and fires broke out at the Ohio Penitentiary in downtown Columbus. Inmates reportedly held hostages as 100+ highway patrol and state officers mobilized while the National Guard was alerted. Governor Rhodes and corrections chief Koblentz arrived as firefighters battled blazes and smoke.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Koblentz
Ernie Maxwell
Columbus Fire Department
Flood Devastation Plagues Southern China After Floods
AP reports floods devastate Southern China with vast crop loss and numerous deaths across Hunan Hubei Kwangsi Kiangsu Chekiang Kiangsi Kwangtung. North south traffic through central China nearly ceases as letters and travelers reach Hong Kong.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Central China
Hunan
Hupeh
Kwangsi
Kiangsu
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Kwangtung
NK Ship Sinking Not An American Spy Boat Reported
Seoul’s Hankook Ilbo cites military intelligence denying Pyongyang’s claim that a North Korea ship sank on Saturday. The report says the vessel was neither an American spy boat nor a small South Korean fishing vessel. The U S Defense Department echoed the denial.
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North Korea
Pyongyang
U.S. Defense Department
Rio protests prompt early Rio University vacations
Brazilian students vow to continue demonstrations after a death and many injuries. University of Rio suspends classes and starts lower school vacations a week early as militants protest what they call U S influence over Brazilian education and demand more funding and better facilities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
University of Rio
U.S
Thai government bans student demonstrations nationwide
In Bangkok the Thai government prohibits all student protests for today. Last Friday thousands of youths attempted a march on Parliament with anti American themes.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Bold Blue Jay's Canadian cousin nicknamed Whiskey Jack
The Canada Jay or Whiskey Jack is a bold northern bird seen by campers in the United States and Canada. Known for raiding food, it earns nicknames Camp Robber Moose Bird and other regional monikers.
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United States
Deadline for Silver Exchange This Afternoon
The Treasury ends exchange of silver certificates for silver at 3 p.m. today at New York and San Francisco assay offices. Silver price maintenance ends, though certificates remain negotiable as they pass through banks. The Treasury will sell silver to industry at current market prices.
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Treasury Department
New York
San Francisco
Department
Treasury
Doctorless Hospitals In India Raise Health Care Alarm
A government survey reports that 15 percent of India’s hospitals operate without any doctors. The finding highlighted by officials in New Delhi points to gaps in medical staffing and access to care across the country.
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New Delhi
India
Toronto Seaway Strike Paralyzes Port and City Services
A broad strike by 2,700 Ontario brewery workers and warehousemen stalls beer supply and halts the St Lawrence Seaway. Garbage piles up as 7,000 tons refuse remain uncollected. City workers seek 20 percent higher pay while the Seaway estimates daily losses near 130,000 dollars and ships idle nationwide.
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Ontario
Toronto
Harold Atyeo
St. Lawrence Seaway
Seaway Authority
U.S
Canada
David Oberlin
Duluth
Minn
Wallace Gains More Strength In South for Wallace bid
Wallace tours the South boosting his presidential bid as governors weigh his viability. Governor Brewer predicts wins in Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia and cites Texas Arkansas North Carolina South Carolina Florida and Virginia as likely. Connally and Sanders warn major parties to fear Wallace as he expands ballot access and county convention turnout is highlighted.
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Associated Press
George C. Wallace
House of Representatives
Wallace
Albert Brewer
Alabama
Brewer
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
Arkansas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
John Connally
Carl F. Sanders
South
Sanders
California
American Independent Party
Trudeau Mania Drives Liberal Lead In Canada Election
Canada faces a national vote with Prime Minister Trudeau seen as the key factor in a likely Liberal majority. Polls show Liberals ahead of Stanfield's Conservative Party and Trudeau courting Quebec as security concerns rise amid separatist threats. Trudeau’s charisma fuels large crowds as election day approaches.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Liberals
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Denver Negroes Plan Parade to Voice Grievances
Denver's Negro community schedules a mass meeting and downtown parade to press demands on city officials after a weekend of unrest following a Saturday shooting that injured a policeman and a Black youth. State Sen. George Brown urges about 40 000 area Negroes to join the event, which will start and end at the city county building and pass police headquarters.
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Denver
Colo
George Brown
Colorado
Brown
Colorado peaks exceed Pikes Peak height statewide
Colorado Springs AP report notes Pikes Peak stands at 14 110 feet but twenty nine other Colorado summits surpass it in height attracting hikers and tourists.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Pikes Peak
Colorado Mountain
Colorado
New Hair Growth Treatment Claims Breakthrough
An Houston based firm, Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc., advertises a 32 day no risk trial claiming to stop hair loss and grow hair for both men and women. They acknowledge not all can be helped and urge inquiries by mail with confidential responses.
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Houston
Texas
Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc
Ady
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