U S weighs options as Viet Cong surge and missiles loom
As Viet Cong forces break through in South Vietnam and Ba Gia falls with captured artillery, U S Marines bolster to about 60,900 while B52s strike targets in the north. Nuclear missiles near Hanoi Haiphong prompt debate in Congress on preemptive bombing.
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325Th
North
Viet Nam
U S
Defense Roberts
McNamara
United States
Guam
South Viet Nam
Saigor
Hanoi
Haiphong
Johnson
Civil rights protests resume in Bogalusa La
Civil rights advocates renew demonstrations in Bogalusa with a 350 participant march in rain. CORE leaders say protests will continue with national director James Farmer expected to return to assist. A federal judge decision on an injunction against city authorities awaited today amid ongoing race tension.
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National States Rights Party
Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
Bogalusa Civil Rights
Bogalusa Civil and Voters League
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
James Farmer
Louisiana-Mississimi
Oneal Moore
White Teenagers Arrested In New York Cross Burning
Five white teenagers were arrested after burning a six foot cross and vandalizing the home of an interracial couple in East Meadow New York Police said the suspects denied racial motives. Vincento Dans tone Jr 17 Mark Sanixo 14 and a 15 year old were held for the cross fire. Clifford J Snyder 17 and James K Ag 18 were charged with tapeing a firecracker to a window. All but Ag attend East Meadow High School. Ag works as a construction laborer.
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Meadow
N.Y
Night Win
Mel Vancent Wright
Allawhite
Vincento Danstone Jr
Mark.Sanixo
Endo
Wrights
Clifford J. Snyder
James K
Kaylor
East Meadow High School
Oklahoma Educator Named Kiwanis International President
New York AP reports Edward C. Keefe 35 of Oklahoma City was elected president of Kiwanis International at its 50th anniversary convention. He headed the Oklahoma Independent College Foundation and was unopposed, winning by acclamation as the organization marked a half century.
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New York
Oklahoma
Kiwanis International
Edward C. Keefe
Oklahoma Independent College Foundation
Oklahoma City
Snell May Retire After Friday Race
Prague AP Peter Snell New Zealand Olympic gold medalist in the 800 and 1500 meters at Tokyo may retire after Friday’s 1600 meter race in Prague. He said if he runs a good time Friday could be his last and if not he will continue until he regains top form, not wanting to leave the track as an average runner.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Peter Snell
New Zealand
Snell
Fight Crowd Meets In No Smoke Room In Senate Hearing
Washington AP reports a no smoke room scene in the House Commerce Committee where Nat Fleischer of Ring Magazine recounts the chaotic Lewiston Maine boxing finish between Liston and Clay. Fleischer describes cramped space, no table, and a scramble to confirm the final count as Jersey Joe Walcott supposedly signaled the end.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Oren Harris
Arkansas
Lewiston
Maine
Fleischer
Joe Walcott
Bank guard averts theft after open vault find in Greensboro
Roger L. Pruitt of Greensboro entered a National Bank branch Wednesday and discovered the vault door ajar with the money inside. He alerted manager Jim Pearce by phone and remained on site to supervise until police and staff arrived. There is context about adoption demand and a boxing committee hearing mentioning Cus D'Amato and a Clay-Liston bout, with comments on closed circuit television.
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Greensboro
N.C
Roger L. Pruitt
North Carolina ‘National
Pruitt
Jim Pearce
Cotm Usdiol
Cus D'Amato
Floyd Patterson
D'Amato
Cus
New Deep Oil Field Discovered Off Iberia Parish
Chevron Oil Co reports a new deep offshore oil field off Iberia Parish Louisiana about 40 miles offshore in South Marsh Island Block 9. Test well to 17,175 feet shows production potential with 334 barrels of 32 gravity oil per day.
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New Iberia, la
Apcchevron Oil Co
Iberia Parish
South Marsh Island
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