Birmingham Dynamite Security Order After Theft
Governor George C. Wallace ordered tighter security to prevent theft or improper use of state dynamite after officials disclosed an undeclared amount stolen from a Road Department storage building. The move followed discovery of three time bombs in Birmingham on Thursday and aims to safeguard facilities statewide.
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UPID
George C. Wallace
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Imme
Diate
Alabama
Talladega
Luke Brewer
See Birmingham
King Orders Ala Boycott and Alabama Explosives Tightened
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced a three stage economic boycott against Alabama to press for equal rights. Stage one targets Alabama plans for new facilities, stage two shifts pension fund investments and federal tax dollars, and stage three boycotts specific consumer products. Johnson warned against harm to the innocent as Alabama orders tighter explosives security after a Talladega theft. Local sheriff Luke Brewer reported a damaged strong lock and inventory checks across state departments.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
King
Johnson
More U S Troops For Viet Nam Seen
American troop strength in South Viet Nam is expected to rise by several thousand in the coming months to bolster internal security. Aliations say about 1,000 will be military police to protect installations as ongoing talks by Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor suggest limited expansion. The plan follows a deadly bombing outside the U S Embassy in Saigon and a briefing tour by Taylor in Washington before he returns to Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
United States
Maxwell D. Taylor
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Taylor
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Soviet Union
Russia
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Peking
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Viet Nam
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U.S
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Senate
White House
Johnson
National Security Council
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Two Viet battles cost U.S. heavy losses
In Viet Nam battles near Saigon and Da Nang, South Vietnamese and U.S. helicopter crews airlifted troops to combat, killing about 329 Communists. U.S. losses were high with five helicopters shot down, six Americans killed and 23 wounded in three days. Vietnamese casualties totaled 37 dead and 20 missing.
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U.S
da Nang
South
Viet Nam
Hau Nghia
Dirksen and Scranton tout GOP role in voting rights bill
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen and Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton told a National Conference of Republican Women the Republican minority will be responsible for passage of the voting rights bill. They praised GOP leadership, criticized the Great Society, and contrasted GOP strengths in fiscal policy, foreign affairs, government, and human rights with Democratic weaknesses.
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UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Congress
GOP
National Conference of
Republican Women
Barry M. Goldwater
Dirksen
Scranton
Goldwater
Abraham Lincoln
Johnson
Johnson Outlines Information Policy
President Johnson pledged full cooperation with Congress to share information and reaffirmed Kennedy era executive privilege limits. He told Rep. Moss that he would grant access where possible and did not comment on the bill's merits while noting Justice Department objections to broad disclosure.
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UPD
Johnson
Congress
John E. Moss
D-Calif
John F. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Justice Department
Moss
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Regionalization debate winds through Manchester school meeting
A Manchester regional school meeting drew only five of 14 invited lawmakers as it explored bills on district regionalization. Rep. Doyle and Rep. Heaslip outlined two paths to regional districts, with Sen. Wilson absent. The session, attended by about 60 residents, contrasted a Senate “revolutionary” plan with a House “evolutionary” approach, both aiming to form regional districts by 1966.
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Manchester
Bennington County
Montpelier
Marjorie Doyle
R-Arlington
House Education Committee
Robert Graf
R-Rupert
Norman Fair
D-Winhall
Barden Nelson
R-Pawlet
George Heaslip
R-Manchester
Doyle
Vermont
Missing
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Bennington
House
Senate
Ellery Purdy
Mendon
Flora Coutts
Newport City
Allan B. Angney
Arlington
University of Vermont Trustees
Doyle and
Heaslip
PTA
Compromise on Closings Seen Not Affecting Vermont VA Office
Vermont Legion official says regional VA office at White River Junction hospital faces closure despite Washington talks of compromise. He notes move to Boston would affect 43,000 veterans, cost 30 local jobs, and a $250,000 payroll loss, with veterans urging letters to the President protesting the plan.
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Maynard Young
American Legion
Department of Vermont
Veterans Hospital
Washington
Boston
Vermont
Young
Vermont American Legion
Inside feature on Jean Wassick and two boys
On the Inside feature profiles Jean Wassick uncovering the treasures of two small boys. The piece blends story and pictures with a focus on personal discoveries and neighborhood life.
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