Rioting African Students Call Moscow Second Alabama
Hundreds of Ghanaian and African students stormed Red Square near Khrushchev’s office protesting a Ghanaian student’s death. They clashed with police, breached barriers, and demanded action, chanting Moscow is a second Alabama as Red Square was cleared by mid afternoon.
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UN General Assembly closes 18th session with tense world outlook
The U N General Assembly wrapped its three month 18th session amid East West calm and new African pressure on segregation. Kennedy death unsettled delegates but Johnson pledged continuity while the oil embargo against South Africa passed despite U S Britain and France opposition. A Security Council probe into South West Africa segregation was urged as a world peace threat.
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Grain deal sealed between Argentina and Red China
An Argentine firm says it contracted to supply Red China with 2 million tons of grain by end of 1965, with wheat at least 500000 tons and the rest corn and sorghum. The Foreign Trade Co of Buenos Aires reports no government objections to the pact.
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Education Bill ready for introduction in Vermont
Gov Hoff's bill to form 12 regional school districts replaces 54 supervisory unions by July 1, 1965. Districts follow county lines with a three member board and regional superintendents hired by the districts. Kristensen said Hoff kept local control over superintendent selection, aligning with the Kristensen study group recommendations.
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Pope Paul VI to Visit India Next Year
Pope Paul VI has accepted an invitation to visit India as he breaks a 150 year papal travel restriction. Officials suggest he may attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay next November after a Holy Land pilgrimage January 4 to 6.
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Kennedy wounds revised in postmortem account
A Bethesda Naval Hospital postmortem report suggests the first Dallas bullet may have missed vital organs and JFK could have survived if he acted quickly after the first shot. The second bullet caused fatal head trauma, with Gov. Connally shot in the chest as Kennedy was struck.
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Regional Assessment Plan Aims To Uniform Vermont Taxes
Gov Hoff pursues regional tax assessment districts to uniform town levies and improve collections. A state study shows towns underperform on property tax, while equalization work aims to reform education funding. Tax Commissioner Shea backs regional approaches to modernize listings and reduce inequities.
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Hoff
State Tax Department
Vermont
Charles T. Shea
Shea
Planning Council
Grocer Killed by Trap He Made for Burglars
B C Russell a 63 year old grocer in Fort Worth rigged a 12 gauge shotgun trap at his Everman store for burglars. The weapon fired at him after a break in, killing Russell as he attempted to remove the device triggers a fatal fall of weight tied to a door.
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McNamara's Plane Narrow Escape at Orly Airport
At Orly Airport a U S Defense Secretary McNamara escorted by staff almost collided on takeoff for South Vietnam. The K135 jet blew its tires when braking to avoid a landing plane and stopped about 500 feet from runway end. McNamara travels to Saigon to assess Viet Nam war progress amid rising guerrilla attacks since the Nov military coup.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Sutton
Johnson
Ngo Dinh Diem
Taffy Returns After Colorful Comeback
Mrs. Gertrude Robinson is overjoyed as her Persian cat Taffy, missing for a week, returns home with a dye job making her gray from yellow eyes to tail. The owner had advertised and checked posts and papers. The pet pomeranian Pixie salutes the reunion as Taffy regains her orange hue.
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Taffy
Gertrude Robinson
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Pixie
Inside Few at Manchester zoning hearing
A brief item notes a small turnout at a Manchester zoning hearing with residents voicing opinions. The report reflects local civic engagement and the margin of dissent among attendees.
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Dun can R. Taylor Dies At 94 Former Royal Clock watcher
Exeter New Hampshire. Duncan R. Taylor once served as the royal clock watcher for Queen Victoria and kept Bal Moral Castle clocks accurate. He retired in 1893, later moving to the United States. He was born in Tarlan Scotland.
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