Indonesian PKI Party Dissolved in West Java
The Indonesian Communist Party and its mass organizations have dissolved themselves in West Java. Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Adjie announced the abolition via a war administration decree circumventing President Sukarno. Antara reported ceremonial dissolutions continued in other areas as authorities prepare for a major policy address at Bogor Palace.
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Jakarta
UPI
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
West Java
Indonesia
Ibrahim Adjie
Antara
Adjie
Sukarno
Communist Party
Klaten
Java
Bogor Palace
Strike Threatens Two Gemini Flights
United States mediators work to end a McDonnell Aircraft Co strike that halted Phantom jet production and endangers two upcoming Gemini flights. About 17,000 IAM members began a midnight walkout as a 10 day contract extension expired. Federal mediation officials and labor and management negotiators met to push for a settlement amid White House urgency.
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Federal Mediation Service
Walter A. Maggiolo
White House
Defense Department
McDonnell
Eugene Glover
IAM
Frank Borman
James Lowell
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Glover
Maggiolo
St. Louis
Cape Kennedy
Edwards Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base
Shaw Air Force Base
Newspaper buys gun under Oswald name on JFK eve
A Paterson New Jersey Morning Call article details purchasing a .38 pistol from an Oklahoma mail order house using the name L H Oswald to test gun control gaps. The weapon arrived by Railway Express and was turned over to New Jersey Attorney General Arthur J Sills. The incident prompts calls for federal gun purchase reform and highlights existing New Jersey restrictions requiring a police permit to purchase or carry a pistol.
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Paterson
N.J
UPI
L.H. Oswald
New Jersey
Oklahoma
John F. Kennedy
Morning Call
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
J.D. Tippit
Kennedy
P&s Sales Co
Tulsa
Okla
Railway Express
Arthur J. Sills
Sills
Joseph J. McGovern
Bids Opened For New Town Office In Manchester
Manchester selectmen opened four bids for a new town office building but did not award a contract due to the hospitalization of selectman Orrin Beattie. The remaining members will confer with Beattie over the weekend. All bids were within the architect’s estimated costs. a contract decision is expected Monday.
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Manchester
Orrin Beattie
Beattie
Rusk warns Latin America faces Viet Nam style Communist threat
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Latin American business leaders in Rio de Janeiro that the Western Hemisphere remains vulnerable to Communist subversion. He cited a bomb at Pan American Union OAS offices and urged backing the Alliance for Progress as a defense beyond military means. He stressed democratic values and broad action across political, economic, and social fronts to counter the threat and protect free institutions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Dean Rusk
Pan American Union and Organization of American States
OAS
Rusk
U.S
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Alliance For Progress
Inside Columnist Notes High School Coy Dogs in Vermont
Columnist Jean Wassick recounts the varied experiences of hemming as part of an Inside column on page 3. An aerial view features Mt Anthony Union High School with a Vermont coy dog presence noted in a separate piece.
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Jean Wassick
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vermont
Fire Resurrects Old Report on New Convention Hall
SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y A recommendation made here last spring that a new municipal auditorium be built has taken on new life as city officials revisit plans for a convention hall in the downtown area. The revival comes amid budget questions and renewed interest from local business leaders seeking a multipurpose venue to attract events and bolster tourism.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Broadway
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cadman & Droste of
Troy
James A. Murphy
Bennington Unification Committee Keeps Water System Ties
Bennington unification study group endorsed keeping Bennington Village and North Bennington water systems under current administrations if unification passes. They noted court clarification may resolve water commission structure and revenue use tied to deeds of gift. The panel also proposed two selectmen from each district and discussed district versus at-large electing of seven Bennington water board members.
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Bennington
Bennington Village
North Bennington
Alfred W. Ellett
Martin W. Percey Jr
John H. Williams II
Putnam
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Williams
Atty
Norton Barber
Leon Eldred
Eldred
Hard Hit Cavalrymen Spoiling for Another Shot
Lt Col. Robert McDade says 2nd Battalion 7th Regiment cavalrymen, who suffered heavy casualties in a Chu Pong Mountain ambush, are ready for another fight with the North Vietnamese. He praises morale, notes decorations considered for wounded and fallen, and recalls the unit’s rapid regrouping and stubborn defense amid heavy fire.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
UPS
7Th Regiment
Chu Pong Mountain
Robert McDade
New York City
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Glastonbury
Buckler
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Moscow
Tass
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Latin America
Cincinnatii
Ohio
Cincinnati
Elmwood Place
Emitt L. Spears
William Hoffman
Spears
McDade
V.C
Charlie
1St Cavalry
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