Congress Ends Historic Session
Washington UPS reports the first session of the 89th Congress closed after a busy final push. Lawmakers completed much of President Johnsons Great Society program and approved a pared-down 641 million dollar pay raise for government workers.
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Washington
UPS
89Th Congress
Johnson
U.S
Congress
House
Carl Albert Okla
Senate
David G. Bress
District of Columbia
Bress
Bobby Baker
White House
Hoosick Falls Board Sets Auction Vote on School
Hoosick Falls Central School board approved a plan to let village taxpayers decide at a November 28 meeting whether to auction the abandoned Parsons Street School for no less than 1200. Two bids had tied at 1200, prompting public action to resolve the sale.
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Hoosick Falls
Board of Education
Hoosick Falls Central School
Parsons Street
Union Free School
Charles Winegard
John Leonard
Edward Niegoda
Nancy Shoe Company
Leonard
Winegard
Niegoda
John S. Davison
Wilkins Acquitted In Liuzzo Slaying by All-White Jury
In Hayneville Alabama an all-white jury cleared Ku Klux Klansman Collie Leroy Wilkins of the murder of Detroit civil rights worker Mrs Viola Liuzzo. The verdict followed a two-hour deliberation after weeks of testimony centered on Gary Rowe the FBI informer.
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Hayneville, Ala
UPI
Collie
Leroy Wilkins
Lowndes County
Hayneville
Wilkins
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
State Supreme Court
Flowers
Eugene Thomas
William O. Eaton
Gary Thomas Rowe
FBI
Rowe
Eaton
Thomas
Bessemer
U.S. 80
Liuzzo
Adolph Nelson
Robert L. Carroll
Klan Exmember Claims Threat By North Carolina Klansman
Roy Woodle testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities that Boyd Hamby threatened to "do away with" him during a telephone call. Hamby invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly when asked if he made the threat or burned a cross on Woodle's lawn. The hearing followed Woodle resigning from the North Carolina Klan amid internal charges.
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Washington
UPI
Ku Klux Klan
Roy Woodle
Lexington, M. C
House
Committee On One
Appell
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
Hamby
Woodle
Willis
Justice Department
Joseph G. DuBois
North Carolina Klan
Klan
Kashmir Cease Fire Violations Prompt U N Meeting Call
Pakistan urged the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency session over alleged Indian cease-fire breaches in Kashmir. Both nations accuse each other of multiple incidents since September with U N observers deployed to monitor the cease-fire ahead of any political settlement.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Pakistan
Security Council
India
Dise Puted
Kashmir
Thant
Gopalaswami Parthasarathi
U.N
Professor Praises Ghanaian Sophistication in Lecture
NYU professor Conor Cruise O'Brien spoke at Bennington College on Ghana, praising political sophistication among Ghanaians. He cited Ashanti diplomacy and three proverbs about discretion, restraint, and shifting power, while noting Ghana’s Nkrumah era police measures and national press flattery.
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New York University
Connor Cruise O’brien
West African Republic
Bennington College
O’brien
Ghana
United Nations
The
Congo
Gold Coast
Mullen
Sen. Kennedy
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Astronauts Ready as Weather Narrows Gemini 6 Launch
Astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford passed their final medical exams and declared ready for Gemini 6 launch despite a worsening weather outlook. Forecasters warned of mostly cloudy skies with ceilings near 2,000 feet. mission timing will hinge on launch-time decisions.
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UPI
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Space Agency
Atlantic
Pacific
Bermuda
Walter M. Shirra Jr
Theologian Paul Tillich Dies at 79
CHICAGO reports that Protestant theologian Paul Tillich died Friday night at age 79 from a heart attack suffered earlier. Tillich, John Nuveen Professor of Theology at the University of Chicago, helped shape 20th century theology with Systematic Theology and Courage to Be. He arrived in the United States in 1940 after fleeing Nazi Germany.
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UPI
Paul Tillich
Tillich
America
John Nuveen
Chicago University
Hitler
United States
Karl Barth
Emil Brunner
Europe
Tin
Inside Columnist Notes Ammunition and Accuracy
Roy Marsden argues for accuracy and urges loading one’s own ammo. The column hints at gun use and precision, reflecting the era’s tone. The note appears in a newspaper’s inside section with page references to photos and features on Shaftsbury and arithmetic education by Jean Wassick.
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Roy Marsden
Hunter
Demonstrators Defeated In Mass Charge By Whites In Lincoln County
In Lincolnton Georgia a green pickup truck charged a Black demonstrators march as around 90 people headed to the Lincoln County Courthouse. Whites attacked marchers while state troopers attempted to shield them. one trooper was struck. The rally dispersed with no serious injuries reported. Edward Bedford led a regrouping effort before the march returned to its starting point.
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Lincolnton
API
Lincoln County
Edward Bedford
W. A. Hammond
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