Red China Rejects World Arms Parley
Hong Kong dispatch reports Beijing rejects participation in the proposed world disarmament conference set for no later than 1967. China links entry to restoration of its UN rights and expulsion of Chiang Kai-shek, denouncing UN as hostile to Beijing. Observers note hints China might still attend if seating changed. editorial calls for UN Charter revision and denunciation of the United States.
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Hong Kong
China
United Nations
Peking
General Assembly
France
Peking Foreign Ministry
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Xaw Ng
U.N
Jenmin Jil Pao
Communist Party
North Korea
U N approves Africa arms ban by vast vote
The UN General Assembly committee voted 105 to 0 for Africa denuclearization. France Portugal and South Africa abstained. nine absent. The resolution, pushed by 28 African nations, moves to plenary for final ratification and urges all nations to refrain from testing or deploying nuclear weapons in Africa.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
General Assembly
Africa
France
Portugal
South Africa
Assembly
Latin America
TUMS claim as heartburn remedy amazes testers
Center it beat every leading antacid tested and is described as the penny tablet that looks like a candy mint but is the best medicine for heartburn. The ad touts TUMS as the wonder drug for relief you must try.
U.S. urged to ratify UN human rights conventions
A study panel led by Harvard’s Louis B. Sohn recommends President Johnson push Senate ratification of seven UN human rights conventions, covering slavery, forced labor, genocide, women’s political and economic rights, and anti discrimination. Some conventions have limited ratifications. genocide and others were sent to the Senate long ago. The report argues U.S. civil rights progress weakens previous objections to ratification.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Harry S. Truman
Jan F. Kennedy
Louis B. Sohn
Harvard
U.N
United States
Sohn
De Gaulle launches drive to defend pure French language
Paris reports De Gaulle names Georges Pompidou head of a 12 man commission to defend and expand French language. The government orders diplomats to use native French in international talks and targets words like drugstore cowboy weekend barman swing jazz.
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Paris
UPS
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
High Commission
Indonesian Tribunal To Try Reds
SINGAPORE UP I Indonesian President Sukarno orders a special military tribunal to try those involved in the Oct 1 Communist backed coup. The decision followed a Sukarno KOTI meeting amid army led purge pressure and Nasution denunciations of Red China's support.
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Singapore
UPI
Sukarno
Redio Jakarta
PKI
Supreme Operational Command
KOTI
Defense
Abdul Waris Nasution
Red China
PKL
Nasulion
Indonesia
Statehouse Tax Plans Split on Amount and Source
Boston The Democratic House leadership pushes a $116.5 million tax plan to replace Gov Volpe’s rejected $201.7 million program. It centers on income tax changes and excises including a 5 percent telephone tax, cigarette and alcohol levies, bank and corporate taxes, and new fees, while avoiding broad sales tax. Senate leadership could pivot to Donahue’s $202 million plan, altering the political balance. The governor has challenged lawmakers to deliver a $200 million package, signaling ongoing pressure as deliberations continue.
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Boston
House
Volpe
Ways and Means Committee
Guv. Volpe
Statehouse
Senate
Maurice A. Donahue
Donahue
Breakdown of Democratic Plan and House Senate Outlook
The piece outlines a Democratic program including a $10 million state aid distribution to cities and towns and a $38 million welfare and veterans services repayment plan. It notes House suspicion, Senate disfavor, and a prior tax on admission to closed circuit boxing. Also mentions 1968 session bill deadlines and Melvin G. Barclayappointed as clerk of Greenfield District Court.
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House
Senate
Donahue
Superior Court
Melvin G. Barclay
Greenfield District Court
Barclay
John W. Lleselton
Deerfield
Lords Vote to Ease Britain's Abortion Law
In London AP report shows the House of Lords approved a bill to relax abortion rules by a 67 to 8 vote and send it to the House of Commons. It would permit abortion when the mother's health is at risk or the baby could be deformed, in cases of criminal rape, or if social conditions prevent parental responsibility. The 1861 statute currently bans abortion unless the mother's life is in danger.
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London
Britain
House of Lords
House of Commons
General Electrico official warns on world trade curbs
Fred J. Borch, GE chief executive, at the National Association of Manufacturers meeting, warned that mushrooming restrictions on international trade and investment risk a shift to protectionism. He urged a joint government industry effort to cut payments deficits, expand export incentives, and secure reduced foreign restrictions on U.S. products.
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New York
General Electric Co
Fred J. Borch
National Association of Manufacturers
Borch
Viet Nam
Mie
U.S
75 Cuban DPs Disperse to U S Points
A second airlift of Cuban DPs awaited in Miami as 75 refugees from the island resettled in Elizabeth New Jersey and others prepared to depart for Chicago and other locations. The program, expected to bring 900 Cubans weekly, continues indefinitely with families reuniting and starting new lives.
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Fla
Cuba
Elizabeth
Rosario Gonzalez
Chicago
Havana
Emilio Diaz Quintera
Batabano
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