USIA Closes all libraries in Indonesia amid tensions
The United States Information Agency announces immediate closure of all its libraries and reading rooms in Indonesia, halting film and magazine distribution and withdrawing staff. The move follows demonstrations and seizures of U S libraries in Jakarta and other cities, as Indonesia-Sukharno era diplomacy soured.
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UPI
United States
Indonesia
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
U.S
Jakarta
Carl T. Rowan
Sukarno
State Department
Honorary Post Given Mountbatten Governor of Isle of Wight
Earl Mountbatten retires as Britain's chief of defense and is appointed to the honorary post of governor of the Isle of Wight. The island, in the English Channel, has about 90 000 residents and is known for the Cowes yachting center.
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London
Earl Mountbatten
Britain
Isle of Wight
Wight
English Channel
Cowes
Edward Murrow to Be Knighted by Queen
Edward R. Murrow, famed for World War II London broadcasts, is named Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. The award honors his services in strengthening Anglo American friendship. Murrow recently left the U.S. Information Agency and is in New York Hospital for a checkup after lung cancer surgery.
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Washington
Edward R. Murrow
London
Britain
Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
New York Hospital
Scottish novelist Marries in Edinburgh Wedding
Scottish novelist Sir Comp ton MacKenzie, 2, wed Lillian Mac Sweeney, 46, sister of his late wife who died in 1963, two days after announcing their engagement. The ceremony occurred in Edinburgh on Thursday.
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Scotland
UPI
Compton MacKenzie
Lillian Mac Sweeney
MacKenzie
Death Penalty Ban Gains and Sweepstakes Bill in Vermont
The Vermont House approved in preliminary form a bill to abolish capital punishment except for a second murder conviction, with juries allowed to recommend death in such cases. Simultaneously, a sweeping referendum on a statewide sweepstakes program was roughly advanced, earmarking proceeds for education at Green Mountain Park auctions.
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House
New Hampshire
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Vermont
Green Mountain Park Horse Racetrack
Pownal
Pope Joins Aides In Lenten Rites
Vatican sources report Pope Paul VI will join Vatican personnel in a week of Lenten spiritual exercises beginning Monday. He will hold no audiences or public functions during this period, underscoring a period of reflection for the pope and aides.
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UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Embassy attacked in Moscow restored after student protests
In Moscow, 21 ink stains marked walls and 318 windows were shattered as student crowds damaged the U.S. Embassy. Police guard returned and business resumed after a day of protests tied to U.S. air strikes against North Vietnam. Demonstrators from Red Chinese and Vietnamese student groups led the demonstrations, sparking a brief diplomatic exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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U.S
North
Viet Nam
U S Aid Birth Control Education Policy Outlined
Washington announces U S aid will support information and education on birth control abroad but not supply contraceptives. AID circular states no advocacy of specific programs or methods and that aid is not conditioned on birth control. Grant of 100000 dollars to a Chilean research center cited. missions instructed to assign officers to population issues.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Johnson
Chile
Santiago
Cash Sickness Bill Gets Annual Hearing In Massachusetts
Massachusetts held its annual public hearing on a cash sickness bill to provide wage protection for sick workers. AFL CIO lobbyist Albert G. Clifton proposed funding via employer and employee contributions with benefits of 30 dollars weekly plus 3 dollars per dependent. Critics warned it could disrupt unemployment compensation and drive business out of state.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Committee On Labor and Industries
Albert G. Cliftas
Aflcio
Clifton
William McCarthy
Associated Industries of
John O'Day
Insurance Economic Society
Oil Firms Seized by Syrians
Beir ut based report says nine oil companies were seized by the Syrian government in a major rationalization move. Foreign firms included Socony Vacuum Esso Standard and Shell with ties to American and Royal Dutch Shell groups. Six other firms were Syrian.
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Lebanon
UPI
Radio Damascus
Socany- Vacuum
Esso Standard
Shell
American Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Socony-Vacuum
Socony-Mobil Oil Co
Royal Dutch Shell
Chiang's Aide, Political Heir, Dies of Cancer
Vice President Chen Cheng of Nationalist China died at 67 from liver cancer, after months of poor health. He had been seen as Chiang Kai-shek’s political heir for decades, with succession now clouded by Chiang Ching-kuo’s rise to defense minister and potential leadership of the regime.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chen Cheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen
China
Chiang
Nationalist China
Piccure
Chiang Ching-kuo
Ching-kuo
Curtis Deficit Near Record Spurs Major Curtis Moves
PHILADELPHIA AP The Curtis Publishing Co publisher of the Saturday Evening Post and five magazines reported its second largest deficit in 70 years a $11 million loss last year. It has been red ink since 1961. The company also announced two major personnel changes: Matthew J. Culligan 47 resigned as chairman of the board and William A. Emerson Jr 42 was named editor of the Saturday Evening Post Emerson had been managing editor the past year and joined Curtis in 1962 after time at Newsweek and the defunct Collier's.
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Philadelphia
Curtis Publishing Co
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis
Matthew J. Culligan
William A. Emerson Jr
Emerson
Post
Newsweek
Collier's Magazine
Reversal Seen In Yale Prof Tenure Denial
New Haven belief centers on Yale University faculty actions after four days of student picketing and two mass meetings over philosophy professor Richard Bernstein. A faculty statement says the humanities tenure committee will review new evidence to reconsider its action. Campus observers expect the committee to reverse if warranted by evidence.
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New Haven
Yale University For
Philosophy
Richard Bernstein
Kingman Brewster
Bipartisan push to protect Hudson River region
A cross party effort seeks a scenic and recreational zone along the Hudson between Newburgh and Yonkers. Javits and Kennedy introduced the bill in Senate to curb power plants and flood control projects, while allowing existing Consoli dated Edison plant plans near Cornwall. Reid plans to sponsor the measure in the House, signaling strong bipartisan backing and debate over state versus federal control.
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Yonkers
New York State
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Robert F. Kennedy
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