High School Building Funds Insufficient Says Commission
The High School Building Commission told City Council President Remo Del Gallo that a $2.9 million budget for a 1,000 student facility is inadequate. Interviews with consultants Marshall and Whipple indicate costs should be $3 to $4 million to meet long term needs, with delays and piecemeal planning cited as drawbacks.
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Commission
Remo del Gallo
del Gallo
Roger W. Wellington
John E. Marshall
Francis E. Whipple
Philip C. Ahern
Marshall
Belmont
Whipple
Weymouth
DeGallo
Leopoldville Halts Vote In Sabotage
The Congo government postponed Leopoldville elections citing sabotage by certain political parties and African countries after two days of chaos that left most ballots uncast. Provinces voted on schedule. no new date was set. Several printers and involved firms were arrested as tens of thousands waited hours to vote. Observers from 11 nations watched democracy in action with no government comment.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
Congo
Teopoldville
House Panel Votes to Probe Klan and Muslims
The House Committee on Un-American Activities voted unanimously to open a broad investigation into the Ku Klux Klan and also to pursue inquiries into Black Muslims, the American Nazi Party, and the Minute Men. Chairman Edwin Willis cited secret Klan squads and recent violence as justification, noting hearings would come after weeks of work.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edwin &. Willis
Y-La
Willis
American Nazi Party
The
Minute Men
Johnson
Federal rules threaten Guard funding over racial bias
National Guard Bureau issued regulations to withdraw federal recognition and 90 percent funding if a Guard unit discriminates against Negro enlistment assignment or promotion. The move targets state failures amid a year of enforcement pressure from the President's Equal Opportunity committee. Federal arms and equipment would also be withdrawn.
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Washington
National Guard Bureau
Associated Press
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
National Guard
Wallace Meets Civil Rights Delegation At Capitol
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, long opposed to civil rights integration, granted an audience to an interracial delegation led by Reverend ElWanger and including 15 Black members. They delivered a petition for democracy in Alabama as lawmakers debated King era boycott tactics. Some national leaders questioned the strategy, favoring nonpenal plans for fair civil rights progress.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Joseph Elwanger
Birmingham
Capitol
John Cloud
Selma
Wallace
Jacob Javits
R-Ny
Martin Luther King
Whitney Young Jr
National Urban League
King
Allies Raze North Viet Jet Base
Allied forces destroyed a North Vietnamese air base at Dong Hoi in the first wartime strike on a Communist air facility. About 15 American jets and 24 Skyraiders, with South Vietnamese pilots, attacked runways fuel depots and a hangar, with all planes returning to base. Chinese and North Vietnamese reports mention damage but confirm no loss of allied aircraft.
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Saigon
APS
Dong Hoi
U.S
Norh
North
South Viet Nam
China
China News
Landat
COMSAT to Launch Early Bird Satellite
COMSAT announced that Early Bird, historys first large scale communications satellite, will launch from Cape Kennedy next Tuesday. Built by Hughes Aircraft, the 85 pound craft will handle 240 two way voice channels or data traffic.
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Washington
UPHC
Cape Kennedy
Comsat
The
Communications Satellite Corp
Early Bird
Congress
Hughes Aircraft Co
Embassy Blown Up in Saigon Terrorist Attack
A car bomb exploded beside the U S Embassy in Saigon killing at least 17 people and wounding about 151. Two Americans, including a female secretary, were among the dead. several others were seriously injured. Vietnamese police and U S personnel battled to rescue victims as the five story building sustained extensive damage.
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U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Clark Air Base
Philippines
A. Alexis Johnson
Johnson
Richard Cleveland
Wayne
Robert. Miller
Miller
Hell
Devil
Army
Lyle Goodwin
Pekin
Eli
Goodwin
Don Elledge
Mohank
Tex
Qui Nhon
da Nang Harbor
Bronze Gate
Red China
New China News Agency
Burch Humphrey Tilt On Great Society
In Anaheim and Baltimore the retiring GOP chair Dean Burch and VP Hubert Humphrey outlined campaign themes for 1966. Burch warned of federal overreach under Johnson with Congress dominating and pork barrel risks, while Humphrey praised the Great Society for dignity, freedom, free speech, and peace without conquest.
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Washington
GOP
Dean Burch
Hubert H. Humphrey
Burch
Anaheim
Calif
Humphrey
Baltimore
Johnson
Ray Bliss
Congress
Great Society
Informer’s Tip Might Have Saved Embassy Bombing
Vietnamese undercover agents say the U S Embassy bombing might have been prevented if more money had been paid to informers. Police intercepted a motor scooter laden with explosives entering the city, ending a plot tied to an informer who was promised about $1,000 but reportedly received only $200.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Rail Merger Report Mixed Feelings In New England
Senators Kennedy and Ribicoff voiced concerns over the New York Central Pennsylvania merger affecting New England. The ICC report urged approval with conditions to preserve freight and passenger service, noting New Haven losses and ongoing commuter issues. Local leaders called the merger potentially good for the regional economy but warned about passenger protections.
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Boston
UPI
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New England
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Boston & Maine
B&m
New Haven
Kennedy
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New Haven Railroad
Jerome K. Lyle
Henry C. Darmstadter
The
Ney Pennsylvania Central Railroad
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Zovthian
Gen
William ©. Westmoreland
Dean Rusk
Humphrey Tilt
Jack Bell
Rail Merger Report
Ribicoff
New England Council
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