U N Votes to Bar Red China Seat For Nineteenth Time
The U N General Assembly again rejected seating Communist China. The 126 nation body voted 54 to 48 with 21 abstentions, while the two thirds rule failed 71 to 48 with 4 abstentions. Libya Mauritius Ghana and Nigeria switched to yes. Italy and Belgium moved to abstain.
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Ghana
Nigeria
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Belgium
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Soviet Union
Red China
India
Moscow
U S Appeals For U N Aid On Prisoners
The United States asked U N members to urge Hanoi to grant access to American prisoners by an international humanitarian group. Rita Hauser cited Geneva rules and testimonies of released POWs describing torture and poor care. The Soviet delegate dismissed the move as a distraction from other issues.
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United States
U.N
U.S
Rita E. Hauser
U Thant
Hanoi
League of Red Cross Societies
General Assembly
North Vietnam
American Soldier Convicted in Seoul Murder Case
In Seoul a South Korean court found Spec. 4 Jack G. Abercrombie, 20, of Brentwood California, guilty of strangling a Korean prostitute. He received a 12 year prison sentence for murder after prosecutors sought 10 years.
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Seoul
Korea
Jack G. Abercrombie
Brentwood
Calif
Wilson Panel Will Explore Bailing Queen Out of Bed
London reports the Labor government will form a special committee at the opening of the next Parliament to study royal finances. Prime Minister Harold Wilson rejected immediate public funding increases and noted the civil list of 1.14 million dollars is fixed, with surpluses once used up by 1970, while pledging not to leave the queen in poverty.
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New York Times
London
Queen Elizabeth
Harold Wilson
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Prince Philip
Labor
Israeli Unit Raids Jordan Near Elat Incur Casualties
Israeli patrol crossed into Jordan north of Elat, clashing with Arab fighters and inflicting several casualties. One Israeli soldier wounded east of the cease fire line. Jordan reports an exchange at Aqaba with one Jordanian soldier hurt. Israelis reportedly suffered as well. Separate incidents include mortar fire with Egyptian forces and a Jordanian court sentencing Palestinian guerrillas to death for subversion. The Israeli Cabinet met in a special session to discuss security amid rising tensions.
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Taher Dablan
Dablan
Phalanges
Cairo
Saigon Bans Classic War Film From Here to Eternity
The South Vietnamese government barred the film From Here to Eternity for security reasons. The official news agency noted the movie has appeared on many screens in Vietnam for the past 10 years, offering no further explanation.
Lollape Students and Forces Discount Notice
Subscribers by mail must notify the local Post Office and The Berkshire Eagle of both old and new addresses to avoid interruption of service. Postage is paid at Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Ofice
Berkshire Eagle
Viet War Action Dims With Scattered Encounters
In South Vietnam today scattered clashes produced 69 enemy dead and 18 American or allied fatalities across northern provinces and Saigon defenses. A plane carrying eight South Korean officers crashed near Qui Nhon, killing all aboard. Casualties varied among U.S. forces, militiamen, and Rangers, with several wounded and one Ranger killed.
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South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
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9Th Division
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da Nang
Gina Lollobrigida to Marry Kaufman Amid Church Ban
Actress Gina Lollobrigida announces plans to wed George S Kaufman in New York as Catholic Church penalties loom and Italian divorce rules complicate the union. Kaufman is divorced and Lollobrigida remains technically married to a Yugoslav-born physician.
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Gina Lollobrigida
George S. Kaufman
New York
Miss Lollobrigida
Kaufman
Italy
Brooke Sees MIRV Talks Push for Halt on Testing
U S Senator Edward W Brooke urges the administration to seek a mutual halt in MIRV testing at the start of arms control talks with the Soviet Union. He warns talks could fail if either side develops MIRV capability, and presses for on site inspection to verify any agreement.
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Edward W. Brooke
U.S
Brooke
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Broke
Soviet Union
More Schools Join Boycott In Springfield
In Springfield Massachusetts black students at Technical High School boycotted classes again, joined by black students from Classical Commerce and Trade high schools. The walkouts followed failed dialogue efforts after last week’s racial unrest. Police guarded Tech as Mayor Freedman returned to lead efforts to end the crisis and urged peaceful parent involvement.
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Springfield
Mass
Technical High
Classical
Commerce
Trade
Tech
Frank Freedman
Solzhenitsyn Banned By Soviet Writers Union
Moscow reports the Soviet Union of Writers has stripped Alexander Solzhenitsyn of membership over alleged anti-Soviet hubbub around his name. The ban bars publication of his works in the USSR. The action follows years of tension as his novels, including Cancer Word and The First Circle, found success abroad but faced Soviet censorship at home.
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Russian Union of Writers
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Solzhenitsyn
West
Ivan Denisovich
Literary Gazette
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