High Panel Appointed To Probe Assassination
President Johnson named a seven member commission led by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent death of Lee Harvey Oswald. The bipartisan group includes Senators Russell and Cooper and Representatives Boggs and Ford, plus Allen Dulles and John J. McCloy. The FBI and Texas inquiry will cooperate, and the panel will have subpoena power and broad access to evidence from all federal agencies.
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Washington
Johnson
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
White House
Senate
House
Special Commission
Richard Russel
D-Ga
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hale Boggs
D-La
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Allen W. Dulles
CIA
John J. McCloy
New York
Congress
United States
FBI
Texas
Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Warren
Camelmen Strike Over New Egyptian Ride Rules
Cairo AP reports 140 camel drivers who transport tourists at the pyramids and sphinx have stopped work to protest government rules. They oppose bans on tips limits on camel ride prices to 35 cents and required camel licenses, demanding higher fares and repeal of the measures.
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Cairo
Egypt
Pyramids
Sphinx
Masser
NAACP Head Tells Faith In Johnson
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP met with President Johnson for about 43 minutes in a discussion on civil rights with no firm commitments. Wilkins emphasized jobs and opportunities for Negroes, and warned that if Congress delays rights legislation, demonstrations may continue as a constitutional protest. He noted the difficulty of moving the House Rules Committee to release the civil rights bill and that a petition to force a floor vote would need 218 signatures.
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Washington
Johnson
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
NAACP
Kennedy
Johnson Long
Congress
House Rules Committee
House
December Weather Forecast Predicts Mild West and Wet Coasts
The Weather Bureau projects December will be colder than normal in the southeast, warmer in New England and the West, and wetter than average along Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Near normal rainfall expected from the eastern Great Lakes to the Southern Plains, with subhormal precipitation elsewhere.
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Washington
New England
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Gulf Coast States
Great Lakes
Plains
Churchill Statue Erected in Washington Front of British Embassy
The English Speaking Union announced a statue of Sir Winston Churchill will be placed in front of the British Embassy in Washington. Churchill, made an honorary U.S. citizen by act of Congress, was celebrated as he turned 89 the next day after President Kennedy’s proclamation.
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Washington
Sir Winston Churchill
Great Britain
English Speaking Union
Congress
Winston
U.S
Kennedy
Peabody Cancels European Trip Amid Venezuela Tensions
Boston AP report says Peabody cancelled a planned European trade trip just before Betancourt and Betancourt aides met in Washington. The Foreign Ministry alleged three tons of arms found near Caracas on Nov 2 came from Cuba, with the U.S. agreeing and offering to boost regional surveillance to stop Castro regime arms exports. Separately, six FALN suspects facing long terms were flown back from Trinidad, with Betancourt warning of disruption to Sunday national elections.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Fidel
Castro
Cuba
Betancourt
Boston
Organization of ‘American States
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Washington
United States
Armed Forces of National Liberation
U.S
Trinidad
Forign
FALN
U S Offers Help to Tighten Latin American Arm Watch
The United States confirmed a Cuban arms cache found in Venezuela and proposed joining Latin American governments to boost surveillance to thwart Castro regime arms exports. Venezuela charges Cuba with smuggling arms and cites possible actions before the Organization of American States amid a presidential election contest.
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Washington
Venezuela
Cuba
United States
U.S
State Department
Richard I. Phillips
Organisation of American Stairs
DC8 Disaster Second Worst Plane Crash Near Montreal
A Trans-Canada Airlines DC8 jet crashed near St Therese, Quebec, killing 118 aboard. Police said no survivors and rescue efforts were hampered by rain and mud. Officials ordered an immediate inquiry as the scene remained chaotic with burning wreckage and scattered bodies.
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Therese DE Blainville
Trans-Canada Airlines
Air France
Paris
Montreal
Dorval
Toronto
Laurentian Expressway
Canada
Monty Adam
Eclubhouse
Transport
George James Mellraith
Ottawa
Transport Department
College Basketball North Adams Beats Waterbury 77 72
North Adams College defeats Waterbury division of University of Connecticut 77 to 72 in a college basketball game. NBA scores show Boston 112 over Philadelphia 78 and other matchups: Baltimore 100, San Francisco 99, Los Angeles 127, Detroit 111, Cincinnati 125, New York 19.
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NBA
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cincinmati
New York
Wheat Sale To Russia All But Off
Washington reports negotiations for a 250 million wheat sale to the Soviets are deadlocked. Soviet delegates Borisov and Matveyev left the United States amid unclear prospects. Moscow seeks world market prices with no extra payments, while U.S. exporters face dissatisfied Canadian terms.
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Russia
Washington
State Department
Sergei A. Borisov
United States
Borisov
Leonid Matveyev
Canada
U.S
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Otters
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
Earle Wheeler
Army
David McDonald
Navy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Presidential
Earl Lizotte
South John Street
Eagle Family
Naacp Head
Faith
Churchill
OAS
Peabody
Romulo Betancourt
All America
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Harry J. Sands
Bernard H. Roberts
Board On Geographic Names
Associated Press
Noel Aubertin
Ste. Therese
Auberlin
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