Indonesian Power Struggle Over Communist Party
In Jakarta a political rift between President Sukarno and the army over the PKI grows amid mounting protests and an anti communist campaign. Heavy fighting in central Java and a state of emergency underline the crisis as Sukarno seeks to retain PKI influence while the army clamps down. A dawn curfew and troop deployments mark the tense climate across Java.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Java
Radio Malaysia
United Press International
PKI
Subandrio
Bogor
D. N. Aidit
Laysia
Sobsi
Two Teenagers Sought in Connecticut Slayings
Cheshire police and state authorities hunted 15-year-old Roger Beaudry Jr and a 14-year-old companion for murdering Roger Beaudry Sr's wife Ella 42 and daughter Roberta 11. The teens, armed with two shotguns and two rifles, fled with $800 and a 1956 Oldsmobile, prompting a 13-state alert and roadblocks across Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire, Conn
Roger Beaudry Jr
Roger
Connecticut
Beaudry
Roger Beaudry Sr
Ella
Roberta
George McCann
Prospect
James
Vermont
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Plan to End New York News Strike Rejected by Both Sides
The New York Times and the New York Newspaper Guild rejected mediator Theodore Kheel's settlement plan after two thousand two hundred Guild members had been on strike for three weeks. The negotiators dismissed the recommendations as unacceptable though some items were tolerable. No talks were planned today as major papers publish only two of eight city papers. Core issues include automation mergers job security pensions and a union shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Times
New York Newspaper Guild
Robert Warner
Theodore Kheel
the Times
Guild
Kheel
New Haven Railroad Plans to Discontinue Interstate Passengers
New Haven Railroad announced it will file with the Interstate Commerce Commission to halt all interstate passenger service. Notices went up at trains and stations ahead of the filing, effective March 1, 1966, with existing contracts extended to their dates. Talks continue with Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on limited extensions. Meanwhile, Rhode Island officials discussed federal aid and a potential Penn Central merger to retain service. A separate Denver case saw Judge Flanigan deny delaying a theft trial due to a key witness attending the World Series in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
UPI
New Haven Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Washington
John Chafee
Penn’Central
Denver
Colo
James C. Flanigan
Minneapolis
North Viet Nam admits use of antiaircraft missiles
North Viet Nam Premier Pham Van Dong told a Japanese interviewer that antiaircraft missiles were used against U S warplanes over North Vietnam. An F105 Thunderchief was downed with the pilot believed killed last Thursday. Three other U S aircraft were downed earlier by missiles.
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Tokyo
North Viet Nam
Pham van Dong
U.S
Shoryu Hata
Ashi Shimbun
Japan
Moon Strike Of Luna 7 Still Go
The Soviet Luna 7 probe reported 36,060 miles from the Moon and on course hours before a predicted 5 p.m. EST lunar touch. Tass said all systems function normally though no word on a soft landing yet. A Soviet publication claimed little doubt such a landing is possible, part of the push to send humans to the Moon before 1970.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
United States
Private Berkshire Schools Face Scrutiny As Substandard
The New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools warns of substandard private schools in Massachusetts especially Berkshire County. A committee seeks a meeting with Education Commissioner Owen Kiernan to push for health safety and academic standards enforcement. The group will support existing laws and discusses possible associate membership for new schools.
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New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Association
Owen D. Kiernan
Kiernan
Ralph O. West
Berkshires
Berk+ Shire School
Sheffield
Stockbridge School
Interlaken
Cranwell
Lenox
Windsor Mountain
Foxhollow
Miss Hall's School
St. Joseph's High School
Pittsfield
West
Department of Education
Department of Public Safety
Boards of Health
US Britain Win Ryder Cup Decisions
In opening Ryder Cup matches at Southport England the United States and Great Britain each won two decisions. Boros and Lema beat Pratts and Butler while Casper and Littler toped Hunt and Coles. Thomas and Will defeated Palmer and Marr 6 3 and O Connor and Allis beat Venturi and January 5 4.
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Southport
England
United States
Great Britain
U.S
Julius Boros
Tony Lema
Lionel Pratts
Peter Butler
Billy Casper
Gene Littler
Bernie Hunt
Neil Coles
Britain
Arnold Palmer
Dave Marr
Dave Thomas
George Will
Ken Venturi
Don January
Christy O'Connor
Peter Allis
White mob attacks integrationist in Crawfordville
In Crawfordville Georgia several white men pulled an integrationist from a car and beat him after Negro students attempted to board buses with white children. Bill Trainer a 22 year old from New York was rescued by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent and escaped with minor injuries. State police pursued demonstrators but made no arrests as civil rights protests loom toward the Georgia Capitol.
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Crawfordville
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Bill Trainer
New York
Taliaferro County
Georgia
Gemini 6 Begins Vital Countdown Test
Cape Kennedy reports a Gemini 5 countdown drill as the two-man team of Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford prepares for a dual launch this month. Initial snags on Agena rocket radio command and Titan fueling were cleared, with the exercise proceeding to within seconds of planned liftoff.
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Cape Kennedy
UPD
Gemini
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
City lawn sprouts unexpected onion garden in Rochester
City officials importing top soil for the Civic Center lawn in Rochester uncovered hundreds of fresh green onions growing in the new turf. A sampling confirmed the surprising sproutings, described as long and breading for fine grass.
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Rochester, N
Civic Center
F105 Missing Off North Viet Nam Says Air Force
The Pentagon reports an Air Force F105 attack plane is missing from a bombing mission in North Viet Nam. It rejects Chinese claims that the plane flew over China and was shot down. Investigation continues. target area was up to 50 miles northeast of Hanoi, near the border.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Peking
China
Hanoi
Cardinal Ottaviani Calls for One World Republic
Vatican speech by Cardinal Ottaviani urges a united world republic to end war. Ecumenical councils applaud the idea as the assembly suspends debate on the Church in the Modern World to revise and vote later, amid a discussion on modern warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Aieredo
Ottaviani
Holy Office
Roman Curia
Ecumenical Fathers
Cardinal Ottaviani
Baker
Ousted Hillhouse Chief Names New School Post
Former Hillhouse High School principal Robert LeVine announces acceptance of an advisory role with the New Haven superintendent’s office. He will work on secondary school assignments and will not appeal the Board of Education’s decision over transcript oversight.
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New Haven, Conn
UPC
Hillhouse High School
Robert
LeVine
New Haven
William Hadden Jr
New Haven Board of Education
Hillhouse
U.S. Troops Increase to 140000 in Vietnam Landing at Vung Tau
U S military strength in Viet Nam rose to 140000 as final elements of the 1st Infantry Division landed at Vung Tau near Saigon. The 15,000 soldier unit joined Marine Third Amphibious Force and the 1st Cavalry Division as major forces. Airborne troops reported 17 Viet Cong killed near Qui Nhon as U S forces widen operations south of Saigon and Hanoi air strikes target North Vietnam. Local developments include Ky returning from Malaysia and a tour by Democratic senators to bases. Mayor Shelley orders San Francisco police to crack down on prostitution.
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Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
Vung Tau
Marine Corps
1St Cavalry
01St Airborne
Qui Nhon
Phu Cu Pass
Oriskany
Hanoi
Ist
da Nang
Link Harris
Brisbane
Nguyen Cao Ky
Malaysia
Howard Cannon
Nevada
Stephen A. Young
Ohio
Daniel B. Brewster
Maryland
Justice
Robert Kimball
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Ryan
Ryan
U. S
San Francisco
UPI
John F. Shelley
Police Commission
Shelley
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Suharto
Suhar
Associated Press
Los Angeles
UPT
Edward L. Williams
Jwinson
Achmad Yani
Halim Air Base
Kuala Lumpur
Radio Ma
Times Unit
New York Guild
New Haven RR
MBTA
South Viet Nam
Viet Premier
Berkshire
By Richard K. Weil
FBI
Cardinal
Vietnam
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