Antidraft Protests Draw Senate and White House Fire
Senators and President Johnson voiced deep concern over anti draft demonstrations seen as signaling broad dissent on Viet Nam policy. SDS and allied groups expanded to target high schools and induction centers while officials warned about Communist exploitation and possible erosion of the U.S. standing abroad.
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Everett M. Dirksen
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Rmass
William Proxmire
Dwis
Paul Booth
SDS
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Associated Press
AKC Collie Puppies Advertised in The Eagle
A Lenox man saw the ad and sent it to a Connecticut friend. The pup was sold to a buyer far beyond The Eagle's circulation area. Sabie tri color collie pups, both genders, Dial Becket. Call 7-731 to place your family want ad.
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Connecticut
AKC
Dial
Senate Votes to Reconsider $2 Billion Water Projects
In Washington the Senate approved a compromise bill authorizing 440 future water projects at about $2 billion and then voted to reconsider the measure. The move to reconsider was requested by Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana, with no immediate explanation given.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Rhodesia Delays Secession Indefinitely Yet Signals Move
Rhodesia prime minister Ian Smith postponed a formal declaration on independence, calling the cabinet meeting a committee session and promising a full cabinet gathering on Wednesday. He hinted that the plan is decided in principle but will proceed with complex preparations. Britain urged restraint and considered swift countermeasures if independence occurs unilaterally.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Black Africa
Smith
Britain
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Commonwealth
Minis
Garfield Todd
Senate
House
Army Corps of Engineers
Morrissey Judge Nomination Faces Senate Showdown
Washington sources report Francis X. Morrissey faced a Senate showdown on his federal judgeship bid after an FBI report backed his credibility. Kellerated details include Georgia law study in 1933, Massachusetts residency questions, and Bernstein- Kennedy influence amid calls for further Judiciary Committee scrutiny.
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Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Judiciary Committee
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
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James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Katzenbach
Massachusetts
Athens
Southern Law School
Georgia
Atlanta
Boston
American Bar Association
The
Jersey to tax cars by length on crowded island roads
Jersey, Channel Islands, with 30,000 cars on 500 miles of road, will tax vehicles by length to raise funds for new roads and push residents to use smaller cars. The island has its own parliament under British sovereignty, and many wealthy Britons reside there to dodge higher taxes.
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Channel Islands
Melrose High School Fire Evacuates 2027 Students
A fouralarm blaze at Melrose High School forced evacuation of all 2027 students. The fire started in a loft between the third floor and roof as about 100 firefighters from nearby communities battled the smoky blaze. Cause is not known. loft wiring is suspected.
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UPS
Melrose High School
Chairman Presses Klan Terror Testimony in House Hearings
Congressional staff investigator Donald T. Appell told the House Un American Activities Committee that the Ku Klux Klan sows fear across the South with threats and violence including cross burnings and beatings. He testified the Klan has infiltrated some police departments while most officers are not members. The hearings, expected to stretch for weeks, aim to reveal Klan finances and operations as witnesses fear retribution and the panel warns against intimidation.
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South
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Congressional
Appell
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edwin B. Willis
Dla
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Robert Shelton
Imperial Wizard
The
United Klans of America
Johnson
Sociey
Congress
Navy destroyed intruder jet to keep secret devices
Washington AP says a Navy A6A Intruder was shot down in North Vietnam near the Independence. The two crew parachuted to safety as jets pulverized the wreck to prevent sensitive electronic gear from falling into enemy hands. Some equipment may have remained salvageable.
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Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North
Viet Nam
Independence
Fines Levied For Fixing of Flour Prices
Six flour mill executives who pleaded no contest to conspiring to fix prices for carloads of flour sold to bakers were fined 2500 each in federal court in Buffalo. The judge noted the public was not shown to be injured by the illegal agreement. The defendants included executives from Archer-Daniels Midland, General Mills, Bay State Milling, Gooch Milling, Inland Mills, and Peavey Flour Mills. The government said the firms account for 65 percent of bakery flour east of the Rockies, with about 350 million dollars in annual business. Twelve other companies indicted also pleaded no contest and were fined a total of 190,000 last March 22.
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N.Y
UPI
John O. Henderson
Lawrence J. Veidt
Fleur
Archer-Daniels Midland Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Earl F. Cross
Colorado Milling & Elevator Co
Denver
William A. Lohman Jr
General Mills
Barnard J. Rothwell
Bay State Milling Co
Winona
Rocky Mountains
Fatal Clash In Santo Domingo Ends In Death
In Santo Domingo a man was killed early today as Dominican troops clashed with rebel factions. Civilian youths rioted downtown while authorities canceled plans for more troops and reduced tank deployments around Ozama fortress and the dock area.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Ozama
Defections Grow Among Viet Cong in Saigon Report
Saigon reports a new trend as Communist Viet Cong troops defect in small armed units to the South Vietnamese government. In the past week 373 Viet Cong personnel defected with a light machine gun, 66 weapons, and 55 grenades. American jets shot down another Phantom over North Vietnam near Vinh. SAC bombers hit targets northwest of Saigon near the Iron Triangle and Hanoi flight raids continue against missile sites. Casualties include 684 Viet Cong killed and 196 government troops dead or missing. U.S. pilots practiced new raid methods against North Vietnamese missiles. The Viet Cong are said to be moving guerrillas into the Mekong Delta battalion strength, following defeats elsewhere.
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U.S
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Viet Nam
Vinh
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Iron Triangle
Vietnamese Defense Department
China
Hanoi
New Ching News Agency
NCNA
North
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Harry 8. Southworth
Mexico
N.Y
U.S. Air Force
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Dela
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