Harlem Leaders Angry After King Snub In NYC
King met with Mayor Wagner to discuss New York racial tensions while Harlem leaders protested being left out. A unity council formed to demand civilian police review and the suspension of Lt. Gilligan amid calls for reforms as Rochester ends a violent weekend with a state of emergency and curfew.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Wagner
Harlem
King
New York City
Wagner
Atlanta
Rochester
N.Y
Wiliam Epton
L. Joseph Overton
Harlem Labor Council
Unity Conference
Thomas Gilligan
Gilligan
Overton
Livingston Wingate
Haryou Act
Martin Luther King
Wingate
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Senate Rejects Disclosure Rules. backs Ethics Commission
The Senate defeated a proposal requiring annual disclosure of major outside financial interests by members and top staff. It instead backed a 17 member ethics commission to study higher ethical standards for federal officials, a plan that may face a final vote today. The Clark proposal for stronger disclosure was approved, while Williams’s tax return and asset list measure failed.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Express
Commission On Ethics
Sue Owlalve
Alsoaeleacea
Rules Committee
Joseph S. Clark
John J. Williams
Del
Castro Escalates Rhetoric Over Guantanamo Sentry Shooting
In Santiago Cuba Fidel Castro denounced U S claims that a Cuban sentry was killed by U S Marines at Guantanamo and warned that Cuba would answer shot for shot if another Cuban was murdered. He said the Soviet Union knows the situation and rejected losing ties with the Socialist bloc while leaving open a path to dialogue with the United States. He suggested no rush for new diplomatic ties and reserved 20 years without full relations with Washington.
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Santiago, Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
U.S
Guantanamo Naval Base
Santiago
Castro
U. S
Guantanamo
Soviet Union
Barry Goldwater
South Viet Nam
Senate
Rochester
James A. McDivitt
International Cuba
Morning to Evening Height Changes Noted by Scientists
Scientists report people are taller in the morning and shorter by evening. The observation aligns with common experience of height variation during the day and month end.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
U S Plans Large Boost In Viet Nam Manpower
Saigon reports four American servicemen killed as Washington plans a major expansion of manpower in South Viet Nam. One Army major died near Tan Phu Trung. a jeep mine killed three other U S personnel. The death toll reaches 163, with Vietnamese casualties few.
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U. S
Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Hau Nghia
Tan Phu Trung
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Pacific
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
Asia
Sharp
Williams
Westmoreland
U.S. Navy
Narcotics Probe Urges Tougher Laws and Wire Taps
Federal narcotics chief Henry Girodano told a Senate Investigations panel that drug mobs exploit a legal loophole to threaten witnesses before formal proceedings. He urged new penalties for intimidation and endorsed Sen. McClellan’s bill allowing court-ordered wiretaps. Girodano said enforcement is curbing heroin traffic but cocaine smuggling from Cuba is rising.
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Washington
Henry L. Girodano
Senate
Giordano
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
United States
Cuba
Birth Of Strife Traced Birth Of Riot In Rochester Block Dance
In Rochester on Friday July 25 1964 a neighborhood dance ends in a riot after an incident with two white patrolmen. The crowd opposes cuffs, stones fly, and police and K9 units confront hundreds. The riot spreads from Joseph Avenue and Nassau Street to nearby areas as dawn reveals destruction.
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Rochester
N.Y
Helen Myricks
Gene Stevens
Carrie
Stevens
Myricks
Anthony Cerretto
Roger Bacon
Cerretto
Nassau Street
Joseph Avenue
Dan Funk
Sal Arnone
Dan
Sal
Funk
Arnone
Seveal
New York Central Station
U.S. Post Office
Brighton
Greece
Goldwater Launching Bid For Party Unity
Arizona senator Barry Goldwater launches a drive for GOP party unity amid a campaign push. He plans talks with Republican leaders in Congress and governors to unify campaigns and improve television radio and print outreach. The effort includes meetings with the Republican Leadership Conference and aims to involve Ike Nixon Scranton and Rockefeller.
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Washington
Arry Goldwater
GOP
Arizona
House
Senate
Goldwater
Senate House Republicann Leadership Conference
Congress
William E
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Fourteen Entombed In Mine In Jura Mountains
In Champagno le France rescuers reach 128 feet to a buried limestone mine where 14 men were entombed for almost a day. A listening device detected only water dripping and falling rock raising concerns they might be separated from the surface. Officials warned breakthroughs could face new challenges if the shaft area is cut off.
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Champagnole
France
Jura
Goldwater Eyes South Vietnam Advisory Force Increase
The Associated Press reports Barry Goldwater seeks to bolster U S manpower in South Vietnam with up to 3000 Army troops. The move aims to boost on the spot advisers and trainers in active battle zones amid nationwide security concerns.
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Epton
Harlem Defense Council
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Bayard Austin
Unity Council
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Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Baker
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee
Ment
Nguyen Khanh
Maxwell D. Taylor
Hanoi
Washington Park
Kennebunk
Women’s Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Christ Church
Norman Wheeler
Clude
John York
Stanleigh Cole
Albert Cowgill
Bacon
Cai Be
South
Government
NEA Radio-Telephoto
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Associated Press
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