Soviet Leaders Attend Red Square Parade Marking Anniversary
The Soviet Union staged a Red Square parade of five new rockets before top leaders to honor the Bolshevik Revolution. Brezhnev, Kosygin, Mikoyan and Chou En-lai watched as military units formed and a new policy of peaceful coexistence was urged amid tensions with Peking.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Square
Peking
Kremlin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Russia
Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Anastas Mikoyan
Chou En-lai
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Marshal Malinovsky
Soviet Communist Party
Ussr
Lenin
Chou
Rusk opens talks on trans Atlantic plan with European chiefs
Secretary of State Dean Rusk begins discussions with European foreign ministers to salvage JFK's trans Atlantic partnership. He meets Luns of the Netherlands then Spaak of Belgium and Schroeder of West Germany, as NATO faces a crisis over nuclear policy and rising French skepticism led by De Gaulle.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
Joseph M. A. H. Luns
Netherlands
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
Gerhard Schroeder
West Germany
State Department
Schroeder
Berlin
Ludwig Erhard
Bonn
Atlantic
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
NATO
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paris
Chuckle: The Egomaniac Brags About Feats
A short humor item notes that the egotist always puts his feats in his mouth. The gag centers on boastful behavior and self praise, framed in a light editorial voice typical of a daily feature.
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Fea. Corp
O'Leary Wins Interscholastic Debate at Bates College
John O'Leary of Cheverus High School Portland topped five finalists to win the Bates College Interscholastic Debating League contest. The one hour competition was announced Friday by Bates College.
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Lewiston
John O'Leary
Portland
Cheverus High School
Bates College
Convicted Slayers Expected To Appeal In York County Case
Alfred J. Mac Donald, 32, Rochester NH, found guilty of killing Maine Trooper Charles C. Black during the July 9 Bank of Biddeford robbery outside the South Berwick branch. The trial followed 31 witnesses and 40 exhibits. Both Mac Donald and Wayne E. Beckus are expected to appeal.
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Alfred
Joseph R. MacDonald
Rochester
N.H
York County Superior Court
Charles C. Black
York
Black
South Berwick
First National Bank
Biddeford
Maine
MacDonald
Wayne E. Beckus
Masontown
Maine Law Court
William S. Silsby
Ellsworth
Beckus
Law Court
William P. Donahue
Donahue
Republicans Face Post-Election Rebuild After Johnson Victory
The Associated Press notes a crushing GOP defeat with Lyndon B Johnson winning 44 states and the District of Columbia while Barry Goldwater carried six states including five in the Deep South. Republicans debate next steps, with Nixon clashing with Rockefeller and Dean Burch pledging to seek a path forward at a January meeting.
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Associated Press
Republican Party
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Johnson
District of Columbia
Congress
Lbj
Goldwater
Dean Burch
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
Spain
George Romney
Michigan
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
GOP National Committee
National Committee
Congo Rebels Being Subdued In Eastern Congo War
Congo rebels once threatening the nation are being beaten back as Leopoldville forces pursue Stanleyville. Foreign nationals, including 60 Americans, face increasing danger as rebels turn against whites amid a mounting bombardment and calls for scorched earth. Rebel leaders appeal to African presidents for help, while government mercenaries push back the liberation army from North Katanga toward Kindu.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Stanleyville
Gbenye
Nicholas Olenga
Popular Liberation Army
Gbenya
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ahmed Ben Bella
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Modibo Keita
Mali
Moise Tshombe
Lake Tanganyika
Baudoinville
Katanga
Manono
Kivu
Orientale
Tshombe
Dillon Asked To Remain At Post
Washington AP reports President Johnson asked Douglas Dillon to stay as secretary of the treasury indefinitely. Dillon, 55, debates a move after four years in office, with others in the administration planning to quit after the election. He joined government under Eisenhower in 1953 and has hinted at private life pursuits but may tackle continued duties amid tax policy plans for next year.
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Washington
Johnson
Douglas Dillon
Barry Goldwater
Walter W. Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Robert V. Roosa
the Treasury
Monetary Affairs
Department
Henry M. Fowler
Dillon
Treasury
USW Struggle Forms for Union Presidency
In Pittsburgh AP reports a power struggle within the United Steelworkers Union as I. W. Abel announces a bid for the presidency to challenge incumb ent David J. McDonald in the February 12 election. Three Ohio district directors back Abel, signaling wider opposition to McDonald amid leadership tensions and claims of poor communication with rank and file.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
USW
David J. McDonald
Ohio
Abel
The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
McDonald
Mission Document Attacked at Vatican Council
At the Vatican Ecumenical Council a document on missionary activity faced widespread criticism from hundreds of bishops. Critics called it weak and urged drastic revision, with some demanding a completely new schema. Pope Paul VI noted room for improvement while signaling the measure could gain approval, and Cardinal Frings urged a broader, enlarged draft. The debate focused on reviving original urgency and raising attention to missionary issues, amid a Saturday session intended to catch up after a holiday.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s
Paul VI
Joseph Cardinal Frings
Cologne
Germany
Daniel Raymond Lamont
Umtali
Uganda
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