Honduras Military Coup Seen By State Department
The State Department reported a bloodless military coup in Honduras with the chief of armed forces ordering a takeover and President Ramon Villeda Morales calling the U S ambassador. The presidential palace was surrounded as U S forces indicated they would intervene only to protect nationals or property. The coup followed threats to halt Oct 15 elections and prompted an emergency OAS session.
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Washington
State Department
Honduras
Department
Ramon Villeda Morales
U.S
Charles R. Burrows
Villeda Morales
Defense Department
United States
Dominican Republic
Bosch
Organization of American States
Teachers Fill Lewiston Area Conven tion Expands Across Cities
About 9 000 teachers gathered for the 61st Maine Teachers Convention in Lewiston and Auburn with events reaching to Portland. Robert Penn Warren headlined sessions while discussions included teacher preparation and Cominternly themed debates. Acting State Commissioner Nickerson urged careful review of the Conant report to ensure Maine standards attract and retain teachers. A Queens College educator warned about indoctrination debates in teaching about communism, noting the shift from caution to curricular breadth.
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Lewiston
Auburn
Portland
Robert Penn Warren
Ing
Kermit S. Nickerson
State Board of Education
Conant Report
Maine
Conant
Isidore Starr
Queens College
Flushing
N.Y
Cooper Describes Colors In Space
Houston AP reports astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr described space colors in his final Mercury mission report. He recounted sunsets and sunrises seen from 22 orbits, noting blue halos, orange glows, and bright white sunlight as the horizon darkens during America's longest manned flight.
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Houston
Tex
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Cooper
America
Valachi Testimony Draws Mixed Senate Verdict On Credibility
Washington AP coverage of reactions to Joseph Valachi's testimony on organized crime underscores split views. Senators McClellan and McIntyre seek corroboration, Mundt grows convinced by police verification, Curtis deems him credible, while Wright questions its utility. News notes and police reaction frame a cautious appraisal of the insider’s claims about La Cosa Nostra.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
John L. McClellan
Valachi
John €. Montana
Apalachin
N.Y
Black Hand
McClellan
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Carl T. Curtis
R-N.h
Curtis
McIntyre
Mundt
New York
Connecticut
Chuckle Joke About Cupid and Hosiery Misfires
A brief humor item notes Cupid makes many bad shots because he aims at the heart while looking at hosiery. (Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.)
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Cupid
Fea. Corp
St Marys School Fire Prompts City Classroom Help
Biddeford moves to support St Marys parish after a Wednesday night fire caused unofficial 50 000 in damage to the four story grammar school. Mayor Pomerleau and Supt Kenneally offer public school classrooms to keep 296 pupils in class as cleanup and occupancy prep begin tonight at 6 30. Ernest Donahue calls on St Marys men for a 6 30 cleanup detail to ready the building for students.
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Mickey Martelle
Biddeford
St. Mary's Parish
Mopup
Willie Pomerleau
Raymond Kenneally
Ernest Donahue
Holy Name Society
Valachi testimony and White House chatter roil Capitol Hill
Joseph Valachi's testimony on syndicate crime stirs reactions on and off Capitol Hill. Secretary McNamara and General Taylor urge Kennedy a possible limit to major U S involvement in South Vietnam by December 1965. Rusk and Gromyko near talks' end no accord but open to space weapon ban. Astronaut Gordon Cooper describes space colors in final orbit report.
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Joseph Valachi
Capitol ii
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Kennedy
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Arkansas
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Kennedy Dedicates Greers Ferry Dam in Arkansas Visit
President Kennedy dedicated the 46.7 million Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River near Heber Springs Arkansas and vowed continued support for power and flood control projects. He spoke in Little Rock about civil rights and met with six Arkansas Democratic lawmakers, amid past racial tensions and historic school integration events.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Kennedy
America
Greers Ferry
Little Red River
Arkansas
Little Rock
White House
Congress
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas National Guard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ississabama
Faubus
U S Troops May Leave Viet Nam About Two Years
President Kennedy's advisers say anti Communist war in South Viet Nam shows progress and may allow withdrawing most American forces within two years. By year end 1,000 U S personnel could be withdrawn as training reaches that point. The move follows McNamara-Taylor reviews and Kennedy approval amid ongoing concern over Diem regime reforms and Buddhist protests.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
White House
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
McNamara-Taylor
Presidential Racial Fact-Finders Busy in Birmingham
In Birmingham two presidential racial fact-finders, Kenneth Royall and Earl Blaik, arrived after a church bombing killed four girls and injured twenty, meeting with city leaders while keeping conversations private. They aim to report findings to President Kennedy and will present a secret summation to Mayor Boutwell and the City Council.
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Earl Blaik
Kenneth Royall
Birmingham
Kennedy
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Ala
Army
Steel City
Royall
Blaik
Albert Boutwell
Hag
Eugene Connor
Connor
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