Republicans Hold Key To Cloture
Washington AP report notes Senate leaders move to end debate on President Johnson's civil rights voting rights bill. Dirksen predicts success in a cloture vote next Tuesday amid undecided and uncommitted senators. 62 amendments remain, including a Tower substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Wen Iflepurucans
Associated Press
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hart
Mansfield
Dirksen
John Tower
T-Tex
Tower
Gum Firm Winner In Sticky Case
The Eglesal Trade Commission ruled Topps Chewing Gum Inc. did not engage in monopolistic or unfair practices in marketing bubblegum with baseball cards. Commissioner Elman said there is no meaningful market for baseball cards apart from gum and that combining them is not essential to compete.
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Washington
Eglesal Trade Commiscon
Topps Chewing Gum Inc
Brooklyn
N.Y
Philip Elman
Elman
Miner Killed In Kentucky In Slick Rock Coal Mine
Pikeville AP report says Lonzie Lee Jr. 24 of Graffin died after four feet of rock collapsed at Slick Rock Coal Co. mine near Little Beaver Elkhorn City. Louie Mullins 50 of Belcher escaped the cave-in with chest back contusions and minor injuries. He was treated at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Pikeville.
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Pikeville
Slick Rock Coal Co
Little Beaver
Elkhorn City
Lonzie Lee Jr
Graffin
Louie Wilson Mullins
Belcher
Appalachian Regional
United States plans 1700 troop withdrawal from Dominican Republic
The United States announces a pullout of about 1700 troops from the Dominican Republic as Brazil commits 1250 soldiers to join an OAS peacekeeping force. The move accompanies growing optimism that a cease-fire may take hold and pave the way for a non Communist interim government led by Antonio Guzman.
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Washington
United States
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Organization of American States
Ellsworth Bunker
OAS
U.S
Brazil
Santo Domingo
Air Ministry
Rio de Janeiro
Bunker
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
inter-American
Jose Barreiro
Pair Sentenced For Ocean View Park Arson
Ted Carrol and Herman Irving Yassim were sentenced in Norfolk to six years each for the Ocean View Amusement Park fire on November 8. They pleaded guilty, with four years suspended and a three year probation, and may seek parole in late summer. Their navy backgrounds and a restaurant witness recounted how the plan began.
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Norfolk
Ted Carrol
Herman Irving Yassim
Ocean View
Linwood Tabb
Corporation Court
Tabb
Aquaintance
Zelda Bernice England
Briton Teaches Sheep Spanish to Aid Exports in Kent
Ray mond Edwards of Hythe Kent teaches his flock basic Spanish phrases to ease exports. The 50 year old farmer uses an English Spanish dictionary and says the sheep are learning quickly. The Agriculture Ministry notes some language issues but sees no need for extreme measures.
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London
Raymond Edwards
Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
Edwards
Hythe
Kent
Agriculture Ministry
BSC To Retain Liberal Arts Programs at Bluefield State
Charles H. Brown, president of the State Board of Education, said four year liberal arts and teacher training programs will not be eliminated at Bluefield State College. He denied racial issues in the board’s study and urged more emphasis on the two year technical program. Brown noted no decision on Dr. Allen’s future until the next board meeting.
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Charleston
Charles H. Brown
State Board of Education
Bluefield State College
Bluefield State
L. B. Allen
Brown
Dr. Allen
Extended West Virginia forecast shows above normal temps
Extended forecast indicates temperatures in West Virginia through next Tuesday will average 27 degrees above normal. Normal highs for this period are 78 in the north and 75 in the south.
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West Virginia
Plot Crushed in Saigon as Viet Revolt Fails
In Saigon a major civilian and military uprising was crushed after overnight raids. Lead figures Hung Phan Ngoc Thao and Lam Van Phat fled. Thao was fatally hurt while fleeing. Ambassador Taylor’s jet was struck en route to Da Nang. no injuries among his party. U S and South Vietnamese air forces attacked targets north of Hanoi and around Vinh with several vessels and barges damaged. Ground clashes occurred in provinces north of Saigon during the crackdown.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phan Huy Quat de
Hung
Pham Ngoc Thao
Washington
Lam van Phat
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
da Nang
Taylor
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Lacht Huong Giang
Clouds Delay Project Fire Launch at Cape Kennedy
Clouds over the South Atlantic postponed by 24 hours the Atlas booster test of Project Fire aimed to gauge heat on returning Apollo ships. NASA set a new window Saturday between 3:22 p.m. and 7:08 p.m. as cloud cover, up to 95 percent, hindered tracking during re-entry near Ascension Island.
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Fla
South Atlantic
Project Fire
Apollo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Red Cross Units Busy During Truce in Dominican War
Red Cross teams moved through bullet scarred northern Santo Domingo during a 24 hour cease-fire to evacuate dead and wounded. Junta forces pressed their offensive up to the deadline and planned to resume at noon Saturday as casualties mount.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Red Cross
Junta
Ozama River
United Nations
Gun Legislation Draws NRA Fire Over Vague Provisions
Washington AP NRA executive vice president Franklin L. Orth called mail order gun sale controls too vague and likely to ruin small dealers with high license fees. He offered to help rewrite to curb dumping of cast-off military firearms and keep weapons from criminals while urging separate action on grenades bombs rockets and heavy arms. The Senate subcommittee heard Republican objections from Gordon Allott and Paul Fannin as Orth noted a newsletter error on dealer fees.
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Washington
National Rifle Assocition
Franklin L. Orth
NRA
Orth
America
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Polaris Sub Slips Into James to Launch at Newport News
The Polaris Submarine George C. Marshall, 35th in the program, was launched on the James River in Newport News. Named for the late Army Chief of Staff, she carries 2500 mile range missiles and a 1500 mile standard missile, with delivery expected next year. Acheson commented that the ship will influence foreign policy and deter aggression.
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Newport News
George C. Marshall
Army
Secretary of Defense
U. S. Navy
Marshall
Newsport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Navy
James River
Edward McKenna
McKenna
Virginia Military Institute
VMI
United States
Virginia
Battle of
New Market
Acheson
Pentagon
State Department
White House
George CG. Marshall
Dean Acheson
General Marshall
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Virginia Attorney General says obscene films may lead to prosecution
Atty. Gen. Button announced that movie exhibitors can be prosecuted for showing obscene films without a seal of approval from the Virginia Board of Motion Picture Censorship. The finding follows Judge Knowles rulings that the board cannot stop nudist films, despite distributors urging removal of the seal requirement. Button stressed theaters with board approved films are immune from obscenity prosecutions.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia Board of Motion Picture Censorship
Atty
Gen
Button
Censorship Board
Wingo Knowles
Richmond
Margaret K. Gregory
The
Scott County To Pay Fees In Malfeasance Suit
Richmond AP report states Scott County Board of Supervisors must cover attorneys’ fees and expenses from a suit against the county school board. Del. James B. Fugate noted citizens sued in November 1954 to remove the board for malfeasance. The school board’s bills were sent to the supervisors, who then sent them back to the school board due to lack of funds.
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Richmond, Va
Scott County Board of Supervisors
Gen
Button
Del
James B. Fugate
Gate City
Fugate
Board of Supervisors
Inside Abby and a Decade of Add Years at Princeton
A compact column surveys Abby and a decade of changes at Princeton University with brief notes on society and ongoing university life. It references older issues and hints at classic comics, sports highlights, and local crosswords in the paper’s pages.
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Abby
Princeton
Goren
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