Supreme Court Quickly Accepts Georgia Dispute
The Supreme Court set a Dec 5 hearing on the Georgia governor election deadlock and suspended a lower court ruling blocking legislature selection. Georgia AG Bolton praised the swift action, as the case may yield an early December ruling and avoid further election moves until the court decides.
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Supreme Court
Georgia
Washington
High Court
Howard H. Callaway
Lester G. Maddox
Ellis G. Arnall
Arthur K. Bolton
Bolton
High Tribunal
Atlanta
Guilty Plea In Shooting Of Meredith
Aubrey James Norvell of Memphis pleaded guilty to shooting civil rights leader James H. Meredith on a Mississippi road last June. He received a five year sentence with three years suspended and remains free on a $25,000 bond until surrender on December 2 to begin the term.
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Hernando
Miss
Aubrey James Norvell
Memphis
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Curtis M. Swango
Desoto County
Norvell
Inside Abby and the Goren Add Years at Princeton
A compact recap outlines Abby and Goren affecting years at Princeton in a society and culture section. The brief notes print across classifieds and editorial entries with a light touch on sports, weather, and comics as read in the edition.
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Abby
Goren
Princeton
Society
Dennis
Éodman
Chamber Looks For Big Crowd At Annual Meeting
A record crowd of more than 250 is expected for tonight's Bluefield Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the Bluefield Country Club. The event, labeled a "Let's Talk Turkey" session, begins at 6 30 p m. Reservations are due by noon for members and wives. Five Pioneer Club awards for 40 years in business will be presented by Dr E C Wade, with Charles M Harrell as toastmaster and Past President's award to B L Jackson Jr. Norris Kantor chairs the program committee.
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Bluefield
Pioneer Club
E. C. Wade
Charles M. Harrell
B. L. Jackson Jr
Norris Kantor
U.S. Moves Toward Two China Policy at UN
United States backs a study on China representation at the United Nations amid debate over seating the Peking government and the Republic of China. The Soviet Union opposes the study and a two-Chinas solution, while Albania supports only one China, the People's Republic. Allies Belgium Bolivia Brazil Chile Trinidad and Tobago join the call for study. Canada sees it insufficient.
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N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Peking
China
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. General Assembly
Fedorenko
Assembly
Goldberg
Italy
U.N
Republic of China
Taiwan
Halim Budo
Albania
Red China
Itaty
Peoples Republic of China
Budo
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Trinidad and Tobago
Canada
Ford Heller Clash Over Tax Increase at Savings League
New York AP Ford urged against a 1967 tax rise warning it could depress business and workers income. Heller proposed a 5 percent temporary across the board surtax on income taxes to curb inflation and fund deficits. Both spoke at the U S Savings and Loan League convention with Ford pledging to curb federal spending to avoid tax hikes.
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New York
House
Gerald R. Ford
Walter W. Heller
U.S. Savings and Loan League
Ford
Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
University of Minnesota
Michigan
Investigators Probe Piedmont Crash Near New Bern
Federal investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board and the FAA joined Piedmont Airlines to inspect the Martin 404 crash site in Croatan National Forest near New Bern. All three crew members perished after the dawn takeoff from Wilmington. Piedmont says no onboard device monitored last minute trouble. review may take weeks.
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N.C
Federal Aviation
Piedmont Airlines
Croatan National Forest
Wilmington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Piedmont
Tom Davis
Romney Predicts Liberal Reagan At Odds Over California Woes
Michigan Governor George Romney predicts California Governor elect Ronald Reagan will moderate his conservative line as he faces California problems. Romney, leader of the liberal GOP wing, suggests Reagan may align with liberals. He rejects charges from Reagan ally Nixon regarding 1964 support and notes a summit with Nelson Rockefeller, including golf after a 22 hour lunch. Romney adds he will not decide on a 1968 presidential bid until after a thorough review.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Dorado
P. R
Puerto Rico
Dorado, P. R
Ronald Reagan
California
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Dorado Beach
Rockefeller
Reagan
San Francisco
Barry M. Goldwater
Republican Coordinating Committee
Denver
Russell Questions Report on Kennedy Case
Senator Richard Russell says he remains not fully satisfied with the Warren Commission findings. He prepared dissents on three points and questions Soviet information and Oswald Cuba links, while noting no conspiracy evidence but not backing the report’s final wording.
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Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Russell
The
Atlanta Journal
Winder, Ga
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Journal Reporter
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
John B
Connally
Texas
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency Oversight Committee
Soviet Union
Russia
Cuba
Mexico City
Kilduff
Dallas
Europe
Commission
Deer Hunters Swarm West Virginia Woods
Charleston AP reports opening day of West Virginia’s firearms deer season with an expected 100 000 hunters. Officials note 90 000 will hunt on public lands and 10 000 on private property. Four counties and sections of five others are closed to hunting.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Natural Resources Department
Boone
U.S. 119
Fayette
New River
Kanawha
W.va
Mercer
Putnam
U.S. 60
Wayne
Republicans Target Johnson Antipoverty Plan and Loans
Washington Republican leaders map attacks on President Johnson antipoverty and urban renewal spending. They seek to repeal a 1966 law for selling loan participation rights and favor shifting some programs to state and private efficiency. They question federal central control versus grants in aid and highlight possible resumption of participation sales when market conditions improve.
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Congress
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Goodell
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ford
U.S. Savings and Loan League
New York
Dickenson Soldier Killed In Action
Washington AP reports two Virginia soldiers killed in Vietnam action. First Lt. James R. Johnson of Norfolk and PFC James S. Gilbert of Dickenson County are named among the latest Defense Department casualties.
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Virginia
Viet Nam
Defense Department
James R. Johnson
Cheryl A. Johnson
Beaumont Street
Norfolk
James S. Gilbert
Perry L. Gilbert
Bee
Dickenson County
Friction on Kennedy Johnson Funeral Plane Confirmed
A press aide recalled tensions aboard Kennedy and Johnson factions on the Dallas to Washington funeral flight three years ago. He disputed Warren Commission findings, urged a third shot possibility, and cited Connally’s injuries suggesting a separate bullet. Life magazine echoed calls for a new investigation.
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White House
Dallas
Kennedy
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Tex
Texas
John B. Connally
Kilduff
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Connally
Ballistic
Life Magazine
Abraham Zapruder
Life
Oswald
Gov
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