Pacifist Sailor Guilty 17 Arrested in Demonstration
Seventeen demonstrators outside the Treasure Island Naval Station were arrested by base security for trespassing after refusing to disperse from the gate during a naval court martial. They were released later by a U S attorney as no laws were violated. Sailor James D Gilbert, 22, of Portland Oregon, was detained for burning a peace symbol on his uniform during meals and later sentenced to 30 days hard labor and forfeiture of pay.
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Treasure Island Naval Station
U. S
Alty
Cecil Poole
San
James D. Gilbert
Portland
Ore
Gilbert
Ray
New York Communist William Epton convicted of criminal anarchy
NEW YORK AP Sixteen year old law used to charge William Epton 33 vice chairman of the Progressive Labor Movement with criminal anarchy after Harlem riots. bail revoked and he was remanded to custody pending January 27 sentence. He defended wearing a symbol he said expressed moral outrage at the Vietnam War and his right to publicly express beliefs.
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New York
William Epton
State Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
Epton
Jlan
Gilbert
Viet Nam
Helon
United
Sre
Ninlil
Johnson invites Germany to join space exploration effort
President Johnson invited West Germany to join the United States in space exploration during a White House dinner with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. He proposed joint probes to the sun and Jupiter and said similar invitations would go to other European nations. He also explained U.S. Viet Nam policy and NATO nuclear questions.
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Washington
Johnson
West Germany
United States
Ludwig Erhard
White House
Jupiter
Erhard
NATO
U.S
Viet Nam
Nine Children Among 12 Die In Yonkers Center Fire
Yonkers police report a devastating four story building blaze at a Jewish community center where nine children and three adults perished. A passerby helped shepherd many to safety as firefighters rescued others amid freezing temperatures. survivors and families faced harrowing scenes with several injured and hospitalized.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Sweet & Jewish Community Center
Hupa Sinoll
Hel
Srken Tarent
Sis“Ot
Neds
Ray Cohen
Sandra
Center
Pentagon Orders Cutback on Military Construction
The Pentagon halted nonessential spending amid Viet Nam war strain, postponing 620 million dollars in barracks and family housing and other military construction. Defense Secretary McNamara said deferrals, about half of the 1.3 billion budget, will not affect enlistments or reenlistments.
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Washington
Pentagon
Budget Bureau
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Defense Department
U.S
Reds Driven Off in Attack On Big Fuel and Arms Dump
In Saigon a lone attacker fired at a major fuel and arms depot along the Saigon River. An unsuccessful grenade hit near a truck containing U S soldiers as government forces and Viet Cong units clashed, with a Viet Cong unit eliminated and a few Vietnamese wounded. Budget fights in Washington also affected Vietnam aid, while Lassen volcano in California drew warnings from scientists amid seismic talk.
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Reds
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hall
Nha
South Viets
Nam
Washington Evening Star
Budget Bureau
T Nam
Hal
California
H. 8
Yoder
Carnegie Institution
Washington, D C
University of California Seismologisty At
Berkeley
Storm Rips Mexico Ports as Hurricane Halts Flights
A hurricane lashed the Gulf of Mexico on Monday causing port closures in Mexico and suspending several airline flights across the region.
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Mexico City
Reuters
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Kansman Sentenced In Probation Violation Case
Birmingham scenes report a federal judge sentenced LeRoy Wilkins to one year in prison for violating probation on an illegal firearms possession conviction. Wilkins, already under a ten year federal term and tied to a civil rights conspiracy, had pleaded guilty in November 1964.
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Birmingham
Ala
Klux Klanaman Collie
LeRoy Wilkins
Wilkins
Approval Set For Plans on Courthouse
County supervisors approve schematic plans for a 4.55 million superior court building and a 1.4 million parking facility. The six story plus basement courthouse will form an L shape with the current Garfield Avenue building, extending along Walnut Street to Euclid Avenue. Plans by Bree Freeman and Neo Building were presented, outlining the new facility as part of the courthouse complex. In other news, Wilkins and two Klansmen faced federal counts, with Wilkins recently convicted on conspiracy charges in Montgomery and ordered to serve a prior sentence alongside probation terms.
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Ed War Wen
Garfield Avenue
Walnut Street
Garfield
Euclid Avenue
Saigon Curfew Sparks Heightened Security After Power Outage
The supply area was fully lighted as a precaution against communist attack, but Saigon’s lights failed during fighting heightening tension. Officials say the Viet Cong threat may be held until after the new year as U.S. servicemen in Saigon face a dusk-to-dawn curfew to safeguard against attacks in a city of 1.4 million.
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Ighis
Saigon
Hus
U.S
Ambush Rescue Near Saigon Frees Workers
U S troops in DIAN South Viet Nam rescued three of four workers abducted by Viet Cong from RAMK International Construction at a rock quarry 15 miles northeast of Saigon. One worker, Gilo Shul lon, 58, a Dutchman, was killed. Rescued were Enwin J. Jones 48 Pasadena quarry superintendent Henry M. Hurlson 52 Pasadena. Two Americans and a Vietnamese escaped as the firefight began. Page 1b.
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Dian
South Viet Nam
Apy
Jim
Gilo Shullon
Ram.k. International Construction Combine
Ne Viel
Cong
Enwin J. Jones
Gasadena
Henry M. Hurlson
Sam
Mansfield Sees No Tax Increases Amid War Costs
AP reports Senate Majority Leader Mansfield says tax hikes may be needed to fund Vietnam war costs. District Attorney Wedemeyer cites a rise in welfare fraud and calls for more investigators as cases mount. Younger argues fraud cases, convictions, and state aid costs strain budgets, plus warnings of domestic program spending.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
Congress
John Wedemeyer
Younger
Montana Democrat
California
Los Angeles
Salt
Mansfield
U.S
Wedemeyer
South Viet Nam
Inside The Independent Telephones Pasadenarea And Partners
An item lists contact numbers for Independent Telephones entities including Pasadenarea formerly Ricamore at 796 4311 East Valley formerly Zenith at 452 434 Los Angeles formerly Murray at 681 4871.
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Pasadenarea
Ricamore
East Valley
Zenith
Los Angeles
Murray
Turmoil in Santo Domingo After Santiago Battle
US troops patrolling Santo Domingo faced sniper fire on Monday after a deadly clash in Santiago the day before. The airlock of violence spurred labor walks and a tense standoff as Brazilian and American peace forces attempted to maintain order amid protests and nationwide strikes.
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Dominican Republic
U.S
Santiago
Sugar Corporation
Suga
Ac Mills
Santiaga
Santo Chiels Domingo
Hector Gar
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Cisea
Cisea Ceamano Deno
Francisco J. Rivera Camineroi
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