Risks Life In Foiled Plot To Bomb Liberty Icons
Raymond Wood a 31 year old Black Liberation Front infiltrator who spent months undercover to expose a plan by three Americans and a Canadian to blow up the Statue of Liberty Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell was promoted to detective after alerting police. The roundup led to arrests and the capture of 20 sticks of dynamite as Wood assisted police during the operation.
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New York
Raymond Wood
Washington Monument
FBI
Wood
Bronx
Black Liberation Front
Michael Murphy
Murphy
Chester
S.C
U.S. Air Force
Germany
Fordhar University
Police Department
Bureau of Special Services
Prisals
Robert Collier
Walter Bowe Khaleel Sayyed
Michelle Dnelac
Bowe
New York Harbor
We Will Persist in Defense of Freedom says LBJ Vietnam speech
President Johnson told the National Industrial Conference Board that the United States seeks no wider war in Vietnam but will persist in the defense of freedom. He described the aggression as ongoing, vowed measured and fitting responses, and urged stamina for the task. He said America’s objective is to join in defending a brave people under external attack.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
National Industrial ‘Conference Board
America
Ike's Advice on Vietnam Policy Sought by Johnson
President Johnson asked former President Eisenhower for guidance on Vietnam policy during an informal oval office talk. White House Press Secretary Reedy confirmed the exchange as part of a broad discussion of world problems.
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Ike
Vietnam
Johnson
Ashington
Prise
Weindaday
Eisenhower
White House
Reedy
Eisenshower
Oval Office
Black civil rights leader Vivian faces contempt trial in Selma
In Selma Alabama Rev C T Vivian, ally of Martin Luther King, was struck by Sheriff James Clark and jailed after being charged with contempt of court for alleged provocation during a voter registration clash. Bond set at 300 dollars. contempt charge nonbondable. Vivian said to have provoked the incident. deputies described a bloody mouth injury and a broken finger.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas
James Clark
Hitler
Vivian
Atlanta
Martin Luther King
Treasury
Lauderdale Street
Alabama Avenue
Lauderdale Treet
Clark
Ranger 8 Launch Sends TV Probe Toward Moon
The Ranger 8 television probe blasted off from Cape Kennedy aboard a Atlas Agena rocket on a 65 hour flight to photograph potential lunar landing areas. The 808 pound craft aims for the Sea of Tranquillity to gauge smoothness for future Surveyor missions and Apollo astronauts.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
U. S
Rangers
Ranger
Ranger-8
Ranger 7
Ranger Flight Control Center
Jet Propulsionaboratory
Pasadena
County Chairs In Demo Offices Henderson Says
Dudley Henderson cites county chairs in Democratic offices as a factor in local planning while discussing Eisenhower and Churchill funeral context. He notes Johnson sought Eisenhower's advice on Vietnam and mentions a routine Walter Reed checkup and White House visit rumors.
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Henderson
Governor Hughes Tax Plan Faces First Setback In Senate
The Iowa Senate defeated a bill to apply a 2 percent premium tax to policies sold by fraternal insurance companies by a 31 to 24 vote. Senator Frommelt switched to no at the last minute to allow reconsideration. The setback comes as Gov. Hughes pushes broader tax measures in his budget plan.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowal Senate
Senate
Andrew G. Frommelt
Frommelt
Hughes
President to unveil $700 million tax break plan
President Johnson announced that the Treasury will issue new depreciation rules for plant and equipment within days. The changes aim to spur business investment and sustain economic growth, he told the National Industrial Conference Board.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Washington
UPI
Treasury
National Industrial Conference Board
Free At Last? Mississippi Negroes Testify on Voting Rights
A Mississippi Civil Rights Commission hearing heard testimony from three Tallahatchie County Black residents about voting suppression after World War II. Jesse Brewer recounted threats to his safety after registering to vote. James Rayburn spoke of being turned away at the polls. Edwina Hamlett described an effigy left on her mailbox.
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James Saggus Jackson
Miss
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Jesse James Brewer
Tallahatchie County
Mississippi
Veterans Administration Hospital
Brewer
Sir
William Taylor
Commission
Frewer
James Rayburn
Edwina Hamlett
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Frank Nye
Senate Republicans
Savery Hotel
David O. Shaff
Clinton
Federal District Court
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Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Rigler
Sen
Robert Dodds
Danville
Dodds
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Fromme!t
Frommett
Collier
U.S
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Jack Schroeder
Bettendorf
Dwight Eisenhower
President Johnson
LBJ
Stan Atkins
al Rossiter
Surveyor
Earth
Moon
Dscienusls
Linn County
Dudley Henderson
Wedness
Day
Democratic
Agena
Lawine Ranger
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Gen
Democratic Party
Orc&b
Social Security Administration
Space Agency
Social Security Office
Anthony ‘Scolare
John Arthurs
Goldstone
Calif
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