Britons Truncate Cabinet Post After Electoral Defeat
Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker resigns after a Labour defeat in a special Commons by election. The margin narrows to three votes, with Conservative Ronald Buxton winning by 205. A separate UPI report notes a Tiros weather satellite launched into a polar orbit from Cape Kennedy, marking a first north south orbit from the east coast.
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London
Patrick Gordon Walker
Harold Weather Satellite
Puthwison
Gordon Walker
House of Commons
Commons
Cape Kennedy
UPI
U.S
Earth
Ronald Buxton
Technology
Frank Coneine
Milee
Warren Report Secrecy Study Draws Fresh Replies
Mayor Bob Johnson's letter questioning secrecy in the Warren Commission report on President Kennedy's assassination has prompted responses. A new investigation has been launched following letters from Presidential Assistant Gordon Chase and from a senator.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Warren
Kennedy
Johnson
Gordon Chase
Committee Unanimous for Bliss To Succeed Burch
The committee backs Bliss to replace Burch with Jack Bell noting the Ohioan is not a hyphenated Republican and signaling party unity for the candidacy.
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Burch
Sam Mellinger
Churchill sparks fade as blaze near home steadies
Sir Winston Churchill's condition remained fragile Friday after a fire erupted near his bedroom in an apartment adjoining his London home. The blaze prompted evacuation as neighbors watched smoke rise, while officials failed to provide a full update on his health.
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Republican National Committee
Ohio
Ray Bliss
Dean Burch
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Barry Goldwater
Thislin
Goldwater
Space and political notes from 1960 era report
A 1960s wire-style briefing covers Tiros 9 satellite launch details with stage issues, and a White House review of Warren committee material. It also reports icy rain and fog across Iowa, political shifts in Britain, and the death of Dr. John Tigert in Florida.
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White House
Warren Committee
Washington
Wilson
Leyton District
London
East End
House of Lords
Buddhists riot in Saigon against Huong and U.S. support
Buddhist groups rioted in Saigon as protesters demanded an end to American backing of Premier Tran Van Huong. Monks and nuns led the demonstrations near the U.S. embassy, with tear gas and clubs used by Vietnamese troops to disperse crowds. Police and troops patrolled city streets as clashes continued.
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Peter Arnett
America
The
Republic
USIS
Inmates Riot Fails to Harm. Leaders Sentenced in Linn County
Inmates at Linn County riot Thursday night under Sheriff Walter Grants in a test of authority. No injuries reported. Two rioters got five year reformatory terms. two others received solitary confinement and bread and water up to ten days. Four ringleaders named: Jimmie Dean Stewart 23, Thomas E Carney 16, David Santee 18, James Santee 17. Santee brothers pled guilty Jan 11 to assault with intent to commit robbery.
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Linn County
Walter Grants
Orr
Jimmie Dean Stewart
Seventeenth Street
Thomas E. Carney
Regent Street
David Santee
James
Eleventh Street
Santee Brothers
Sheriff Invites Church News Media to Test Jail Food
Sheriff Walter Grant invited representatives from churches civic groups and news media to test the jail meals at any time after a Thursday night disturbance. Inmates had complained about food and began banging cups and bunks when warned no coffee for three days at 9 pm. By 10 pm blocks 2 3 and 5 grew unruly with jams on doors and loud noise.
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Walter Grant
George Griffin
John Lessler
Grant
Lessler
That Man Is a Good Driver Quip Sparks Qualification
A humorous quip notes the phrase that qualifies a claim about a driver. It suggests specifying the context such as motor, golf, pile, charity, or slave to avoid ambiguity. The joke relies on wordplay about the term driver across domains.
Iowa to relabel routes after fatal C-124 crash
Rep. Ur ban Hageman reported ten people died when a U S air force C-124 crashed on Mount Hermos while en route from Aviano to Athens. The wreckage blocked Highway 52 plans to reroute Postville to Decorah, with a new Route 51 designation. Victims’ names were withheld for next of kin.
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Greece
Iowa
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Hageman
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Lebanon
Jordan
Iraeli
Red Movement Into Laos Noted
Washington reports indications in recent weeks of communist military units moving from North Vietnam into southern and central Laos.
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Laos
Washington (Ap
State Department
North Vietnam
Mansfield Rips Hospital Closing Policy
Senate leaders clash with the Johnson administration over proposed shutdown of 14 Veterans Administration hospitals in 12 states. Mike Mansfield calls the plan heartless and accuses the VA of economy by computer card measures, warning rural veterans face discrimination. The cuts set to take effect June 30 with a projected $23.5 million annual saving.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Veterans Administration
Mansfield
New Democratic Congress
Johnson Administration
Veteran Affairs
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Illinois
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Miles City
Mont
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Yarborough
Texas
U. S
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