Senate Narcotics Probe to Trace Global Drug Network
The senate investigations subcommittee will launch a wide ranging inquiry into the international narcotics racket and its U S and Canada operations. Chairman John McClellan says the hearings will map the flow of illicit drugs from Near and Far East opium fields to Western Hemisphere mobsters with emphasis on New York Chicago San Francisco and Canadian cities.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
U.S
Canada
John McClellan
D-Ark
Henry Giordano
Near East
Far East
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Quebec
Montreal
Ottawa
Narcotics Bureau
Detroit
Philadelphia
Newark
San Antonio
San Diego
Jerome Adlerman
McClellan
Georgia Klan official backs Goldwater for president
Atlanta Grand Dragon Calvin Craig, a Klan leader and state senate candidate, endorsed Barry Goldwater for the presidency. He cited a choice between states rights and constitutional government versus socialism, predicting Georgia may tilt Republican next November.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Barry Goldwater
Calvin Craig
Craig
Goldwater
State Senate
Vote sanctions against Cubans by 15 to 4 in OAS meeting
Foreign ministers of the American republics voted 15 to 4 to impose diplomatic and economic sanctions on Cuba. They condemned Fidel Castro for aggression toward Venezuela and warned of armed force if subversive activities continue. The decision, taken at the Organization of American States HQ, follows the ninth consultative session and marks a major shift since 1959.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Venezuela
Havana
Organization of American States
Castro
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Freeman Says Trigger-Happy President Threat to Peace
Democratic Agriculture Secretary Freeman urged at a Fourth District fund raiser that the nation cannot afford a trigger-happy president. He attacked Barry Goldwater and contrasted Democratic achievements in production, employment, wages, and farm income with GOP pessimism and failure claims. Freeman warned readers that fear and bluster endanger peace and cited Goldwater's San Francisco nomination speech as lacking faith in America.
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Joe McKnight
Wichita
Agriculture
Freeman
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
G.O.P
Goldwater
America
San Francisco
Johnson and Lady Bird greet reporters on White House stroll
President Johnson invited reporters into his office for informal chat then walked the South Lawn with First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. They greeted tourists at the Southeast gate and paused with a Texas family from Falfurrias, Texas before returning to the White House for a late lunch.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Mr. Johnson
Oval
Reedy
Lady Bird
Ise
Falfurrias
Texas
Percy Hunter
Parade blocked as Harlem leader held by police
Police dispersed an anti-police parade in Harlem as William Epton, a known communist leader, was arrested after arriving at Lenox Avenue and 116th Street. About 300 marchers stood by despite a court order issued to ban the march.
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New York
Harlem
William Epton
Lenox Avenue
116Th Street
Epton
Brooklyn
Conrad Lynn
Supreme Court
Rioting Surges in Rochester as Troopers Move In
In Rochester New York a white man was killed during rioting after a curfew. Police report looters hit cars smashed windows and looted stores as 100 state troopers arrived by bus to disperse the crowds. A separate note from Rochester Minnesota quotes Billy Graham urging a national day of prayer over race issues.
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Macon
John Flynt
Carl Vinson
Vinson
Flynt
Peter Zack Geer
Phil Campbell
James Bentley
Jack Ray
Rochester
N.Y
Rochester, Minn
Billy Graham
Johnson
Police quell riot after midnight clashes in city
Hundreds of police patrolled the area as reinforcements rushed to embattled sections. Roadblocks stopped 12 carloads of people headed toward the riot scarred city. Officers faced thrown bricks bottles beer milk and other objects. one officer was injured. Looters took liquor from a cafe on Jefferson Avenue. Page 3A.
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Jeffer
Jefferson Avenue
Body of 14 year old stolen from Skokie funeral home
Theresa Koertgen 14 suffered a seizure at a Skokie pool then died in hospital. Her body was stolen from Haben funeral home during the night. Police assigned eight detectives and searched two square miles while final rites were held with an empty casket in a catacomb-like stand.
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Theresa
Margaret Koertgen
Leo
Skokie Automobile
Skokie
Skokie Valley Hospital
Chicago
United States
R. William Haben
Roy Milz
Caulfield
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