Bomb hits four NAACP leaders homes in Charlotte
Explosions damaged the homes of NAACP state president Kelly Alexander and his brother Fred Alexander, Dr Reginald Hawkins, and attorney Julius Chambers in Charlotte at 2:30 a.m. No injuries were reported. FBI joined the probe amid questions of who organized the attacks.
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Charlotte
N.C
The
National Assn
Advancement of
Colored People
John Hord
Kelly Alexander
NAACP
Fred Alexander
Reginald Hawkins
Julius Chambers
Herd
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hord
Kelly, Jr
Alfred
Hawkins
Garner Aims for 100 as Birthday Visitors Honor Cactus Jack
In Uvalde Texas AP reports former Vice President John Nance Garner celebrated his 17th birthday anniversary at his white house under old oak trees. Officials and locals sent greetings while Garner recalled a long political career from Texas judge to speaker and VP under Roosevelt. He said he hopes to reach 100 and asked his son Tully to share the moment.
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Tully Garner
John Nance Garner
Garner
Cactus Jack
Uvalde
Texas
Forimer
John Nance I Garner
U.s.house
U.S. Senate
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Congress
U. S. House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tully
White House
NATO allies hold warheads but require U.S. authority
The White House stated that North Atlantic allies possess nuclear warheads but cannot use them without presidential authorization. Press Secretary Moyers said custody of warheads given to NATO remains with the United States.
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Johnson City
White House
North Atlantic
Moyers
NATO
Jewelry valued at 700000 pounds stolen from London shop
Jewelry worth over a quarter of a million pounds was stolen from a West End shop in London by a gang using acetylene torches. Carrington's & Co. estimated the loss and noted it may exceed that amount. Insurance valuers posted a 30000 pound reward for the recovery.
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London
West End
Carrington’s and Co
Regent Street
France and Guinea Cut Diplomatic Ties
Paris reports France and Guinea have severed diplomatic relations as of Monday, with officials confirming a breakdown in official ties.
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Paris
France
Guinea
Cedar Rapids official census puts population at 103 545
Iowa officials certify Cedar Rapids population at 103 545 based on September census. The gain over the 1960 figure brings over five years liquor and road funds benefits, with an expected annual $10 per new resident. The report notes more women than men and 1 523 non whites in the city.
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Iowa
Lowal
Bob Johnson
Census Bureau
Dominican Rebellion Put Down In Santo Domingo
Dominican armed forces crushed a small rightist rebellion in the heart of the republic without firing a shot. Forty seven people were arrested and the plotters briefly seized a radio station near Santiago before yielding.
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Dominican Republic
Temboril
Santiago
Santo Domingo
Viet Cong Attacks Repelled Along Central Coast Fort
South Vietnamese forces with U S naval and air strikes repelled six Viet Cong assaults on a Thach Tru fort 320 miles northeast of Saigon. About 200 attackers killed, two U S advisers among casualties, and government losses reported as light to moderate.
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Saigon
U. S. Navy
U. S
Thach Tru
Henry McNeal
Pittsburgh
7Th Fleet
McNeal
Navy
U. 8
Dien Bien Phu
Third Surrender in Tacoma Kidnapping Case
Tacoma AP The third suspect in the Charles Hyde III kidnapping surrendered early Monday. James Edward Evans 31-year-old father turned himself in to Sheriff’s Deputy GeorgeJanovich and was whisked for interrogation. Evans said he was returning from Hayward California where a brother lives and has a wife and children. The 13-year-old Hyde was abducted near a school bus stop and released nine hours later after the father paid 45000 in ransom, leaving 5000 unpaid.
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Tacoma
Charles Hyde Iil
James Edward Evans
Evans
George Janovich
Ernest Keck
Pierce County Sheriff's Office
California
Hayward
Calif
Keck
Hyde
Romania Expected to Play Mediation Role in Vietnam Peace Efforts
U S officials expressed surprise at Vienna reports that Romania may take a mediation lead in Vietnam peace efforts. Romanians had not set a position but were told the United States would welcome information on peace prospects. No significant information has been passed along yet.
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Washington
U. S
Vienna
Romania
Vietnam
J. 5
Machinists At Cape To Return To Work
McDonnell Aircraft machinists agreed to return to Cape Kennedy work to avoid delaying the December 4 space shot. Federal officials said the move does not end the broader strike by about 17,000 machinists at St. Louis. The company leads Gemini space work at Cape Kennedy and builds Phantom jet fighters for Vietnam.
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Washington
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Cape Kennedy
St. Louis
Gemini Space
Vietnam
Desertions Rise As South Vietnam Forces Struggle
Desertions from South Vietnam’s armed forces climbed in 1965 with estimates of 87,000 deserters in the first ten months and 72,000 in 1964. Officials cite drafter churn and morale issues while the government adds pay raises and housing but the exodus continues amid war weariness and Viet Cong pressure.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U. S
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
School Bid Fails: Talk To Scalise
A Hazleton Amish school standoff over bus removal resumes as officials again attempt to board and corral students to the public school. County Attorney Lemon seeks court action after Amish families resist with singing and prayers, amid police intervention and private-property assertions.
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Scalise
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Eee
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Cedar Rapids Mews
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Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
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Democratic Revolutionary
Alcibiades Espinoza
National Civic Union
Espinoza
U.S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Viet Coast
Garcia-Godoy
Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
Berlin
Charlottenburg
Cape
By Ronald Deutsch
Hazleton
Jesus
Des Moines
Buchanan County
Oelwein
Harlan Lemon
Lawrence Scalise
Haztleton
Owen Snively
Delwein
Arthur Senior
Abner Schwartz Farm
Walter Reed
Cedar Falls
Reed
Buchanan
Fred Beier
Tony Wengert
Snively
Sensor
Lemon
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