Wilson's Narrow Victory Sets Stage for Labor Government
Harold Wilson, installed after a razor-thin margin, moves to form a Labor government with a parliamentary majority of about four. He names a cabinet headed by Gordon Walker as foreign secretary and George Brown as minister of economic affairs amid looming debates on steel nationalization and nuclear deterrent policy.
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Pravda Attacks Khrushchev in Editorial Front Page
Pravda, the Communist Party organ, denounces a former leader with sharp charges of hare-brained schemes and dictatorial methods. The piece, not naming Khrushchev, signals factional opposition to his personality cult and notes discontent over agricultural failures and foreign policy tensions.
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Anti Mafia Raid Nets One of Last In Giuliano Gang
In Montelepre Sicily police rounded up nine suspected Mafia members and captured Giovanni Genovese 41 a long sought Giuliano gang henchman Genovese had been convicted in absentia and sentenced to 30 years for Giuliano era crimes and in 1962 was given life for the Portella della Ginestra massacre in absentia The raid follows Giuliano era terror in western Sicily with Montelepre once his hideout town.
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Train wreck in Ceylon kills twenty and injures many
An express train derailed near Colombo in Ceylon on Saturday, causing twenty deaths and about 125 injuries according to AP reports.
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LBJ to Address U.S. Sunday Night on World Events
President Johnson canceled a Texas campaign trip and prepared a nationwide broadcast Sunday night to discuss China’s first nuclear test and the change of government in the Soviet Union, marking a major national address.
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Texas Bishop Named Head of Episcopalians
The Rt. Rev. John Hines of Texas was elected presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Christ Church Cathedral. The 54 year old former parish pastor becomes chief spiritual leader of 3.5 million Episcopalians, succeeding Arthur Lichtenberger who resigns due to Parkinsons disease.
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Five Die After Car Crushed Between Two Trucks
Five persons burned to death when their car exploded after being crushed between two trucks west of Purdue University on U S 52 before dawn. A charred license plate was the only identification left.
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Hazleton Farmer Trapped Five Hours by Corn Picker
Hazleton farmer Frank Dibble was trapped for over five hours Friday when his coveralls tangled in a corn picker. He was hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota with head and arm injuries after being pinned by the machine in his farm yard.
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Viet Cong Whipped on Wide Front Battles Report
Government troops hit Viet Cong across Vietnam from the northern border to the delta in three major engagements. In Bac Lieu province 89 guerrillas were killed and 17 captured in eight hours as air and ground forces targeted the force. A second clash near Saigon wounded or killed over 100 guerrillas and damaged U S supplied armor. In Dong Ha 30 Viet Cong casualties and five captives were reported with government losses and missing. Prime Minister Khanh said U S aid could win the war if used, and prefaced talks with Montagnard tribesmen at Pleiku about autonomy.
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American Motors in New Setup Proposes Variable Profit Sharing
Detroit AP report says American Motors and the United Auto Workers outlined a profit sharing plan that could add an extra week of vacation pay in good years and reduce it in lean years, while ongoing 27 000 worker strike over a new contract continues. The plan drops stock issuance and moves funds from prior profit sharing toward pensions and benefits, with hopes to renew production next week in Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Citizens React Calmly to Khrushchev Ouster in Moscow
Soviet citizens on Saturday appeared calm over Nikita Khrushchev’s removal as Communist leaders briefed cell members after the central committee vote. Observers noted varied opinions fromphlegmatic acceptance to mild humor, with a few critical remarks about Khrushchev’s economy and urban life.
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Cedar Rapids Man Jumps From Brown Hotel
A Cedar Rapids resident named Richard Willenberg was tentatively identified after a man jumped from the eleventh floor of Des Moines Brown Hotel Saturday. Police could not yet verify identity and planned fingerprint checks.
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