Plans to speed training of Army Reserve units
Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus R. Vance outlined plans to raise readiness and combat power of three reserve divisions six independent brigades and selected units in case of a call up. Starts September with full authorized strength drills rising to six monthly. Vance urged quick approval of the reserve realignment into the National Guard to avoid delays.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
House
Armed Services
Pentagon
Newsymion
National Guard
Congress
Ideputy
Orphan Family of Harlows Faces Split with Welfare Aid
The Harlow family of many children faced potential separation as relatives and friends weigh options to keep the brood intact. Steve and Lisa live with mixed support while the parents, injured father and seamstress mother, had built a home but now rely on welfare. Services for the couple are set at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Federated Church in Grafton with burial in Grafton cemetery.
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Webb
Lisa
Steve
Kisanne
Jay
Krissy
Melanie
Kathi
Federated Church
Grafton
Freeman comments on farm bill and wheat program
Findley warned that without a farm bill this year wheat farmers would fall under Freeman’s propaganda driven program. He said Freeman twisted congressional powers to enact changes in 1962 and questioned reliability of his statements.
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Mary Freeman
Findley
Freeman
Labor and Heath clash over economic plans in Commons
British MPs clashed as Wilson accused Heath and Maudling of hypocrisy while laboring to defend his own stance on emergency economic actions. Callaghan forecast a return to surplus by 1966 and outlined potential measures to fund the 1965 deficit, including tapping American securities and cutting overseas defense spending.
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Heath
James Callaghan
Britain
Callaghan
American Export-Import Bank
Civil rights leaders urged restraint in Atlanta protests
Gov Carl Sanders urged leaders not to bring in outsiders to stir violence as nearly 140 state troopers patrolled Americus with strict orders to prevent violence. Four Americus women filed suit in U S district court to block white man J W Southwell from becoming justice of the peace. Mary F Bell 24 a candidate and Gloria Wise 19 Lena Turner 18 Mamie Campbell 38 filed the action.
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Atlanta
Carl Sanders
Americas
U.S. District Court
J. W. Southwell
Mary F. Bell
Gloria Wise
Lena Turner
Mamie Campbell
Fof
Americus
Ford clarifies background briefings on White House Viet Nam plans
Ford released a statement after a Thursday background briefing with newsmen denying that the White House briefing was discussed at that session. He said Mansfield's memo mentioned no Reserve callup and he has not commented connecting Mansfield’s views to any President’s decision. Dirksen confirmed Mansfield made no Viet Nam policy change recommendations.
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White House
Mansfield
Sen. Mansfield
Monay
Johnson
Congressional
Lelse
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate
Viet Nam
Governor cites surplus tax funds as aid to colleges
Harrison notes surplus income tax receipts reflect prudent state management. The governor says the surplus will help meet rising college enrollments and emergencies without new taxes. It may influence a sales tax proposal to the 1966 General Assembly, but the core issue remains need for added revenue to fund services.
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Harrison
General Assembly
Woman and two children among dead after Viet Cong village overrun
In Chan Son South Viet Nam US Marines and Vietnamese troops stormed a Viet Cong village killing 25 people including a woman and two children. A wailing child had an arm injury after a grenade blast in an air raid shelter. Three U.S. Army helicopters were hit by ground fire amid roundups of 80 suspects and seized documents. Civilians feared leaving due to planes or artillery, while officials noted noncombatant casualties remain a sensitive issue.
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Chan Son
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Asault Force
U.S
Saigon
U.S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Sussex County Negroes Register in Virginia Campaign
In Sussex County about 180 to 200 Negroes registered to vote Monday as Civil Rights workers push a summer registration drive. Long lines formed at the county courthouse before registrar L. S. Hardaway opened, with 193 registrations confirmed by Civil Rights observers. Hardaway stayed late to process registrants and checked for stragglers. Some critics claimed delays, but Hardaway said he used affidavits to ensure proper completion. About 300 Negroes paid poll tax at the county treasurer’s office, though poll tax receipts will not affect the upcoming general election.
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Sussex
Sussex County
Virginia
L. S. Hardaway
Hardaway
Ing
Herbert V. Coulton
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Coulton
Ife
J. Nathan Grant
More Definite Description of Murder Suspect Given
Police in Chapel Hill said they received a more definite description of a Negro man seen near UNC’s botanical garden around the time coed Suellen Evans was stabbed. A student and a janitor described a man in a blue shirt with shirttail out. investigators hope the clue leads to the killer, with FBI assistance considered but no solid lead. A reward fund to capture the killer was formed in Chapel Hill, raising about $150.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina Botanical Garden
W. D. Blake
UNC
Suellen Evans
Mooresville
Blake
Botanical Garden
Evans
Federal Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina
FBI
Spartanburg
S.C
State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
Allendale Courthouse Crowd Presses For Voter Registration
Leon Hall a SCLC rep from Atlanta addressed a gathered Negro crowd in Allendale County urging persistence until registration. Chief Strom ordered the group to leave the courthouse quietly while ministers urged compliance with the law and hoped books would reopen, with 50 to 150 people awaiting registration in the corridor.
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Leon Hall
SCLC
Atlanta
Hall
Hick
Strom
Richard Jones
South Carolina
Allendale County
Allendale
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