Rights worker Vernon Dahmer dies from burn injuries in Mississippi
Vernon Dahmer, 58, a Negro civil rights leader, died in a Hattiesburg hospital after burns from a predawn firebomb attack destroyed his home and store. His wife and 10-year-old daughter were injured, and two sons escaped unharmed. Dahmer had led local voter registration efforts and previously led the Hattiesburg NAACP chapter. Police, state and federal officials investigated the attack, noting gunfire and a possible tear-gas bomb as additional hazards.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Vernon Dahmer
Here
Dahmer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Betty
Dahmmer
Harold
Ennis
T. A. Woodward
Forrest County
South Mississippi
NAACP
George Metcalf
Natchez
Naacp Chapter
Luranne
Heidelberg
North Carolina legislators clash over redistricting plans and House size
The report details disputes in Raleigh over a GOP redistricting plan, with Rep. James Holshouser delaying its introduction. Proposals would expand the House from 120 to 150 members and adjust Senate seats. Debates arise on session limits and procedural rules as lawmakers seek to focus on reapportionment.
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James Holshouser
R-Boone
Holshouser
GOP
James Gardner
Tom White
Lenoir
Raleigh
George Wood
Camden
House
Senate
Rep
Wood
Camden County
Thurston Arledge
Polk
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
Can
Virginia towns weigh sales tax plan and school funding
In Salem William E Paxton warns against a state sales tax plan that cuts present income without equal return. Bedford Christiansburg and Vinton fear revenue loss and favor population-based distribution with no strings. Long supports VA SC plan praising state assumption of minimum teacher salary, while Anderson questions full state coverage and suggests 60 to 75 percent. Roberts and Baldwin express approval.
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Virginia
Salem
William E. Paxton
Bedford
Christiansburg
Vinton
YALC
Long
VASC
Roberts
Baldwin
Anderson
Fires Investigates North Road Fire and Tragedy Details
Fire said she rode off with friends near Wadesboro after separating from her husband eight months earlier. Authorities identified seven children and the husband as victims in the incident, with plans for a mass funeral at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. The fire was suspected to stem from a two burner stove or defective wiring, while neighbors noted fluttering lights. In High Point, police charged John William Mitchell and Irene Mitchell after three children suffocated in a frame duplex fire. The victims were John Edward Mitchell age 3, Irene Laverne Mitchell age 3, and Laura Anne Mitchell age 2. Firefighters reported possible carbon monoxide poisoning. a crack in a wood stove may have sparked the blaze. The Mitchells left to visit Irene’s parents around 12:15 am. a misdemeanor charge awaits the parents after the fire. The funeral was scheduled for the Waizlip Funeral Chapel.
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Wadesboro
Paul
Leavitt
Herbie
Dianne
Cynthia
Brenda
Nahalia
Thelma
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Herbert Burns
Rorie
Rayfield
Willie Ingram
High Point
N.C
John William Mitchell
Irene
John Edward Mitchell
Irene Laverne
Laura Anne
Marshall Lee Little
R. G. Bullock
Recorder's Court
Waizlip
Livestock Market Report from Chicago Auction
Ap market notes a fairly active session with butcher cows and offerings around 830 sold steady. Steers weighed 196 to 225 pounds brought 29.29 dollars per hundredweight, sows and mixed cattle traded in the 21 to 28 dollar range, prime steers 1175 to 1459 pounds moved 27.75 to 28.00, market was steady to firm with gains noted in some grades.
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Chicago
SeEmang
Adi Hent Woo
Viet Cong snipers harass allied forces in three day Viet Nam clash
Allied troops of about 8,000 encountered a well hidden Viet Cong force in Viet Nam. Snipers operated from burned houses and tunnels while civilians fled lines. Capt. Richard E. Spriggs ordered suppression with recoilless rifles, but the Viet Cong eluded capture as heavy gas and bombardments altered the field.
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Viet Nam
Richard E. Spriggs
Mexico
N.Y
South
Spriggs’ Company
Byrd Wins Senate Seat and Family Business Ties
Byrd enters the Senate after a brief opening session in the vice president’s chamber, greeted by family and friends. He manages family and publishing interests, including two newspapers, while Humphrey praises his political assets and presents keepsakes to the Byrd family.
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Jp Winchester
Harrisonburg
Byrd
Senate
Beverley
Humphrey
Paul Miller
Miller
Gannett
Associated Press
Virginia
Robertson
Transit strike fuels citywide crisis and court clash
A TWU spokesman warned the mayor’s speech won’t restart buses as 700 plus New York businessmen sought federal emergency loans amid the strike. The Transit Authority seeks 3.2 million a day in damages from the strikers while hearings continue in State Supreme Court. Traffic surged with 850,000 cars in Manhattan, Lindsay argues wage demands reach nearly 100 million over two years and a 40 million settlement is cited. mediation options include advisory or binding arbitration as thousands rally at City Hall and union leader Quill lies ill in Bellevue. Weather offers a brief break as the strike enters its 10th day with ongoing power, car, and bus idle costs mounting.
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Page One
TWU
Lindsay
New York
Transit Authority
TWA
State Supreme Court
Henry A. Barnes
Manhattan
City Hall
Abraham N. Gelller
Geller
Ski Afl-Cio Transport Workers
Quill
Michael J. Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Douglas MacMahon
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
City All
MacMahon
Barnes
Congress Debate Echoes Taft-Hartley Fight and War talks
Congress debates mirror labor and welfare fights as House pushes repeal of Taft-Hartley Section 14B to end union shop bans. Senate filibusters loom over minimum wage, unemployment, and Vietnam policy as leaders forecast early action and urgent test votes.
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Senate
House
Capitol
John 0. Pastore
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Johnson
Clark
Sen. Mansfield
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
I ‘Union
Two Die Seven Hurt In New Gas Line Explosion
A newly constructed 36 inch natural gas line exploded at Delta Tank Farm near Larose Louisiana killing two workers and injuring seven severely. Coast Guard helicopters aided rescue and Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corp shut valves to control the blaze. The blast occurred as workers cleared debris in a pit dug beside the line. Larose lies about 30 miles south of New Orleans.
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Larose
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Ee Coast Guard
New Orleans
Here
Delta Tank Farm
Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corp
Natchitoches
Viet Nam War tunnels and toll on Pleiku area
U S and Australian troops faced sniper harassment as bombs hit, with tunnels 35 feet deep intact. Civilians fled as houses and rice stores burned. Eight Viet Cong captured. Jumping Mustangs found no VC contact yet torch camps near Cambodian border. A Viet Cong general’s bag was seized. 2,500 pounds of rice recovered. Troops moved closer to Cambodia despite prior orders to stay three miles away.
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Guam
Pleiku
1St Cavalry
U.S
Cambodia
Shastri Passes After Heart Attack During India Soviet Visit
Shastri died after a heart attack in New Delhi following medical efforts in a Moscow villa. Soviet leaders Kosygin and Gromyko offered condolences as doctors worked to revive him. Ayub Khan allowed the plane to fly over Pakistan for his body to be flown home.
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Afghanistan
India
R. N. Chugh
Chugh
Shastri
Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
YB. Chavan
Chavan
Ayub
Pakistan
Tashkent
Arabian Sea
Iran
Soviet Union
Kasygin
One Dead Two Hurt In Colorado Ski Resort Blast
An explosion ripped a three story timber building at a Colorado ski resort killing Richard L. Lanning 31 Caspar Wyo and seriously injuring two others. About a dozen more suffered lesser injuries as roughly 100 skiers were on the slopes. Injuries sent to Denver hospitals. cause not yet determined. The building housed a gas fire boiler warming room offices and ski school equipment.
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Colorado
Richard L. Lanning
Casper
Wye
Denver
Peace offensive to go to Saigon for talks Wednesday
U S diplomats led by Henry Cabot Lodge travel to Saigon to confer with South Viet Nam officials amid questions on possible Harriman visits and Washington's response if Hanoi signals receptivity. Moyers notes no further steps beyond Saigon and that Johnson will brief Congress on Viet Nam during the new session.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Moyers
Washington
Hanoi
Harriman
Australia
Poland
Yugoslavia
United Arab Republic
Iran
India
Japan
Viet Nam
White House
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Defnese
Robert S. McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
Jack Valenti
George W
Southeast Asia
White “House
Moscow
Peking
Congress
Oince
Vietnam
Bond Seated Over Viet Nam Vote dispute on seating Bond
The Georgia House voted 23 3 against seating Bond, a 25 year old black candidate from Atlanta. Rep Bagby warned the move could stain Georgia, while Bond defended his antiwar stance and pacifist leanings. Bond fled the Capitol with supporters after the vote.
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Georgia
George. D. Bagby
Paulding County
Bond
SNCC
Bagby
J.C. Daugherty
Atlanta
Capitol
Ous
House Committee
U.S
Viet Nam
House
George Smith
Denmark Groover
Howard Moore
Groover
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Footsore
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Bill Williams
Moen
B. Williems
Pineview
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