Klansman testifies on church burn plot and whip tale
Washington AP Gipson a 29 year old logger from Slidel Louisiana testified before the House Un American Activities Committee about a Klan plan to torch two churches and a white youth being whipped. He said he fabricated a burning plot to back out and later informed for St Tammany Parish police saying he turned informant after witnessing Klan violence. He described hearing of the fires on a radio broadcast and noted his defection came after a state trial tied to the Pearl River Klan. The testimony marked the first KNOWN instance of a Klansman recounting specific violent acts to the committee.
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Washington
Gipson
Providence Baptist Church
Hartcell Methodist
Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish
Clarence O’berry
Anderson
Klavern
L.M. Reynor
Harold Brakefield
O'Berry
Oscar
Wrecking Crew
Mississippi
Fugitive Held In Robbery Deputy's Death in Florida
A 26 year old fugitive wanted by the FBI as a parole violator was captured at a road block after a Georgia bank robbery and the death of a Florida deputy sheriff. Calvin Campbell of Yulee Florida was wounded while surrendering and is held in Camden County jail. The case links a Kingsland Georgia robbery of about 3500 dollars to the deputy's death in Macclenny Florida.
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Kingsland
FBI
Georgia
Florida
Baker County
Fla
Morrise Fish
Fish
MacClenny
Citizens Bank of
Jimmy Middleton
Calvin Carlos Campbell
Yulee
St. George
Campbell
Folkston
Floods swamp city as emergency declared and aid pours in
Floods in the city trigger a state of emergency declared by Gov. Francisco Negrao de Lima as 58 bodies are moved to a morgue and 22 of them are children. Firefighters struggle with nearly 4,000 help requests while the army assists relief efforts and schools house the homeless. The Weather Bureau logged nine inches of rain in 24 hours and continued rain was forecast.
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Francisco Negrao de Llima
U.S
The
Weather Bureau
North Carolina senators oppose Kerap redistricting plan
Democratic Sens Warren White and Ruffin urged the Senate to move ahead with work on reapportionment. The Moore redistricting bill would redraw mainly the 11th 10th 5th and 6th districts. Moore said action followed opposition to a joint Senate House committee plan and no incumbents would share a district. Leaders expected completion of redistricting work Friday in a special session.
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Lindsay Warren
Wayne
Tom White
Lenoir
Bailey Ruffin
Wake
Senate
White
Sen
Moore
Senate House Committee
General Assembly
Shastri funeral attracts world leaders in New Delhi
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led a U S delegation at India's state funeral for Lal Bahadur Shastri as crowds lined the streets. Police closed gates as millions paid respects while Shastri was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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Humphrey
Shasttri
Mrs.Shastri
Johnson
India
Shastri
Christ Church (Methodist
New Delhi
H. A. Townsley
Whittier
Calif
Sarvepalli Radhakirishnan
Gulzarilal Nanda
Pakistan
Nanda
Congress Party
Soviet Union
Tashkent
Racial unrest disrupts schools and traffic in Birmingham area
Across Birmingham and suburban Brighton, racial demonstrations disrupt classes and block US 11 with protesters lying on the highway. Police warned reprisals as 250 to 300 pupils left campuses. officials say 700 Negro students missed Monday. SCLC seeks federal registrars and nighttime registration.
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Brighton
Birmingham
Bessemer
US 11
SCLC
Board of Registrars
Kermit Johnson
Parker High
Joseph Paul Jones
Albert Boutwell
Wiggins
Justice Dept to Intervene in School Desegregation Suits
The Justice Department will intervene in six school desegregation suits under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, including actions in Lowndes County Alabama and Franklin County North Carolina. Plaintiffs seek end to dual systems, equal facilities, and immediate access to white schools for some students against resistance from local boards. Courts in Charlotte and Asheville will hear motions and the February trial in Charlotte will test a Pearsall Plan grant aiding a student preferring nonintegrated schooling.
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Montgomery
Lowndes County
Charlotte
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Washington
Franklin County
N.C
Raleigh
Office of Education
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Freedom of Choice Plan
J. Spencer Bell
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Edwin M. Stanley
Terrence McClain
Paw Creek
West Mecklenburg High School
Carolina Military Academy
Maxton
North Carolina Board of Education
McClain
Craven
Warren Smith
Smith
Edward F. Yarborough
Louisburg
Yarborough
US Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Education Office
Lindsay denounces strike in stern City Hall address
In a harsh Madison Avenue speech Mayor Lindsay rejects government capitulation to unions and urges a fair settlement with the Transit Authority. He backs mediation options including fact finding or early return to work and arbitration as the temperature drops and transit woes persist.
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City Hall
Lindsay
Lit
New York
Indiately
State of the Commonwealth address set for 1 30 p m
Assembly Jr will deliver his State of the Commonwealth Address at 1 30 p m The governor may push a state Sales tax with a 30 percent rate per the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council The Norfolk delegation suggests a broader plan permitting city county and state taxes Godwin inaugurates Saturday with an address likely outlining tax and other policy ideas A joint session next Monday will reveal his legislative program
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Commonwealth
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Norfolk
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Godwin
Sukarno orders American correspondents out of Indonesia
President Sukarno declared that all American correspondents must leave Indonesia during a speech at the installation of Indonesia's ambassador to Syria. He accused the foreign press of lying about Indonesia's political crisis and questioned whether the ban would apply to non Americans with American outlets. The U.S. State Department sought clarification.
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Van
Sukarno
Indonesia
Jakarta
Subandrio
Syria
H.M. Sudjono
Abdul Haris Nasution
Koti
Supreme Operations Command
Washington
Marius Ringkoe
Antara
Viet Nam peace talks eyed as bombing pause drawn
U S lawmakers weigh Viet Cong role in peace talks as Hanoi shows cautious openness and the bombing pause persists. Gallagher signals Viet Cong could join North Viet Nam delegates. Mansfield briefing notes limited Soviet zeal. Senate leaders discuss strategy amid warnings of renewed raids and political risk.
Dominican strike ends as rebels protest transfer order
A Communist led strike restrains Santo Domingo for two days over a government order to transfer 30 military officers to foreign missions. Rebels and regulars clash in rhetoric while officers depart for postings in Rome Guatemala El Salvador France Mexico Uruguay and other nations.
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Francisco Caamano Deno
Manuel ‘Ramon Montes Arache
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Rivera
Armed Forces
Air Force
Emilio Ludovino Fernandez
Rome
Armando Arturo Sosa Leby
Viet Nam War Report Details Casualties and Moves
The report notes more than 100 houses with tunnels and a trench system found by soldiers on the Saigon River as air strikes continued. A seven day search by the U S 1st Cavalry on the Cambodian border west of Pleiku yielded only eight captured, with some linked to North Vietnamese regiments. Vietnamese battalions reported limited contact near Thanh Tan and Hong Ngu as U S air power persisted and Harriman discussed possible peace steps with Ky in Canberra.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Pleiku
Thanh Tan
Hong Ngu
North Viet Nam
U.S
Harriman
Nguyen Cao Ky
Arriman
Canberra
Australia
Red China
Johnson
Johnson to Press Great Society Amid Viet Nam Commitments
President Johnson pledges to advance domestic spending cuts and new programs while sustaining Viet Nam war commitments. He states determination to press ahead with the Great Society in 1967 budget plans. AFL CIO Meany, who asked for clarity on domestic cuts, awaits release of Johnson’s full letter. White House notes public pronouncements follow his peace campaign.
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South Viet Nam
Johnson
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Great Society
Viet Nam
Meany
White House
Congress
Hanoi
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