Thousands View Shastri Funeral Crowd Stampede At Residence
A vast mourners crowd at Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's residence in New Delhi caused a stampede injuring over 160 as police and ambulances moved to aid the wounded. Shastri, who died of a heart attack, lay in state as world leaders including U S Vice President Humphrey attended the rites. The funeral will be held along the Jumna River with lighting by Shastri's son Hari Kishen.
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Tashkent
Soviet Union
Shastri
Janpath
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Humphrey
Lalita
Hari Kishen
LBJ
President Johnson
Dean Rusk
U.S. Ambassa
Floods and landslides kill at least 114 in Rio de Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro heavy rains trigger floods and 30 major landslides. Officials report 114 dead and fear the toll could reach 150 or more as rescue teams work to reach buried victims and prevent epidemics. Squatter shacks on hillsides collapse, including six near Corcovado, killing 24.
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Rio DE ‘Janeiro
Sao Conrado
31 Are Missing In Atlantic See FLOODS Page 2-A
The Coast Guard searches for 31 missing crewmen of a Spanish freighter sunk in an Atlantic storm. A merchant vessel and a Coast Guard cutter saved six others. one crewman is confirmed dead. Escanaba recovered two men and a body from a life raft spotted by an Air Force plane. Earlier, Steel Maker rescued four more crewmen from Monte Palomares, which sank Monday about 840 miles northeast of Bermuda. witnesses described drownings and remaining survivors.
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Escanaba
Ae Steel Maker
Monte -Palomares
Bermuda
Plan To Redistrict Carolina Senate Nears Enactment
Raleigh plan to redraw the North Carolina Senate moved toward enactment as the Senate passed the measure and the House gave tentative approval. A showdown on realigning the 11 congressional districts was delayed until Wednesday while a substitute proposal by Sen. Herman Moore was considered. The plan trims Senate districts from 36 to 35 and redraws county lines including Guilford and Washington counties amid debate over a constitutional amendment to grow the Senate.
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North Carolina
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House
Herman Moore
D-Mecklenburg
Carl Bailey
D-Washington
Washington County
Albemarle
Washington
Albemarle Sound
Moore
Tom White
Dlenoir
Walter Jones
Pitt
Hector McLean
Robeson
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Guilford County
Randolph
Government Files Suits Aimed At More Complete School Integration
The federal government filed seven lawsuits across five states to push toward full school integration by next fall. Attorney General Katzenbach said this was the largest single action and marked first court challenges in North Carolina and against districts with approved desegregation plans receiving federal aid. Targets include Charlotte Mecklenburg NC Franklin County NC Tipton County TN plus Lowndes and Green counties AL and St James Parish LA.
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Washington
Deep South
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Justice
North Carolina
U.s.office of Education
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
N.C
Franklin County
Tipton County
Tenn
Alabama
St. James Parish
Louisiana
Washington Hanoi contact after Christmas bombing lull
Rep. Gallagher disclosed that Washington sent an aide memoire to Hanoi after the Christmas Eve halt in U.S. bombing, with a brief meeting between an American diplomat and a Hanoi official to discuss peace terms for South Vietnam. White House and State Dept officials offered few details, and no Hanoi reply was confirmed.
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Hanoi
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South
Viet Nam
Cornelius Gallagher
Dn.j
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George W. Ball
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Gallagher
Two Major Drives Fail To Flush Out Viet Cong
Saigon reports two large U S drives and separate Vietnamese operations failed to dislodge Viet Cong from jungle areas with only light contact. In four days Viet Cong losses reached 84 killed and 38 captured as U S paratroopers and 1st Division plus Australian troops pressed near the Viet Cong iron triangle northwest of Saigon.
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Australia
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Royal Australians
Six Former Rebel Leaders Leave Dominican Area Easing Tension
Six officers of the former rebel force flew abroad with President Hector Garcia-Godoy after a birthday drink, part of Garcia-Godoy’s plan to ease the Dominican crisis by posting leaders overseas. A daytime patrol fired on rock-throwing demonstrators near a high school, killing one rioter and wounding another, marking a momentary lull in the army opposition. Cols. Francisco Caamano Deno and Manuel Ramon Montes Arache were not in the first group but were expected to follow.
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Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Garcia-Godoy
Francisco Caamano Deno
Manuel Ramon Montes Arache
Armed Forces
Francisco Rivera Caminero
Herman Despradel
Johnson Prepares State of the Union Address Tonight
President Johnson will address a joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. EST outlining the war in Vietnam and the nation’s finances. Officials expect the budget for the new fiscal year to range around 115 to 119 billion dollars with defense consuming about 60 billion.
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State of Union
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Union
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National Defense
Former King Is Injured In Car Collision
CANNEL France AP Former King Leopold of Belgium, 64, suffered chest bruises after a car crash caused by his wife Princess Liliane de Rethy at a crossing near La Napouile. He was taken to a hospital in Des Brouissailles. The wife was uninjured and three people in the other car were more seriously hurt.
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France
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Des Brouissailles
Liliane de Rethy
la Napouile
Moore Is Nominated As House Speaker Again
In Richmond AP E Blackburn Moore of Berryville was nominated by the Democratic Caucus for a ninth term as speaker of the House of Delegates with no opposition. He said he was deeply honored and noted he had held the post several times since 1950. Democrats hold control, ensuring formal election when the Assembly meets. Senate caucus chose new Steering Committee members E O McCue Jr and Paul W Manns, amid vacancies from retirements and shifts. Joint sessions will set 1966 agenda as governors, lawmakers prepare for session.
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E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
House of Delegates
Moore
House
Harry F. Byrd
Assembly
Capitol
Senate
E. O. McCue Jr
Charlottesville
Paul W. Manns
Bowling Green
Harold H. Purcell
Louisa County
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Ir. Senate
Violence at Alabama school voting drive sparks riot
About 300 Negro high school pupils rioted near Parker High in Birmingham as officials barred them from a voter registration march. An adult leader urged the crowd while officers fired shotgun blasts to deter departure. Rocks, bottles and sticks flew. one rock shattered a patrol car windshield. No serious injuries reported. Police later blocked streets and kept gates closed for about an hour.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Fires Info
J. L. Faulkner
Af Parker High
Mediation Panel Seeks New Path In NYC Transit Strike
Mounting public pressure and Mayor Lindsay push a mediation panel to craft a new approach to settling New York City’s one day billion dollar transit strike. AFL-CIO leader Douglas MacMahon rejects Lindsay terms while federal assist is uncertain. Clergy urge acceptance of Lindsay plan and restoration of service. Traffic slowly improves as authorities consider National Guard options and wage-cost figures rise above 40 million.
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Douglas MacMahon
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Republcan
John V. Lindsay
Asst
James +. Reynolds
Transit
Lindsay
Ambu
Afl-Cio
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Corbett
Manhattan
Virginia and North Carolina Weather This Week
Mostly sunny and cold in Virginia with highs in the 30s to low 40s and upper 20s in the mountains on Wednesday. Thursday brings cloudiness and warmer temperatures with rain likely in the mountains and eastward. North Carolina sees mild, mostly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 50s, followed by more clouds and scattered showers Thursday.
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Downtown Weather Log Summary
Downtown weather log records temperatures and pressure for Tuesday and Wednesday. Data shows evening and afternoon readings with wind shifts from west to northeast, 24 hour low of 28 and high of 48, and no precipitation through the period.
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