Sukarno closes Indonesian university amid protests
In Singapore President Sukarno ordered Indonesia University closed to curb anti-Sukarno student demonstrations. Kami, the anti-Communist group, had turned the campus into a fortress as clashes with Kami supporters intensified. Sukarno also announced a new National Union of Students to include pro Communists.
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Singapore
Sukarno
University of Indonesia
Jakarta
Kami
Ange Enema
Abdul Haris Nasution
GI Bill Expands with Education Benefits for Veterans
President Johnson outlines a costly new GI Bill in the White House East Room, with long term education funding and home loan provisions. The measure, approved overwhelmingly in Congress, offers monthly education stipends and eight years to use benefits, with eligibility for those in service if assignments allow.
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White House East Room
House
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Veterans Administration
U.S
Shooting in busy shopping district robbery ends in gunfire
Witnesses say eight or nine shots were fired when a gunman robbed an office on a second floor at 2:10 p.m. He ordered Goldberg and two women to the office of George H. Sutterley, took money from a cash drawer, then opened fire while occupants fled to the floor. Sutterley and O’Connell survived unharmed. victims were left in a row as the shooter fled into crowds. Police described the suspect as about 5 foot 11, wearing blue trousers and a dark windbreaker.
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Goldberg
George H. Sutterley
Charles O'Connell
Sutterley
O'Connell
Zeidner
Budget Gains Pass as House Ratifies Major Tax Measures
The House approved a $946 million General Fund budget with a 46 million auto titling tax and a 19 percent Capitol police salary raise amid debate over amendments. Major increases fund public schools, higher education, mental health, and public health, while reductions and reallocations reshape the allocations, balancing needs with available revenue.
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Assembly
Finance Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
Del
Robert E. Gibson
Chesapeake
Capitol Police
Commission On Constitutional Government
State Compensation Board
Godwin
John H. Daniel
Daniel
Harrison
Commonwealth
Norfolk Area Medical Center Authority
State Board of Community’ Colleges
Imade
Peninsula Ports Authority
McNamara on Vietnam commitment and China risk
Secretary McNamara said the United States has sought to show no justification for China’s intervention in Vietnam. He warned it would be irresponsible to claim no risk of war with China while defending South Vietnam. He stressed the commitment is limited and not an open end, with troop levels rising and allied forces expected to deploy as needed.
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Son
United States
McNamara
Red China
China
South
Viet Nam
Senate
U.S
Nameara
South Viet Nam
Asia
Pentagon
Eign
Paul-Henri Spaak
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Philippines
Baguio
Seoul
South Korea
Jim Sung-eun
Alabama Poll Tax Ruling May Expand Black Voting Power
The Supreme Court decision removing the poll tax barriers could allow many African Americans to vote in Alabama elections. Officials were unavailable for comment as attorneys general staff had not reviewed the ruling, while Governor Wallace also could not be reached. The ruling also requires the state to compile voter lists without regard to poll tax payment.
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Gewin
Richmond Flowers
George C. Wallace
Arthur Shores
Birmingham
Alabama
Shores
Viet Cong Gunboats, Raids Hit Saigon Area
Viet Cong gunners sink a self propelled air barge near Nha Be 15 miles south of Saigon and ignite its hold. A U S Navy LST assists with water spray and gunfire as a Vietnamese gunboat joins the action. Three hours later the fire is controlled and the vessel towed to Nha Be. Two other freighters were hit in separate Viet Nam incidents in three months. Several clashes occur near Tuy Hoa Quang Ngai and Hue Phu Bai with casualties.
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Nha Be
Saigon
Viet Nam
Phu Thu Peninsula
Hue
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Quang Ngai
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
Leatherneck
Hue-Phu Bai
R. T. Hanifin
Carlsbad
N.M
Ast Regis Ment
Lrd Marine Division
North Viet Nam
Phantom
Qui Nhon
U.S. 1St Cavalry Airmobile Division
William Bundy
Far Eastern Affairs
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
Asia
Boston
Paul R. Ignasius
New England
McGeorge Bundy
NBC
Johnson
Brussels
Messler Powers closing spiels mark tense Florida murder trial
State Atty Richard Gerstein urged jurors to convict Mrs Messler and her nephew Powers in a brutal Florida murder case. He said Messler masterminded the scheme while Powers was driven by desire for her and warned that first degree murder carried the death penalty unless mercy was granted. Foreman then began a three hour defense, using Gerstein and assistants arguments, as Judge Schulz prepared the jury charge.
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Richard Gerstein
Messler
Gerstein
Florida
Powers
Messier
Arthur Huttoe
Gerald Kogan
Huttoe
Kogan
Circuit Court
George Schulz
Foreman
Rome
Dade County
Eleven Children Injured In Roanoke Nursery Wagon Crash
In Roanoke eleven small children were injured when a station wagon carrying them to a private nursery school went across a yard and crashed into a glass apartment door. The driver Mrs Mary Catherine Conner 60 was hurt and hospitalized. One child Graham Williams of Salem was in serious condition. ten others were treated and released. A witness described the vehicle gaining speed and crossing a yard at 25 to 30 mph before the collision.
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Roanoke
Mary Catherine Conner
Graham Williiams
Salem
W. C. Kidd
Kidd
Center
Virginia Senate debates convention plans and poll tax
The assembly weighs how delegates to Virginia's election law convention will be named amid calls for advisory referendums while lawmakers clash over poll tax issues. Senate support grows for a bill aligning with people’s wishes, as House passes measures on alcohol board funding and impaired driving penalties.
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Godwin
Henry E. Howell
Norfolk
Ames
Howell
Edward L. Breeden
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia
Supreme Court
House
del. J. W. Roberts
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
del. C. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
ABC
Roberts
Butler
Del
Hp, Anderson
Klan inquiry fuels calls to curb violence and bigotry
In heated remarks Rep. John Buchanan and Rep. Charles Weltner dissected the Ku Klux Klan as dominated by sneaky, cowardly men filled with hatred. They cited a sordid picture of bigotry, burnings, floggings and violence. President Johnson urged federal action after four Klansmen were arrested in a Alabama civil rights killing, calling the Klan a hooded society of bigots.
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John Buchanan
R-Ala
Charles L. Weltner
DiGa
Jackson Tornado Strikes City Center and Suburbs
A violent tornado devastated Jackson and nearby Rankin County causing widespread damage and power outages. The Candlestick Park area bore the brunt with shops, homes, and churches destroyed while rescue crews, volunteers, and Boy Scouts aided in relief efforts. Twenty-four hours of chaos followed as officials assessed casualties and secured evacuations.
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Jackson
Rankin County
Cae
Knox Glass Works
Continental Car
Jackson Tile Co
Candlestick Park
Negro Cook
Allen Thompson
Thompson
M. Bierce
Woodville Heights
Woodville Baptist Church
Larry Swales
Clayhorne Strickland
Strickland
Guinea leaders push role for Nkrumah amid OAU row
Guinea’s Diallo said Sekou Toure acted for Africa and Ghana’s people as Nkrumah assumed dual presidency. The move sparks protests at the OAU conference where Tanzania and Mali walked out and Guinea threatened a final walkout over Ghana’s delegation. Nkrumah’s bid faces military rebellion backlash, financial crisis, and internal opposition.
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Toure
Nkrumah
Sekou Toure
Tia
Ghana
Africa
Guinea
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Diallo Des
Diabe
Tanzania
Mali
Julius Nyerere
Riad
Rhodesia
Britain
Tunisia
People’s Party
Tevolistion
Alex Quaisons J Lackey
Accra
General Assembly
Father Nevins Elected to Inter American Press Association
The Rev. Albert J. Nevins, editor of the Maryknoll Magazine, has been elected a director of the Inter American Press Association. The news comes from AP reporting on the Maryknoll organization and its publishing leadership.
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Father Nevins
Maryknoll, N
Albert J. Nevins
Maryknoll Magi
Inter American Press Association
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