Southern Baptists decline action on two China issue
The Southern Baptist Convention declined to act on a resolution praising Nationalist China and criticizing Red China. The measure, called by James F. Burks, was deemed too close to foreign policy. Delegates also approved peace efforts for Viet Nam and prayers for troops and enemies. Gov. Carl Sanders urged individual judgment on social problems and stressed personal faith.
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Southern Baptist
China
Detroit
Southern Baptist Convention
Franklin Owen
Lexington
SBC
Committee On Resolutions
James F. Burks
Southside Baptist ‘Church
Suffolk
Viet Nam
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
Monroe F. Ewilley Jr
Atlanta
Sander
Violence erupts in Bakersfield district amid protests and shootings
Disorder in a northeast Bakersfield district escalated after a Sunday riot prompted by a park meeting over poverty recreation funds. Police, sheriffs, and highway patrolmen responded to a five hour flareup with 150 officers. Theodore Roberson 17 was shot while allegedly attacking an officer. Nickles Barkus 61 was wounded in the groin nearby. District leaders and city officials met with Negro leaders and civil rights groups to seek a solution as unrest continued through the week.
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del Rucker
Rucker
Noutheast Bakersfield
Theodore Roberson
Nickles Barkus
Presad
Russell Karlen
Fair Employment Practices Commission
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Planes report crashes across Seville province in Spain
Planes continuing from page one over Seville province in southwestern Spain lost contact with San Pablo Airfield near Seville. Civil guards reported one crash near the Madrid Lisbon highway outside Huelva, another near Villablanca, a third near Lepe, two on the Donana estate, and a sixth near Portugal. Pilots named: Capt Guers commander, Sgt Charles, Lts Turina Brie and Perenne.
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Seville
Sapin
San Pablo
Madrid-Lisbon
Huelva
Villablanca
Lepe Village
Donana
Portugal
Guers
Charles
Turina
Brie
Perenne
West German Starfighter crashes again in 1966 line
A West German Air Force F104G Starfighter crashed near Hobsten Air Field on a training flight. The pilot was killed as the jet failed to stop before a fence. the parachute did not deploy. This is the 56th Starfighter crash since adoption five years ago, raising criticism of the defense ministry and its ties to the United States amid ongoing Bundestag debate.
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Bonn
Germany
Defense Ministry
United States
Hobsten
West Germany
von Hassel
Franz-Josef Strauss
Veterans feel unappreciated by Hilton after injuries
Uproar over attitudes toward wounded service members at Mundelein events. Cpl. Ed Anderson of Kansas City and Sgt. John Ross of Bay City critique the Hilton for not valuing veterans. Veterans, some on crutches, attend Ivanhoe event with magician and singers. Pvt. Allan Bonner envisions returning with money for another party. Mayor Foss and Maj. Gen. Weede discuss Southeast Asia impact amid management critique. veterans express mixed feelings but concede Mundelein folks made up for it.
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Ed Anderson
Kansas City
Hilton
John Ross
Bay City
Mich
Mundelein
Ivanhoe
Army
Allan Bonner
Parris
Foss
Ktude
Atti
Richard Ge. Weede
USMC
Chicago
Southeast Asia
Cpl. Raines
Integration Leader Calls for Fayette Demonstrations
In Fayette Mississippi population 1626 Negroes plan protests over the shotgun wounding of 16 year old Charles Knight. Charles Evers urged action after a white man K D Dennis 50 was jailed on shooting with intent to kill Knight. Knight was wounded while walking to a civil rights meeting as about 350 Negroes gathered at the jail. Knight’s condition was satisfactory.
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Fayette
Miss
Charles Evers
The
Americans For Preservation
K. D. Dennis
Charles Knight
Brown
Dennis
Jefferson County
Knight
Evers
Mississippi
R. 7
Pritchard
Lenox L. Forman
Justice of the Peace
Degroes
Mississippi River
Natchez
NAACP
George Metcalfe
Adams County
Richmond area slayings prompt suspect questioning
Fredericksburg and Richmond police questioned a young man with a pompadour hairstyle after a tip linked him to a spate of unsolved Richmond area slayings dating back to March. Investigators sought to determine if a single gun, a .22 caliber pistol, or multiple weapons caused the deaths and whether the girl’s assault tied to the same series. The case involves multiple victims and a 14 year old girl who survived an attack.
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Richmond
Fredericksburg
John Marshall Hotel
FBI
Cynthia
Addison Ef, Wilkins
Malcolm L. Norment
Henrico-Hanover
Mosille Leon Spencer
Humphrey birthday party shows off shaver gifts
Vice President Hubert Humphrey celebrated his 55th birthday at a private office gathering that drew cameras, secretaries, and newsmen. He blew out candles twice, sampled chocolate cake, and displayed autographed pictures from President Johnson. He teased about aging and said he planned a Minnesota weekend fix-up project for his old Ford.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
LBJ
Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Gemini mission adapts as Agena engine is not used
The 11 foot adapter is 15 feet shorter than Agena and lacks propulsion. Gemini 9 will drop some flight plan parts while other segments, including Cernan’s 2 hour 25 minute space walk, stay. A Monday Surveyor launch aims to softly land on the moon and relay TV from the surface to rival Soviet lunar images.
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Cernan
Surveyor
Moon
Soviet Union
General predicts ability to cope with all threats in Vietnam
General Larsen, commander of Field Forces in South Vietnam, asserts confidence in handling any enemy action, rain or shine, amid reports of North Vietnamese units in Cambodia. Senator Symington says authorities believe Cambodia hosts Communist forces for attacks into South Vietnam, while the Defense Department notes possible cross-border movements.
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Larsen
Viet Nam
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Cambodia
South
Symington
Deffense Department
South Viet Nam
Fire at Roosevelt Hotel Sends 118 Guests Fleeing in Lansing
In Lansing the Roosevelt Hotel fire forced more than 100 guests to evacuate and left State Sen. William Romano dead from a heart attack after escaping a seventh floor room. J.C. McDaniels was hospitalized for smoke and shock, and 16 lawmakers fled the blaze. A deaf guest leaped to a roof, while Rep. Robert Mahoney, blind, was carried to safety. The fire appeared to start in McDaniels room from a cigarette. The Roosevelt stands a block north of the Capitol.
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Lansing, Mich
Toledo
Lansing
Roosevelt Hotel
William Romano
Margaret Sawaya
Ohio
Robert Mahoney
William Ryan
J.C. McDaniels
Mark Keeney
McDaniels
Roosevelt
Kenny Hotel
Capitol
Bomb Threat Writer Flees Massive Trap
Philadelphia FBI and agents hunted a bomb threat writer after a midnight sting on a Pennsylvania Railroad train bound for Wilmington Delaware. A dummy package was dropped as a decoy while a helicopter shone a searchlight on a suspect near a pursuing auto. The man was detained and released hours later without charges, with no device found. Police and officials reported the incident drew hundreds of residents and disrupted quiet neighborhoods.
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Philadelphia
FBI
PRR
Wilmington
Del
Joe Jamieson
America
Buddhist Crisis Deepens as Saigon Pauses Barrier
Ky orders removal of barbed wire at Saigon pagoda amid Buddhist protests over the shooting of a Vietnamese soldier by a U.S. Army private. Monks clash with riot police, demand U.S. withdrawal, while Ky tours Da Nang and Da Nang pledges aid to Hue and Saigon. Demonstrations, hunger strikes, and street fighting surge as Buddhist factions press for peace and independence from American support.
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Buddha
da Ky
Tthat
Johnson
United States
Hue
U.S. Information Agency
U.S
Thomas Corcoran
da Nang
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Man
Man
Chu Lai
Thi
Junta
Air Force
Air Corps
U.S Army
Nguyen van Thieu
Gunfire in Guantanamo fueling cross border clash claims
Cuban officials escorted foreign and Cuban reporters to a bloodstained bunker in Guantanamo village to back their claim that Ramirez was killed by a shot from an American vehicle 90 yards away behind a double barbed wire fence on base territory. Maj. Montseny said the wound came from behind as Ramirez stood with his back to the base and showed two body photos. He noted doctors reported the death within seconds, arguing escape from base was impossible.
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Guantanamo
Ramirez
Demetrio Montseny
Montseny
Defense Department
USS
Man Collapses Kills Five Children Then Commits Suicide
Barnett said Mrs Collins was struck with pliers fracturing her skull and stabbed four times before being shot in the head. Sucimack noted the children, Viola 3 Silas 4 David 7 and Andy 6, asleep in separate rooms as the five inch hunting knife lay on a dresser and pliers were found in Collins pocket. Collins soaked tags with gasoline, set them afire, then shot himself after triggering the rifle. He had recent treatment at Woodside Receiving Hospital and with a private psychiatrist.
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Ibed
Barnett
Collins
Suchmack
Sucimack
Woodside Receiving Hospital
Youngstown
Rusk Details NATO, Vietnam, and China Nuclear Tests
In Brussels Rusk outlined NATO aims and noted France’s exit from the integrated defense system. He urged unity on East West issues and discussed Vietnam, predicting no immediate force reductions barring major European changes. He referenced Hue tensions and urged elections in South Vietnam while noting China’s atomic test expansion. Dr Isaac H Miller to become Bennett College president Sept 1 in Greensboro.
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NATO
Paris
Rusk
Brussels
France
Atlantic
Europe
Vi Rusk
United States
Greensboro
Isaac H. Miller
Bennett College
Arizona homes mostly have concrete floors says podiatry group
A Phoenix report by AP notes that most Arizona houses have concrete floors causing feet to be larger than in many other regions. The Arizona Podiatry Association concludes that in most of the United States homes and many commercial buildings have wooden floors.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
People's Fire
Arizona Podiatry Association
United States
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