Carrie Nation-Type Zealots Target Tobacco Industry Royster Says
New York AP report quotes Fred Royster of Bright Belt Warehouse Association and Tobacco Tax Council arguing against anti tobacco zealots. He claims local and state taxes fund the attack, cites tobacco as a major cash crop, and urges retailers to push back with factual health information amid ongoing smoking health controversy.
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Royster
New York
Fred
North Carolina
Washington
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Tobacco Tax Council
U.S
Luther Terry
Roy Ster
Johnson Thant hold about an hour talk on Viet Nam
President Johnson and U Thant discussed peace in Viet Nam and world issues for nearly an hour in New York. Thant said the discussion offered no basis for optimism or pessimism and Johnson called it delightful and stimulating.
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United Nations
N.Y
Johnson
Viet Nam
U Thant
Thant
New York
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Johnson Frames GOP as One Word Fear in Newark Rally
President Johnson returned to politics in Newark with a fiery speech at Military Park accusing Republicans of running on fear. He urged voters to consider progress and urged a Democratic vote, blasting GOP plans as lacking programs to curb inflation, ease racial tensions, or address crime and Vietnam. He claimed the Republican elephant never forgets and noted their tendency to win by scaring people.
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N.J
Johnson
America
GOP
Viet Nam
Sour Relations Turn Bitter as Chinese Students Ordered Home
Moscow orders 65 Chinese students to leave the Soviet Union by month end in retaliation for Beijing ousting Soviet students last month. Official note cites harm to education and cooperation but offers to resume exchanges once China is ready. About 20 students are in Moscow, the rest dispersed. further actions unclear as tensions rise.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Red China
Soviet Union
China
Ministry of Higher and Special Secondary Education
Peking
Young
Red Guards
U.S
Viet Nam
Cuban refugees feared drowned after hurricane Inez boat overturns
A massive search began for 44 Cuban refugees feared drowned when Hurricane Inez capsized their boat in the Florida Straits. Enrique Gonzalez, 32, the lone survivor, said 46 aboard, with eight washed away, were aboard a 42 foot craft. The raft rescue occurred off southeast of Miami, with others missing amid heavy seas and rough conditions.
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Fia
Inez
Florida Staits
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Gonzalez
Florida Straits
Key West
Gonzalez Ami
Nicholas Bowater
United States
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Bank Robbery in Henderson Ends with Suspect Arrest
A heavy set gunman robbed the Citizens Bank and Trust Co branch in Henderson around 12:55 p.m., taking about $5,000. FBI identified suspect Samuel Oscar Walker Jr., 31, of Greensboro, who was captured in Oxford after a highway chase. Loot recovered. Walker held on federal charges with $7,500 bond.
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N.C
Oxford
FBI
Samuel Oscar Walker Jr
Greensboro
North Carolina
Raleigh
Walker
U. S
Reva Rothrock
West End
Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Marian Eidson
Wright
Billy Patterson
Patterson
U.S. Route 158
J. H. Waugh
Waugh
T. E. Sanders
Sanders
Scientific Study of UFO Reports Planned
The Air Force announced a 300000 study of unidentified flying objects to be led by the University of Colorado at Boulder with others to be invited. The National Academy of Sciences will form a panel to review the Colorado report, due early 1968. The CIA denies involvement in UFO issues and says UFO matters are Air Force and CIA exclusives.
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Air Force
University of Colorado At Boulder
Harold Brown
National Academy of Sciences
Colorado
Academy Panel
Protest Move Against Rising Food Prices Spreading
The movement, led by Housewives for Lower Food Prices, spread from Denver to the suburbs with plans to boycott five major grocers Safeway Miller s King Soopers Red Owl and Furrs. A Phoenix branch has targeted pork and pork products and reported lower bread prices locally. Spokeswoman Mrs Jay S Threskield said outreach reaches several thousand Denver area women.
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Colo
Safeway
Miller’s
King Soopers
Red Owl
Furrs
Nationall
Jay S. Threskield
Warplanes Press North Viet Nam Targets Amid Crippling Strikes
U S warplanes maintained heavy pressure on North Viet Nam with bombers striking the Dien Bien Phu corridor and Haiphong area. A land slide damaged a highway north of Dien Bien Phu as storage depots, trucks and fuel tanks were hit. Navy planes hit Haiphong transshipment points and oil depots while light fighting persisted near the DMZ and central coast. US Marines and allied troops continued mop up operations against North Vietnamese forces in scattered sectors as the three-pronged drive pushed forward.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Air Force
Haiphong
Dong Hoi
Panhandle
U.S
Qui Nhon
Inez Heads Toward Mexico's East Coast Storm
Hurricane Inez grazed the Yucatan Peninsula and aimed for Mexico's populous east coast. Progreso suffered damage as 125 mph winds lashed coastal towns while Merida and Campeche reported Power and communications outages. Residents prepared along the central Gulf Coast as the storm shifted course.
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Mexico City
Inez
Yucatan Peninsula
Campeche Bay
Mexico
Yucatan
Progreso
Merida
Campeche
United States
Toute
Gulf Coast
U S Forces May Suffer 5000 Viet Nam Deaths In 1966
Washington AP reports U S forces face potentially over five thousand battle deaths in Viet Nam in 1966 as the U S buildup continues. For the week ending last Saturday American casualties reached 741 with 355 Vietnamese including 99 Americans and 87 Vietnamese dead. Through Jan 1 to date 3,765 Americans and 6,944 Vietnamese have died, a rising 58 percent ratio since June 30.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
Saigon
Defense Department
Standing Face to Face With God Tune to NDVA
A brief church notice announces a Sunday service at 11 00 AM titled Standing Face to Face With God with the tune credited to NDVA and the service time listed.
Weather readings from Register Building station
Virginia forecasts show mainly sunny Saturday with highs in the 80s and a fair cool night. Sunday remains fair and mild. North Carolina expects fair Saturday with highs 68 to 75 in mountains and mostly 70s elsewhere, followed by partly cloudy and warmer Sunday.
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North Carolina
Downtown Weather Log
Hourly readings show dry conditions with calm wind. Temperatures range from 54 to 61 and a 24-hour low of 46 and high of 69. Precipitation listed as dns.
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