Drive To Make Veterans Day Show Of Viet Nam Support
Movement to turn Veterans Day into a display of backing for Vietnam service spreads nationwide. Former GIs lead efforts with letters of support, wear of caps, flag displays, and public demonstrations planned by VFW, American Legion, Amvets, and state groups across Maine Iowa Maryland Vermont Pennsylvania and beyond.
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Viet Nam
New York
Maine
Robert R. Washburn
Veterans Services
U.S
Towa
Amvets
Maryland
Charles Kreatchman
Baltimore
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas W. Miller
Reno, Ney
American Legion
Miller
Andy Borg
Kansas City
VFW
Vermont
John J. Daley
Wilkes-Barre
Legionnaires
Manhattan
Seattle
Wash
Johnson
John Uno
Legion
Harrison Endorses Mills Godwin For Virginia Governor
In a page one continuation Harrison lauds Mills Godwin as supremely qualified for governor. He vows to surrender the reins with confidence, praising Godwin’s character, integrity, and devotion to Virginia’s needs. Harrison also commends Pollard and Button for their reputations and commitment to Virginia’s fiscal and political ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Godwin
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Virginia Assembly
Pollard
House of Delegates
Button
Sheriff denies Klan activity at desk while cross burning noted
Sheriff Millis said his office handled Klan matters at the counter from a small gray box and that he told the chief deputy to stop it. He admitted no file on the local Klan, citing a 1965 cross burned near the Wilmington Courthouse and noting the case was within Wilmington City Police jurisdiction. Rep Joe Pool pressed for notes and Millis defended the Klan as nonviolent and lawful.
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Iff
Millis
Wilmington
Sheriff’s Office
Appell
Joe Pool
D-Tex
Space Twins Swap Gemini Craft For Car
Cape Kennedy reporters note the Gemini 6 mission failed when the Agena target vehicle exploded after launch. Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford drove to Houston while officials study fuel pressure and flight tapes for cause, delaying Gemini 6 and shifting plans to Gemini 7.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Houston
Tex
Texas
Stafford
Agena
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Plane hijack scare ends with gun threats and flight delay
Hijacked plane reached destination nine minutes late after a 20 minute altercation. Stewardess Gail Vonderhayden reported a gunman demanding to see the pilot. FBI agents detained the man in Key West and he faced US Commissioner William Albury. Perez, a Union City machinist from Cuba, had tried to flee by boat to Cuba and had no prior gun ownership.
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Carlile
Gail Vonderhayden
William Albury
Key West
Miami
D. S. McDaniel
Miami International Airport
Havana
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Perez
Union City
N.J
United States
Cuba
Florida
Hoover
Ensa
New Jersey
Army and Navy recruit appeals draw mixed World War II era response
The Navy reports 757 Marine Reserve volunteers in two months since mid August appeal, with 335 officers responding. enlisted responses unavailable. The Air Force has not issued a similar call, while the Army pursues a different approach by inviting younger officers to active duty from the Reserve and seeking retired soldiers with critical skills to return. As of Sept 1, 2,290 retiree enlisted applications were filed, with 129 accepted. The Army seeks helicopter mechanics and intelligence specialists, and Reserve officers in infantry, tanks, or artillery.
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Navy
Air Force
Army
Poe
Group says Red Cross okayed aid to Viet Cong movement
Berkeley activist says International Red Cross granted permission to send medical supplies to both North and South Vietnam via the Viet Cong. He cites Stanford fund drives and chapters at San Francisco State, Sacramento State, and Berkeley, while Red Cross officials did not confirm.
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Red Cross
Viet Cong
Berkeley
Calif
International Red Cross
Steve Cherkoss
South Viet Nam
U. S
Geneva
Switzerland
Cherkoss
University of California At Berkeley
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Stanford
San Francisco State College
Sacramento State College
United States
Viet Nam
New York
Jeffrey Gordon
Negro Leader Admits Few People Frightened
Forty five civil rights demonstrators marched through almost deserted streets to a Wilkes County Courthouse rally where Willie Bolden of the SCLC said a few townspeople are scared. He noted 47 Negro applicants sought voter registration, with 18 still in line when offices closed. Bolden warned they would return Friday to push registrations, potentially spending the night at the courthouse.
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Washington, Ga
Wilkes County
FBI
Willie Bolden
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Bolden
Georgia
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Crawfordville
Department of Education
King
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Hayneville
Ala
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Mich
Dim chances on Amchitka hydrogen blast test
An Alaska AP report says cloud cover and high winds dimmed the chance of a four times larger than World War II bombs hydrogen blast at Amchitka Island. Project Long Shot planned an 80 kiloton detonation 2,300 feet deep to aid on site inspection clarity under a nuclear test ban treaty. Seismic data would be gathered by stations across the Iron Curtain as observers monitor remotely. no atmospheric radiation release expected.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutians
Defense Department
Atomic Support Agency
Amchitka Island
Amchitka
Iron Curtain
Beatles at the palace honor ceremony unfolds inside
Outside a throng of Beatle fans roars before iron gates while inside a throne room six crystal chandeliers glow. The Queen sits in apricot yellow as Lord Cobbold calls honored names and the Beatles bow before her with Ringo saying he joined last, not starting it all.
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Lord Cobbold
George
Harrison
Ringo
First fatal civil air crash at London airport since 1950
A Piper Pacer single engine crashed near U S 21 five miles northwest of Charlotte. Pilot Horace Entz Ft Bragg engineer said he attempted to land at a nearby airport but the runway lights failed. Entz and two Charlotteans Jimmy Tate and Herbert Mullis escaped serious injury as the aircraft hit trees, landing gear and wings buckling before fire crews secured the scene.
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Charlotte
U.S. seeks UN push to break Geneva arms treaty deadlock
The United States urged the United Nations General Assembly to direct the Geneva disarmament negotiators to press for a rapid resumption of talks to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. The Soviet envoy rejected the move as a stall tactic, while Washington pressed for immediate reconvening and progress toward agreement. German access to atomic arms remained a point of contention, with Fedorenko warning against West German participation in a multilateral nuclear force. The debate intensified as China joined the nuclear club and the 20th General Assembly session focused on proliferation risks.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Geneva
U.S
Soviet Union
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
General Assembly
Fedorenko
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Bonn
West Germany
China
Kennedy Delegation Tours Vietnam War Sites
A four member delegation led by Kennedy visited a Viet Cong defectors center at a delta hamlet once held by the VC. They traveled to Nha Trang's special forces HQ CAM Ranh Bay and Bien Hoa to meet Allied troops and inspect bases as plans include Malaysia on a two day stop.
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Kien Quang
Kennedy
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nha Trang
Saigon
Cam Ranh Bay
Delta
Bien Hoa
Singapore
Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Rhodesia 1961 constitution debates and opposition figures
Rhodesia's 1961 constitution debate centers on white minority power and plans for independence. Prime Minister Smith asserts ties to Britain and a future for Africans under harsh restrictions, while Wilson pushes for African political advancement before independence, with leaders like Joshua Nkomo and ex PM R. S. Garfield Todd involved.
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Smith
Wilson
Rhodesia
Britain
Vietnam War mission report and enemy losses
Viet Nam forces claim 20 missions over North Viet Nam with 1 bridge destroyed and 12 damaged, 17 buildings wrecked and 10 damaged in barracks and supply areas, no casualties reported. New China News Agency quotes Hanoi saying two U S F105 Thunderchiefs shot down. Australia 1st Infantry Battalion completes four day jungle sweep northeast of Saigon, two Viet Cong killed, guerrilla weapons and documents seized, light Australian casualties. War focus remains on Pleime as Red high command seeks to block an infiltration route from North Viet Nam through eastern Laos and Cambodia.
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North
Viet Nam
New China
Hanoi
Australia
Saigon
Plei Me
Red High Command
Laos
Cambodia
Explosions Strike Alabama Dry Dock Twice in Two Years
A blast at Alabama Dry Dock marks the second such incident in under two years. In April 1964 a flash fire on a transport aircraft carrier killed five workers, underscoring ongoing industry hazards and safety concerns.
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Alabama Dry Dock
Marshall comments on Viet Nam peace talks and elections
General Marshall noted the U S willingness to enter unconditional negotiations for a peaceful Viet Nam settlement. He said the Communists demand freedom to conduct their own version of a free election and show no interest otherwise.
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Marshall
FBI Agents Shoot Fugitive in Idaho Mountains
FBI agents and a Forest Service man shot and killed a fugitive near Salmon Idaho after a fire in Twin Creeks campground area led to a confrontation. The man identified by fingerprints as Paul Ballard alias eluded police for a week and had abducted Sheriff Bill Baker during a prior encounter.
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Salmon
Idaho
FBI
Twin Creeks
Forest Service
William Sullivan
Baker
Darby
Mont
Gibbonsville
Wells
Nev
Polio Patient Relies on Iron Lung Amid Utilities Cut
Mrs. Barrett, 27, kept her son in an iron lung as police report a gas bill nonpayment led to a gas shutoff and the power company cut electricity after no one answered. She returned Monday with friends moving to Florida and hoped to restore service.
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Municipal Power Company
Leonard Sisk
Florida
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London
U.N. General Assembly
Disarmament Committee
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