Leaders Asking Negroes In Atlanta Not To Allow Others To Use Them
Civil rights leaders in Atlanta went door to door Wednesday urging calm after Tuesday night rioting that marred the city s image. They urged residents to reject outside agitators while blaming SNCC and Stokely Carmichael for the unrest and calling for dialogue with authorities. Local figures including Mayor Ivan Allen Jr and MLK condemned the violence and urged unity.
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Atlanta
Samuel Williams
National Association’ For the Advancement of Colored People
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
William Borders
SNCC
Yassir
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
America
Ivan Allen Jr
Wubert H. Humphrey
Can
Atlanta Continues Page One on riot arrests and fines
Property damage was limited and not severe as five percent of damage was noted when bottles and ticks were thrown through windows and a journalist’s car was overturned. Municipal Court Judge TC Little began fining 72 arrestees, with some fined 27 dollars or 25 days for disturbance. One defendant bound over to Fulton Criminal Court on assault charges with a $50 bond, four others given 30 day suspended sentences for disorderly conduct. William Ware SNCC member held on inciting to riot and disorderly conduct with bonds totaling 10,050 dollars.
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Page Ome
TC. Little
Fultona Criminal Court
SNCC
William Ware
Ferry Smashed By Huge Wave Off Jutland Sinking Ferry
A giant wave from hurricane Faith struck the Norwegian ferry off Jutland. 143 aboard were saved though up to five may be missing. The ship sank after the disaster as rescue teams from over 40 ships and helicopters plucked survivors from the sea. A Soviet trawler saved 39, and Helmuth Weck of Duesseldorf described a six foot wave and chaos aboard lifeboats and rafts. The captain and 10 crew remained onboard until dusk before evacuation.
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Navy
Helmuth Weck
Duesseldorf
Germany
Arnsteip Dvergsnes
Miami
Fla
Dirksen
Verwoerd Assassination Triggers Global Reactions
Reports from major powers condemn the assassination of Verwoerd as a violent act. The Times calls him a sick creation, while Izvestia brands him a symbol of total racism. In Zambia Parliament, laughter accompanies the news as Kaunda remains silent. Cairo radio advocates continued struggle against apartheid. South Africa's Nationalist caucus unites in condolence, while policy and security debates unfold in Parliament regarding benefits and housing.
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Verwoerd
South Africa
the Times
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Moscow
Izvestia
Africa
House of Assembly
Congest
Beirne
Sir de Villiers
Graaff
Telephone United Party
Phones Continued From Page One Wage Guidelines Rise
Beirne defended a Bell Telephone contract showing about 6 percent annual wage growth, nearly double the 3.2 percent old White House guideline. He said the increase was not inflationary and Bell would still be able to cut rates. The agreement adds group life insurance at lower rates, four weeks of vacation after 20 years, and higher company paid medical benefits.
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White House
Johnson
Beirne
Bell Telephone
Senate debates vast foreign aid bill and civil rights clash
The Senate, amid a 44 hour session, passed a $3.5 billion foreign aid bill 33 to 25 as 58 to 100 members were present at one point. Absences grew during a new quorum call, and Everett Dirksen blamed a cyclonic enthusiasm for other matters. Tower challenged the civil rights housing section as unconstitutional while Defearing argued federal power cannot address those evils.
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Cait
Michigan
U.S
Guam
Parole Board
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Tower
Mora Trial Reveals Disobedience to Military Order
Mora testifies he knowingly violated military law by disobeying a direct order to enter a military vehicle bound for an air base. He cites his W E B Dubois Club membership and argues the Viet Nam war presence was illegal while defense claims the order was illegal as part of a higher authority plan.
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Mora
W.E. B. DuBois Club
TLS
Viet Nam
United States
Robert F. Maguire
Stanley Faulkner
New York
Army
Edward A. Lassitter
Jason M. Cotton
Captured Paper Doubts Viet Communists on Election Sabotage
A captured Communist document suggests Viet Cong leaders expect difficulty in sabotaging South Viet Nam's election. It notes arrests of several suspected terrorists, [two] women among detainees, and warns cadres to keep agitation going through election day. The report also cites grenade violence near Saigon and cautious turnout estimates by Premier Ky, who calls September 1 voting a crucial but hard step toward democracy.
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Saigon
South Viet
South Viet Nam
Gia Dinh
Seigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hanoi rejects Johnson plan for troop withdrawal timetable
North Vietnam denounces U S proposal to set a timetable for removing troops from South Viet Nam as nonsense. Nhan Dan quotes Ho Chi Minh party paper saying the war ends only with U S withdrawal and accuses the Johnson group of colonial arrogance. France and Cambodia call for all foreign troops out, broadening to Soviet and Red Chinese technicians.
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Tokyo
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
Nhan Dan
Ho Chi Minh
Communist Party
Gf Johnson
Detroit
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
United States
Johnson Clique
Copper Range Increases Primary Copper Price
New York based Copper Range Co a major producer of refined copper raised its price by two cents a pound effective Thursday. The move, first by any producer above the government suggested 36 cents, comes after delayed action due to economic pressures and expanding production. Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co soon followed with a similar boost as industry officials study the implications.
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New York
Copper Range Co
White House
Washington
Copper Range
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co
Chile
American Smelting & Refining Co
Los
Kennecott Copper Corp
Herbert Weed
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge Corp
Hanseatic Fire on Transatlantic Liner Leaves 706 Beside
The Hanseatic, once a troopship and later sold to Hamburg Atlantik Line, arrived with 706 passengers who were discharged after a Tuesday fire. Fire started in the engine room from a leaking fuel line, spreading to the dining room and promenade lounge as 200+ firemen battled the blaze. Traffic disruptions followed at the waterfront and West Side Highway closure during the incident.
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North Atlantic
Great Britain
Asia
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Hanseatic
Hamburg-Atlantik Line
Cherbourg
France
Ernest Langlett
Robert C. Lowery
Lowery
West Side
Rising costs hit purchases across professions
The excerpt shows several individuals discussing budget strain from rising living costs. An IRS agent in New Orleans notes cutting back on appliances, a San Francisco stockbroker delays a car and color TV, a Baltimore detective foregoes pleasures and vacations, a Dallas college teacher with five children plans fewer outings, and a Baltimore radio maintainer jokes about cheap corn while others tighten belts.
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Page One
Paul W. Gernhauser
Internal Revenue Service
New Orleans
Bob Einhouse
San Francisco
Baltimore
Julius Merkouske
Padre Island
Gulf Coast
House Passes Bill Raising Minimum Pay to $1.60
The House approved a bill 259 to 89 to raise the minimum wage from $1.25 to $1.60 on February 1, 1968 and extend coverage to about eight million more workers including farm and service industry employees. The measure also lowers the wage base for small firms and phases in $1.40 by next Feb. 1.
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House
Washington
Senate
Vietnam War Front Shifts With Raids and Air Strikes
Reports from the Vietnam theater detail Navy air strikes near Thanh Hoa decimating four fuel trucks and damaging others, while Viet Cong forces attacked Saigon area units with U.S. helicopters aiding defense. North of the border, rail links to Red China faced extensive repair work as U.S. jets hit supply lines. The day also saw captures, casualties, and political tensions surrounding the upcoming Constituent Assembly election.
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Vinh
Saigon
Othe
Mo Duc
Quang Ngai
U.S
Red China
Hanoi
U.S. Command
North Viet Nam
Thomas McNish
Roland Glenn Bliss
United States
South Viet Nam
Communist Party
Viet Cong
Hue
Gia Dinh
Ngueyn Cao Ky
Eé Terras
Wang
Gordon
9Th Marine Regiment
Agena
Conrad
Syena
Thu Duc
Phuoc Long Province
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Two Kidnaped Made To Open Store Safe
The manager Earl Meadows and assistant Lewis Becraft were abducted from their homes by three gunmen who forced them to open the Kroger store’s safe. About $3,000 was stolen before victims were dropped at their homes. Police searched the Timberlake and Waterl0ck area. the robbers escaped in Meadows’ car. Scene of the crime involved house tampering and theft of jewelry and a shotgun.
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Lynchburg
Earl Meadows
Timberlake
Waterlock Roads
Meadows
Kroger
Fort Ave
Arthur Sprouse
Gemini 11 Aboard Atlas Agena Aim for Early Orbit Link
Gemini 11 crew Conrad and Gordon, both 36, plan a 9 25 a m EST Friday launch 97 minutes after the Atlas Agena target rocket lifts at 7 48 a m. They aim a first orbit rendezvous with Agena, reaching 863 mile altitude and flying in tethered formation. Gordon to perform a 07 minute space stroll and a 140 minute space stand on days two and three, to photograph stars and test a 100 foot tether to the docking bar. Gardan noted a key task remains to attach the tether and complete the flight plan.
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Conrad
Gordon
Atlantic
Agena
Space
Gardan
Word of God laws and images warned against worship
A citizen quotes divine command to keep Gods laws, warns against making or worshipping any image, noting there was no likeness in creation when laws were delivered. The statement asserts adherence to scripture and forbids idolatry.
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Earth
God
China and U S Ambassadors Plan Next Talks in January
A Chinese statement condemned U.S. imperialism and accused the United States of violating Geneva talks and China’s waters. Wang said China would back North Vietnam and resist pressures tied to the Geneva accords. Gronovski had no immediate comment on the release.
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Wang
China
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
Warsaw
Formosa
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Wanz
Red China
Gronovski
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Jutland
Bill Williams
William H. Ayres
John W. McCormack
D+Mass
Gemini
Peking
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