AmericansMistakenly Hit Americans In Viet Nam
U S command reported two new incidents of friendly fire in South Vietnam with six killed and 23 wounded. Marines and air crews misfired on own troops and allied fighters, while air operations over the north pursued MIG 17s. General Westmoreland ordered a full review of firing procedures.
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South Viet Nam
U. S
U.S
Bong Son
Mekong River
Vinh Long
South
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Auust
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U S Planes May Have Inadvertently Breached Chinese Airspace
Washington officials acknowledge a possible inadvertent intrusion into Communist China airspace during North Vietnam operations while denying any bombing of Chinese villages. State Department says no strikes occurred and any intrusions are regretted. Rusk and Saigon had earlier referenced encounters with MIGs near the border.
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Washington
Peking
United States
China
U.S
Hainan
Gulf of
Tonkin
State Department
North
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Dean Rusk
Yunan
Pope Calls For Viet Peace Now Before It Is Too Late
Pope Paul VI urged immediate negotiations for a Viet Nam settlement in an encyclical calling for a month of universal prayer to Mary for peace. He appealed to world leaders and Catholics to act now to avert further slaughter and loss, warning delay could trigger harsher consequences amid war, arms race, and social ills.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Mary
United Nations
Paul
Vatican
Southern governors oppose higher freight rates to aid factory growth
Dixie leaders meeting at Kentucky Dam Village voiced unified opposition to proposed freight rate hikes they fear will curb Southern factory growth. Gov. Carl E. Sanders of Georgia noted continued industrial rise, with South states reporting hundreds of new or expanded plants valued at billions. Florida Gov. Hayden Burns cited over 500 new industries in the last year.
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Kentucky Dam Village
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
Southern Governors Conference
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin
Florida
Hayden Burns
Negro Woman Named Acting Principal Of Harlem School
In Harlem the $3 million Intermediate School 201 named a Negro woman acting principal after white principal Stanley Lisser sought a transfer. The integrated staff voted to strike in support of Lisser while affirming the new leadership and warning against violence.
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Harlem School
New York
Harlem
The
Millon Intermediate School
Stanley Lisser
Lisser
Board of Education
Aflcio
T.S
Puerto
Ant
Beryl Banfield
Plane And Truck Collide On Road Near Friendship
A single engine Piper Cherokee 180 taxiing on a road near Friendship Texas struck a truck after the plane declared mechanical trouble. Three people were injured Felton Bollinger pilot and John Faulkner passenger both of Longview Texas suffered facial cuts and a broken nose while truck driver Albin Machu of Taylor Texas also received cuts.
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Friendship, Tex
Felton Bollinger
Longview
Tex
John Faulkner
Albin Machu
Taylor
Indonesians To Return To UN Seat
UNITED NATIONS AP Indonesia moved to rejoin the United Nations after 18 months out following a Sukarno order. U Thant received notice that Indonesia would resume full cooperation beginning with the 21st General Assembly session, which begins Tuesday at 3 pm. A five member Indonesian delegation led by Foreign Minister Adam Malik will attend.
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Indonesia
United Nations
Sukarno
U Thant
Lambertus Nicodemus Palar
Washington
General Assembly
Thant
Palar
New York
U.N
Jose Roiz-Bennett
Guatemala
Jakarta
Adam Malik
Malaysia
Security Council
Republicans Charge Nation Faces Viet Nam Stalemate
House Republicans issue a lengthy critique of Viet Nam policy saying the nation faces a stalemate with neither victory nor a satisfactory peace in prospect. They urge ending the war more quickly and at smaller costs while preserving South Viet Nam’s independence, but offer no concrete solutions. The report, updated from last year, blames uncertain policy and notes the U.S. became a full fledged combatant.
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Washington
House
Viet Nam
South
House Republican Conference
United States
Thant May Stay On Job Until End Of This Year
U N secretary-general Thant left open the possibility of serving past his November 3 term end if no successor is agreed upon. He spoke at a news conference ahead of the General Assembly, saying Viet Nam tensions heighten hurdles to disarmament and global issues, while denying his resignation is tied to Viet Nam or UN problems. He urged quick but careful selection of a new leader, noting a two month window may suffice for Security Council deliberations. Indonesia will rejoin the UN, lifting membership to 118, with expectations to reach 122 by late December from 51 in 1946.
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Thant
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
General Assembly
Indonesia
World Organization
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Security Council
Chance
Police Press Hunt For Kidnaper In North Carolina
An 11 year old girl named Margie Furmage returned to school after a 15 hour abduction near Red Springs. Investigators press a statewide hunt for a slender man in his early 20s who drove a 1960 car with a white license plate and may have had an accomplice. The girl was recovered unharmed with no physical injuries reported and police describe the abductor as pock marked.
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Red Springs
N.C
Margie Furmage
Harnett
Margie
Gid Alston
Rt. 2
Cameron
Norman Furmage
Deborah Williams
Deborah
Robeson County
Malcolm G. McLeod
Old Belt tobacco prices seen at opening sales
Raleigh AP predicts opening Old Belt tobacco prices at 65 to 66 dollars per hundred with grade differentials of 1 to 5 dollars above last year. John H. Cyrus of the NC Agriculture Department notes good prospects for a satisfactory opening and a recovery after July drought. Buyers should find ample usable tobacco across grades to fill orders.
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Raleigh
John H. Cyrus
North Carolina Agriculture Department
Cyrus
Haves
Motive Remains Puzzle In Slaying Of Valerie Percy
Police probe the knife and bludgeon murder of Valerie Percy 21 daughter of Illinois GOP nominee Charles H. Percy at the Kenilworth home on Lake Michigan. Chief Daley said motive and a green station wagon are key questions as about 30 people, including out-of-state residents, are questioned for possible leads.
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Kenilworth
Ill
Valerie Percy
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
GOP
U.S. Senate
Robert M. Daley
Wao
Percy
Lake Michigan
Senate Defeats Move to Limit Debate on Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP reports the Senate rejected, for the second time in a week, a bid to limit debate on the open housing civil rights bill. The 52 to 41 vote fell short of a two thirds margin. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield urged calm as violence and extremism fears rose among lawmakers.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montanan
Senate Chamber
Husbert H. Humphrey
Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.-Y
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Surveyor 2 aimed at center moon for new landing site
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP surveying the Moon. Surveyor 2, 2204 pounds, set for launch Tuesday aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket to Sinus Medii near the Moon’s center. The craft mirrors Surveyor 1 and is to reach its target after a 63 hour flight, roughly a quarter million miles from Earth.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
America
Earth
Moon
Weather report from Virginia and North Carolina
The Virginia outlook shows rain with a chance of showers and a heavy shower risk Tuesday. highs 66 to 74. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with rain ending in the forenoon. North Carolina expects mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers Tuesday. highs 64 to 70, mountains 70s, lows 50s to 60s, then Wednesday partly cloudy. The report notes 24 hour rainfall around 2.14 inches.
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Virginia
North Carolina
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