Flood threat to Samarkand as Soviet engineers blast to divert river
Soviet engineers blast near the Pamirs to drain floods behind a landslide dam on the Zeravshan River. A 2000 foot wide slide created a lake upstream from Samarkand threatening the ancient city and nearby villages. Tass reported plans to divert the river within days. Emergency HQs operate at Aini with Uzbek and Tadzhik specialists aiding the effort.
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Moscow
Samarkand
Zeravashan
Tass
Soviet Union
Red China
Afghanistan
Darnvorth
Aini
Uzbek
Tadzhik
Turkistan
45 000 Pennsylvania workers may qualify for lower unemployment rate
An incomplete survey in Harrisburg indicates about 45 000 Pennsylvania employees may fall under the new unemployment compensation law's reduced minimum rate of 1 percent. The change, approved by the 1963 General Assembly, also raised the taxable wage base from 3000 to 3600 dollars.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jack Brown
Bureau of Employment
Brown
U.S
Hoffa Called to Trial on Fraud and Pension Funds
Chicago AP reports James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union faced a third trial on 28 counts of mail fraud wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the Central States Pension Fund alleging $20 million in loans diverted for personal use.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
U.S
Central States
Southeast
Southwest Areas
Dave Beck
Nashville
Chattanooga
Senate
Ruby in Dallas Jail After Deliberate Head Injury
Jack Ruby, condemned killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, injured himself headfirst against a jail wall in Dallas. He is under guard as lawyers seek hospitalization for further mental tests. doctors report a minor head injury and no immediate danger.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Bill Decker
Lee Marvey Oswald
Ruby
Joe B. Brown
J.M
Eva Grant
Joe Tonnhilly
Soldier Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter at Camp Zama
Spec. 5 Richard M. Strong of Idaho Falls Idaho was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for strangling his 23 year old wife after a New Year’s Eve party. The court acquitted him of premeditated murder. The maximum penalty is 10 years imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge. Strong, 25, shown emotion as verdict delivered after a 2 hour 15 minute trial with four of six jurors needed for conviction.
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Camp Zama
Japan
Richard M. Strong
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Strong
Violence Flares Up in Los Angeles Promptly
Police chief William H. Parker warns of more trouble as a fresh mob attack erupts near Central Receiving Hospital. Eleven people arrested after a Saturday night clash with officers in a wave of violence hitting the city’s African American community.
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Los Angeles
William H. Parker
Parker
Central Receiving Hospital
Rights Speed Challenged at Methodist General Conference
The 1964 Methodist Church General Conference opens in Pittsburgh with 900 delegates and 15,000 total expected attendees. Bishop Gerald Kennedy urges immediate removal of segregation, targeting Central Jurisdiction housing about 375,000 Black members, while some southern delegates push local options. Pickets outside protest segregation as delegates discuss race, scripture, and church policy.
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Pittsburgh
The
Methodist Church
Gerald Kennedy
Los Angeles
United States
Kennedy
Council of Bishops
Churchmen Boost Civil Rights Stance at Southern Assembly
Southern Presbyterians, meeting in Montreat North Carolina, adopt a policy favoring the civil rights movement but split on concrete action. The General Assembly backs integrated meeting sites, urges Memphis to drop racial barriers by 1965, and directs Christian Education to promote desegregation while rejecting a special relief fund for ministers opposing segregation.
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Montreat
N.C
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Francis Perrin
Huntsville
Ala
Board of Christian Education
Lieutenant Hines Killed Near Kien Long in Viet Nam
In Saigon AP reports Captain Ron ald Hines was killed near the southern tip of South Viet Nam Sunday as government forces pursued Communist guerrillas near Kien Long. He is the 131st American to die in Viet Nam and the 35th to die this year, according to military spokesmen.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ronald Hines
Kien Long
Hines
Viet Nam
Aid Reaches 3 Billion in U S Vietnam Program
The United States has committed about 3 billion dollars in aid to South Vietnam this year and plans to increase it with broader international involvement. The program focuses on long term economic and military support, with emphasis on improving the economy, infrastructure, and rural development while expanding counter insurgency efforts.
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Washington
U.S
Nam
America
Guerrill
Johnson
Australia
Britain
Canada
France
West Germany
Malaysia
New Zealand
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Excommunication Follows Dance Controversy at Michigan High School
Antonia and Robert Clore were expelled from the Ionia Episcopal Church after a letter criticizing the reverend’s objections to a high school Damn Yankees performance. Rector Raymond Bierlein cited archaic beliefs and moral knowledge as grounds, saying the action followed a bishop’s approval.
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Sonia
Mich
Antonia
Robert Clore
Ionia Episcopal Church
Raymond Bierlein
Clores
Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard
Bierlein
Lola
Kristi Hanson
Kristi
Clore
Jeanne
Bishop Pike Endorses Civil Rights Tactics Debate
In San Francisco Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike said civil disobedience can be justified as a rights tactic only after all legal remedies are exhausted. He argued illegal acts are not justified when law sides with those protested against and noted ongoing sit ins may continue until employment opportunities are achieved.
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San Francisco
Episcopal
James A. Pike
Clore
Pike
Bennison
Demons Committee
Secretary Rusk Says U S Will Keep Troops in Pacific
Secretary of State Dean Rusk states the United States will retain forces in the western Pacific until that part of the world is safe for freedom. He emphasizes commitment to regional security and defending allies in the area.
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Valparaiso, Ind
Dean Rusk
United States
Western Pacific
Party of the World
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Michigan
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