New Developments May Occur In Viet Nam Crisis
AP analysis suggests nonaligned nations push for peace talks without strings while Moscow seeks a moderate path to avoid confrontation with China. The piece weighs Hanoi's limits, Red China influence, and potential UN involvement shaping a long Viet Nam settlement.
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Viet Nam
William L. Ryan
Moscow
Southeast Asia
North Viet Nam
Red China
Hanoi
Soviet Communist Party
Peking
Washington
Mead
Kremlin
Africa
Asia
Algeria
South
China
U.N
Soviet Union
Europe
Pravda
United States
Western Europe
Goldwater and Nixon Diverge on Voting Rights Action
In Washington two top Republicans, Goldwater and Nixon, clashed over federal voting rights legislation. Goldwater urged swift action without a constitutional amendment, while Nixon argued amendments would not affect the 1966 elections and preferred timely federal safeguards. Everett Dirksen addressed the 13th annual Republican Women’s Conference.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Republican Coordinating Committee
Nixon
Power deal backed by committees despite city opposition
A North Carolina bill to enforce a pact between rural electric cooperatives and private power firms won approval from House and Senate public utilities committees. The House cleared it quickly, while the Senate debate featured dissent from municipalities fearing rate cuts and loss of growth. Gov. Dan Moore had urged the agreement.
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Raleigh
House
Senate Public Utility
Senate
Sessas
Ralph Scott
Alamance
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
David Britt
Robeson
Jes
Dan Moore
Moore
Hoffa Defends Gift To King At Funeral
James R. Hoffa said he will not compromise in giving $25,000 to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. associates at the Viola Liuzzo funeral in Alabama. Chattanooga Local 515 protested and asked for their share to be returned. Other locals, including Birmingham, voiced similar objections. Hoffa stated the donation is not linked to civil rights, justice, or the movement.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Martin Luther King Jr
Julius Parker
Teamsters Local 515
Hoffa
King
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Lowndes County
Ala
Chattanooga Teamsters
Birmingham
News-Free Press
Washington
Martin Luther King
Chapel Hill Buildings Would Be Under Special Control
A North Carolina bill proposes that Chapel Hill be designated an area of special control for exterior architecture. It would create a commission to regulate building appearances and prohibit construction or alterations without a certificate of appropriateness. The measure cites Chapel Hill’s historical and cultural heritage and adds restrictions on structures, fencing, signs, and landscaping pending approval.
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Raleigh
Hill
General Assembly
Donald Stanford
Orange County
Chapel Hill
Truck Driver Burns To Death In Cab Near Charlotte
A Georgia truck driver was trapped in his cab and burned to death when his truck collided with an overturned vehicle on Interstate 85 near Charlotte North Carolina. The crash occurred early today and emergency crews responded to the scene. Police investigators were to determine the cause of the collision and whether other injuries occurred.
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Charlotte
N. C
Georgia
Truck Crash on County Line Kills Madison Man
Mecklenburg police tentatively identify the victim as Charles M. Conner 45 of Madison Georgia after his truck collided with an overturned vehicle along the county line. Another truck overturned while trying to avoid timber fallen from a third truck. the driver James Curtis Boling of Greenwood South Carolina was uninjured.
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Mecklenburg County
Gaston County
Mecklenburg
Charles M. Conner
Madison, Ga
International Furniture Manufacturers
Conner
James Curtis Boling
Green- Tbville
S.C
Harris Ex- I3a Press Co
Charlotte
Four U S Army Men Killed in Viet Cong Assault
Four U S Army men were killed and six wounded in an assault on a Viet Cong stronghold about 20 miles west of Saigon. The death toll for U S forces in Vietnam since 1961 rose to 320 with the latest casualties. Thirty three U S jet fighters and bombers attacked Viet Cong concentrations across South Viet Nam, including a major strike by 17 F100 jets near Tri Province close to the North Vietnamese border.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South Vietnam
M Oeets
Hau Province
Tar
Aed
Tri Province
Magic Block Sale To HPC Approved by City Council
High Point City Council voted 6 to 3 to authorize the Redevelopment Commission to sell the Magic Block to High Point College for 254000. The sale, opposed by Mayor Floyd Mehan and two councilors, reflects council displeasure with urban renewal. The block is bounded by S Wrenn Street E Commerce Street S Hamilton Street and E High Street.
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Robert Marks
High Point
High Point College
Redevelopment Commission
College
Floyd Mehan
John Eshelman
Lawrence Hancock
Bob Davis
James Shelton
Arnold Koonce Jr
William Bencini
Virgil Carrick
Robert Gross
Gross
S. Wrenn Street
E. Commerce Street
S. Hamilton Street
E. High Street
Mehan
Dra
Tan
Koonce
Council
Taylor Warns Viet Nam War May Lull End
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor said the Viet Nam war shows a lull much like a stock market fluctuation and warned the situation could burst into action at any time. He spoke before House and Senate committees, expressed cautious optimism, and stressed continuing the current program amid questions over gas use and retaliatory plans.
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Washington (Ap
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
Hy Renoarters
Taylor
House
Senate
U.S
Saigon
House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs
Johnson
National Security Council
America
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