Officials Harassed Americans In Soviet Travel Ban
Four U S Embassy members faced 90 day travel restrictions outside Moscow after Soviet claims of spying and illegal photography. The Americans involved were Cmdr. Stuart Savage Lt Leonard Bracken Lt Col Edgar Smith and Capt Edmund Svetina. An air attache, Air Commodore A N Davis, was linked by the embassy to one incident. Washington protested as the Soviet charges followed crowds surrounding the envoys in Leningrad and Tula.
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Reinhold Ensz
Moscow
U.S
Walter
Stoessel
Cmdr
Stuart Savage
Alma
Kan
Leonard Bracken
Philadelphia
Edgar Smith
Edmund Svetina
Dayton
Ohio
Savage
Bracken
Smith
Svetina
Leningrad
Tula
Labor Party Gains Reported in London and Beyond
Britain’s Labour Party shows strong gains in 22 county elections with an average 7 percent rise, likely control of Greater London Council and wins in Lancashire and Northumberland. Deputy leader George Brown predicts a parliamentary swing toward Labour, while observers caution about local versus national voting effects. Prime Minister Douglas-Home sidelines elections to fall, with Labour’s Harold Wilson warning of October defeat if delayed.
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Raymond E. Palmer
London
Britain
Labor Party
Greater London Council
Labor
Lancashire
Northumberland
George Brown
House of Commons
Alec Douglas - Home
Harold Wilson
Douglas-Home
Queen Elizabeth
Revolutionists bypass Brazil Congress in purge drive
Revolutionary leaders move against leftist backers of ousted President Goulart by bypassing Congress. About 49 lawmakers face subversion suspicion as military ministers announce institutional acts granting power to suspend political rights for 10 years and revoke mandates without court action. Arrests halt a Senate session. three Labor party deputies detained then released. The act expands interim president power, allows quick constitutional amendments with simple majorities, and delays Congress activity on key bills.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Congress
Joao Goulart
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Goulart
Labor Party
Rio de Janeiro
Military Revolutionary Command
Chamber
Afonso Celso
Rolando Corbisier
Rio
Goilart
Hate! National
Corbisier
Benedito Cerquera
Cocayuva Cunha
Con‘grees
Dent
Dirksen Proposals Opposed in Civil Rights Bill Debate
Republican senators branded Dirksen proposed changes to the discrimination section as unacceptable while Democratic supporters also opposed the amendments. Dirksen signaled possible withdrawal of some amendments though earlier insisted he would not water down the fair employment practices provision. The 13 hour session stretched into late night as Humphrey warned of longer hours ahead and urged faster progress.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Viet Nam battle toll rises near Saigon in heavy clash
In South Viet Nam near Saigon, a heavy battle cost both sides casualties as Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed an outpost and U S helicopters were hit. An American crewman was injured while a helicopter was destroyed.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Robert N. Bru
Saigon
Viet Nam
Cong
Lee
U.S
Bethesda, Md
Hart
Mo Cay
N. Brumet
Moses
Lake
Wash
Clara A. Brumer
Plymouth
Idaho
Anjtles
Pentagon
Washington
President Johnson Delays Strike With White House Talks
President Johnson pressed for a negotiated settlement between labor and management to avert a nationwide rail strike. He hosted talks at the White House with labor and management representatives and conferred with Secretary of Labor Wirtz and federal officials. Johnson urged an honorable solution and said outcomes should serve all Americans, aiming for a 15 day agreement if possible, after four years of stalled negotiations.
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Washington
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Rose Garden
eBinight
Bai
Johnson presses for rail strike settlement amid rights concerns
President Johnson urged a rapid rail strike resolution while stressing national interest and individual rights. He warned that public protection and fair treatment must guide any action, signaling concerns over potential suppression of rights as tensions rise.
Beast Robot Recharges Itself Roams Hopkins Halls
A 100 pound autonomous robot named the Beast roams corridors at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. It recharges by plugging into electrical outlets using microswitch fingers on its arm. Engineers plan echo-ranging and electric eye upgrades for future space and underwater exploration applications.
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Baltimore
John Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Old Soldier Completes Final Trip
Norfolk mourns General Douglas MacArthur as his flag draped coffin lies in state at the MacArthur Memorial. Thousands line the streets and six major generals lead the cortege to the memorial after a ceremonial Air Force flyover. President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy send official tributes as the nation honors the three war hero.
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Raymond J. Croley
Norfolk
Amy Douglas Macarthur
MacArthur
Virginia
Little Rock
Ark
Arthur MacArthur
Johnson
Washington
Robert F. Kenney
Arthur
Navy
Our Fathers
West Point
Gunman Fires At Maryland Legislator
In Baltimore Md a gunman fired five shots at state Senator Verda Welcome as she left a downtown hotel after a testimonial dinner. A left rear window shattered and bullets grazed Welcome and her husband Dr Henry Welcome said she was treated at home. Police found five cartridges and five slugs from a 32 caliber automatic. Welcome a Democrat represents Baltimore 4th District and has long backed civil rights and public accommodations measures.
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Verda Welcome
Maryland Senate
Baltimore
Verda
Negrosstreet
Maryland Sen
Henry C. Welcome
Welcome
House of Delegates
Military Ban on Segregated Schools Ordered
The Defense Department ordered a halt in training of active duty personnel at schools practicing discrimination. Norman S. Paul, assistant secretary of defense, sent a March 25 memorandum to service secretaries and agency heads detailing exceptions and authority for approval. The measure affects tuition and related payments for government funded courses. ROTC is not involved.
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Washington
Defense Department
Norman S. Paul
Defense
Pentagon
Paul
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Troops Return to U.S. from Germany Berlin crisis drawdown
The Defense Department announced the last Army units sent to Germany in the 1961 Berlin crisis are being returned to the United States. Also redeployed from Europe are units from the Long Thrust exercises, with no further exercises planned. About 5,100 men across three artillery battalions one armored battalion and one armored cavalry regiment are affected.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
United States
Defense Department
Europe
Pentagon
U.S
Health Center Funds Are Rejected
Washington report states the House Appropriations Committee rejected a $1.5 million request to plan an environmental health center. It criticized political considerations affecting Public Health Service research and urged a strict scientific reassessment by unbiased professionals. North Carolina and Maryland bid to host the project.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Public Health Service
North Carolina
Maryland
Be Proud of North Carolina's Agricultural Growth and Farms
North Carolina shows strong farm income growth from 1933 to 1963 with cash farm income rising from 155 million to over 1.1 billion and ongoing gains in yields quality and marketing. The state with 125000 farms ranks second to Texas in total farms and has kept farm losses low, down 14 percent in 1963 despite national declines.
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North Carolina
Texas
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