Humphrey Leads 15 Senators to Johnston Funeral
Vice President Humphrey and 15 senators attend Sen. Olin Johnston funeral in Spartanburg South Carolina at Southside Baptist Church. Delegation led by Sen. Strom Thurmond includes Gov. Donald Russell and other officials. Johnston, 68, died after pneumonia and abdominal operations.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Hubert Humphrey
Senate
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Southside Baptist Church
South Carolina
Washington
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Donald Russell
General Assembly
Humphrey
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John A. Gronouski
Johnston
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Johnson
Columbia
Texas White House
Sen. Johnston
South Carolina State House
U.S. Senate
Frederick B. Harris
Congress Growing Uneasy About Vietnam War Pause
Senator Fulbright calls for a temporary halt in bombing North Vietnam as Congress grows wary of escalating conflict. McNamara and Rusk reject a pause as unlikely to spur negotiations while many Democrats push for talks despite Communist intransigence and UN or nonaligned appeals.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
U.S
North Viet Nam
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Fulbright
Rusk J P
Pent Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Baltimore
United Nations
Furman Names Gordon Blackwell as Eighth President
Furman University inaugurated Gordon W. Blackwell as its eighth president in Greenville. He stressed balance between freedom and law, urged student responsibility within a Christian framework, and warned against overextending resources while keeping faculty quality high. Blackwell, 53, previously led Florida State University.
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Greenville
S.C
Furman University
Gordon W. Blackwell
Furman
Blackwell
Florida State University
Devel- Seve
Eee
Col. Blackwell
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Gp Maman
Cotage
University of North Carolina
Harvard
Pearson Seeks Peace in Viet Nam Through North Viet Nam's Abandonment
Ottawa premier Lester B Pearson says any solution to Indochina must include Laos Cambodia and South Viet Nam independence and neutrality. He argues capitulation to aggression is not honorable or lasting and calls for international efforts plus Johnson's economic aid plan and a $1 billion U S offer. He notes China's nuclear test may boost its regional prestige while world powers face UN peacekeeping deadlock.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Viet Nam
Pearson
Associated Press
United Nations General Assembly
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
South
Johnson
Southeast Asia
United States
China
Peking
United Nations
Daylight Time Referendum Bill Moves in North Carolina Senate
A state Senate committee approved a bill for a statewide 1966 daylight saving time referendum. W G Enloe warned of a dangerous precedent and costs, while supporters noted the issue has long been debated since 1941. The measure includes nonbinding dates for 1967 if voters approve daylight time.
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Raleigh
Senate
North Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
W. G. Enloe
Peo- Pp
Enloe
North Carolina Theatres Inc
California
House
L. P. McLendon Jr
Guilford
Ed Kemp
Peace talks collapse signals months more war in Vietnam
AP analysis says peace prospects in Vietnam have collapsed as Hanoi rejects unconditional talks urged by 17 nonaligned nations. The move deepens Soviet North Vietnamese ties, with both sides unlikely to concede until disaster or outside pressure shifts.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Red
Red China calls for full preparations in Vietnam war
TOKYO AP Red China urged full preparations to send troops to aid Vietnam if the United States escalates the war. The Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress approved a unanimous resolution urging readiness to mobilize Chinese people and organizations to fight alongside the Vietnamese. The measure ties aggression against Vietnam to aggression against China and pledges continued support to the Vietnamese struggle against U.S. forces.
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Tokyo
Red China
United States
Peking
National Peoples Congress
National Peoples Congress of China
China
U. S
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
World Fair Reopens Wednesday After Refurbishment
The New York World's Fair resumes at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday marking the start of its final six month season with dignitaries including Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Willy Brandt. An army of workers completed last minute technical checks as the gates reopen.
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New York
Incl
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Berlin
Willy Yey
Harris Survey Finds Football Overtaking Baseball in Popularity
Louis Harris reports football has surpassed baseball as America's favorite spectator sport among young men, with 62 percent of adult sports fans following events with some interest. Baseball remains third of the avid choices behind football and basketball.
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Louis Harris
America
Peace talks stalled as Viet Nam sides dig in
North Viet Nam rejects unconditional talks and calls for withdrawal of foreign troops. The United States maintains a door open for a reply to the Belgrade appeal while warning mediation by the United Nations is inappropriate under the 1954 Geneva accords. The Hanoi broadcast restates demands and rejects UN mediation as unsuitable.
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
United Nations
Moscow
North Viet Nam
Communist National Liberation Front
South
South Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Tokyo
Southiet Nam
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Washington
Johnson
Belgrade
E Wn Ball
Night Viet Nam strike Fatal for Navy pilot and civilian
A U S Navy pilot and an American civilian were killed during a Viet Nam night raid along Highway 1 near the 17th Parallel. Three Skyraiders left the Hancock carrier. two returned safely, with reports of heavy ground fire and conflicting claims on downed planes. Another Viet Cong attack killed John B. Cone, 28, a Parkdale Ark construction worker.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Hancock
17Th Parallel
Highway 1
U.S
New China
My Duc
Dong Hoi
Con
My Due
John B. Cone
Parkdale
Ark
Cone
Emene the Hydrotechnic Corp
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Minn
Mississippi River
Harris Survey
Harris
N. Viet Nam
Stand Pat
U.S. Navy
Nguyen ‘Kim Cuong
Bien Hoa
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