Wheeler Urges Immediate Viet Nam Decision
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler urged a quick decision in Viet Nam and warned that defeat here could push the United States to defend Southeast Asia against Red China's influence. He spoke at a reunion address after touring Viet Nam with Secretary McNamara. Wheeler warned that abandoning Viet Nam could invite Communist pressure on nearby nations and offshore areas, including the Philippines, and stressed the need to halt Chinese expansion.
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KKK Stages Streetwalk In Wilson
About 15 000 people gathered in downtown Wilson to watch a Ku Klux Klan streetwalk. Robed Klansmen and security guards led the march with about 260 participants, including horses. No incidents occurred as rallies planned for the weekend continued with speakers Robert Shelton James RB Jones and Rev. George Dorsett.
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Johnson rejects bid to halt bomb raids on North Vietnam
Washington AP President Johnson rejected Kwame Nkrumah’s appeal to halt bombing in North Vietnam while pledging support for potential peace efforts from Nkrumah’s proposed trips to Hanoi. Moyers said Johnson would brief Congress next week and meet with senators and House members to discuss Vietnam, amid Nkrumah’s growing peace initiative and Hanoi invitation that could not guarantee safety from bombs.
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Duc Co Camp Faces Repeated Viet Cong Attacks
Viet Cong mortars and recoilless cannons strike the Duc Co camp near Route 19 as Vietnamese paratroopers from Pleiku relieve pressure. Maj. H Norman Schwarzkopf reports heavy fighting, with American and Vietnamese casualties. Air support fears and bad weather threaten defense of the outpost.
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High Tobacco Prices Feature Opening Market Week
The Federal State Market News Service reports two days of tobacco sales totaling 16,494,420 pounds at an average 360.64 per hundred. Prices rose across grades from 1 to 19 per hundred, with top bids reaching 75 per hundred pounds. Deliveries to the stabilization corporation ran about 11 percent of sales, up from 9.8 percent last year, while overall quality improved with more fair and good printings and logs.
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Former Wife Contesting Ruark Will
The former wife of author and columnist Robert Ruark contests his will in New York. She argues a 1963 separation agreement should grant her half of his estate, while the will leaves Palamos Spain property to Marilyn Kaytor of New York City. Executor Harold Matson seeks probate, with specified bequests including a Rolls Royce and libraries in London and Spain.
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Stony Point Woman Dies At 113 In North Carolina
Mrs. Harriett Jean Parker, who claimed to be 113, died at her home on Rt. 1 in Stony Point. She left 18 children, 10 living, 47 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Stony Creek Baptist Church area near Stony Point.
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