Powell faces legal peril as exile and debts loom
Longtime congressman Adam Clayton Powell faces mounting risks as New York prosecutors weigh grand jury action over contempt charges while he remains abroad on a yacht, owing Esther James $164000 after a defamation suit. A California rival plans to contest Powell’s seat as legal actions converge.
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Martin Gershen
North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Bahamas
Esther James
Powell
Caribbean
Congress
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
California
Lionel van Deerin
San Diego
van Deerin
Harlem
Raymond Rugin
Justice
Hogan’s Office
U.S
New York Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
James
Kosygin Calls Viet Nam War World’s No 1 Problem
Soviet Premier Kosygin told a Paris luncheon the Viet Nam conflict is the main roadblock to Moscow Washington ties. He urged settlement based on Hanoi and Viet Cong positions, halt to bombing, withdrawal of U S troops, and removal of the Saigon government. He supported a European security conference with U S participation to be decided by Europe.
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Paris
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Washington
Hanoi
Saigon
Kosygin
France
Viet Nam
America
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Europe
Kosykin
Viet Cong Attack Hits Saigon Air Base and Downtown Billet
Viet Cong mortars and small arms hit Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon and blasted a downtown U.S. billet near the U.S. aid mission. Eleven U.S. Army soldiers were wounded in the downtown blast. air base damage described as light.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
A.m
U.S. Economic Aid Mission
Troy Jernigan
Fayetteville
N.C
Presidents Tie Friendship Pact at Amistad Dam Site
Presidents Johnson and Diaz Ordaz reaffirm friendship on the border as they inspect the Amistad dam project a $75 million cross border effort on the Rio Grande. They pledge mutual trust and progress amid a chilly ceremony with wreaths, a helicopter tour, and a barbecue in Ciudad Acuña.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Rio Grande
Ciudad Acuna
U.s.-Mexico
United States
Amistad
del Rio
Texas
Johnson
Mexico City
Diaz Ordaz
Coun
Lbj Ranch
Safety Defects In Imports Highlight Foreign Car Recalls
A Senate subcommittee cited reports from 21 foreign auto makers showing 127 recall campaigns on 1960 to 1966 models to fix safety defects. The data covered 238,142 recalled cars of 3,181,819 imported during six years through Aug 31, 1966, suggesting 7.5 percent defect rate but officials cautioned data may be incomplete and not comparable to U.S. makers.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Rhodesian Talks Nearing Climax
London reports at Rhodesian summit talks between Ian Smith and Prime Minister Wilson stretched into a second day under favorable signs. Britain drafted a UN Security Council resolution to bar trade with Rhodesia if talks fail while a Commons debate is promised for Monday evening.
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London
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Wilson
Smith
Britain
United Nations
Security Council
U.N
House of Commons
Question Before Assembly God's Role In Hectic Era
Miami article outlines the National Council of Churches General Assembly examining God in modern upheavals. Delegates from 30 denominations, 41 million members, plus observers, plan to reassess the church’s mission in a changing American society. Vice President Humphrey, Billy Graham, and Rev. Dr. Reuben Mueller to speak as leadership searches progress.
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Miami
Fla
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Colin W. Williams
America
Southern Baptists
Missouri Synod Lutherans
Hubert H. Humphrey
Billy Graham
Council
Reuben H. Mueller
Indianapolis
Evangelical United
Communists Riot in Macao Amid Portuguese Rule
Pro Communist demonstrators marched through the Macao enclave clashing with police for hours. Officials reported rioting, demands to burn police night sticks, and unconfirmed deaths as Portuguese authorities fought the crisis under curfew and patrols. Ho Yin, Macao’s informal go between with Red China, brokered a halt.
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Macao
China
Peking
Lisbon
Ho Yin
Red China
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Viet Cong
North Viet Nam
Benito Juarez
Abraham Lincoln
Juarez
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