South Africa Moves Center Stage in Rhodesia Debate
At the United Nations Security Council South Africa becomes the pivotal issue as African leaders press for a total oil ban on Rhodesia and Britain faces pressure to impose mandatory sanctions. Zambia's Simon Kapwepwe says sanctions require South Africa’s participation to work. Barbados gains UN membership as Barbados joins the 122 member states.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N. Y
South Africa
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Britain
George Brown
Council
Ian Smith
Brown
Smith
Zambia
Portugal
Diallo Telli
Organization of African Unity
Cairo
Mozambique
U.N
General Assembly
Barbados
West Indies
Legislative Wage Boost Recommended for General Assembly
The Legislative Research Commission urged amending the North Carolina Constitution to raise pay for General Assembly members. Proposals include allowing lawmakers to set salaries or granting a raise, with current pay at 15 dollars daily and 20 dollars subsistence.
End To Humid Weather Seen By The Associated Press
An end to the humid warm spell in North Carolina is forecast as a cold front moves through bringing scattered rain and thundershowers. Snow flurries may linger in the mountains Sunday night, with highs in the 60s to near 80 and a rush of Arctic air expected by Monday.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Midwest
Gulf
Pacific
Arctic
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh- Durham
Wilmington
Bombing Mistake Kills 16 Marines
In South Viet Nam two 250-pound bombs dropped by a U. S. Marine plane exploded among a Marine company on a ridge known as the Rockpile near the Demilitarized Zone. Six bombs were released with four hitting intended targets. the two errant ordnance possibly ricochetted or malfunctioned. Sixteen Marines died and eleven were wounded.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S. Marine Corps
Rockpile
Demilitarized Zone
Mutilated Money Is Repaired by Treasury Team
Margaret Litowski leads a 25 member Treasury unit that reconstructs mutilated currency works to reimburse senders. The branch processes about 40 000 cases annually and repays roughly 20 million dollars to banks and individuals, from burned or chewed bills to ruined cash kept in shoes and washing machines. A recent case involved a Navy airman killed in a helicopter crash.
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Treasury Department
Margaret Sitowski
Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Margaret Litowski
Litowski
Currency and Redemption Division
Navy
High Point slum redevelopment progress noted
Hunter Dalton Jr. of the Redevelopment Commission says much work remains to eradicate slums in High Point. The Sunday Enterprise carries the full report on the city’s housing debate.
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High Point
Hunter Dalton Jr
Redevelopment Commission
Sunday
Enterprise
Asia
38Th Parallel
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
So viet Leader Blames China For Prolonging Viet Nam War
Soviet figure Alexander Shelepin accuses China of causing many more Viet Nam casualties by obstructing peace efforts. He says the goal of Vietnamese victory would come sooner with fewer victims if Chinese leaders did not hinder negotiation.
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Moscow
China
Viet Nam
Alexander N. Shelepin
Politburo
Communist Party
Defendants Tried In Straitjackets In Trial Outcome
In Allegheny County, judge limits three hardened inmates during a five week trial for attempted prison break. Richard Mayberry Dominc Codispodi and Herbert Laynes acted as their own attorneys and were later gagged and bound in straitjackets as Laynes threatened the judge. Sentencing set for Monday.
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Richard Mayberry
Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Court
Pittsburgh
Mayberry
Dominic Codispodi
Albert Fick
Herbert Langes
Allegheny County Criminal Court
Western State Penitentiary
Herbert F. Laynes
Albert A. Fick
Mayberry and Godispodi
Fick
GOP Conservative Wing Emerges Strong in 1968 Delegates
Analysis shows conservatives gain weight under the delegate formula for the 1968 GOP nominating convention. Nine states gain seats with Alabama Georgia Louisiana South Carolina Arkansas Hawaii Maryland Nevada each gaining six. Mississippi adds seven with Goldwater 1964 votes plus district support. Delegates total 1333 with 667 to nominate. contrasts 1308 in 1964.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Arizona
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
South Carolina
Arkansas
Hawaii
Maryland
Nevada
Mississippi
Winthrop Rockefeller
Romney
Indiana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Utah
Virginia
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Thomas White
Lenoir County
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Vung Tau
Paul VI
van Thieu
William C. Westmoreland
Thailand
NATO
Paris
By Shelepin
Laynes
Hell
Lagnes
Codispodi
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