Traffic signals linked by new master controller plan
A proposed master controller will tie N Main traffic lights to Ray and Oxford Court into a single system. Nine secondary controllers are ordered, with four delivered and one at Bay, all to be installed by January. By July traffic should flow more rapidly and orderly, reducing stoppages yet the exact benefits remain to be seen.
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R. V. Moss
N. Main
Ray
Oxford Court
R. H. A. Goody
Mrs Kennedy at New York Democratic dinner spotlights rivals
Mrs John F Kennedy appeared at a New York State Democratic dinner at the Plaza Hotel her first political appearance since her husband’s assassination. Sen Eugene J McCarthy and other dignitaries greeted her as the event aimed to ease the state party’s debt and featured Alan King and Tony Bennett.
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John F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Johnson
McCarthy
Kennedy
Plaza Hotel
Robert R
Alan King
Tony Bennett
Community questions crosswalk safety and local traffic plans
A reader questions placing a crosswalk north of the Sears exit on S Wrenn citing pedestrian risks and car turn patterns on private property. Another note updates on a sought Christmas toy telephone and Rotary Drive parking proposals with no firm action yet.
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S. Wrenn
Sears
Rotary Drive
Viet Cong hit U.S. post near Saigon. heavy losses reported
Viet Cong gunmen attacked a fortified U.S. artillery post 50 miles north of Saigon, leaving 124 enemy bodies on the field. In related clashes near Saigon, seven Americans were killed and 46 wounded overall, with 30 Viet Cong killed along the central coast and a U.S. Phantom jet shot down.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Gis
Nhut Tan
Explosion in New Mexico hinges on wealth from beneath
Scientists assess the first industrial nuclear blast near Farmington to see if a vast underground chamber can yield natural gas. Officials report no radiation release and estimate a 160 foot diameter chamber about 3,500 feet deep. Military action in Vietnam dominates other notes, with 451 Viet Cong and allied casualties reported in the Mekong Delta.
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Farmington, N.M
Robert H. Thalgott
Atomic Energy Commission
Harry Reynolds
Gasbuggy
John Hay
U.S
Loc Ninh
Bu Dop
Highway 13
Mekong Delta
McCarthy Proposes Vietnam Concessions to Spur Talks
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy suggests ceding some South Vietnamese areas to the Viet Cong to prompt peace negotiations. Administration critics attack the plan while McCarthy cites Viet Cong strongholds as a bargaining point. Humphrey rejects enclave strategy as counterproductive. Gallup polls show rising fear of Red China intervention if the U.S. appears close to victory.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
United States
Eee
South Vietnam
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Princeton
N.J
Gallup
China
Sniffing Spot Remover Causes Boy's Death
A 16 year old, Jose A, died from heart and respiratory failure after sniffing cleaning fluid. He was found unconscious in his home with a plastic bag and saturated tissues over his nose and mouth.
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Boy
Providence
Jose
Severe 7.5 Quakehits Western India Killing Dozens
An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck western India from Sura to Goa injuring about 1 000 and leaving 5 000 homeless. At least 65 died in the Koyna region near Poona as homes collapsed and power cuts disrupted Bombay and surrounding areas.
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India
Maharashtra
Koya
Bomy
Koynanagar
Koyna
Khopoli
Rage
Sura
Goa
Poona
Bombay Observatory
All India Radio
Meteorological Observatory
New Delhi
Koyna Dam
North Carolina May Act Against Ku Klux Klan
HUAC says North Carolina could sue the Ku Klux Klan under a state law forbidding secret political societies. A 351 page report on a two year probe says the Klan uses terror to promote white supremacy and remains a vehicle of death and fear.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
North Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
Tar Heel Klan Grand Dragon Faces Tax Fraud Claims
A North Carolina Klan investigation accuses Grand Dragon J. Robert Jones of filing false 1964 and 1965 tax returns. Report says he benefited from robe sales funds, a Cadillac, a rally truck, and over $20,000 in two realm bank accounts, with per capita taxes diverted to his personal use.
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J. Robert Jones
Grand Dragon Jones
North Carolina
Public views on civilian control during Vietnam war era
A national survey of 1 600 homes shows the American public views civilian leaders as mainly responsible for defense policy. It finds 52 34 percent support for letting the military run wartime operations and 73 10 percent worry politics override military aims.
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McNamara
Pentagon
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