GOP Leaders Back Resolution Against Radical Groups
The Republican Coordinating Committee approved a resolution urging party members to reject membership in any radical or extremist organization. The measure avoids naming the John Birch Society while signaling disassociation from such groups. Senate Leader Dirksen and House Leader Ford backed the move, with Gov. Smylie urging explicit denunciation. Goldwater’s stance to be relayed by Rep. Rhodes as he is absent due to family reasons. Idaho seeks formal disassociation from the Birch Society and similar groups.
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John Birch Society
Republican Coordinating Committee
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Republican Party
Ameri
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Birch Society
Smylie
The
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Goldwater
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Carrier Independence Home After Vietnam War
The aircraft carrier Independence returned to Norfolk amid emotional scenes with thousands of relatives aboard. The ship, minus 18 crew and 16 aircraft, faced a major fire on the flight deck from a ruptured fuel tank during launch. Eleven crewmen were burned, four slightly injured, and rescues followed as the ship’s air wing received a Navy unit commendation for meritorious service.
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Norfolk, Va
Naval Base
Viet Nam
Naval
Hampton Roads
Navy Unit Commendation
Adm
Waldemar F. A. Wendt
Atlantic Fleet
South China Sea
Ness
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Ocean
Oceana
1 000 Red Casualties Estimated In Vietnam Action
Navy and Marine patrols report operations in the Que Son sector and near Da Nang as U S forces press to curb Viet Cong activity. Reports claim 198 Viet Cong killed, 76 captured, and 287 suspects detained in ongoing Harvest Moon operations. a major defection of 22 Viet Cong with 11 weapons is hailed as a milestone.
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Navy
Action Marine
Que Son
Cie
U.S
Viet Nam
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
da Nang
Lewis Walt
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vo Dat
Saigon
Rice
AFL CIO pushes for higher wages and benefits at San Francisco convention
About 1,000 AFL-CIO delegates urged higher real wages and fringe benefits, a 50 percent rise in Social Security, and curbs on key commodity prices. They called for broader wage guidelines, federal job creation, and expanded Social Security coverage including farmers, with the minimum wage to be raised and tax cuts reviewed.
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San Francisco
Afl-Cio
Fed
Pritelnas
Say
Federation
U. S
Gemini 7 athletes push toward new space endurance records
The Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell, on the ninth day of their marathon mission, show no weariness as they focus on a planned rendezvous with Gemini 6. Flight surgeon Dr. D. Owen Coons says they remain sharp and responsive to ground commands while awaiting a Wednesday launch attempt for Gemini 6 and a potential same-day landing if needed.
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Borman
Air Force
Lovell
Navy
Cape Kennedy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Fla
Interest Rate Hike Defended by Federal Reserve Chief
Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr defended a half percentage point rise in the discount rate as beneficial to the U.S. economy. He told the Senate House Economic Committee that the action followed frank exchanges with the Johnson administration and urged no delay despite upcoming budget data.
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Washington Se
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Martin
Senate House Economic Committee
Johnson
Federal Reserve and Administration
Death of Klansman Mars Headed Suicide Question
Rowan County coroner said Grady B. Mars 41 a retired military policeman linked to the Ku Klux Klan likely died by his own hand. He died of a gunshot wound in his bed room Saturday night as his wife reported his depression after refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un American Activities. An official ruling will follow after lab tests in Raleigh.
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Granite Quarry
Rowan County
Grady B. Mars
Ku Klux Klan
Mars
Rufus Honeycutt
Jean
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Reneee Reau
Investigation Lab
Raleigh
Honeycutt
Donald T. Appell
United Klans of America
J. Robert Jones
North Carolina
The
Klan
Johnson Meets With Leaders
President Johnson returns to the White House for intensive talks with foreign leaders and final budget preparations. He had spent 24 days at the LBJ Ranch recuperating from an October 8 operation and will host Ayub Khan, with Wilson and Erhard also slated to visit before Christmas.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Ayub
New York
Harold Wilson
Great Britain
Ludwig Erhard
Western Europe
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Chris
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Park Avenue
Brick Presbyterian Church
50Th Street
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