Soviets Open Door to Talks on U S Soviet Visits
Washington welcomed Moscow's positive Pravda comment on Johnson's proposal for high level talks and visits. Officials saw hints of a new policy shift as Kosygin and Brezhnev signal readiness to engage Southeast Asia issues and host or appear on each other's media.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
United States
Red China
Moscow
Johnson
State of the Union
Pravda
U.S
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Khrushchev
North
South
North Viet Nam
Laos
State Department
Reds Taught To Fire At American Aircraft
A declassified Viet Cong training document describes how three man cells coordinate to fire on American helicopters and planes. It covers aiming methods leading targets by speed and altitude, firing after coordination, and moving positions to avoid exposure.
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Washington
South
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Winter Storm Strikes Northwest Midwest and South
A massive storm unleashed heavy snow and high winds across the Northwest and Midwest while extreme cold hit the South and Florida. The system brought 4 to 6 inch snow totals in the upper Midwest and Nebraska, gusts up to 80 mph in some areas, road closures, and widespread travel warnings.
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Northwest
Midwest
South
Florida
Minneapolis
Rochester
Alexanoe Minn
Lone Rock
Wis
South Dakota
Nebraska
Idaho
U.S
Colorado
Denver
Lake Eldora
Rocky Mountains
Queen Reaches Ethiopia State Visit Opens Historic Chapter
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Addis Ababa for the first state visit by a British monarch to Ethiopia. Eight day program targets Africa’s emerging nations while Emperor Haile Selassie oversees preparations including a new highway, palace wing, and city tidying.
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Dennis Neeld
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Elizabeth II
Africa
Haile Selassie
Prince Philip
Dar
E Tana
Supreme Court reverses two trespass convictions in 1963 Raleigh protest
The U S Supreme Court overturned the 12 month jail sentences for Robert Blow and Ellen Marie Davis after ruling the prosecutions were superseded by the Civil Rights Act. Justices Black Harlan and White would have upheld the convictions while Stewart would remand for reconsideration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Plantation
Enfield
N.C
High Tribunal
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Burton R. White
Potter Stewart
North Carolina Supreme Court
Robert Blow
Ellen Marie Davis
North Carolina
Legal Defense Fund
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Johnson
State Court
Not His Day in Winston-Salem Drunkenness Charges
AP report details Blackwell being booked for public drunkenness at 10 45 p m and again at 2 40 p m. In court Judge Leroy Sams questioned him about the second arrest. He said he had not even got home. He was ordered to pay court costs of 11 85 dollars. the second charge was not prosecuted.
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Winston-Salem
Blackwell
Leroy Sams
Radio Hanoi Claims Attacking Warship Sunk
Radio Hanoi said North Vietnamese forces sank one of three allied warships firing on a northern coast village. Washington denied any ship sunk or fired upon. The claim followed an overnight incursion by U S and Saigon vessels across the 17th parallel into North Vietnam waters.
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Tokyo
Radio
Hanoi
U. S
M. A. Rahman
International Control Commission
Washington
Navy Aald
Pentagon
Ha van Lau
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Snowstorm Threat Diminished in North Carolina Forecast
The Weather Bureau said winds turned to southerly over North Carolina bringing milder air and reducing the risk of a new ice or snowstorm. Precipitation from a new system could begin in the mountains this afternoon then spread eastward tonight. Temperatures rise slowly but Arctic air will move through tonight continuing cold weather with lows from 15 to 25 degrees in the mountains and the 20s to mid 30s along the coast.
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Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Piedmont
Harris Survey Finds Many See Smoking Link to Cancer
Louis Harris reports a national view that cigarette smoking is linked to lung cancer, with a minority convinced it is a major cause. A strong majority oppose a cigarette sale ban while about six in ten support package warning labels.
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Louis Harris
300 Negroes Are Arrested in Selma March
About 300 demonstrators including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were arrested in Selma as they marched toward the Dallas County Courthouse for voter registration. Wilson Baker ordered parades halted for lacking permits, prompting arrests for parading without a permit during the protest.
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Selma, Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Dallas
Selma
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Baker
King
Dallas County
Cabinet Ailing McNamara and Rusk Amid Illness
Defense Secretary McNamara battles a viral pneumonia confirmed by X ray and State Secretary Rusk remains at home with a fluctuating fever. Undersecretary Ball handles duties as the White House weighs U.S. aid policy while Churchill's funeral proceeds in London.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of State
Rusk
Lsst
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
George Ball
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
United Arab Republic
Sir Winston Churchill
London
Attempted Coup in Laos Fails as Premier Calls Incident Mis
In Vientiane on Sunday night a group of young army officers led by Col. Boulert Lycossie tried to seize power. They held the Vientiane radio station and issued a statement pledging reform and control of the army. The government, claiming the rebellion was quashed, said troops were in hand and the chief of staff remained in place.
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Vientiane
Laos
Boulert Lycossie
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Lycossie
Pathet Lao
Churchill's Grave Draws Vast Crowd in Bladon
Police estimate over 125000 visitors passed Churchill's grave at St. S church in Bladon on Sunday, reading messages on wreaths. Mourners lined the small plot, while officials planned a Churchill memorial trust fund to raise 2.24 million for scholarships.
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Colin Frost
Bladon
England
Sir Winston Churchill
Statesman
St. ‘S Church
Winston — Clemmie
Lady Churchill
Clementine
Grandpa
Nicholas
Emma
Jeremy
Rupert
Bladon Menzies
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