Goldwater Leads Narrowing In New Hampshire Primary
Louis Harris reports Goldwater holds a 54 to 46 lead over Rockefeller in New Hampshire among Republicans likely to vote March 10. The gap has shrunk 8 points in two months as write ins and other candidates complicate the race, with Lodge and Nixon emerging as possible write in forces.
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Louis Harris
The
Washington Post Co
Sen
Barry Goldwater
New Hampshire
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Granite State
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard Nixon
Arizona
Nelson
Harold Stassen
Margaret Chase Smith
Lodge
Nixon
Oswalds Wife Marina Questioned by Warren Commission
Marina Oswald 22, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, is taken to Washington to be questioned by the Warren Commission. The panel, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, gathers details on the Kennedy assassination while denying public hearings.
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Washington
Oswald
Warren Commission
Wald
Secret 4
Dallas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Earl Warren
Seryentian Special Commission
KRLD
Kenneve
Thousands Boycott New York City Schools
In New York city an estimated quarter of about one million pupils boycotted public schools demanding total racial integration. The one day protest drew 2,000 police on duty and 6,000 ready for action as 2,700 pickets gathered outside 300 schools while absenteeism appeared modest. Board officials called the action lawless and promised to keep schools open. Protest leaders warned of possible repeated or extended boycotts if demands are not met.
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New York
New York City
Donovan
Board of Education
Milton A. Galamison
James B. Donovan
Oa Jamison
Galamison
Seward Park High School
New
York
Two Viet Cong Kill U S Officer in Kontum Raid
In Kontum 260 miles north of Saigon a Viet Cong raid on a U S compound resulted in two guerrillas killed and one American officer wounded. Spec 4 Dale D Flinn of Fowler Kansas fired on intruders after they breached a fence and tossed grenades. The building burned and two Viet Cong fled into darkness. The wounded officer was treated at a field hospital in Nha Trang.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Kontum
Dale D
Flinn
Gan
Fowler
Kan
Plane Crashes in Gainesville Killing Ten Aboard
A South Central Airlines twin engine plane crashed after takeoff near Gainesville killing all ten aboard. The craft left Ocala en route to Jacksonville. Fire blocked door access as witnesses described the burning fuselage and exploding impact. Authorities activated an investigation led by John L. McWhorter with four assistants.
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Gainesville
Fla
Altact
South Central Airlines
Courtney Roberts
Federal Aviation Agency
Miami
Washington
Nautics Board
John L. McWhorter
Jo Ann Rowell
Next of King
Gainesville City
D. M. Caroll
Parachutists Hurt After 5500 Foot Fall In Indiana
Parachutist Fred Hastings, 29, of Louisville was in serious condition after a 5500 foot fall at Seymour Indiana during his 41st jump with the Kentucky Parachute Association. Witness James Tittle said Hastings’ reserve chute briefly opened saving him from death. Hastings was falling face down when he pulled the cord at about 3000 feet as the main parachute failed to open properly. The second parachute became tangled with the first near the end of the fall.
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Louisville, Ky
Fred Hastings
Louisville
Seymour
Ind
Hastings
Kentucky Parachute Association
James Tittle
Tittle
Erhard's Security Chief Hangs Self
Eweld Peters, Ludwig Erhard's security chief, hanged himself in Bonn jail using a bed sheet. He was detained on suspicion of mass killings of Jews in the Soviet Union during World War II and had arranged security for Erhard's trips to Texas London and Rome. The case follows the resignation of Refugee Minister Hans Krueger amid wartime crimes allegations.
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Dortmund
Germany
Eweld Peters
Ludwig Erhard
Peters
Erhard
Johnson
Texas
London
Rome
Bonn
Ter
Soviet Union
Hans Krueger
Krueger
Poland
Ranger 6 Mooncraft Cameras Fail in Lethal Moon Approach
In Pasadena the Ranger 6 mission ended in failure as six onboard television cameras failed just before impact near the Sea of Tranquility. Ground controllers voiced a dawning realization 1:09 a.m. PST as the craft neared impact after a 66 hour flight.
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Pasadena
Calif
Moon
Ranger
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nixon Opposes Neutrality at Pfeiffer College Convocation
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged against neutralizing Southeast Asia saying a neutral Vietnam would risk Chinese Communist power. He criticized de Gaulle’s plan and Johnson’s stance, and outlined support for freedom and aid worldwide. He spoke at Pfeiffer College in North Carolina, stayed with friends, and planned further North Carolina events.
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Ben Brown Misenheimer
N.C
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Nixon
Pfeiffer College
Charles de Gaulle
Laos
Cambodia
Johnson
U.S
Greensboro
New York
Winston-Salem
Charles H. Babcock Sr
Peiffer Foundation
Methodist College
North Carolina
Pfeiffer
Milton C. Rose
Liberal Arts College
Charlotte
Salisbury
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