Maddox to serve Negroes ends white only policy
Atlanta restaurateur Lester Maddox announced he would serve Negroes, ending his white only dining policy amid civil rights tensions. Georgia grand dragon Calvin Craig visited, and Maddox said the move stemmed from federal court pressure as he faces contempt and pistol-aim accusations. Clippings and letters in his cafe show mixed reactions as he prepares to file a federal order and continue the broader fight.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Frank Hooper
Maddox
Atlanta, Ga
Calvin Craig
Georgia
United Klans of America
Craig
U.S. Dist
U.S. Court
George S. Willis Jr
Liam Spence
Restaurnt Waer
Selena Coant
Andie
Couri Tion
United States
Canada
Airliner Crashes in Chile Killing 86 in Andes
An 86 aboard LAN DC6 plummets 11 700 feet into the Andes near La Corona Mountain. Rescue teams reach the site after a long uphill trek. no survivors reported. The disaster is Chile’s deadliest air crash, surpassing the 1960 accident.
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Santiago, Chile
Andes
LAN
la Corona Mountain
Latin America
Lima
Peru
U.S
Helen Berger
Long Island
N.Y
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
la Valdes
Santiago
Bank of Montevideo
Luis (Orellana Nunez
Oldest Briton Ada Roe Celebrates 107th Birthday
Ada Roe of Lowestoft, believed the oldest in Britain, marked her 107th birthday Saturday while behind the counter at her dairy shop. She greeted well-wishers at 8 30 am and spoke of busy work and the virtues of not being idle.
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Lowestoft
England
Ada Roe
Britain
Prominent Banker Arrest Shocks Winona Texas
Winona resident reaction followed the arrest of Butler McClung 62 longtime bank president and scion of a banking family charged with embezzling 380392.34 from Winona State Bank. The bank closed its doors under state guidance and will have assets liquidated by the FDIC to cover accounts up to 10000. Members of the town recall him as a leading civic figure.
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Winona, Tex
East Texas
Butler McClung
Wonona
Alton Blalock
McClung
FBI
Winona State Bank
State Banking Department
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Justice of Peace
Tyler
Tex
Man
North Viet Nam Premier seeks Sino-Soviet settlement aid
North Viet Nam Premier Pham Van Dong urged the Soviet Union and China to settle their Sino-Soviet split and unite against the United States. He called for U S troop withdrawal from South Viet Nam and a unified Communist front, praising solidarity with Moscow and Beijing while condemning Western alliances.
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Othe
Oda Sae
Visi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Dong
Socialist Camp
International Communist Movement
Kosygin
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
Moscow
Tass
Cen- Pham van Dong
Pham
Soviet Union
Europe
Laos
United States
South
Viet Nam
North
Aircraft Destroyed In Two Onslaughts
Two sneak night attacks on Pleiku bases killed seven Americans and wounded about 80 as Viet Cong forces hit Camp Holloway and the 2nd Army Corps headquarters. A helicopter taking off to evacuate wounded crashed, a gunner severely burned. The assaults involved heavy 57mm cannon and rifle grenades, with reports the enemy used human wave tactics. Pleiku, a major provincial town, saw the worst U.S. losses to date in the war.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Camp Holloway
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Alexei N. Kosygin
2Nd Army Corps
Television al Pee Sec B Sec C 11 C 10 C
Broadcast notes show segments for sections B and C with time stamps 11 C and 10 C. Listings reference channel blocks and program codes. No further context available.
Senators Silent On Viet Nam
In Washington, senior senators on the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees offered cautious or silent opinions on U S policy in South Viet Nam. Chairmen Fulbright and Russell and top Republicans gave no comment while some Republicans urged continued U S aid and stability amid the Viet Cong threat.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
Senate
Associated Press
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Southam
Frank Church
Didaho
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Saltonstall
McGeroge Bundy
Johnson
Lene D. Aiken
R-Vt
Viet Nam
U S Leads The Way With Over 1000 Objects In Orbit
A new compilation shows more than a thousand man made objects in orbit around Earth and the sun. It details satellites launched by the United States and the Soviet Union, many still active or decayed, and notes the ongoing issue of space debris.
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Washington
Greenbelt
United States
Russia
Goddard
U. S
Earth
Soviet
Onguards
Vanguard 1
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