Powell Loses Post Amid House Education Panel Rift
Democrats voted to strip Adam Clayton Powell of the chairmanship of the House Education and Labor Committee, approving a temporary measure to replace him with Carl D. Perkins. The caucus vote followed a party rift over handling Powell amid ongoing controversy.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
House
Powell
Morris K. Udall
Dariz
Carl D. Perkins
Dky
Fiom M. Colmer
D-Miss
Bond Seats in Georgia House After Year-Long Fight
Rep. Julian Bond, 26, Atlanta Democrat and central figure in Vietnam policy controversy, takes his seat in the Georgia House ending a year of barment. Bond swore not a Communist as lawmakers observed the Supreme Court ruling allowing his membership. A rural dissent arose when Rep. James Floyd walked out in protest.
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Atlanta, Ga
Julian Bond
Georgia House
Bond
Atlanta
Com
U.S
Vietnam
Congress Takes Look At Vietnam War News
Congress opens a new review of the Vietnam War as CIA chief Helms testifies in a closed Senate session. Secretaries Rusk and Mansfield weigh Hanoi signals and peace talks while GOP leaders urge clear U S objectives in Southeast Asia.
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Congress
Vietnam
Richard M. Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate CIA
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
CIA
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Helms
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W
Mansfield
ABC
Lodge
CBS
Gerald R. Ford
Melvin R. Laird
NBC
Meet the Press
Pahm van Dong
Harrison Salisbury
The
New York Times
Dong
Harris Survey Shows Congress Popularity Drops
Louis Harris reports Congress at 54 percent favorable, 46 percent unfavorable as public confidence sinks 17 points from a year ago. Johnson and Supreme Court ratings also fall, signaling a nationwide confidence gap between Washington and the public.
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Congress
Johnson
Supreme Court
Washington
Dragon Plane Downed and Mekong Delta Dredge Sunk
In Saigon, a U S C47 Dragon aircraft was shot down with seven crew killed near Quang Ngai. Viet Cong sank the dredge Jamaica Bay near My Tho, killing two civilians and leaving one missing. Viet Cong shelling hit the Hausrum and a Vietnamese minesweeper, as U S air operations faced bad weather.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Jamaica Bay
My Tho
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Vietnam War passes Korea in manpower as U S combat grows
Pentagon figures show at least 473000 Americans in South Vietnam or nearby support, eclipsing Korea's peak 472000. About 390000 are fighting in Vietnam with 245000 Army, 23000 Navy, 68000 Marine Corps, 54000 Air Force. Additional 50000 with 7th Fleet offshore and 25000 in Thailand plus 8000 on Guam support the effort.
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South Vietnam
U. S
Korea
United States
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Air Force. An Additional 50,000 Men Are Assigned To the 7Th U. S
Thailand
Guam
Chaos Spreads as China Nears Civil War Two
Reports from Shanghai and Nanking describe widespread strikes, street fighting, and uprisings as anti-Mao factions gain strength. Chinese posters accuse Tao Chu Liu Chihchien and Wang Jen chung of leading a dissi dent group, amid clashes tied to a broader purge against Liu Shao chi Teng Hsiao ping and rivals.
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Mao Tsetung
China
Shanghai
Nanking
Tao Chu
Peking
Red
Mao
Cultural Revolution Committee
Liu Chihchien
Army
Wang Jenchung
Communist South Central Bureau
Chang Ping-hua
Chen Pota
Chiang Ching
Kang Sheng
Gen. Liu
Connally: Kennedy Trip To Dallas Was His Own Making
Gov. John B. Connally says Kennedy chose to visit Dallas in November 1963 and was not urged by him to skip the trip. He notes he spoke against a Dallas stop to avoid accusations of politicking and cites Look magazine’s serialization of The Death of a President as context.
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Johnson
Henry W. Rucker
New York
Connally
Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
John B. Connally
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Dallas Times Herald
Look Magazine
William Manchester
Manchester
Supreme Court clears way to reinstate North Carolina teacher
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, allowing Mrs. Willa Johnson to be reinstated after 12 years of service at T. S. Inborden High School in Enfield. Halifax County officials argued she was renewed for performance issues, not civil rights activity. The circuit court had ruled 4 to 1 that her contract was dropped due to racial activism.
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Enfield
High Court
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