Mao Rebels Against Power Hold In China
AP analysis traces Mao Tse tung's rebellion within the Chinese Communist Party as Liu Shao chi consolidates power since 1958. The piece explains Mao's ouster from the presidency and his bid to regain control, detailing shifts in party and state apparatus and the rise of Liu’s loyalists across government, army, media, and unions.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse- Tung
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
People’s Republic
Liu Shaochi
Peking
China
Party
Central Committee
Augustus
Liu
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Yenan
All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Hsinhua
Mao-Tse-tung
Marines Battle in Hamlet Leaves 61 Viet Cong Dead
A U S Marine company fought six and a half hours near a Da Nang area hamlet, suffering moderate casualties while killing 61 Viet Cong. The raid, aided by air and artillery, ended with helicopter extraction before nightfall.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Iron Triangle
Republicans Predict GOP Victory Path in 1968 NC Session
North Carolina Republicans met in the Senate chamber with 32 of 33 leaders present. Sen. John L. Osteen warned the session record would shape the 1968 elections, while Rep. Dan H. Garren and Rep. James C. Johnson Jr. outlined party leadership goals and unity.
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North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh
Sen
R. Theodore Dent
Mitchell
Senate
Don H. Carren
House
James C. Johnson Jr
Cabarrus
John L. Osteen
Guilford
New Hanover
Dan H. Garren
Henderson County
E. M. McKnight
Forsyth
Geraldine R. Nielson
Philadelphia Transport Workers Strike Halts City Transit
About 5,000 Philadelphia Transportation Company workers walked out at 12:11 am halting bus trolley and subway elevated service for about a million daily riders. Negotiators for the transit firm and Local 234 of the Transport Workers' Union AFL-CIO blamed each other after failing to reach a new contract.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Transport Workers’ Union
Afl-Cio
GOP Gets District Proposal
Republican General Assembly members in Raleigh began studying a plan for realigning North Carolina congressional districts. Duke freshmen Bill Scarborough and Tom Bell presented a brochure with a map and details to GOP leaders guiding the redistricting discussion.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Duke University
Bill Scarborough
Hickory
Tom Bell
GOP
Mao Reds Strike New Blows in China Power Battle
AP reporting from Tokyo notes Peking radio claims Mao loyalists launch an all out offensive against bourgeois elements and score major gains in Shanghai while dissidents in Lanchow are captured. Japansese reports mention Liu Shao-chi supporters resisting as power struggles continue.
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Tokyo
Peking Radio
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
China
Marshall Yeh Chienyang
Politburo
Mao
Bouregois
Peking
Red Army
Lanchow
Yellow River
Shanghai
Red Guards
Yomirai
Sankei
Japanese Broadcasting Co
Liu
Liu Chih-chien
Wall
Kennedy Lincoln Deaths Compared By Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins compares Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations noting shared shock and national impact. He details Lincoln’s wartime setting, Good Friday murder, and ensuing reconstruction, and Kennedy’s post Cuban crisis era triumphs, plus broader conspiracy questions and public speculation.
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Allan Nevins
Associated Press
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
Republic
Washington
Cuba
Santa finds chimney rule breaks in Menlo Park tale
In Menlo Park California five year old David Blinn crawled feet first into a soot filled fireplace after sighting the chimney and recalling Santa. His mother and a neighbor pulled him out as firefighters lowered a rope. David later declared no man could fit down that chimney.
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Menlo Park
Calif
David Blinn
Santa Claus
David
Santa
William Blinn
Southern Democrats Plan Bloc in House to Hold Power
Southern Democrats in the House weigh forming an independent bloc to control key votes. They aim to mirror the Democratic Study Group to influence leadership, potentially about 50 of 247 members, enough to block administration majorities or aid Republicans, focusing on Johnson's domestic program and Southern interests.
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House
President Johnson
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