Defenders Slain as Viet Nam Guerrillas Hit Three Hamlet Forts
Viet Nam central highlands saw three fortified hamlets attacked by communist guerrillas this week. In Quang Ngai Province a village fell with at least six defenders killed and 32 rifles and three submachine guns seized. North of Ban Me Thuot two hamlets were overrun with 22 weapons captured. no casualties reported. Government spokesmen also accused Cambodian troops of firing on a border post, while Cambodia urged action at the Security Council and the Philippines urged extending the war into North Viet Nam.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South
Ban Me Thuot
Government
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Kien Phong
AULN
Security Council
Manila
Mauro Mendez
Viet Nam
Mendez
China
United States
Rights Bill Becomes Law Tests of Compliance Across Regions
The civil rights bill becomes law as President Johnson signs it and civil rights groups plan tests of public accommodations. CORE and SNCC organizers target hotels and barbershops in Kansas City Albany Atlanta and Jackson while Mississippi leaders warn of trouble as desegregation efforts begin. Officials promise enforcement and nationwide courtroom battles are anticipated.
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South
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White House
Johnson
Mississippi
Paul ‘Johnson
Lee Guulcu
Con
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Congress of Racial Equality
Immedi
Bershop
Kan
Sas
Albany, Ga
Val Cole
Justice Department
Congress
Tom Chase
Atlanta, Ga
Gus Imbeau
Albany
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Paul Johnson
Kansas
Automakers Study UAW Demand Amid Record Profits
DETROIT AF The nations top automakers, enjoying record profits, faced UAW calls for a 550000 worker share of earnings. Negotiations with GM Ford and Chrysler paused for Independence Day and resume next week at Chrysler, with GM and Ford returning Tuesday. AM General Motors. Reuther urged a fair share and greater equity, with wage increases and expanded benefits like pensions and early retirement programs.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
8.4 Billion Miles in Holiday Highway Travel
The National Safety Council estimates over 83 million motor vehicles will travel 8.4 billion miles during the Independence Day weekend three day observance. Estimated deaths range from 450 to 550, with recent nonholiday data showing 420 deaths and 104 drownings and boating fatalities.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Khrushchev and Norwegian leaders reach agreement
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Norwegian Prime Minister Gerhardsen announced a joint plan to pursue further world tension reduction. The communique noted Norway has not, and will not, place nuclear weapons on its soil, signaling continued Cold War easing.
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Ronald Thomson
Oslo
Norway
Khrushchev
Eimar Gerhardsen
Europe
Gerhardsen
Thor Heyerdahl
Pacific
Heyerdahl
New York Heat Wave Triggers Strikes and Aerial Ride Outages
In sweltering New York City the heat drive sets off a rent strike threat at the Empire State Building and a Teamster walkout. World Fair gondolas stall as power trips shut brakes and cooling fails. Attorneys work in undershirts as the city bakes under 90s and 99s with streets buckling and beaches filling.
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Richard F. Whalen
New York
Empire State Building
Stern
Railway Express
Brooklyn
Tropic Zone
Levine & the Company
Broder
Eling
Civil rights test flagged for North Carolina trip
North Carolina delegates from Raleigh to Kansas City plan a test of the new civil rights law on their return. CORE leader Floyd McKissick says many will travel and eat arrangements will be tested, while Gov. Terry Sanford’s rep predicts compliance, and Richard Petty wins a Daytona 50 mile stock car race amid a three car crash that injures Fred Lorenzen.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Richard Petty
Fred Lorenzen
Associated Press
North Carolina
Daytona International Speed
Kansas City
Eeetednenee
Ned Onaefidank
GaAlaend Dannla Neadinind Nat Wav
Ithe Congress of Racial Equality
Raleigh
Floyd McKissick
Durham
National Core
Tar Heel
McKissick
Imple Petty
Plymouth
Daytona
Mississippi
Howey
Buck Baker
Veterament
David Sister Ice
Pearson
Women vote to keep Loose name in Kent village
In Loose Kent the Women's Institute voted 51 to 3 to keep the village name Loose. The discussion arose after suggestions to adopt a less peculiar name for the village, which lies where streams disappear underground. Mrs Mery Holding presided at the meeting.
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Loose
England
Loose Women's Institute
Mery Holding
NEA to Vote on Race Desegregation Plan at Seattle Meeting
National Education Association delegates in Seattle prepare to vote on a proposal allowing Southern state all white teacher associations two years to implement desegregation with Negro groups. The debate, part of a broader convention, centers on timing and potential impact on NEA unity and attendance as leaders weigh discretionary powers versus an outright deadline.
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Waynick
Goldsmith
North Car
Lorenzen
Sanford
Seattle
Wash
National Society
Education Association
Kelly M. Alexander
Char Weather
State Bridge
V4 Raceway
G. K. Hodenfield
National Education Association
A. J. Foyt
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Indianapolis
Darel Dieringer
NEA
Ision
Amend Petty
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