Rhodesian Parliament Dissolved as Smith Calls Elections
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith announced the dissolution of parliament and set August 31 for national elections. He rejected U.S.-British peace efforts and said a one-man, one-vote system would pursue a new constitution by year-end with white backing. The move sidelines moderate blacks and widens the split with nationalist leaders amid a four-year guerrilla war.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
U.S
Patriotic Front
Britain
Rhodesian Front Party
Rhodesian Action Party
Heat wave continues with scorching temperatures forecast
The region endures sunny hot weather with yesterday's peak near 96 degrees. Today and the next two days expect highs in the 90s and overnights in the 70s. Rain chances run about 20 percent, with southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph today and under 10 mph thereafter.
North and South Carolina Weather Forecast Outlook
North Carolina stays mostly sunny and hot with scattered afternoon thundershowers and mountain cooling. South Carolina remains mostly sunny and hot with scattered coastal plains showers. highs reach the 90s. Extended outlook shows continued heat and dry conditions through Saturday with warm nights. Sunset 8:35 p.m. tonight sunrise 6:17 a.m. Wednesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Vietnam Wins Security Council Backing for UN Membership
The United States lifts its veto and supports Vietnam joining the United Nations. A council recommendation will allow the General Assembly to vote on Vietnam’s admission, alongside Djibouti, with September’s session opening looming. Talks on MIAs and diplomacy continue between Paris and Hanoi.
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United Nations
N.Y
Vietnam
U.S
Security Council
U.N
United States
Hanoi
Council
General Assembly
World Organization
Djibouti
North Vietnam
Saigon
White House
Automobile Workers’ Union
Leonard Woodcock
Paris
House
Man Spying for Soviets Given Life Sentence
Andrew Daulton Lee, 25, convicted of selling top secret documents to the Soviets, was sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Kelleher. The judge noted Lee’s willingness to betray his country for money, with parole possible after 10 years and 15 more years added, to run concurrently.
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Los Angeles
Andrew Daulton Lee
U.S. District Court
Robert J. Kelleher
Lee
Dant
Sheriff Ottis F. Jones Indicted by Grand Jury
Cumberland County Sheriff Ottis F. Jones faces an August 2 arraignment on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly refusing to serve an arrest warrant to coerce Democratic official Adam Fletcher Hales to back his reelection bid. The grand jury returned the indictment after four hours of testimony.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Cumberland County
Ottis F. Jones
Jones
Adam Fletcher Hales
Democratic Party
Hales
Wilmington Marchers Reach Dunn After Long Walk
The Wilmington 10 supporters march toward Raleigh dwindling to a dozen or fewer as Golden Frinks weighs meeting Gov. Jim Hunt. They seek pardons of innocence for the group convicted in 1972 of racial violence in Wilmington. Frinks had left Burgaw with 20 to 30 marchers.
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Dunn
N.C
Wilmington 10
Raleigh
Golden Frinks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Wilmington
Frinks
Burgaw
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