Marines Land In Da Nang To Bolster South Viet Nam Defenses
U S Marines arrived by sea and air to reinforce Da Nang air base against Viet Cong attacks. About 3 500 Marines from the 3rd Marine Division were expected by Tuesday night, with 1 400 landing offshore and another battalion arriving via C130 transports from Okinawa. A 1 200 strong detachment manned Hawk anti aircraft missiles at the beach 10 miles west of Da Nang.
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Supreme Court nullifies Louisiana voter registration requirement
The Supreme Court unanimously holds Louisiana's voter registration requirement unconstitutional. Justice Hugo L. Black delivers the decision after Louisiana appealed a Baton Rouge district ruling that the rule violated the federal Constitution, with emphasis on state rights and concerns over racial discrimination.
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Baton Rouge
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Capitol reshuffle breeds gripes as offices move to Rayburn
Washington AP reports angst as 300 congressmen and aides shuffle from Cannon and Longworth into 169 new Rayburn suites in the Capitol complex. Complaints focus on kitchens lacking sinks, water, and direct staff access, plus oversized safes and maze like corridors.
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Sanity trial set in Ruby case in Dallas
Judge Joe B Brown granted a defense motion and set March 29 for a sanity trial of condemned killer Jack Ruby. The Dallas judge said a jury will assess Ruby's mental state after a 30 minute hearing as he faced questions tied to the Oswald killing.
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Johnson asks Congress to curb mail order gun sales nationwide
President Johnson urged a broad package including banning interstate shipments of firearms to individuals. He cited the Oswald rifle used to kill Kennedy and called for licensing by the Treas ury on importers manufacturers and dealers. He also proposed drug control measures for sedatives and stimulants and emphasized treatment and rehabilitation for narcotics users.
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Hungry millions threaten world in famine forecast
An editor’s note warns of a looming global famine likely to hit India Pakistan and then Indonesia Iran and Turkey by the early 1970s. Dr Raymond Ewell of the University of New York says famine could become the era’s most colossal catastrophe requiring wartime style mobilization of scarce commodities.
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Turkey
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