Dutch Princess Beatrix Marries Claus Von Amsberg Amid Protests
Beatrix wed Claus Von Amsberg amid about 1000 demonstrators outside Amsterdam with police dispersing the crowd. The groom, 39, once served in the German army and was named prince of the Netherlands and given an annual allowance. The ceremony included a religious service at Westerkerk as Beatrix showed emotion and the minister urged courage amid criticism.
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The
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Claus van Armsberg
von Amsberg
Hitler
Claus von Amsberg
van Amsberg
Westerkirk
West Church
Johannes Hendrik Sillevis Smitt
Swift Passage Urged In War Aid Debate
Sen John Sparkman pressed for rapid Senate approval of a bill to send aid to South Vietnam warning the Saigon government could collapse with the Viet Cong as beneficiary without new U.S. economic help. Other senators warned that showing weakness at home could extend the war and weigh on policy with McGovern seeking a non endorsement declaration.
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Washington
John Sparkman
U. S
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
U. S. Southeast Asia
Fulbright
Sparkman
George S. McGovern
DL. D
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Camp Falls to Communist Force in Two Day Battle
The Camp Ashan Special Forces camp fell after a two day siege by a reinforced North Vietnamese regiment. Col William McKean praised Marine aviators but cited weather as hindering defense. Survivors fought to last and few escaped as censors evacuated equipment and more survivors remained in bunkers.
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McKean
Mander
Seashore Measure Signed by Johnson at White House
President Johnson signed a bill at a White House ceremony. He urged that serenity of nature be more than annual and should touch daily and weekly life for a whole and happy people.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Conferees Face Tax Bill Cuts Amid Viet Nam Funding Debate
Washington AP reports Senate House conferees weigh dropping two amendments that shaved about 1 billion from a 6 billion tax bill meant to fund Viet Nam. Johnson deadline March 15 looms as Dirksen cites House firmness against changes.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Social Senate
Euetas
Negro high school pupils march in Hartford protest
About 150 Negro students left classes to march from Perquimans Union School in Winfall through Hertford to a church. Tear gas and fire hoses dispersed demonstrators. no arrests for the march proper. Officials say no parade permit was granted and 30 were arrested for parading without a permit. Golden Frinks directed the action from Edenton with plans for another march tonight.
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Hartford
Perquimans River
Perquimans Union School
Winfall
Hertford
F. H. LeGarde
Edenton
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
W. N. Darden
Elizabeth City
Golden Frinks
Kluxer Charged With Murder Dies Of Heart Attack
William Orv Eaton, one of three Klansmen convicted in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voter rights case, died of a heart attack at his Fairfield home. The trio faced murder indictment in the Linzzo case and had been sentenced to 10 years each after federal conspiracy convictions. An appeal was planned. The 1965 march linked slayings near Lowndes County.
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Crime Ala
William Orv
Kukins
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Eaton
Fairfield
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma- Montgomery
Viet Nam Unification Doubted by Harvard Expert
Harvard University scholar Prof. John K. Fairbank told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a unified Viet Nam as a Southeast Asia buffer is unlikely. He warned China could not tolerate U.S. entry into the North while a South Vietnamese government could threaten regional balance.
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Harvard
Fairbank
East Asian Research Center
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ceylon
Morse
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Red China
North
South Korea
Manchuria
Unfortunate Hertford Riot Draws Adams Condemnation
Governor Dan Moore called the Hertford disturbance an unfortunate situation likely avoidable with a stronger local Good Neighbor Council. He cited tear gas reports, vows to maintain law and order, and noted Robeson County Native tensions from a past klan rally as context. He also praised progress on the state's auto inspection program.
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Dan Moore
Hertford
Good Neighbor Council
Moore
Teareighbor Council
Robeson
U.S. Senate
North
Carol Cek Tap Dameuale
Aes
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Amusementseryets
Kluxer
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