Surprise Move Meredith Pulls Out Of Congress Race
James H Meredith withdrew from the Harlem race against Adam Clayton Powell citing broken promises of funds and campaign support from Republicans. The 33 year old said political expediency drove the decision after accepting the GOP nomination last week.
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New York
James H. Meredith
GOP
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Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Martin Luther King Jr
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Hartford
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New York County Republican Committee
Mississippi
Dodd Admits Using Testimonial Funds for Personal Expenses
Senator Thomas J. Dodd acknowledged using some funds from testimonial dinners for home improvements, liquor, flowers, football tickets, and other personal costs alongside campaign expenses. A 170000 dollar sum raised at four events largely went to political debts, as a Senate ethics committee inquiry proceeds with a long stipulation of facts detailing the fundraising.
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Thomas J. Dodd
Flowers
Connecticut
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Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
John Stennis
Dmiss
Supreme Court Applies Speedy Trial to States
The Supreme Court rules that the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial binds the states. Duke University zoology professor Peter Klopfer challenged a suspended trespass indictment in North Carolina, with justices differing on the due process basis but affirming the right to a speedy trial.
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Supreme Court
U.S
Earl Warren
North Carolina
Duke University
M. Harlan
Harlan
Warren
Potter Stewart
Peter Klopfer
North Carolina Supreme Court
United States
Klopfer
Orange County
Chapel Hill
American Civil Liberties Union
Chinese Troops Fire On Peasants Reported In Kwangtung
Hong Kong based New Life Evening Post cites travelers from Kwangtung reporting bloody clashes as Communist troops fired on workers and farmers who refused to return to work in Fatshan Po An Nang Hai and Shun Ta.
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Kwangtung
New Life Evening Post
Fatshan
Po An
Nang Hai
Shun Ta
Mrs Johnson Leads Education Tour to Appalachia
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson focuses on education touring Appalachia by plane from Washington to North Carolina Tennessee and West Virginia to assess classrooms and promote Head Start. She lauded teachers and the program’s promise and received a Head Start service award before arriving in Asheville to be greeted by Gov Dan Moore and officials.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Appalachia
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Johnson
Julius Richmond
Syracuse
N. Y
Asheville
N.C
Dan Moore
Heavy U S Planes Strike Viet Tri Power Complex
U S war planes carried out their heaviest attacks in four months targeting the Viet Tri power complex 32 miles from Hanoi. Bombers from Thailand dropped tons of ordnance as smoke rose 3 000 feet, with Hanoi claiming broader strikes but U S officials confirming Viet Tri as the sole Hanoi area target.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thailand
Viet Tri
Harris survey shows sympathy for Johnson amid Vietnam war view
Louis Harris reports public opinion on Vietnam is paradoxical. Most support continued military pressure for settlement while job rating for Johnson falls to 40 percent. A large majority think he tries his best yet fear unwelcome expectations of quick settlement.
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Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Mr. Johnson
Washington
Michael Row
Hyattsville
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Bong Son
South Vietnam
Row
Moore reiterates ECC stand and death penalty stance
Gov. Dan Moore renewed opposition to ECC becoming independent and urged no changes in the consolidated university system. He said now is not the time to weaken the death penalty and supported keeping or stiffening penalties amid rising crime.
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Winston-Salem
State Board of Education
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