North Koreans Ambush Soldiers in Demilitarized Zone
The U N command accuses Communist North Korea of a double cross ambush of eight unarmed U S and South Korean soldiers in the DMZ. About 1 000 rounds were fired over four hours Wednesday afternoon. Seven men escaped after darkness fell. The unit included one American and a South Korean captain presumed killed or captured.
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Seoul, Korea
U.N
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Alphus R. Clark
Leavenworth
Kan
Seoul
Clark
Theilitary Armistice Commission
Freighter And Tanker Collide Off Cape Cod
A Norwegian freighter Fernview and tanker Dynafuel collided ten miles off Cape Cod. Dynafuel burned. crew transferred to Fernview. One seaman injured. authorities evacuated others. Dynafuel's route from Newington to Newark. Fernview en route to Boston from Japan and the Philippines. Coast Guard and UN officials coordinated rescue and investigation.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
Cape Cod Canal
Coast Guard
Fernview
General Greene
Otis Air Force Base
Newington
N.H
Newark
N.J
Phila
Boston
Japan
Philippines
New York
Peabody & Lane Co
Glittre & Marina
Kennedy Warns Soviets After Barghoorn Arrest
President Kennedy condemned the arrest of Yale political scientist Frederick Barghoorn as unfounded and warned of serious effects on U S Soviet cultural ties. He noted U S officials were kept in the dark and urged Barghoorn’s early release to preserve student and cultural exchanges.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Frederick C. Barghoorn
Yale
Barghoorn
United States
Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Kohler
State Department
Yale University
Department of Soviet Studies
Cumanities
Valerian Zorin
Mospriate
New York
Mountains Get Light Snow Cover
A light blanket of snow covered the North Carolina mountains marking the first winter snowfall. Measurable amounts were confined to higher elevations with Clingmans Peak reporting five to eight inches and 11 degrees at 7 am. Some icing affected bridges and roads while U.S. 23 traffic at Sams Gap caused several jackknifed trailers.
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North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Clingman’s Peak
Highway Patrol
U.S. 23
Sams Gap
Tennessee
Tar Heel
Bakersville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Wilmington
Baptists Vote to Abolish Death Penalty in NC Convention
The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina approves a resolution calling capital punishment un-Christian by 517 to 362. Debate centers on justice, with leaders from Hillsboro and Raleigh arguing for and against the policy. Registration hits 4,705 for the three day session with Greensboro hosting in 1964 and Charlotte in 1965.
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Wilmington
Baptist State Convention
North Carolina
Christian Life Committee
Woodrow Robbins
High Point
Hillsboro
Glenn Holt
Jesus
Johnson J. Hayes
William Harrison Williams
Charlotte
W. W
Raleigh
Greensboro
John E. Lawrence
Shelby
Tees
Wake Forest College
Setback Reported in Viet Nam by Government Forces
In Saigon reports detail a Viet Cong battle in the Mekong Delta that left about 55 government soldiers dead and 55 wounded. The clash was described as the worst government setback since the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem. Reliable sources provided the figures and noted no further details were available.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo ‘Dinh Diem
Mekong I River
Democrats file Rockefeller blasts at Goldwater
The Democratic National Committee expands its files on Barry Goldwater with Nelson Rockefeller’s sharp critique of Goldwater’s views delivered to the AP Managing Editors. DNC publicity chief Samuel Brightman notes the attack is catalogued as Republican commentary and signals readiness for further political punches.
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Rockefeller
Goldwater
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Barry Water
Nelson Aeller
Arizona Republican
New York
Samuel Brightman
Licity
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Miami Beach
Fla
Brightman
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
New
York City
Kennedy pushes tax cut and civil rights timing
Senator Kennedy urged Congress to pass an $11 billion tax cut to avert economic harm and warned that delaying both taxes and civil rights legislation could push crucial business to next year. He pressed for floor action before year end, noted voluminous hearings, and warned of delays if the tax bill spills into 1964. He addressed foreign policy resistance to aid and said Ngo Dinh Nhu could return to the U.S. if desired.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Red China
China
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Viet Nam
Rome
Capitol Hill
Northern ministers plan march against injunction in Williamston
A group of 15 white northern Protestant ministers said they would ignore a temporary restraining order stopping a racial protest march in Williamston North Carolina. The opposition is organized by the SCLC with local leaders and city officials warning arrests for violators.
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Williamston
N. C
Superior Court
Elbert
Peele
W. A. Campbell
Boston
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Lloyd Banks
Golden Franks
Banks
State Highway Patrol
Kennedy blasts foreign aid cuts in Congress
President Kennedy angrily denounces congressional reductions in foreign aid, calling the move the worst since the Marshall Plan. He notes the administration sought 4.5 billion dollars but faces Senate and House cuts to 3.7 and 3.5 billion, respectively, and questions why the aid is being curtailed.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Badgley Makes Candidacy Official for Governor
North Carolina state Rep. Donald Badgley of Guilford County filed to seek the Republican nomination for governor. He paid a 250 filing fee, said he has been approached by supporters from both major parties, and noted budget hopes of about 25000. Badgley travels the state and has visited about 60 of 100 counties, with a mountain trip funded by a $20 gift. He described intra party tensions and said he will stay in the race despite calls to withdraw.
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Raleigh
Donald Badgley
Guilford County
Badgley
State Board of Elections
Rean
Tiny
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Korea
Sibyon
Kapyong
Yangpyong
Foreign Ministry
Russia
Baker Probe
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Senate Rules Committee
Lennox Polk McLendon
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Baker
McLendon
THE
Associated Press
Pete
JFK
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