Navy Yards in Brooklyn and Portsmouth to Close
Congressional sources say the Brooklyn N Y Brooklyn Army Terminal and Ft Jay on Governors Island plus the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire are among bases slated for closure. Sen McIntyre and Rep Kennedy had pressed to keep the yards open as Defense Secretary McNamara announced a 33-state closure plan.
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Washington
Brooklyn
N. Y
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yards
Defense Department
New York
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Ft. Jay
Governor's Island
Thomas J. McIntyre
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Brooklyn Yard
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
McIntyre
Johnson
Virginia
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Porter Hardy
Thomas M. Downing
Snow Storm Dims Drought Across Midwest and Northeast
Snow fell from Michigan to Colorado with one to three inch totals. Dyersburg Tennessee reported 2.11 inches of rain in six hours. The drought lingered in the Northeast especially New England where emergency measures were urged. The Weather Bureau noted rain or snow in parts of southern New England Friday.
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Chicago
Michigan
Colorado
Missouri
Dyersburg
Tenn
New E
Ted Pers
Weather Bureau
New Eng
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Concord
Warren Transcripts Expected
The White House announced that 26 volumes weighing 54 pounds of testimony will be published and broadcast at 6 30 am EST November 30. Oswald, acting alone, killed Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, will be sold by the Government Printing Office in complete sets only for 76 dollars per set.
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Washington
White House
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Government Printing Office
1,200 More U.S. Forces Sent to South Vietnam This Month
The United States ferried in about 1,200 additional military personnel to South Vietnam this month raising total U S strength to roughly 21,200. Reinforcements include special forces and advisers with new airlift units like C123 transports and CU2 cargo carriers to boost mobility amid guerrilla raids.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
U.S
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Hoover Attacks Warren Report And King In FBI Blast
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover harshly criticizes the Warren Commission and Martin Luther King Jr saying King is the most notorious liar and accusing the FBI of missteps over not notifying the Secret Service about Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas. Allen Dulles defends Hoover praising his service and downplaying the critique.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Warren Commission
Martin Luther King Jr
Hoover
Secret Service
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Tex
King
Albany
Allen W. Dulles
John F. Kennedy
Re Ut
Commission
Rinaldi Appeals Life Sentence After Trial
Judge Mallard denies bond as defense seeks to set aside verdict in the Rinaldi case. Prosecutors oppose release while the defendant appeals a life prison sentence linked to the fatal attack on his pregnant wife in Chapel Hill. The case drew questions about trial arguments and outside conversations with Raleigh lawyers.
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Raymond Mallard
North Corona
Mellard
Bond
Rinaldi
Raleigh
Central Prison
Gordon Battle
Oni
Mallard
Chapel Hill
Cuban Exile Infiltration Alleges Castro Spy Network
Miami reports a growing fear of Castro spies within the exile community as officials say the situation is controlled. Estimates claim 5000 agents among Cuban Americans, with others noting 100 plus expelled for failed screening while some spies operate via Cuba Mexico channels and embassy hubs.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
U.S
State de
Partment
Tne
Robert Woytych
Mexco
Mexico
Gordon Yeager
Cuba
Marina Oswald Hospitalized in Dallas
Marina Oswald widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the Kennedy assassin, is admitted to a Dallas hospital for observation after stomach pains. Doctors have not yet diagnosed the illness. her two children are staying out of town, her business manager said.
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Dallas
Tex
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Robert Bishop
Lee Harvey Oswald
President Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Richardson
DeClan Ford
Marina
Ford
Quadruplet Girls Born In Portland
A 19 year old wife of a construction apprentice gave birth to quadruplets at Portland Sanitarium. The four girls arrived within seven minutes from 6:15 p.m. to 7:37 p.m. all in incubators and weighing around three pounds each. The mother and babies are reported in sound health.
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Portland
Ore
Arlin D. Grenewalt
George Emery
Emery
Diane Marie Grenewalt
King Defends Himself After Hoover Attacks
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr replies to FBI Director J Edgar Hoover calling him a notorious liar. He accuses Hoover of backing a political power agenda in the South and warns of rising terror in Mississippi and Georgia if pressure continues. King says Hoover would not issue such a statement under honest consideration and denies advising Negroes in Albany not to report crimes.
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Bimini
Bahamas
Martin Luther Jr
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
South
Mississippi
Georgia
King
Florida
Albany
Washington
North
Rebels press Stanleyville drive as Carlson fate uncertain
Congo forces led by white mercenaries advance on rebel Stanleyville as American missionary Paul Carlson faces a death sentence. Rebels led by Christophe Gbenye demand U.S. and Belgian aid cuts in exchange for releasing Carlson and other hostages. U.S. officials say evacuation efforts will continue.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Paul Carlson
Christophe
Dr. Carlson
Jomope Ap Gbenye
Kenyatta
Ghenge Spe
U.S
G McMurtrie Godley
Stanleyville
Gbenye
United States
Belgium
Moise Tshombe
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Tshombe
McCloskey
Carlson
Rolling Hills
Calif
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New
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Hooker Chemical Corp
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Haynes
Fred C. Foy
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