Jones Announces Run for Congress in First District
State Sen. Walter B. Jones of Farmville said he will seek the First District seat vacated by the death of Herbert C. Bonner. He noted the primary is on December 18 and warned the special four week campaign will be unusual. Jones carried Pitt County, which accounts for over a quarter of the district's voters.
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Greenville
N.C
Walter B. Jones
Farmville
Herbert C. Bonner
Jones
Pitt County
Ditch Cave-In Fatal To Man
Wayne Garner of 915 Norwood Street was fatally crushed when a ditch he worked in caved in on Prospect Street. Firemen battled to save him as the seven foot deep trench collapsed, but he died before recovery.
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Wayne Garner
Norwood St
Garner
Donald Douglas
Prospect Street
Marina Oswald Porter Recalls Assassination Nightmare
In Dallas Marina Oswald Porter speaks of haunting memories from the Kennedy assassination years later. She describes nightmares and the burden of public attention while recounting her life with Kenneth Porter and the wax figure pilgrimage near Oak Cliff.
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Mike Cochran
Dallas
Tex
Marina Oswald Porter
Oo Devey Oswald
Oswald
Kenneth Porter
Trya Ee Tee
Oak Cliff
Marie Tippit
Peace probes and stalled efforts to end war
The article notes multiple peace probes in recent months and none show readiness to abandon the war. It mentions a Moscow mission by Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield as a prominent diplomatic move amid ongoing uncertainty.
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Moscow
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Clue Found In Search For Woman In Atlanta
An investigation into the disappearance of a young woman continues in Atlanta. Detectives reviewed a new clue after two officers traveled to assess the development, with officials expressing optimism the mystery would be solved within weeks.
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Atlanta
Little
Char— N.C
Yon Smalln Weeks
S Center
Pesteldiee
Vietnamese Battle Heads Toward Ia Drang Valley Clash
Vietnamese paratroopers linking with U S cavalry near the Cambodian border face stiff North Vietnamese resistance. Casualties were light for the U S side though enemy deaths rose to 1 207 since the Ia Drang battle began. B 52 raids continued west of the 1st Cavalry positions as forces reinforce Pleiku area.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ia Drang
1St Cavalry
Guam
U. S
Memorial Services Planned for JFK Across Nation
Memorial observances will be held nationwide for John F. Kennedy on the two year anniversary of his assassination. Massachusetts Governor John Volpe proclaimed John F. Kennedy Memorial Week starting Sunday. He urged Americans to recall the sacrifice and endeavor called for by his death. In Dallas, Democratic clubs plan services at Heart Cathedral.
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Hal Cooper
New York
America
John F. Kennedy
John 4. Volpe
Massachusetts
Dallas
Coit Taman
Dallas County
Heart Cathedral
U S Forces Hit Tender Red Spot Near Cambodian Border
U S forces probed a Red area near the Cambodian border and met heavy North Vietnamese resistance. Reports say North Vietnamese soldiers concentrated at Plei Me Special Forces camp and suffered higher losses than in prior actions.
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U.S
Red Spot
Washington
U. S
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Princess Margaret Views New York From Empire State
Britain's Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon toured New York from the Empire State Building 102nd floor with a 20 mile panorama. Police maintained heavy security, matching Castro visit levels, as 1,500 onlookers gathered and a hoax bomb call led to a search by 55 officers.
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Kelly Smith
NEW York
Britain
Margaret
Earl of Snowdon
America
Empire State Building
Fidel Castro
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Congress
Elmer Horton
Marina
Caval
Big Bertha
Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
D Zone
Garo
Princess
N.Y
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