Panamanian Students Rebellious Against Robles Rules
Panamanian students led by the Federation of University Students planned a 24 hour classroom strike to support labor groups against President Marco A. Robles. National Guardsmen, army and police faced a 2000 strong rally near the legislative palace injuring 13 and arresting 18 as tear gas and riot sticks were used to disperse the crowd.
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Federation of University Students
Robles
Panama
Legislative Palace
Ture
Unitedes
Vesta
Pasaiuie
Nuclear Fleet Dealt Severe Blow
Washington reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson signaled a setback to U.S. plans as British openness to broader NATO nuclear consultation emerged. Officials viewed the stance as an opening move in negotiations with President Johnson, seeking more extensive Western control over the nuclear trigger.
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Washington
Harold Wilson
U.S
Wilson
Johnson
NATO
London
Jetliner crash near Rome leaves 45 dead
Trans World Airlines reported preliminary evidence that the IWA jetliner suffered engine trouble at takeoff. The aircraft allegedly aborted, veered right, struck a steam roller, and exploded after fuel spilled from a ruptured wing. Emergency procedures were initiated as bodies were recovered and passengers evacuated.
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Rome
Trans World Airlines
IWA
Stomen P
TWA
Vernon Lowell
Government raises discount rate to curb dollar flight
The United States raised the bank discount rate to 3.5 percent to curb outflows of dollars abroad and stabilize the domestic economy. Chairman Martin of the Federal Reserve and Dillon defended the move as necessary to prevent excessive dollar flight to Britain and other nations, while Wright Patman criticized the measure as potentially slowing business.
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Adren Cooper Washington
United States
Britain
Nats Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking and Currency Committee
Wi Martin
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
Dillon
Martin
Belgian Paratroopers Seize Stanleyville in Congo
Belgian paratroopers landed in Stanleyville and gained control as fighting raged around the rebel capital. Reports say 15 hostages were killed and 40 wounded when rebels fired on troops, while civilians were machine gunned. among the dead was medical missionary Dr Paul Carlson from California.
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State Department
U.S
McMurtrie Washington
Carlson
Belamong
Gium
Lui
Mumba
NATO Approves Belgian Airlift to Stanleyville Rescue
Belgium under Spaak announced NATO approval for paratroop airlift to Stanleyville to free foreigners held by rebels. About 1,613 foreigners were in rebel hands. 200 whites were killed at a hotel and at least 50 foreigners died as clashes followed. U.S. planes ferried troops and refugees to Leopoldville while European and American hostages faced danger early dawn.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
U.S
Leopoldville
Congo
Stanleyville
Spaak
Belgium
Nairobi
Kenya
William Attwood
Thomas Kanza
NATO Council
Paris
NATO
Gust Carlson
Alhambra
Calif
Dwight Carlson
Orange
Brussels
Paul-Henri Spaak
Michael Hoyt
Ascension Island
Kamina
Katanga
Tshombe
Carlson Shot With Others in Lumumba Square Mass Attack
Washington reports say an American named Carlson was killed amid rebels mass shooting in Leopoldville during a hostage roundup. Survivors describe victims crowded Lumumba Square and a hotel as Belgian paratroopers halted the assault and rescued many.
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Washington
American Ening
Leopoldville
Lumumba Square
Patrice Lumumba
Carlson
Africans React Angrily Over Belgian Congo Strike
Anger spread across Africa after Belgian paratroopers rescued hostages in Stanleyville. Radio Algiers denounced the operation and Western powers, while Central African Republic officials urged restraint and Africa’s leaders urged compromise during talks in Nairobi.
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U.S
Ascension
South Atlantic
Kamina
Congo
Stanleyville
Moise Tshombei
Bangui
Central African Republic
Te Hed Alvaye
Nairobi
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Kenyatta
Africa
Gbenye
African Commission For the Congo
William Attwood
Thomas Kanza
Decision on War Expansion Amid Viet Nam Supply Flows
The text discusses Communist aid from North Vietnam to South Vietnam and the loss of two U S jets over Laos signaling increased antiaircraft activity. It mentions potential U S air strikes to cut supply routes and intensified aerial reconnaissance as U S officials debate options including attacking trails in Laos. Taylor to return to Washington for talks with President Johnson and advisers.
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Washington
Viet Nam
U.S
Laos
North
Army
Ana
FA Taylor
Johnson
Mountains Of Evidence Pin Sole Guilt Of Oswald
AP reports that new Warren Commission transcripts argue Oswald alone killed President Kennedy. Witnesses offered speculation later debunked by hard evidence linking Lee Harvey Oswald to the assassination and dynamics around Dallas on November 22, 1963. Jacqueline Kennedy recalls the president’s fatal injuries as the analysis affirms the lone gunman theory.
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Oswald
Sterling F. Green
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
America
Soviet Union
Lees
Jacqueline
Secret Service
Texas
John B. Connally
Lee Oswald
Earl Warren
Three-Story Brick Building Collapses
An explosion caused a three story brick building to collapse in downtown near 10th and near southwest area. About 15 people sustained injuries including four children. only one required hospitalization. N Foster, 66, the building manager, said roughly 30 residents lived there.
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Ge Ony
Tory
Rewin
N. Foster
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Paul Carlson
Andrew Borowiec
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Dallas
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