Reynolds Accepts Subpoena for Baker Hearings
Reynolds testified he will appear as a witness in the Bobby Baker inquiry and deny avoiding testimony. He aims to prove a link between a 25 000 construction fund diversion and the 1960 Johnson Kennedy campaigns. Williams cautioned Reynolds is among the first to testify as accuser in the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Capitol Hill
Bobby Baker
Reynolds
Husky
Johnson
Washington, D.C
Hugh Alexander
Senate
John J. Williams
Del
Baker
Williams
Mccontrack Closkey
Philadelphia
Kennedy-Johnson
B. Everett Jordan
D- C. Ken
Rebellion Ends as Prisoners Stop Mine Uprising
Coal prisoners at Brushy Mountain State Prison ended a revolt after 18 hours with three foremen kept underground. Guards released the hostages unharmed and promised a disciplinary review while the inmates sought grievance redress. Corrections Commissioner Harry Avery arrived from Nashville to oversee the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clark Petros
Tenn
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Harry Avery
Avery
Nashville
Eight Die in Olanta South Carolina Car Crash
Eight people die in a multi car collision on U S 301 near Olanta South Carolina including six members of the Curran family. Frank Curran Sr. and seven others, among them Frank Curran Jr age nine and Felio Curran seven, are killed along with Demetrio Julio Cruz from Orlando Florida who was the lone occupant of the second car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olanta
S.C
Frank T
Curran
U.S 301
Frank Jr
Aneeeeen
Felio
Cutabe
Jean Marie
Florence
Tae Deeeeen Teal Kelton Floyd
Floyd’s Funer
Draksford Ave
Babylon
New York
Currans
Demetrio Julio Cruz
Rt. 7
Orlando
Fla
U.S. 301
Viet Nam Council Holds Meeting Amid Rioting
In Saigon an emergency session of the National Security Council considered measures as rioting escalated. The first known victim was a 15 year old boy and authorities feared wider demonstrations with more than 100 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
National Security
Thanksgiving Dinner Nutrition Advice from Government Experts
Washington AP reports government nutritionists advise enjoying the Thanksgiving meal but not privileging dark meat as more nutritious. They say differences between dark and white meat are minor while highlighting vitamin A in sweet potatoes and B vitamins and iron in other dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Collision of Ships Kills 16 in Dense New Jersey Fog
In heavy fog off New Jersey the luxury liner Shalom struck the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali. Sixteen crewmen were killed and four went missing, while 27 crewmen were rescued. The liner and survivors were taken to New Jersey hospitals.
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Charles West New York
Shalom
Caribbean
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Stolt Dagali
Oslo
New York Harbor
Nantucket
Andrea Doria
Stockholm
Ines Doria
Grace Line
Santa Paula
Navy
Point Pleasant Beach
N.J
Magnetoon
Ater Gove
Lakehurst
Naval Air Station
Two Boys Missing on Raft in Red River Tragedy
In Natchitoches Louisiana two Dallas Texas youths are missing after a raft carrying nine boys from a Dallas Salesmanship Club camp capsized on the Red River near Hawkins. Two survivors report a boy crying for help as the raft struck a bridge piling and overturned. Authorities search the river for Danny Tedford 15 and Joe Warren 13 as counselors Gerald Bible and Ken Edgar describe the peril and efforts to beach the raft before it sank.
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Natchitoches
Red River
Randy Ulmer
Danny Tedford
Joe Warren
Dallas
Tex
Tedford
Warren
Dallas Salesmanship Club
Hawkins
Gerald Bible
Cisco
Ken Edgar
Tyler
Mississippi
New Orleans
Edgar
Paratroopers seize Paulis in Congo rescue effort
Belgian paratroops and U S transports staged a dawn attack on Paulis Congo, eight planes hit by ground fire as troops secured the airfield. About 50 of 300 white hostages reported killed, including an American. One Belgian paratrooper died and five wounded. Evacuations began to Stanleyville and Leopoldville amid ongoing rebel sniper fire.
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U. S
G. McMurtrie Godley
U.S
Paul Carlson
Leopoldville
Godley
Charles Kerchove
Dr. Carlson
Stanleyville
Congo
Paulis
Cokens
Joseph Tucker
Ee Ua
Larson rebuts Birchers over 26 million claim in election
Duke law center head Arthur Larson dismisses right wing triumph claims as whistling in the dark. John Birch Society officials in California and Pennsylvania lawmakers press back, noting Goldwater’s win reflected broader party support, not a right wing victory.
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Durham
N.C
Arthur Larson
John Birch Society
Larson
U.S. Information Agency
Eisenhower
Duke University
Barry Goldwater
San Marino
Calif
John Rousselot
The
Fuzzy Rousselot
Interna
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Goldwater
Scranton
Weataly
Labor
USIA
Pittsburgh University
Council For Civic
Rankin Named to Lead Administration in Moore Era
Ed Rankin, longtime aide to two governors, is chosen to head the North Carolina department of administration under Gov elect Dan Moore. Rankin, 45, will begin Dec 1, replacing Hugh Cannon as Cannon retires to private law practice, with Rankin earning 17500 annually.
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Raleigh
N.C
Edward L. Rankin
Department of Administration
Moore
Dan Moore
Ed Rankin
Rankin
Hugh Cannon
Terry Sanford
Cannon
Govs
Associated Press
State Highway Commission
Gov
Hodges
Storm Brews Over Defense Spending Cuts on Capitol Hill
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration faces Capitol Hill protests as McNamara weighs cutting defense outlays including possible abolition of Army and Air Force Reserve elements. Critics call such moves a threat to national security and plan to question him about closing 95 military installations early next year.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Army
Air Force
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
National Guard
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Viet Nam Council
Rubyanne Doll
Lansing, Mich
James Heiden
Rubyanné
Heiden
Bircher
Phil Corner
Edgar H. Reeder
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
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