NAACP Leader Opposes Black Power Phrase in NC Speech
Alexander of Charlotte told NAACP delegates in Raleigh that the term black power caused confusion and harms race relations. He urged focus on rapid civil rights gains in education employment housing and political participation while condemning Klan activity at the state fair and criticizing Secretary Eure’s stance.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kelly Alexander
Charlotte
NAACP
Alexander
Thad Eure
Eure
Film Actor Clifton Webb Dies At 69
Beverly Hills California AP Clifton Webb famed for imperious dignity and urbane wit died at 69 after a heart condition. Born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck in Indiana his birth year listed as 1896 or possibly 1893. He rose from child singer to Broadway dancer then film actor with notable credits.
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Clifton Webb
Beverly Hills
Calif
Webb
Helen Matthews
Indianapolis
Ind
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck
New York
Bonnie Glass
Three Die In Plunge From Window
An African diplomat's wife at 535 E 86th St in New York threw her two children and then herself from an 18th floor window. Police described the scene as a bloody battlefield. Victims are Olive M. Mwalilino 24 Kotoki 1 Janet 3 months. Her husband G T K Mwalilino is Malawi's second secretary at the U.N. A nearby TV installer saw the fatal plunge and the woman’s final act at the ledge before the fall.
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New York
Olive M. Mwalilino
Kotoki
Janet
Malawi
United Nations
G. T. K. Mwalilino
U.N
E. 86Th St
Gerald Cristodero
Cristodero
Shelton Receives Maximum Sentence For Contempt Of Congress
Robert M. Shelton imperial wizard of the United Klans of America was sentenced to one year in prison and a $1000 fine for contempt of Congress. Convicted by a U S district court jury on September 14 he refused to produce Klan records at a House Un American Activities hearing. Shelton 36 of Tuscaloosa Ala appeared silent as Judge John J Sirica imposed the sentence and allowed bond pending appeal.
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Washington
Robert M. Shelton
The
United Klans of America Inc
Congress
Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
U. S. District Court
Ku Klux Klan
House Committee On Un-American Activities
John J. Sirica
U S Troop Levels in Vietnam Top Korea Peak
In Vietnam the United States has 328000 troops, surpassing Korea's peak in June 1953 at 327000. McNamara tours Saigon and says deployment pace will stay steady. Overall Viet Nam force lags Korea’s total commitment by about 60000. Congress coverage continues at Page 2A.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Korea
U.S
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
Johnson Opens Door to Soviet Peace Role in Vietnam
President Johnson voiced optimism about improved U S Soviet relations and left open the possibility that Moscow could join efforts toward ending the Vietnam War. He stressed the United States will not withdraw or pause military action unless the enemy does the same and criticized Republicans at the White House briefing.
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Washington
Johnson
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
U.S.S.R
United States
Texas scientist cites isolated cancer element in cigarette smoke
Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre, UT vice chancellor for health affairs, says a cancer-causing element has been isolated in tobacco smoke. He cautions against hype, notes the discovery will be published soon, and stresses no safe cigarette exists while urging continued education and prevention.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
U.S
Surgeon General
Charles A. LeMaistre
University of Texas
Texas Interagency Council On Smoking and Health
Tobacco Industry
Kennedy
Nationwide Campaign for Guaranteed Income Led by King
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced a nationwide drive with demonstrations to secure a guaranteed annual income for the poor. He aims to organize in communities nationwide and cautions against violence while not disavowing black power groups. Fellow civil rights leaders back the plan proposed by A. Philip Randolph. Stokely Carmichael disputes a white backlash claim amid Georgia politics.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Black Power
New York
A. Philip Randolph
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters
Andrew J. Young
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
Lester G. Maddox
Georgia
Chicago Post Office Considers Destruction to Relieve Mail Jam
A Washington troubleshooter proposes destroying large amounts of third class mail to ease Chicago backlog. Deputy postmaster general for transportation William Hartigan leads the plan, with mailers to be contacted for permission and refunds offered. McGee notes massive congestion across third and parcel classes.
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Chicago
William Hartigan
Washington
Henry W. McGee
Hartigan
McGee
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Hubert H. Humphrey
Roman Gardens
Klan
United Klans of America
Lester V. Chalmers
Raleigh, N.C
Chalmers
Sirica
Sen
John C
LBJ
White House
Pear
Communist
China
Britain
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Delaware
South
Lemaistre
Baylor Medical School
University of Texas Medical System
le Maistre
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