Klansman invokes rights over $4000 payment inquiry
Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America declines to answer congressional questions about a $4000 payment from Dixie Engineering Co. and other ties to Klan activity. He asserts Fifth Amendment protections as House Un American Activities investigators press for details on involvement with politics, the Air Force discharge, and possible misuse of radio equipment.
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Harry Kelly Wagton
Dixie Engineering Co
Mobile
Ala
United Klans of America
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Willis
Southern Furniture Market Attendance Exceeds Four Thousand
Enterprise reporters report that the fall Southern Furniture Market at the Georgia exposition building surpassed 4000 buyer registrations in the first two days. Attendees and officials expect similar turnout through the weekend under the new schedule.
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Robert Marks
Jim Hawkins
Johnson Ready to Leave Hospital After Pollution Bill Signing
President Johnson, in his hospital room after gall bladder surgery, signed a pollution bill requiring exhaust controls on 1968 model cars and said he plans to leave the hospital tonight or soon. He noted he will rest for a month or six weeks but hopes the public understands.
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Johnson
Nev Ena Oy
Hubert H. Humphrey
John Gardner
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Rinaldi Trial Concludes Day Two Testimony
In Hillsborough North Carolina the second trial of Frank Rinaldi, accused of killing his wife on Christmas Eve 1963, proceeds as prosecutors press for new testimony to impeach a defense witness. Judge Folded a line of questioning about alleged film familiarity.
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Associated Press
Hillsborough
N.C
Frank Rinaldi
Thomas A. Cooper Jr
John F
Coe
Rob L. Satterfield
Rinaldi
Cooper
Rinaldi Oe
George M M
Viet Cong Beaten Off in Heavy Two Front Attacks
In South Viet Nam central highlands two major Viet Cong assaults failed against government troops. A US Army helicopter was shot down killing four Americans. At Plei Me 300 advisers defended a Special Forces camp as hundreds of guerrillas pressed siege with 94 enemy bodies counted.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Mounsci Beeen Onteek Can
Viet Nam
Hue
North
Hanoi
Plei Me
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Pleiku
Two Small Boats Reported In Trouble
Two small boats in the Florida Straits were said in trouble off Key West. The Coast Guard reported one vessel taking on water fifty miles south of Key West and a cutter was sent to aid. Witness reports varied on number aboard, with one boat adrift and confusion over whether these were refugee shuttles. Cuban officials said eleven U.S. newsmen were asked to leave Havana as coverage ends.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Key West
Fla (Ap
Florida Straits
Coast Guard
Martin
Camarioca
Florida
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Miami
Rhodesian Leader Seeks Independence Step From Britain
Rhodesia's Ian Smith cabled Harold Wilson urging Britain to grant independence under the 1961 constitution. He argued the five British "principles" ensure majority rule and insisted it would be reasonable for Rhodesia to proceed on that basis, warning Britain to enforce the pledge if Rhodesians breach it later.
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Smith
Harold Wilson
Salisbury
Wilson
Britain
Rhodesia
Reaction Against Protests Grows By The Associated Press
The national Jaycees region reports rising opposition to protests as Huntsville Alabama post 2702 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars launches Operation Sweet.
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Huntsville
Ala
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hanoi Says U S May Quit War Amid Protests
Hanoi predicts U S involvement in Viet Nam could end as protests swell in the United States. Communists claim demonstrations aim to show Americans back home care, with plans for a New York Fifth Avenue parade by Citizens Viet Nam Efforts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Thte
Viet Nam
United States
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Citizens Com- Viet Nam
Sales Giava
Dhe A
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