Two Armed Men and Rights Worker Arrested in Plymouth Clash
Police arrested two heavily armed white men, Jimmy Curling and George Whitaker, and a civil rights worker, Mike Farley, in Plymouth North Carolina as racial tensions flared after recent clashes. Arrington, a Negro logger, faces an assault with deadly weapon charge connected to last night’s street fight. The arrests followed a ban on demonstrations, amid trooper presence and school integration nearby.
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Heese Hart
Associated Press
Plymouth, N.C
North Carolina
Aiblen Arrington
Plymouth
Arrington
Jimmy Wayne Curling 24
George Brown Whitaker
Rt. 1
Washington
Curlings
Mike Farley
San Francisco
Farley
Washington County
Violence erupts in Plymouth racial clash witnessed by Newsman
Reese Hart of the Associated Press reports a sudden outbreak of violence on Plymouth North Carolina main street after a postponed civil rights demonstration. A pistolman wounded a man in the abdomen and a knife cut another. Two Negroes held for questioning as patrols and state troopers moved in. Local officials blamed curiosity seekers for fuelling the incident.
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Noth
Reese Hart
Associated Press
Plymouth
Hart
N.C
Tim
Main Street
Highway Patrol
Betsy Grows Turns West Scientists Cancel Seeding Plan
Betsy the hurricane intensified as it moved west toward the Bahamas and U S main lands with 100 mph winds forecast by Thursday. Gales and rough seas threaten Caicos Turk Islands Hispaniola Puerto Rico as scientists cancel silver iodide seeding to weaken the storm. The eye lies about 800 miles east southeast of Miami and Betsy moves west at nine mph, with warning to small craft.
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Miami
Fla
Betsy
Atlantic
Bahama Islands
U. S. Main
Caicos and
Turk Islands
Bahamas
Hispanola
Puerto Rico
Kam Bst
Weather Bureau
Grand Turk Island
Ayub Sees War Threat In Kashmir
Pakistan President Ayub Khan warned of a war threat in Kashmir in a radio address. He accused India of blatant aggression and pledged Pakistan will not back down. He cited Kashmiri unrest and disputed self-determination, accusing India of breaking UN pledges while noting arms aid from the United States to India.
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Karachy
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub
Khan
Kashmir
India
Ayub
Jammu and
United Nations
Ayal
United States
China
Tibet
Steel talks reach hard bargaining stage in steel wage dispute
Washington AP reports negotiators seeking to avert a nationwide steel strike have entered hard bargaining on wages and pensions. White House aides say there is no clear progress, with Johnson delaying the strike and Wirtz and Connor closely monitoring talks. Union and industry positions shift as 450,000 workers face potential idling and a broad economic impact.
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Washington
Mardshon Sessions
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Moyers
Ress
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Wirtz
Connor
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
John]ison
Ments
Pittsburgh
Unnion
New Commerce Department
Retired Americans To Receive Word On Medical Plans
Washington AP reports 2.5 million retired Americans will get word on two new medical programs under Social Security. An application card for the voluntary medical plan is included. hospitalization and nursing care are automatic for those on Social Security. Enrollment begins for those 65 plus not on rolls today, with full mailing ramping to 45.5 million nationwide.
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Washington
Pakistan Claims Planes Shot Down In Kashmir Battle
Pakistan says four Indian planes were shot down over Chamb in the Indian sector as Pakistani forces, after crossing the cease fire line in southwestern Kashmir, occupied two Indian posts to deter further Indian aggression. The government stated it had waited for India to show sense but events compelled action.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Kashmir
Chamb
India
Marine Changes Mind About War
Marine Cpl Dennis Stefanacci of Ambridge wrote to President Johnson thanking him for the chance to serve. The 21 year old, who served 11 months on Okinawa, said he wished there were no war but was proud to defend the United States and repay the country that raised him. His letter was read to the House on Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
Dennis Stefanacci
Okinawa
Viet Nam
Johnson
Ambridge
House of Representatives
Geraldine Stefanacci
Dennis
Free
War declaration appears ruled out in Viet Nam conflict
Washington officials weigh the complications of a formal U S declaration of war in Vietnam. President Johnson pledges unlimited commitment to South Viet Nam while policymakers fear declaring war would complicate strategy, risk broader conflict with North Viet Nam or major powers, and raise questions about who would be deemed an enemy.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Southeast Asia
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Congress
Saigon
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
Red China
Soviet Union
Postmaster General O Brien Clears Senate Approval
Senate approved President Johnson's nomination of Lawrence F. O'Brien as postmaster general by voice vote after a brief committee hearing that praised his abilities and cautioned about the tough job ahead. O'Brien, formerly director of White House liaison with Congress, succeeds John A Gronouski and faces scrutiny from both parties.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Johnson
Lawrence F. O’brien
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
O'Brien
White
House
Congress
John F. Kennedy
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Poland
Five Die In Helicopter Crash Near Saigon
Five Vietnamese and one U.S. serviceman died when a helicopter crashed near Saigon after reportedly being hit by ground fire during a bombing mission. Rescue crews searched the crash area, about 25 miles northwest of Saigon, for crew members believed missing. A U.S. Navy pilot was among the casualties, with officials stating the aircraft went down in North Viet Nam near Ben Cat in Binh Duong Province during the August incident.
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U. S
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
AP Wirapioto
South Viet
Norhwest
U.S. Navy
O’brien
Gronovski
Binh Duong Province
North Viet
Ben Cat
Nam
Thanh Hoa
De Gaulle rejects Viet Nam mediation after Ball talks
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle said no mediation is possible in the Viet Nam war. Information Minister Peyrefitte said the cabinet session followed a Tuesday meeting with U S Undersecretary George Ball. Talks touched on NATO and alliance organization with renewal set for 1969.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Alan Peyrefitte
U.S
George W. Ball
Ball
Peyrefille
Bot
U.S. Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Peyrefitte
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Social Security Administration
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O Brien
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Springfield
Mass
Boland
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
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