Progress Fails In Plymouth Civil Rights March
In Plymouth North Carolina an announced biracial council backed plan for civil rights reform but the march did not occur at the scheduled time. Gov. Dan Moore aide lauded the council for progress while police kept a heavy presence with roadblocks and about 100 officers on duty. Eighteen people were arrested in a widening tension, including two constables from other counties, as authorities warned residents to leave weapons at home.
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Plymouth
N.C
Coltrane
Dan Moore
Washington County
Megroes
N.C. 32
North Carolina
U.S. 64
Capt
S. H. Mitchell
The
Highway Patrol
Mitchell
Raymond Garney Shirley
Rt. 2
Walstonburg
Greene County
Hilton Dumay Anderson
Chocowinity
Beaufort County
Ammunition and Uniforms Found Near Saigon
Vietnamese troops uncovered heavy stocks of Viet Cong ammunition and about 1,000 uniforms in a wooded area near Saigon after a saturation bombing by eight engine B52 jets. A reinforced company scouted the site 20 miles north-northwest of Saigon, finding no live opposition or guerrilla dead from the bombing. A U.S. spokesman said the strike was on target. A helicopter bound for the area went down under ground fire, with no survivors. In Da Nang, about 1,400 Marines began landing at Chu Lai, bringing total Marines in country to 31,200 as part of a buildup. The overall power goal remains 125,000, with total personnel then at 31,200. Marine Aircraft Group 36 elements include three medium helicopter units and a heavy helicopter contingent.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Strategic Air Command
da Nang
Chu Lai
Niet. Nam
Johnson
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Steel negotiators inch toward settlement in White House talks
President Johnson's aides said both sides in the steel wage talks have adjusted positions and are pricing proposals. The AFL-CIO United Steel Workers reportedly lowered demands for the first time as negotiators remain about five to six cents apart. Johnson has summoned Gardner Ackley to aid analysis as progress briefs are expected from Wirti and Free.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Afl-Cio
United Steel Workers
Pittsburgh
Moyers
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Senate approves 4.7 billion education measure
The Senate cleared a 4.7 billion higher education bill by 79 to 3, funding federal scholarships for needy students and establishing a National Teacher Corps and college grants for audio visual equipment. Only Eastland Stennis and Robertson voted against. House likely to accept Senate provisions and conference soon.
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Sy Ve Hall
Washington
Senate
James O. Eastland
John C. Stennis
Mississippi
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
House
Voluntary enlistments rise after draft boost
AP reports August enlistments jumped across services after President Johnson doubled Selective Service goals. Army up 19 percent to 10,821. Marines up 20 percent. Navy and Air Force expect to surpass August targets as recruitment climbs nationwide. Navy anticipates topping 11,694 with more than 1,000 added. draft draws first time in nine years planned for September.
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Washington
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Viet Nam
Mountains Moved To Open Rugged Western NC Trade
WATERVILLE NC AP A giant Interstate 40 project will open rugged Western North Carolina to trade and tourism. A 20 mile segment from Cove Creek to the Tennessee line requires blasting and moving over 40 million tons of rock, with a target completion date in 1966 and opening in 1968. The four lane highway will cut through mountains, rise over 150 foot bridges, and involve heavy blasting, benching of hillsides, and constant rockslide hazards along with winter snows and mountain storms.
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Haywood Way
Great Smokies
New County
N. C
Tennessee
North Carolina
Waterville
Hunter D. Irving
North Carolina Highway Commission
Cove Creek
Haywood County
Tennessee Line
India protests to U S over U S supplied arms in Kashmir
India delivered a formal protest to Secretary of State Dean Rusk against American supplied tanks and arms used in the Kashmir fighting. An Indian spokesman in New Delhi said Pakistan would not have invaded with such equipment. Ambassador Nehru reminded Rusk that the United States did not sell jet aircraft to India. The White House said President Johnson viewed tensions with concern and the Indian ambassador claimed U S supplied weapons were involved. U Thant urged ceasefire and the UN could press for arms curbs if needed.
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Washington
Indlia
Dean Rusk
Kashmir
New Delhi
Pakistan
B. K. Nehru
Rusk
Presi
Lair
White House
Johnson
India
John Foster Dulles
United States
Britain
Sweden
Jan
France
Moyers
U.N
Betsy May Not Hit Land Near Bahamas And US
Hurricane Betsy churned past the Bahamas with a 150 mile per hour core and forecasters said it may not strike land. Officials warned residents along the Florida coast to monitor advisories as space and weather stations prepared for potential winds, evacuations, and alerts but expected Betsy to stay offshore.
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Bahamas
Betsy
Miami
Fla
Bahama Islands
Atlantic
United States
Sam Pierce
Miami Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Florida East Coast
Cape Kennedy
South Atlantic Coast
India says two U S built jets downed in Kashmir
India claims its forces shot down two U S built Pakistani jet fighters at dawn in southwest Kashmir. Pakistan says it downed an Indian plane and damaged two others. U N and U S appeals urged restraint as casualties are reported around Chhamb and a mosque was hit.
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India
Kashmir
Pakistan
International
United Nations
Dewa
Chhamb
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Grand Bahama Islands
Allan Cay
Grand Bahama
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Alexei Kosygin
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