India and Pakistan clash on two fronts in Punjab and Gadra
Indian and Pakistani troops engage in heavy fighting on two fronts in northern and southern Pakistan. India claims destroying 75 Pakistani tanks, while Pakistan says its forces pushed into India and halted further Indian advances. UN Secretary General Thant arrives in Rawalpindi seeking cease fire as Tehran and China weigh in on the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Sialkot
Gadra
Kasur
Freepore
Punjab
Chou En-lai
Red China
U.S
Peking
Chou
Washington
Lahore
Indian Defense Ministry
China accuses U S of backing Pakistan clash
Premier Chou En Lai condemned India’s large scale attack on Pakistan and blamed United States support for the action. He urged India to bear responsibility for consequences, reaffirming China’s pro Pakistan stance without promising aid. The remarks were relayed from Peking Radio at a North Korea anniversary event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Chou En- Jai
Tadia
Pakistan
United States
Chou
Howver
Red China
Peking
Peking Rado
North Korea
U.S
India
Kashmir
Bombers strike near Red China frontier in Viet Nam war
U S warplanes damaged a railroad bridge 17 miles south of the Chinese frontier in North Viet Nam a key transport hub near Hanoi. Four F105s hit the bridge and pounded two more 25 and 36 miles south. Ground fighting on Batangan peninsula killed dozens of Viet Cong with 148 dead 38 captured and 100 detained. A US Army helicopter crash in the Mekong Delta killed all crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet
U.S
Red China
Batangan
Shu Lai
Mekong Delta
Possible Breakthrough Seen on Speaker Ban Crisis
WILLIAM A. SHIRES reports a potential solution to the Speaker Ban crisis may lie in amending the 1963 law to empower state institution boards to screen visiting speakers. A nine member study commission cautions the path is not simple and emphasizes give and take among trustees the General Assembly and the public. Some commission members favor a practical compromise requiring trustees to specify restrictions, with Joyner urging written assurances that Communists will not be invited indiscriminately to campus events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Shires
Raleigh
Boards of Trustees
Shires
Study Commission
General Assembly
W. T. Joyner
Joyner
Chapel
Hill
Clantz
Commission
Learning
Nist
Chapel Hill
David Britt
William Joyner
Senate weighs overriding immigration quotas reform
In Washington an effort may in the Senate to erase amendments limiting Western Hemisphere immigration from the administration bill. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. sponsored a proposal to cap Canada Mexico and other Western Hemisphere nations at 120 000 yearly starting July 1 1968. The Judiciary Committee approved the bill 4 to 2 as part of ending national origins quotas urged by President Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Johnson
Ervin
Canada
Mexico
Intervention On Indian Border By China Feared
AP Special Correspondent notes U S officials fear China may intervene in the India Pakistan war by stirring border trouble on India s northeast frontier Britain and the United States pursue ceasefire efforts while the Soviet Union leans middle of the road China s tough tone toward India and notes on Kashmir may be used to justify action but officials doubt a full scale war. limited Chinese military steps could strain West ties with Pakistan and prompt policy questions for Washington and London about aiding India s defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
U.S
China
India
Pakistan
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
India-Pakistan
Kashmir
U. S
West
Red China
Compromise Urged On Speaker Ban Law
Former Gov. Luther Hodges urged the Speaker Ban Study Commission to seek compromise for the state. Ralph J. Clontz Jr. argued Communists should not speak on state campuses, though he said the law risks accrediting losses. Alumni and officials warned the measure mirrors dictatorship and harms free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Yancey
Associated Press
Raleigh
Luther H. Hodges
Speaker Ban Study Commission Today
FBI
Ralph J . Clontz Jr
Clontz
Charlotte Atttorney
Chapel Hill
Hodges
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
The
Commission
Communist Party
Junius Seales
Seales
Charlotte
North Carolina Bar Assciation
Betsy Advances On Gulf Coast Evacuations Under Way
In New Orleans area reports show a mass exodus as Hurricane Betsy moves toward the Gulf Coast. Over 100,000 residents race inland from south Louisiana and east Texas to escape 140 mph winds and killer tides. Weather officials warn routes could close. emergency warnings span from the Mississippi mouth to Galveston. Oil firms evacuate crews, about 3,000 workers moved to safety as Betsy centers 235 miles southeast of the Mississippi mouth moving west northwest at 18 mph. Three lives lost. damage expected well over 100 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Betsy
Florida
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Texas
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Galveston
Tex
Treme
Navy
Cameron
Audrey
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Florida Keys
De Gaulle Demands Dismantling of Integrated Command
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle declares NATO integrated command must be dissolved by 1969 at the latest. He criticizes SHAPE as subordinating France's defense and hints France could leave NATO if the system remains. He rests his plan within a wider bid to determine his 1965 re election candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Supreme Allied Command
Europe
SHAPE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Decem
Urban Bill Signed Into Law by Johnson
President Johnson signed into law a bill creating a Department of Housing and Urban Affairs calling it a wise just and progressive measure for all America He spoke before mayors Congress members and officials in the White House garden noting it as a first step toward a rational urban policy The selection to head the department is pending with speculation about Robert Weaver Robert Wagner and Albert Rains among names mentioned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid
Robert €. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Weaver
Senate
Robert C. Wagner
New York
Albert Rains
House
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
U' Thant
Amir Abass Heveida
Iran
Turkey
Central Treaty Organization
Inddia
LA Financial
Churchill
Spencer-Churchill
Royal Mint
Sir Winston Churchill
Nicholas Soames
Queen Elizabeth I
CAP
Haenis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!