Blockaded Kokkina Near Starvation Warned by UN Commander
U N peace chief says food in the blockaded Turkish Cypriot village of Kokkina is scandalous and Turkish relief convoys may be needed. Lt. Thimayya warns Turks must be allowed to bring aid through normal channels or delays and shortages will worsen within days.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.N
Kokkina
Turkey
Eine
S. Thimayya
Carolyn
Adams
Ment
Thimayya
Leroy Sherrill
Makarios
H.W. Sinclair
Kienawen
Wabtinn
Teen-Ager Admits Drowning Two Infants in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas police say a 16 year old muscular teen named Charles Hefley confessed to drowning two infants after harming their mother. He guided officers to the Trinity River and pointed out clothing, claiming both babies were tossed into the river. District Attorney Doug Crouch planned to prosecute Hefley as an adult after December 1 when he turns 17.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles Roy Hefley
David A. 1
Dickie Adams
Doug Crouch
iHefley
Faubus Backs Democratic Ticket In Arkansas Meeting
Gov Orval Faubus told a Jonesboro county Democratic group he backs the Democratic nominees and ticket. He said he would be with President Johnson on his first visit to the state, believed Sept 25, and declined to elaborate on his endorsement or other remarks.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Democratic Central Committee
Johnson
Teachers End Strike In Illinois East St. Louis
East St. Louis School Board and teachers reach agreement after a four day walkout with about 450 teachers returning Monday. Students honoring picket lines marked absent. grades at teacher discretion. Only 7,085 of 22,500 students attended Friday. Pay raise of 10 percent approved after funding check.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
East St. Louis
American Federation of Teachers
Syncom III To Relay Olympics
Syncom 10 reached a near perfect stationary orbit to relay Olympic television from Japan. NASA announced the last of nine corrective maneuvers Friday and said the satellite hangs nearly motionless over the equator. Signals will be beamed to Point Mugu California for landline transmission across North America with tape recordings sent to Europe. Tokyo reported Japan’s first satellite test as a success with minor noise interference. The Aug 19 Cape Kennedy launch required jet-firing adjustments to halt movement.
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Washington
Japan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Point ‘Mugu
Calif
Canada
Europe
Tokyo
Point Mugu
Cape Kennedy
Fla
NASA
Louisiana electors for LBJ approved by state Democrats
Pro Johnson Democrats in Louisiana won approval for 10 electors pledged to Johnson Humphrey. The 105 member central committee, meeting in Baton Rouge, rejected a Perez challenge to substitute two Negro integration leaders for the slate. J Marshall Brown led the campaign for the Johnson ticket with a 58 to 44 vote against Perez.
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Baton Rouge
Democratic Central Committee
J. Marshall Brown
Demon Humphrey
Louisiana
Perez
Parish
Central Committee
House of Representatives
Louisiana Democrats
John MckKeithen
Newye
Magep
Ohnson
A.P. Tureaud Sr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New Orleans
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