North Carolina considers using state funds to ban speakers
Attorney General Ralph Moody says the General Assembly could use the purse strings to block Communist speakers at state universities. He told Rep. David Britt the approach might be constitutional if the body desires it and aligns with legislative will. Duke professor William Van Alstyne challenged the ban’s constitutionality at a Britt Commission hearing.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Attorney General’s Office
General Assembly
Rep
David Britt
Ralph Moody
Moody
Duke University
William van Alstyne
Ban Law
Britt Commission
Moore
Wade Bruton
Ac Moore
Britt
Bruton
A. A. Zollicoffer
Henstudy
Pakistan President appeals to U S to halt India Pakistan war
President Mohammed Ayub Khan urged President Johnson to use U S influence to end the India Pakistan fighting. Thant meanwhile pursued a UN peace mission, meeting Shastri and considering an immediate ceasefire. Indian officials noted Thant's talks with the Soviet Union the United States and Pakistan as part of the outreach.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Thant
Bombay
India
Air India
New York
Pakistan
Shastri
Fulbright Criticizes Dominican Crisis Handling
Senator Fulbright criticizes U S policy in the Dominican crisis as a failure. He points to few opportunities to act and faults diplomatic officials. He notes his disagreement with Johnson on Dominican Republic and Vietnam policies.
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W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Viet Nam
Juan Bosch
Bosch
PRD
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Factors cited push U S to seize initiative in Vietnam
U S military leaders cite two key factors boosting options in Vietnam. A buildup to about 127000 U S troops is poised to reach the field, enabling Westmoreland to take initiative with strengthened combat forces. Officials note enemy tunnel and cave demolitions had already limited enemy activity.
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Washington
U. S
Nam
Viet Nam
Paratroopers Reach Viet Cong Territory Near Saigon
Thousands of U S paratroopers and Vietnamese troops spread through Viet Cong held territory about 30 miles north of Saigon in Binh Duong Province. The 173rd Brigade joined the operation to establish a base with light losses for Allied forces and no reported U S casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
173Rd
Ine
Road
HAID
Ben Cat
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Raid by US aircraft in South Vietnam causes heavy casualties
Report describes a second announced US raid over Bien Hoa Province near Saigon with a Navy strike plane crashing in South Vietnam. The crash killed the pilot and left seventeen Americans killed in action during the week amid ongoing air operations.
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Saigom
Bien Hoa
Johnson appeals for peace in India Pakistan conflict
President Johnson urged India and Pakistan to work with the United Nations to end the undeclared Kashmir war. White House officials said the U S supports U Thant's mediation and would cooperate with Britain France and the Soviet Union in Security Council efforts while avoiding a single handed peacemaking role. Ayub Khan’s Pakistan signaled openness to a tough stance as Bhutto pledged national resolve amidst renewed fighting.
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White House
Johnson
U.N
U Thant
Kashmir
Press
Sec
United States
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Er Ayub
Z. A. Bhutto
Pakistan
Washington
Ayub
Betsy Causes Devastation Across Louisiana
Betsy, a record-setting tropical storm, struck Louisiana with 140 mph winds and 30 foot tides. Gov. McKeithen called the damage earth quake like and President Johnson urged disaster officials to act swiftly. divers searched for a sunken barge carrying 600 tons of chlorine near Baton Rouge.
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Atlantic
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Johnson
Baton Rouge
Betsy
Gulf of Mexico
Keithen
New Orleans
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Robert F. Wagner
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Silas
Rawalpindi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Eee
New Delhi
Swaran Singh
Singh
Moscow
U. N
Westmoreland
I Nam
George Worthington
Pontiac
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173Rd Airborne
Yar
Appeal
Mohammed Ayub Kahn
Retary
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
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