India says China firing at frontier amid war fears
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri said Communist Chinese troops fired across the Indian frontier in two sectors, seeking regional dominance. Defense ministry notes Chinese forces near passes on Tibet border with Sikkim, Ladakh areas. both sides accuse each other of provocation as UN pressures India and Pakistan to end their war.
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Shastri
Peking
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Sikkim
Ladakh
Kashmir
China
Pakistan
Nath Pai
U.N. Security Council
New York
Defense Ministry
Tibet
Hot Spring
Fukche
China News Agency
Lhasa
Public Not Ready To Open Purse For Teacher Pay
The Harris Survey shows the public greatly respects teachers, rating their quality highly, yet most think current funding is adequate and are reluctant to raise taxes for higher pay. Big city residents push hardest for more money, linking strikes to funding and noting perceived lower teaching quality in cities versus suburbs.
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Louis Harris
Moore vows all out fight against reapportionment
Gov. Dan Moore in Raleigh pledged a full legal battle against general assembly reapportionment and said no special session would be called until federal courts act. He directed the attorney general to defend North Carolina’s system of representative government and dismissed the current suit as unnecessary.
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Dan Moore
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Ku Klux Klan
Security Council orders India Pakistan cease fire in 48 hours
The United Nations Security Council, in a 10 to 6 vote with Jordan abstaining, demanded India and Pakistan halt fighting within 48 hours. The Netherlands sponsored the measure, which strengthened prior cease fire appeals and urged Thant to supervise the cease-fire and withdrawal while avoiding escalation with China.
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China
Peking
China-Sikkim
Security Council
J.G. de Beus
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
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U.N
United Nations Security Council
Leaf Sales Open On Old Belt
Danville Virginia AP reports tobacco sales began today at Old Belt markets. The piece notes a cease fire and withdrawal proposal as discussed by council, with steps contemplated to aid a settlement of the political problem. India and Pakistan are urged to use peaceful means to resolve the issue.
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Danville
India
Red China Reports U S Plane Shot Down Over Island
Toryo AP report says Communist China alleges a U S fighter intruded on Hainan Island and was shot down. Broadcast identifies the pilot as Capt. Philips B. Smith who reportedly parachuted and was captured. The claim places the incident near Hoshow on the island’s northern shore.
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China
U.S
Hainan Island
Philips B. Smith
Hoshow
Opening Day Tobacco Market Signals Mixed Demand
The Federal State Market News Service cites 35 to 40 percent untied sales. On opening day 1964 sales reached 10,149,646 pounds at $54.33 average, with heavy to fair demand in the Old Belt. 10% sold under government loan. last year 23.7% purchased by the government. Prices: Lugs 69-75 tied, 69-72 untied. Primings 67-70 tied, 64-89 untied. other primings 55-64 untied. Old Belt markets operate 542 hours today and Tuesday, then join a week-long holiday. Company executives describe the crop as mature with aroma, market potential ahead.
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Federal State Market News Service
Old Belt
Damand
Market News Service
Ohame
Inston Snarket
Viet Cong Killed in Ah Khe Area By US Paratroopers
US paratroopers report 155 Viet Cong killed in fighting near Ah Khe over the weekend with 100 bodies found in a trench. Air strikes saturated the area in support of the 101st Airborne Brigade as Operations across Ben Cat and An Khe continued. B52 bombers pounded a guerrilla stronghold in the Mekong delta while other units reported light American losses.
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Deutsch Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ah Khe
01St Airborne Brigade
101St
73Rd Airborne Brigade
Ben Cat
Sai Bon
Strategic Air Com
Mekong River
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
New Zealand
Delta
CBS
North Viet
Dirksen
Nam
Entrance Bill Wins U S Senate Support on Immigration Reform
Two New York senators Javits and Kennedy urged the Senate to pass a bill ending the national origins quota system. They argued the four-decade policy discriminated by birth place and should be repealed as Congress faces a delayed adjournment and possible political friction over Taft-Hartley amendments.
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Washington
New York
Jacob K. Javits
Robert FP. Kennedy
Senate
House
Kennedy
Europe
United States
Javits
Johnson
Congress
Allen J. Eliender
D-La
Everett M. Dirksen
Citizens Make Suggestions How To Win War
Citizens write to Defense Department with ideas to aid Vietnam War effort. Some proposals are bizarre like rattlesnakes and itching powder, others suggest barriers or surveillance ideas. Authors acknowledge impracticality, yet many express sincere intent to help protect Americans.
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South Viet Nam
Defense Department
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