Johnson vows bold voting bill after Selma violence
President Johnson declared a turning point in the fight for Negro voting rights after the Selma march crackdown. He urged swift congressional action, invoking Lexington and Appomattox, and promised a bill to eliminate illegal voting restrictions. He warned no delay and pressed Congress to pass the measure with urgency.
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Alabama
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Mississippi
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Farmer detained daughter seven years in cage till death
In Susono prefecture Japan a 64 year old farmer Jusaburo Ichikawa kept his mentally ill daughter in a cage for seven years. The cage measured 5 feet 3 inches high and 5 feet 10 inches square. The 34 year old woman died last week after previously being admitted to two public mental institutions and discharged in 1955 for incurable illness. He said lack of funds prevented private institutional care.
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Susonomachi
Japan
Jusaburo Ichikawa
Television and Radio Focus on Johnson Humphrey Roles
AP reports on Johnson urging civil rights legislation while the CBS hour includes a 30 minute segment on Vice President Humphrey and his view of the presidency. The piece notes Humphrey's closer briefing by the President and his behind the scenes duties. NBC shifts Harsch to Washington and Abel to London effective July 1.
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CBS
United States
Johnson
Congress
CBS News
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Lesley Ann Warren
Roe
For the People
NBC
Joseph C. Harsch
London
Washington
Elie Abel
Fruit Farina Quickie Dessert From Leftover Breakfast Cereal
A dessert idea uses cooked farina pineapple chunks and chopped apples held with whipped cream. The Fruit Farina Quickie blends 114 cups water and farina with marshmallows and fruit, then chills and folds in whipped cream for serving.
Africa Groups Fight Each Other Over Congo Crisis
At the Nairobi OAU meeting, Moise Tshombe secured broad support for a pan African peacekeeping force but failed to win the required votes. The conference split into pro and anti Tshombe blocs, condemning South Africa and Portugal while passing no policy action.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Congo
Africa
Moise Tshombe
Organization of African Unity
Tshombe
OAU
Accra
Ghana
Nigeria
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Algeria
United Arab Republic
Uganda
South Africa
Portugal
Ter
Sudan
Christophe Gbenye
Murumbi
Jomo Kenyatta
U.S. Can Now Save Pilots Shot Down
AP report notes lessons from prior conflicts and assigns George McArthur to Saigon to aid coverage of Vietnamese hostilities. The veteran journalist compares wartime rescue and survival experiences from Korea to current Viet Nam engagement.
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U.S
George McArthur
Manila
Saigon
Rescue of Downed Pilot in Viet Nam Era Recalled
By George McArthur Bien Hoa South Viet Nam AP a dozen years ago on Korea s bloody mountains the rescue of a downed pilot was chaotic as his mates fired at the surrounding area while a lumbering helicopter maneuvered to reach the scene with luck it snatched the pilot away if alive and able to be moved.
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Bien Hoa
South Viet Nam
Korea
da Nang
Kemp Roedema
Garfield
N.J
Skylinder
Saigon
Rescue choppers prove their worth in Vietnam
The Air Force has refined air sea rescue using armored Husky helicopters with cable hoists and a skilled crew. In Vietnam missions near Bien Hoa and Da Nang, six pilots were shot down and five saved within hours, two from the sea and three from land, highlighting the system’s reliability and the crew’s elite training.
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