Soul Anthem Sparks Protests at World Series Game
Jose Feliciano the 23 year old blind singer living in Newport Beach Calif faced sharp backlash after his National Anthem rendition before game five of the World Series. He defended his performance saying he sings what he feels. Crowd reactions were mixed with boos and criticism from fans and observers. Doctors announced Apollo 7 astronauts ready for Friday’s 11 day orbital test after a 414 hour medical checkup.
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Feliciano
Newport Beach
Calif
America
Tiger Stadium
Joe Oyler
Marion
Ind
Tigers
Bernie Gray
Detroit
Space Agency
Walter Shirra
Don Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Major Olive resigns from Air Force to speak out on civil rights
Maj. Lewis Olive a 37 year old West Point graduate said he is resigning from the Air Force to speak out on civil rights and pursue community development work. He criticized the service as unfair to him and to Negroes and expects the Air Force to decide on acceptance of his resignation.
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Lewis Olive
West Point
Air Force
Olive
Forbes Air Force Base
Kan
U S Troops Hit Large Viet Cong Positions Near Saigon
American infantry and paratroopers killed 67 Communist troops 30 miles north of Saigon. Units uncovered a base camp stockpiled with medical equipment and weapons and a separate storehouse with drugs and plasma possibly stolen from a hospital. Firefights raged on Highway 22 as paratroop reinforcements and helicopter gunships supported day long battles.
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Saigon
U.S
Highway 22
1St Infantry Division
Vietnam
Global tensions flare over Czech crisis and NATO talks
Reports from New York Prague and Moscow describe substantial agreement among NATO foreign ministers on European security amid the Prague crisis. Czechoslovakia considers Soviet troop demands as Dubcek and leaders threaten resignations. Pravda urges friendship with Soviet troops before withdrawal. Adjustable summit plans with Johnson shift to early next year.
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Dean Rusk
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J. M. A. H. Luns
Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Soviet Union
First
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
London
Kremlin
Johnson
Nine Pacifists Trial Sparks Large Protest in Baltimore
In Baltimore, about 2,000 counter-demonstrators protested outside War Memorial Plaza and the U S Post Office as nine Catholic pacifists faced draft-record burning charges in U S District Court. Police contained minor clashes as jurors were selected for a delayed trial.
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U.S. Post Office
U.S. District Court
U.S. Marshals
General Services Administration
Farewell Jessy Unruh
Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh changes his given name to Jess to reflect pronunciation. The Inglewood Democrat will still sign as Jesse in court records while news releases use Jess.
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Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Inglewood Democrat
Jess
Jessy
Unruh
Father of three defies induction order as protest stops
A 33 year old Minneapolis father of three says the order to report for induction is punitive and he will refuse. Sydney Walter, artistic director of the Firehouse Theater, says the order came from Niagara Falls where he once lived. Walter has joined antiwar protests and directed antiwar plays, including turning in his draft card at an April 3 draft protest.
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Sydney Walter
Firehouse Theater
Minneapolis
Dallas Heart Transplant Recipient Dies At Parkland
Floyd Pratt a 46 year old Dallas construction worker who received a heart transplant on Oct 2 died Monday at Parkland Hospital. He suffered an acute heart seizure earlier in the day but the precise cause of death was listed as unknown.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Floyd Pratt
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
Pratt
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