Riots Loom as India Faces Food Crisis Protests
Massive protests led by a Communist coalition are planned across Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi, and other cities as India confronts shortages and prices 25 percent higher than a year ago. Police and troops brace for possible violence amid reports of long queues, black market goods, and calls for more food at affordable prices.
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New Delhi
India
Bombay
Calcutta
Shastri
S.A. Dange
United States
Peking
Ahmedabad
Allahabad
Christmas Observances Should Be Secular In Schools
A committee of educators urged Washington to remove religious emphasis from Christmas in public schools. They proposed presenting Christmas as part of broader American heritage rather than a religious observance.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Washington
American Association of School Administrators
AASA
Supreme Court
First Lady Uses Frank Talk On Johnson Administration
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson says a president needs someone to level with him and that she provides the level view. She describes balancing adulation and venomous criticism and notes the buck stops here as she tells him what she sees. The comments came in a TV interview taped at the White House and aired ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnsons
Harry S. Truman
Drama marks hearing on seating Mississippi Alabama delegations
The Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee heard a tense session over seating Mississippi and Alabama delegations. The Mississippi Freedom Democrats urged recognition of a Negro group while Mississippi regulars argued the “rump” nature of the opposition. Prominent leaders such as Roy Wilkins Martin Luther King Jr and James Farmer testified for seating the Negro group amid threats of a walkout.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Atlantic City
N.J
Freedom Party
Freedom Democrats
Rita Schwerner
New York
Rauh
Fannie Lou Hamer
Ruleville
Miss
Mississippi Freedom Democrats
Roy E. Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King, Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Democratic
Collins
Ruble Griffin
Seven Grades Set For Feeder Cattle Standards Adopted
Agriculture Department adopts official U S standards for seven feeder cattle grades prime choice good standard commercial utility inferior effective Sept 25. Grades align with slaughter cattle standards and beef carcasses and serve as the basis for federal and state market reports and trading appraisals.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
CIA Officer Doubts Victory in Viet Nam
A CIA board member warns in a June 8 paper that victory in South Viet Nam may be unlikely and a negotiated settlement could emerge. The document notes Viet Cong offensives and Saigon’s weak counter guerrilla efforts, while noting possible prolonged stalemate or neutralization with continued U.S. support. Administration sources deny this as government view.
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CIA
Viet Nam
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
South Viet Nam
U.S
Willard Matthias
Board of National Estimates
Matthias
Saigon
Charles de Gaulle
Sign Up For Wheat Plan Begins Monday
Agriculture Department opens a drive Monday to recruit wheat growers for the 1965 wheat stabilization program. Signup runs through October 2 with county offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service handling enrollment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Motorola sketches La Crosse County radio center for courthouse
A proposed custom radio communications center by Motorola for La Crosse County is detailed with a lighted status board map of the county, racks of radio units, tape recording gear, and dual operation and emergency panels. Estimated price is about 32 000 dollars.
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la Crosse County
Motorola, Inc
Motorola
Widow Bravery Shown As Husband Honored at White House
Mrs. Harry A. Walling, widow of Army sergeant killed in South Vietnam, received posthumous Silver Star at a White House ceremony with President Johnson. She remained composed, kissed the president, and was led to his office to meet her husband’s fellow sergeants. Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance read the citation.
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Washington
Johnson
Harry A. Walling
Walling
South Viet Nam
White House
Green Beret Special Forces
Cyrus R. Vance
Wisconsin Angle Adds Depth to Democratic National Convention Coverage
The La Crosse Tribune reports Wisconsin’s role at the Democratic National Convention with correspondent John Wyngaard and Jim Bartelt providing state focus. Kenneth Scheibel in Washington will track the Wisconsin delegation’s actions as the convention unfolds.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Madison
John Wyngaard
Jim Bartelt
Green Bay
Kenneth Scheibel
Tribune
Washington
Mrs Luce Offers To Run As Barry Advocate
New York Conservative party said Clare Boothe Luce would accept its nomination for the U S Senate if offered. Luce stressed unity behind Goldwater-Miller but said no advocate for their cause exists in New York now. Saratoga Springs convention set Aug. 31. likely rivals include Sen Kenneth Keating and Attorney General Robert F Kennedy.
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Mrs. Luce
Barry
New York
Conservative Party
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
J. Daniel Mahoney
Luce
Goldwater-Miller
Sen. Goldwater
United States Senate
New York State
Saratoga Springs
Kenneth B. Keating
Robert F. Kennedy
Burglars Steal 344-ton Safe By Forcing Wall
In Chicago a currency exchange manager found a tow truck inside his office and a 344 ton safe missing. The thieves reportedly smashed through a wall using the tow truck from a nearby auto showroom and loaded the safe onto a pickup truck along with about 12500 dollars in cash and checks.
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Chicago
Currency Exchange
Wind-Driven Storm Damages 440 Homes in Two Wisconsin Cities
Savage winds and two funnel clouds struck Port Washington and Fond du Lac, injuring 23 and damaging or destroying 440 homes across four cities. Port Washington saw 240 homes damaged with seven demolished, while Fond du Lac reported at least 200 homes damaged or destroyed. One family suffered multiple injuries. Red Cross counted extensive destruction in Port Washington neighborhoods. Officials praised warning as residents sheltered in basements amid heavy thunder and lightning.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Port Washington
Fond du Lac
Beaver Dam
Oak Creek
Lake Michigan
Ozaukee
Viol Eidhenberger
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Francis Winnemueller
Red Cross
Schmitz
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Schwerner
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
E.K. Collins
David L. Lawrence
Convention Hall
UPI Telephoto
N. J
UPI
Freedom Democratic Party
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Chicago Tribune
Sherman Kent
National Estimates Board
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