Wilkins Acquitted in Liuzzo Rights Killing Trial
Alabama jurors acquitted Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. in the murder of Viola Liuzzo amid plans to try two other Ku Klux Klan members, Eugene Thomas and William Eaton, on murder charges. The case drew protests from Liuzzo’s husband Anthony in Detroit as Wilkins smiled and exited the Lowndes County courthouse after about 1 hour 45 minutes of deliberation.
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Hayneville
Ala
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
Detroit
Nia
Kansas City
Wilkins
Anthony Liuzzo
Liuzzo
Flowers
Fairfield
Lowndes County
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Thomas
Eaton
Selma
Montgomery
Hearing on Klan actions stirs hope for more defections
House investigators heard Klansman Joseph G. Du Bois resign on the stand and confess he values God and country over KKK oaths. Former chaplain Roy Woodle identified a signaler among spectators, signaling cross burnings and threats as the North Carolina Realm leader Boyd Hamby faced questions. Willis urged further revelations, suggesting a chain reaction could unfold.
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Congress
North Carolina
United Klans of America
Willis
Woodle
Boyd Hamby
Hamby
Nighthawk
Area Student Killed In Crash Of Car Train
Two Minnesotans died Friday in train related crashes. James A. McCarthy 22 of Minneapolis a Winona State College student died when his car collided with a Milwaukee Road freight in Winona. Peggy Lindahl 21 Harmony Minn a coed at Winona State was seriously injured. A rural Eden Valley girl Susan Fin 18 months died after wandering onto railroad tracks. Ray Martinson Eden Valley police chief led the search.
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James A. McCarthy
Winona State College
Minneapolis
Winona
McCarthy
Minnesota
Peggy Lindahl
Harmony
Minn
Susan Fin
Joseph F. Fink
Soo Line
Ray Martinson
Eden Valley
Weekend Weather Outlook With Seasonal Fluctuations
Partly cloudy and colder Saturday night into Sunday with lows in the upper 20s and highs in the lower 50s. Sunday is fair to partly cloudy with a warmer afternoon, followed by a partly cloudy and warmer Monday with overnight in the mid 30s.
Library Addition Approved for Winona College
Contracts totaling over 1 million dollars for a Winona State College library addition were awarded. The general construction bid went to P Earl Schwab Co of Winona for 631000, with Kirchof Plumbing and Heating of Rochester at 197700 for mechanical work, Schammel Electric of Austin at 153746 for electrical, and Havensten and Burmeister of Minneapolis at 44495 for library furniture.
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ST. Paul
Winona State College
State Department of Administration
P. Earl Schwab Co
Winona
Kirchof Plumbing and Heating
Rochester
Schammel Electric
Austin
Havensten and Burmeister
Minneapolis
Draft card protests rise across United States
Attorneys report growing antidraft activity as the Viet Nam war escalates. A Syracuse man, 22, burned his draft card at a New York rally, facing federal charges. A San Jose student was pressured by a red haired coed to abandon the act, while others face court actions in New Hampshire and Baltimore.
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New York
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Edward V. Hanrahan
Chicago
Justice Department
Baltimore
California
San Jose State College
Concord
N.H
David J. Miller
Miller
Syracuse
N.Y
Roger Lette
Fremont
Calif
San Jose
Students For A Democratic Society
FBI
San Jose State
Lette
89th Congress Winds Up A Record Session
Heavy fighting erupts on a highway near Plei Me as a Vietnamese task force clashed with Viet Cong. The besieged camp faced mortar barrages while U S air strikes and reinforcements were flown in. Casualties were described as light for government forces and heavy for the Viet Cong amid multiple skirmishes across Phu Yen and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam AP
Plei Me
Highlands
U.S
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Phu Yen
South China Sea
Major 89th Congress Passes Landmark Health, Education and Voting Bills
The 89th Congress under President Johnson enacted sweeping laws including a $6.5 billion Social Security health care program for Americans over 65, a $1.3 billion education bill expanding aid to schools, and a voting rights measure suspending literacy tests and enabling federal registrars in the Deep South. Critics from Eisenhower and Goldwater urged caution, while Democrats argued the record reflected their majorities and agenda.
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Joe Hall Washington
Johnson
South
Iny
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
GOP
Congress
Goldwater
Deep South
Senate
House
Johnson cleans up work at White House
President Lyndon B. Johnson resumes duties after gall bladder and kidney stone surgeries at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He signs bills and meets advisers while convalescing, plans for rest later discussed, and asserts the day could not be better as he returns to official duties.
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Johnson
White House
Washington (Ap
East
Dent Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Charles Schultze
Arthur J Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Moyers
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Sugar and pay hikes approved before adjournment
Congress adjourned its 1965 session after passing the sugar quota bill 41 10 in the Senate and 174 88 in the House. A 3.6 percent federal pay raise for 1.8 million workers was approved by both chambers, retroactive to Oct 1. President Johnson hailed the session as historic.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Washington
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Beat music fades as profits slump in England guitars
London AP reports beat music wanes as Musical & Plastic Industries, Ltd. posts half year profits of 378000 dollars down from 660000, trims dividend, and reshuffles top brass amid falling guitar sales. The royal command revue shifts away from long haired acts with Dave Clark Five as the lone beat presence.
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London
Beat Music
Britain
Musical & Plastic Industries, Ltd
London Stock Exchange
Ken Dodd
Royal Command
Beatles
Royal Show
Dave Clark Five
Woman Convicted in Killing Plot in Wisconsin Case
Virginia Luecke was found guilty by a Rock County jury of soliciting a mother and son to plant a bomb in her husband’s car. The 50 year old former Middleton nursing home operator faces sentencing on November 2 after a six hour trial transferred from Dane County.
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Janesville
Virginia Luecke
Rock County
Arthur Luebcke
Middleton
Harrison Revels Sr
Harrison Revels Jr
Ontario
Wis
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Birmingham
Harry Kelly
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Lexington
N.C
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
LCU
Henrietta
Hank) Delikoski
Schofield
la Crosse State University
Alpha Omicron Pi
Court of Honor
Mildred Nelson
Madison
Mauston
Judy Boeder
Oshkosh
Ellen Balz
Wausau
The
Dorothy Ann Morris
Roger Latte
UPI
Edwin Q. White
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Boss
Everett Dirksen
Organized Labor
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Texas
A.m
England
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