Thant declines second term as UN secretary-general
U Thant announced he would not seek another five year term and would leave the Security Council to recommend a successor. His term expires November 3. He cited dissatisfaction with universality of UN membership, notably Red China, and asked for an unfettered Security Council to choose the next secretary-general.
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Thant
Security Council
General Assembly
U.N
Red China
United Nations
Organization
Thant Eyes Step Down From United Nations Post
U N secretary general U Thant 57 Burmese Buddhist faces pressure from many members to stay on but signals intention to resign after his five year term ends November 3 In his remarks he cites Vietnam peace talks budget gaps and economic disparities as factors and notes his desire to return to Burma and consider his next steps The post pays 65000 annually with a 13750 pension on retirement
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Security Council
Thant
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
Burma
U. S
Hammarskjold
Congo
Troika
Moscow
United Nations
Viet Nam
Congress Passes Road Safety Bills
The Senate approved a $322 million highway safety measure and a federal safety standards bill for new cars starting with 1968 models. Johnson expected to sign in Detroit at a memorial for Sen. Pat McNamara, capping over a decade of debate on reducing road deaths and injuries.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Detroit
Pat McNamara
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Department of Transportation
Bombers Strike Infiltration Routes In DMZ
U S B52 bombers from Guam pounded two infiltration corridors in the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam. Reports say North Vietnamese remnants were spotted moving into the SOUTH. Air activity included continued attacks on targets in North Vietnam and a reported fireworks display at an ammunition depot. Allied casualty figures showed a drop in Communist deaths and captures with weekly totals noted.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Five Men Injured in Barron Elevator Explosion
Five men were injured in an explosion and flash fire at the Jerome Elevator in Barron. Victims named Fritz Carlson Leonard Greenwald Harold Stafford Arnie Bolt all from Barron and John Sutton of Cumberland. Sutton in ICU at Luther Hospital Eau Claire in critical condition. Estimated property damage around 100000 dollars. cause not known but suspected spontaneous combustion from dust.
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Barron (Ap
Jerome
Barron
Fritz Carlson
Leonard Greenwald
Harold Stafford
Arnie Bolt
John ‘Sutton
Cumberland
Sutton
Luther Hospital
Eau Claire
Wallace Jerome
Jerome Turkey Industries
Wisconsin boy drowns at McLain Park breakwater
Michael Novak, two, of Menomonee Falls Wisconsin, fell from a breakwater at McLain Park near here and drowned Wednesday in Calumet Michigan.
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Calumet, Mich
Michael Novak
Menomonee Falls
Wis
McLain Park
Here
Agreement Reached To End State Picketing
Milwaukee officials and state leaders reached an agreement to curb civil rights demonstrations in suburban Wauwatosa after 11 nights of picketing at Circuit Judge Robert Cannon's home. Governor Knowles urged immediate court action to restrict demonstrations to daylight hours and limit crowd size. Mayor Maier defended peaceful protest while opposing night demonstrations in residential areas.
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Milwaukee
APP
Bronson
la Follette
Wauwatosa
James Gropps
Milwaukee Youth Council
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
Robert C. Cannon
Warren P. Knowles
Madison
Knowles
Milwaukee County
National Guard
Arvin Lathar
Order of Eagles
North Shore
Eagles
Eagles of Good
Sather
Plane Crash Kills 95 in Yugoslavia Disaster
A Britannia Airways four engine airliner carrying 117 passengers and crew crashed near Ljubljana Brnik Airport in cloudy midnight conditions. 95 are dead, 22 survivors with two in serious condition. Survivors mostly from the rear section. Investigation launched. Britannia Airways reports first accident in five years.
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Boris Boskovic
Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Luton Airport
London
Julian Alps
Slovenia
Trieste
Britannia Airways
Brnik
Luton
British Overseas Airways Corp
Tokyo
Britannia
Innsbruck
Austria
Arthur Rowcliff
Dunsday
Berkshire
Mar
UPI
Continental Can Opens Modern Plant in La Crosse Wisconsin
Continental Can Company dedicates a new plant in La Crosse with one can making line. About 30 local jobs, 48000 square foot facility, 300000 annual payroll, state-wide payroll projected over 10 million. Governor Knowles and Mayor Loveland attend. Roy Kumm of G Heileman Brewing Co. cited as a key customer. Continental pledges highest quality and reliability in products.
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Continental Can Co
Ellison L. Hazard
Continental
Warren Knowles
Warren Loveland
la Crosse
Hazard
Roy Kumm
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Heileman
Gov. Knowles
Wis
Wisconsin
la Crosse Municipal
Knowles
Tribune
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Pania
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Continental Can Company
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