Buddhist Crisis Ignites Weak Opposition in Viet Nam
In Saigon and Hue the Buddhist crackdown sparks a political clash as monks protest, nine killed in clashes, and Diem regime cracks down. A Saigon priest immolates himself, widening unrest while authorities label Buddhists as left or Communist. The public remains tightly controlled, with opposition muted for now.
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Viet Nam
William L. Ryan
Southeast Asia
Buddha
Hue
Saigon
Mai Tho Truyen
Saigon Buddhist Association
Tonkin
North
Annam
Xa Lai
Diem
Nhu
Lef Tist
Compromise Rights Bill Still Elusive
Washington AP report notes continued deadlock over a compromise civil rights bill. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee push for a GOP omnibus measure while Democrats demand administration leadership and stronger desegregation provisions. White House response remains uncertain as Tuesday committee votes loom.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
House
Community Relations Service
Attorney General
Civil Rights Commission
Agen
White House
Judiciary Committee
Israeli Violinist Performs Eight Encores in Moscow
Israeli violinist Ivrn Gitlis played eight encores at the Moscow Conservatory amid long applause. He was the first Israeli to perform in the Soviet Union under a cultural exchange since Israel's founding 15 years ago. The concert closed a three week tour.
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Moscow
Ivrn Gitlis
Moscow Conservatory
Gitlis
Soviet Union
Leo the Lion Cub Vanishes Again in Des Moines
Mrs. Benjamin Sorsensen reports Leo the 25 pound 14 week old lion cub again missing after escaping Thursday night for the second time in three days. Leo previously broke a wire link and was found two hours later in a yard. Owners plan to cage the pet in a wire enclosure at their health studio.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo
Benjamin Sorsensen
Sorsensens
Kennedy Faces Tax Reform Debate and Civil Rights Clash
President Kennedy faces divided support as tax reduction funded by borrowing draws Liberal Democrats and conservative critics. Negro leaders accuse him of a rights sellout while left-wing Democrats criticize the bill as a rich man's tax plan. Senate battles threaten passage before Christmas with the 1964 election looming.
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Kennedy
House
Ways & Means Committee
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Democratic Party
Douglas
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedys
Dillon
Senate
Congress
Canadian Wheat Arrives In Soviet Union
The first shipment of Canadian wheat was unloaded at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Izvestia reported. Two more Western ships Messina and Aurigo Prima are due in Odessa with 50 000 tons, as Khrushchev noted the USSR must buy Western wheat after crop failures.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Odessa
Izvestia
Messina
Aurigo Prima
Canada
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
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