President Johnson pushes House probe into Ku Klux Klan
President Johnson urged Congress to investigate the Ku Klux Klan after the slaying of Viola Liuzzo in Alabama. The House Un American Activities Committee prepares a formal inquiry following a preliminary study and FBI arrests of four Klansmen. Johnson called for legislation to curb the Klan and urged Klansmen to abandon the hate group.
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Washington
Johnson
House Committee On Un-American Activities
FBI
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Alabama
Samuel Early Johnson Jr
Texas
United States
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Willis
J. Edgar Hoover
Liuzzo
Justice
Rights Battle Gives New Life To Klan
IN NEW YORK AP report the Ku Klux Klan resurges amid the civil rights era. Dr. Richard M. Chalmers argues two landmark events the 1954 school desegregation ruling and 1960s sit ins boosted Klan activity now estimated at 30,000 to 35,000 members with up to 20,000 sympathizers. Atlanta attorney James Venable cites 10,000 to 12,000 new members monthly. The piece traces Klans history from 1866 to a 1920s national force to mid-century declines and successive revivals led by leaders in Georgia and elsewhere.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Richard M. Chalmers
University of Florida
Supreme Court
Deep South
James Venable
Atlanta
The
National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Venable
Chalmers
Doubleday
Klan
Ulysses S. Grant
South Carolina
Stone Mountain
Steel negotiators approve scheduling for talks weekend
In Pittsburgh AP report 12 top bargainers approve scheduling and procedures for crucial talks. Subcommittees from United Steelworkers Union and basic steel industry met repeatedly as the top-level team stood by for negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
Basic Steel Negotiating
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
Four Men Held As Slayers In Civil Rights Slaying
Alabama prosecutors consider first degree murder indictments for four white men linked to the ambush killing of Viola Liuzzo near Lowndesboro. Prosecutor Richards Flowers says premeditated murder appears likely as the four suspects Eugene Thomas, William Eaton, Gary Rowe, and others are named. The case stems from the February 1965 incident after civil rights workers were shuttled to Selma.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Johnson
Detroit
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Lowndesboro
Flowers
Washington
Liuzzo
South
Selma Negro
Leroy Moton
Selma
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Gary Tommy Rowe Jr
Birmingham
State Department ends mind and sex life tests
The State Department will end psychological testing of employees' minds and sex life after Rep. Cornelius Gallagher announced plans for a probe. A department letter said tests will stop effective immediately and that employees needing help will be offered psychiatric counseling.
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State Department
Washington
Cornelius Gallagher
Dn.j
Gallagher
William J. Crockett
State For Administration
Astronauts Grissom and Young Parade After Weekend Rest
Virgil Grissom and John Young, honored for piloting the first maneuverable space craft on three orbits, receive White House decoration and Exceptional Service Medals. They face a New York ticker tape parade, while a friend notes their dislike of publicity.
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Washington
Gemini
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Florida
Earth
New York
Grissom
Young
Johnson
White House
Space Agency
Hubert H. Humphrey
Capitol
Soviet to revamp agriculture with new posts and farm mechanization
The Soviet Union outlined a program to fix agricultural management issues with new top government and Communist Party appointments. Key features include heavy investment in farm mechanization and higher farmer payments without raising consumer prices.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Four Duke University Students Killed in Virginia Turnpike Crash
Four Duke University students were killed when their small car collided with a tractor trailer on the West Virginia Turnpike about 20 miles southwest of Charleston. Victims are Carol J. Cranmer 20 from Zanesville Ohio Linda L. Israel 20 from Marietta Ohio William Ruggles 19 from Columbus Ohio and Kristin D Johnston 18 from Tallahassee Florida.
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Charleston
W. Va
Duke University
Here
West Virginia Turnpike
Ohio
Carol J. Cranmer
Zanesville
Linda L. Israel
Marietta, Ohio
William Ruggles
Columbus
Kristin D. Johnston
Tallahassee
Fla
Turkish Cypriot news cites ban on Red Cross aid
The official Turkish Cypriot news bulletin says Greek authorities ban duty free Turkish Red Cross supplies to force Turks to buy goods from the Greeks.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Red Cross
House Passes 1.3 Billion School Aid Bill Despite Clash
The House approved a 1.3 billion dollar school aid bill by 263 to 153 votes led by President Johnson. It would raise next year aid to districts serving impoverished families with a formula based on children in districts with incomes under 2000 dollars and add welfare-family considerations. The measure faces a Senate vote with swift action predicted. private school students could benefit under the plan.
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Johnson
Buckeye
Ohio
Ayres
Mosher
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Cold weather lingers nationwide with easing forecast in places
The Associated Press notes cold conditions from the Rockies to the Appalachians with a chance of moderating temperatures in some areas. In the Hocking Valley the forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer weather with 36 degrees at 11 a.m. and a 20 degree overnight low.
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Rockies
Appalachians
Hocking Valley
Winter Warmth Returns as Midwest Cold Eases
Temperatures rebounded from a 10 day cold spell, with areas in Minnesota Michigan and Chicago suburbs still near or below normal. Readings shifted from as much as 35 degrees below normal to 5 to 20 degrees under seasonal levels as warmer air moved in.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago
Midwest
Reds Blast Holes In American LST At Da Nang Pier
A massive 500 pound explosion from Viet Cong frogmen ripped six holes in the hull of the American LST No. 550 docked at Da Nang commercial pier. One Japanese crewman was slightly injured. the ship did not sink and was refloated after repairs. The blast occurred amid security measures around the Da Nang air base as U.S. Marines reinforce the area. The LST had arrived from Saigon with cargo mostly for the Da Nang post exchange store.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Viet Nam
Marine 9Th Expeditionary Brigade
17Th Parallel
LST
Military
Nha Trang
U.N. Session Sours Over Viet Nam Gas Charge Clash
Soviet delegate accuses the United States of poison gas use in Viet Nam, while U.S. ambassador deflects with charges against Communist aggression. The dispute distracts a 33-nation peacekeeping finance committee, with General Assembly President Quaison-Lackey adjourning until late April.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Viet Nam
U.N
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.S
Francis T. Plimpton
Fedorenko
Plimpton
Saigon
General Assembly
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
Abbott’s Girl Friend Says She Lied At His Trial
Abbott’s fiancee Alice Ewing, 22, says she lied at the trial accusing Robert Ray Abbott of murder. Attorneys plan motions for a new trial citing new evidence and trial errors. Abbott, 21, was convicted of first degree murder in Cincinnati for the Wanda Cook killing.
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Cincinnati
Robert Ray Abbott
Dayton
Hary H. McIlwain
Alice Ewing
Fort Thomas
McIlwain
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Wanda Cook
Bellevue
Miss Cook
Cleveland
Miss Ewing
Mellwain
Melvin G. Rueger
Calvin Prem
Robert Abbott
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