Arraignments Await in Mississippi Civil Rights Slayings
Sixteen men face arraignment in the triple murder of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi. FBI lists two more suspects and an 18 man federal grand jury prosecutes conspiracy charges with potential penalties up to ten years and ten thousand dollars per count.
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Miss
Mississippi
FBI
Horace D. Barnette
James E. Jordan
Jackson
Philadelphia
Cecil Price
Price
Ku Klux Klan
Here
Barnette
Jordan
Paul Johnson
James Chaney
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
Seventh Fish Dinner At Downtown Eatery Ends Quietly
In New Haven Connecticut a diner ate seven all you can eat fish dinners for 79 cents each. The manager called police after six but the patrolman advised against action as long as the sign stayed. The man finished a seventh dinner, paid and left, and the sign was removed.
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New Haven, Conn
John O'Malley
Pearson Urges Auto Pact Study After Signing
Prime Minister Pearson returns to Ottawa after a Florida vacation and a North American auto pact signing with President Johnson. He suggests studying applying pact techniques to other industries and notes potential for a continental market, while highlighting tariff abolition and a projected one third rise in Canadian vehicle production over 30 years.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Florida
U.S
Johnson
Washington
Southeast Asia
United Nations
United Nations to seek funds at 19th session resumption
As UN supplies near depletion Secretary General U Thant plans a 3 p.m. EST financial appeal to secure voluntary contributions to cover a 2 million semi monthly payroll and debts totaling 85 million to governments and firms. Assembly leader Alex Quaison Lackey will back the drive amid unpaid dues by 16 nations two years behind.
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United Nations
U Thant
General Assembly
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Thant
Working Capital Fund
Congo
Middle East
Soviet Union
Belgium
France
South Africa
Churchill Fights On Amid Reports Of Unconsciousness
Near death yet still a fighter, Sir Winston Churchill lies in a London bed, with friends and a nurse describing ongoing vitality despite unconsciousness concerns. A longtime Harrow quotation underscores his famed resolve as observers note his stubborn resilience.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Britain
Winston
Viet generals tighten grip in Saigon cabinet reshuffle
South Vietnam reshuffles its civilian government as three generals join Premier Tran Van Huong's cabinet. Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu becomes deputy premier and defense minister, Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky takes youth and sport, and Brig. Gen. Linh Quang Vien becomes information minister. The military gains power to draft personnel and requisition property as U.S. pressure pushes for a larger armed force.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Defence Ministry
Huong
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Linh Quang Vien
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
Fire ends after Medicine Hat blaze at Moore's Furniture
Fire finally wraps up one of Medicine Hat's worst fires that began Friday morning and ended Sunday afternoon. Fire Chief Len Morris says no smoke has shown from the gutted four story Moore's Furniture Store yet. investigators will take time to determine the cause. Two firefighters remain on constant watch for new outbreaks as hoses are removed after water had been poured into the building.
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Medicine Hat
Len Morris
Moore’s
Morris
Churchill in declining health as world braces for funeral plan
World reacts with sympathy as British officials prepare for a potential state funeral for Sir Winston Churchill after his seventh medical bulletin. Lord Moran reported a restful night but noted a steady decline and weakness. Churchill’s children and grandchildren stayed by his side as a press crowd gathered outside.
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Churchill
Duke of Wellington
Lord Moran
Winston
Moran
Churchll
Lady Churchill
Sarah
Randolph
Winston Spencer Churchill
Mary
Christopher Soames
Indonesia plans stay in WHO and UN agencies
An Indonesian official stated Indonesia intends to remain in the World Health Organization and other UN agencies while pursuing withdrawal from the United Nations. Mrs. Hurustiati Subandrio said Jakarta will not exit the ILO or ITU and will attend WHO meetings.
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Indonesia
World Health Organization
United Nations
Sukarno
Hurustiati Subandrio
Subandrio
Jakarta
Supreme Advisory Council
Malaysia
Security Council
Burma
Red China
Necolim
China
Sato
Britain
Japan
Gales claim nine lives across Britain and sea areas
London AP reports the worst gales in a decade across the British Isles and Bay of Biscay. Four hunters missing in Lancashire marshes. police recover one body. Two fishermen drown in Dover Harbor and two more people die in a highway accident.
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London
British Isles
Bay of Biscay
Lancashire
Dover
Khrushchev Quietly Resigns After Severe Critics
A Danish reporter claiming to be Khrushchev's close friend said the former Soviet premier quit in anger rather than being fired. The account describes a moodful exit after sharp Soviet presidium criticism over speeches and policy during visits to the U.A.R. and Denmark, with Brezhnev, Mikoyan, and Adzhubei among those present.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Reuters
Nikita Khrushchev
Vere
Khrushchev
Ekstrabladet
Communist Party
United Arab Republic
Presidium
Leonid Brezhinev
Russia
U.A.R
Nasser
Anastas Mikoyan
Alexei Adzhubei
Khrush
Party heads should quit Tory MP tells meeting
Gordon Aiken MP urged Pearson and Diefenbaker to resign as party leaders at a Waterloo seminar. He criticized Diefenbaker's Quebec policy and predicted a fall election, naming possible successors Fulton or Lesage for Liberal leadership and Martin as a Liberal option.
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Ont
Pearson
Diefenbaker
Gordon Aiken
Sound - Muskoka
Quebec
Canada
Aiken
National Liberal
Harley
Paul Martin
Jean Lesage
Reid Scott
NDP
Toronto Danforth
Reed College Student Recovers From 75 Foot Gorge Fall
Barbara Strait an 18 year old from Aurora Illinois is in good condition after a 75 foot fall at Horse Tail Falls in the Columbia River gorge near Portland Oregon She had no internal injuries or fractures and was described as responding well by hospital staff following the Saturday incident.
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Ore
Reed College
Columbia River Gorge
Barbara Strait
Aurora, Ill
Miss Strait
Horse Tail Falls
Drop-out problem takes a new twist at Colorado
A University of Colorado correspondence lesson return shows a student moved no address and a warden note of escaped. The incident highlights ongoing drop-out and reentry challenges in the era.
Canadian tipped as first secretary general of new Commonwealth secretariat
The Daily Mail cites a Canadian likely to lead the proposed Commonwealth secretariat with two deputies from Africa and Asia. If confirmed, the secretary general would take a seat at the June prime ministers conference. Arnold Smith is reportedly urged but may stay in Ottawa. a Canadian or New Zealander could be chosen if he declines. Prime Minister Wilson has approved the secretariat to coordinate aid and information among Commonwealth leaders.
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The
Daily Mail
Commonwealth Secretariat
Africa
Asia
Commonwealth
Arnold Smith
Smith
Ottawa
Soviet Union
Wilson
Speel
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