De Gaulle's sweeping victory reshapes French leadership
Paris AP reports President de Gaulle's landslide win in the two stage National Assembly election to curb communism and disorder. The Gaullists and allies captured at least 354 seats, with 299 held by the Gaullists, giving a decisive majority and a mandate to reform industry and education amid warnings of large upcoming difficulties from Premier Pompidou.
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Paris
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France
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Georges Pompidou
President Johnson signals impending talks on nuclear disarmament
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to open joint discussions on limiting offensive nuclear missiles and anti-missile systems in the near future. Premier Kosygin announced measures to halt the arms race and reduce nuclear stockpiles. More than 50 nations signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty in Washington Moscow and London, excluding Canada. Johnson's plan aims at wide-ranging talks on limiting both offensive strategic weapons and defense systems, though no date or venue was announced.
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Kosygin
Moscow
U.S
U.S.S.R
Canada
Washington
London
Johnson
Russia
Ray Earl Ray extradition granted by London court
A British court granted extradition of James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with legal aid approved for an appeal within 15 days. Ray left court under police guard for Wandsworth Prison as defense argued the murder was political. the judge rejected that claim.
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London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Frank Milton
Ray
Scotland Yard
Wandsworth Prison
Roger Frisby
Memphis
Tenn
King
Britain
U.S
David Calcutt
Tennessee
FBI
Frisby
Charles Quitman Stephens
Stephens
Memphis, Tenn
Northwest jet hijacked to Cuba returns to Miami
An 87 passenger Northwest Airlines jet diverted to Havana after hijackings returned to Miami as FBI questioned crew. Authorities said a charter plane would retrieve the passengers from Varadero with U.S. government funding. The flight marked the second American airliner hijacked to Cuba in 48 hours.
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Fla
Northwest Airlines
Florida
Cuba
Havana
Miami International
Airlift International
Airlift
Fight Control
Varadero
United States
Northwest
FBI
Kenneth Biaggi
Massey Ferguson workers end 72 day strike in Canada
In Toronto and Brantford plants, 5700 workers resume production after a 72 day strike. The UAW won wage gains of 67 to 97 cents hourly and a three year contract with top skilled trades at 4.43 dollars and cleaners at 3.27. The deal lacks parity with U.S. wages but offers Christmas shutdown with full pay and a $100 vacation bonus. The union plans to pursue parity in the next agreement.
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Brantford
Massey-Ferguson Industries Ltd
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
United States
Dennis McDermott
UAW
No word on release of aircraft by Soviet Union
The United States reported no signs of a quick release for a DC-8 chartered by Seaboard World Airlines amid its forced landing by Soviet MiGs. Soviet Premier Kosygin told Ambassador Thompson the matter is under investigation with no assurances of return for the 229 aboard. The flight carried 212 servicemen and a 17 member crew, diverted to Intercript Island in the Kurile chain while en route to Japan from Tacoma, Washington.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Vietnam
State Department
Alexei Kosygin
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Seaboard World Airlines
Internpt Island
Pacific Kurile Chain
China declines UN nuclear conference invitation
United Nations spokesman said China refused to attend a Geneva conference on non nuclear nations. The delegation cited no UN relations and noted China would not participate in discussions or voting.
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China
U Thant
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Thant
Chou En-lai
Peking
Switzerland
People’s Republic of China
Castro claims Barrientos ordered Guevara death in Bolivia
Fidel Castro says Bolivia’s president Rene Barrientos and the armed forces commander ordered Ernesto Che Guevara killed after capture. He accuses Bolivia’s Mario Monje of sabotaging the guerrilla effort by intercepting trained militants. Castro’s Cuba distributes its diary version amid international dispute over rights and sources.
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Fidel Castro
Bolivia
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Guevara
Castro
Mario Monje
Vietnam
Latin America
la Pax
Rene Barrientos
Cuba
Guevera
U.S
Ramparts Magazine
U.S. to Set Car Standards for Used Vehicles
Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd outlined a plan to broaden safety rules to the 94 million cars on U.S. roads. The proposal includes standards for existing cars covering brakes steering fires headlights seatbelts exhaust pipes mirrors and possibly hubcaps. It also examines minimum lifetime of critical parts and ways to boost urban public transit to reduce risky, affordable repairs.
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Washington
U.S
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Congress
Transportation Department
Dominion Day Weekend Toll Across Canada
At least 103 people died in accidents over the Dominion Day holiday weekend in Canada, with 72 fatalities from traffic incidents. Ottawa reports the Bank of Canada rate dropping to seven per cent from 742 after four increases. In Vietnam, U S B 52 bombers conducted heavy saturation raids in the southern region of North Vietnam on Monday and today.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
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