Abortive Laos revolt quelled. Vientiane quiet but tense
In Vientiane loyalist forces under Gen. Kouprasith Abhay regained control after an abortive palace uprising by Col. Bounlert Lycossis, with eight killed and 38 wounded. The U S and Thai embassies suffered minor damage and nearly 10 000 refugees fled toward Nongkhai as border units remained alert.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Vientiane
Kouprasith Abhay
Otan
Abhay
Laos
Nongkhai
Bounlert Lycossie
Officer Shot By Burglars At Cahall Farm Store
Georgetown Ohio police officer Cyril B Heaton 48 was shot at least three times and beaten during a burglary at the Cahall farm implement store on U S 68 near Georgetown shortly after midnight Heaton was in critical condition in Brown County Hospital Six men were questioned two in Ripley two in Cincinnati and two in Hamilton No names released pending further investigation Wires ripped from the police cruiser were reported damaged by the suspects
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Georgetown
Ohio
Cyril B. Heaton
Brown County
William E. Utter
Ripley
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Heaton
Cahall
U. S. 68
Utter
Senate Votes Discretion for Johnson on Arab Aid Amid Domestic Setbacks
The Senate grants President Johnson discretionary power to ship surplus foods to the United Arab Republic while blocking a VA funding cut and limiting farm support closings. Administrations seek conference on a House modification lifting a Cairo ban and funding the CCC reimbursements.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
United Arab Republic
Negro Arrests Grow in Alabama Voter Drive
In Selma and Marion Alabama arrests rise above 2300 as Dr Martin Luther King Jr leads a large Negro voter registration push. Demonstrations planned with King jailed, inmates housed in a state camp and a maximum security jail amid a widening campaign across rural counties.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Marion
Selmar
Thomaston
King
Thousands flee tidal wave in Pacific area
In Chicago AP reports a wave of panic seared the Pacific region as thousands fled. A passport scheme case implicated Paul Carl Meyer and 15 U.S. passports delivered to Soviet agents in East Berlin. Meyer pleaded guilty and faces a February hearing. victims described the operation as appearing legitimate.
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Pacific
Chicago
U.S
Roger R. Booth
Willmington
Ill
Paul Carl Meyer
Meyer
East Berlin
Julius J. Hoffman
Booth
Joliet
Bogota
Colombia
Washington
South Amerika
Quake Triggers Alarm Across Pacific. Alaska No Damage
An earthquake near Amchitka Aleutians at 12:06 a.m. EST rattled Alaska and raised Pacific tidal wave fears. No casualties or major damage reported though Shemya air station and Amchitka installations showed cracks. Northern Japan bore the brunt of tidal swells, but no damage noted.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian
Pacific
Seward
Kodiak
Alaska Defense Command
Amchitka
Shemya Island Air Station
Shemya
Aleutians
Japan
Wide area plagues by extreme cold and snow
Frigid conditions blanketed from the central and northern plains to the Atlantic with subzero days in Chicago and Wisconsin. Snow and wind hit western New York and the Rockies while Kentucky saw deaths and record lows. schools closed in numerous counties as motorists faced stranding and travel disruption.
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Plains
Atlantic
Mercury
Wisconsin
Montana
International Falls
Minn
Chicago
Rockies
Washington
Great Lakes
Texas
New York State
Watertown
Adams
Kenucky
River craft smashed in Illinois Mississippi channel amid ice jam
Ice jam formed covering 90 percent of the river as a river craft broke through a navigation channel near Cairo in Southern Illinois. Daytime temperatures dropped across much of the nation with Florida and Texas vegetable regions likely spared the worst of the cold. Warm rains moved along the Gulf Coast toward northern Florida, ending frost threats in those areas.
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Mississippi
Cairo
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Florida
Texas
Gulf Coast
Richmond Phones Cut Off By Fire
A fire at the telephone building in Richmond Indiana cut off all local and long distance service. Indiana Bell mobile units rushed from Indianapolis to restore communications while emergency radio and telegraph circuits operated. Firefighters wearing oxygen masks fought dense smoke as state police reported limited early contact from patrol cars.
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Richmond, Ind
Richmond
Boston
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Indianapolis
Ernest Frederick
Wayne County
General Telephone Co
Indiana
District GOP to Meet Tomorrow in Hamilton
A Hamilton meeting of Republicans from Butler Warren Preble and part of Montgomery counties is described as a social gathering though it gathers four party and four central committee chairs plus others to discuss potential 1966 candidates for the new 24th district. former congressman Paul Schenck is viewed by some observers as a leading candidate.
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24Th
Hamilton
John R. Moser
Butler County
Forcmal
Butler
Warren
Preble
Montgomery
Paul F. Schenck
Rodney M. Love
Schenck
Dayton
Montgomery County
The
Journal
Board of Ejections
Charles Jones
Jones
Fred Jones
Warren County
GOP
Don
Buz) Lukens
Young Republicans
Washington
Middletown
Roger Terrell
I Have Failed You Mother Pleads to Slayer-Son
Yvonne Del Vecchio writes a remorseful letter to her son George as he and two friends, Eugene Waschl and Joseph Varchetto, both 16 and 17, face murder and robbery charges in a Northwest Side killing. Police say the trio, in a stolen car, shot Fred A. Christiansen 66, then beat him for money to fund barbiturate use.
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Chicago
Yvonne del Vecchio
George
del Vecchio
Eugene Waschl
Joseph Varchetto
Fred A. Christiansen
Varchetto
Waswil
Railway Express Co
Waveland Avenue
Christiansen
Johnson urges continued farm price supports and rural parity
President Johnson asked Congress to extend and improve farm price support programs, citing 30 years of New Deal foundations and four years of gains with farm income about a billion dollars above 1960 levels. He argues for parity of opportunity through national prosperity, education and health access, and rural economic development.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Lady Driver Demands Horn Fix for Bad Brakes
A chuckling scene shows a female driver telling a mechanic to repair her vehicle. She insists the horn should work and blames the brakes for malfunction. The exchange captures a roadside moment with humor and tension.
Cypriots Fire On Swedish UN Patrol In Cyprus
Swedish defense staff says Grek Cypriots fired at a Swedish U.N. patrol in northeast Cyprus with no injuries. Cypriots say they fired at the patrol by mistake on Wednesday.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.N
Cyprus
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