Mystery Deepens In Civil Rights Worker Disappearance
Three young civil rights workers vanish after a Sunday stop in Philadelphia Mississippi. Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner both from New York City and James Cheney a CRE member from Mercian were last heard after paying a speeding fine and were under FBI and Mississippi Highway Patrol search.
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St Augustine Wade In Planned Despite White Attacks
Negro demonstrators plan another beach wade-in in St Augustine amid ongoing clashes with white mobs. Gov Bryant faces contempt proceedings after a federal order voided his ban on night marches. court weighs upholding state emergency powers under the big stick law.
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Fear Versus Good in Mississippi Project Fallout
Martha Honey an Oberlin sophomore and Karen Treusch a Mount Holyoke student urged weighing fear against good as Mississippi Summer Project volunteers prepare for a FBI search for three missing civil rights workers. Hundreds register to wire Congressmen for aid. The National Council of Churches program trains later classes to establish community centers and remedial reading schools.
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Congo Riots Surge as U.N. Exit Nears
Rebels backed by Communists rampage in Kivu and Kwilu while mutineers and Baluba tribesmen seize northeast Katanga. Armed fugitives from Moise Tshombe’s Katanga hide in the south. Albertville becomes the flashpoint as refugees report seven Europeans held hostage by Congolese army mutineers and Baluba fighters.
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Revolt Against Hoffa Plan Shakes Teamsters Car Haulers
In a nationwide challenge to James R. Hoffa's proposed car delivery contract, East Coast locals from Tarrytown to Baltimore voted down the plan amid a pending international vote. The eight National Automobile Haulers Conference carriers threaten a strike that could halt GM Ford and Chrysler plants, with 1,700 GM workers sent home in Wilmington as drivers abstained.
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Kennedy News From Bed as Plane Crash Tragedy Unfolds
Senator Edward M. Kennedy remains in an orthopedic bed at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a Friday night airplane crash near Southampton that killed two. Doctors report Kennedy’s neurological condition is satisfactory and he is receiving fluids and nutrition while news of the tragedy and funeral services for the victims unfold.
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Ready To Risk It War With Red China Possible
Congress members voiced concern that the administration may risk war with Red China to halt Communist advances in Southeast Asia. Senator George D. Aiken questioned a broad expansion of the war but warned of decisive action if needed.
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Defense chiefs oppose cure for million defense aid plan
Washington AP reports Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor testified against altering the $1,055,600,000 military aid program amid Communist pressures in Southeast Asia. Their testimony stressed keeping support to allied forces and ongoing commitments.
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Officials debate expanding war as Russia’s role looms
Aiken of the Foreign Relations Committee says any broad decision should hinge on Russia keeping hands off. Gen Harkins argues risking war with Peking may be worthwhile to save South Vietnam if Communists advance in Southeast Asia. Rep Zablocki asks for Harkins to testify before the Far Eastern subcommittee.
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West Berlin Flights Continue Amid Soviet Warning
A Pan American World Airways jet from New York flew the Berlin air corridor despite a Soviet protest. The plane, with 77 passengers, landed at Tegel at 1:27 pm after stops in Iceland and Scotland, with Pan Am declining to cancel.
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Duke of Windsor marks 70th birthday with calls to recognize Wallis
The Duke of Windsor celebrated his 70th birthday in Paris with Wallis Simpson at his side. Supporters in Britain pressed for official recognition of Simpson, who was a divorcee when he abdicated in 1936. Monarchy experts urged grace and favor status and a welcome back to Britain for the couple, who seldom visit the royal family.
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Case backs Scranton for GOP nomination amid NJ split
Sen. Clifford Case of New Jersey endorsed Pennsylvania Gov William Scranton for the Republican presidential nomination, breaking with precedent and signaling support that cuts into Goldwater's delegate path. Case said leadership must come now or the convention would close to Scranton, noting five NJ House members back Scranton and several delegates remain unpledged. Scranton, speaking in Harrisburg, said either he or Goldwater could win the nomination as the race narrows.
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Chuckle: Clear conscience often a poor memory
A wry thought notes that for many the idea of a clear conscience hinges on memory gaps rather than true virtue. The quip hints at self deception and the gap between belief and action.
Lodge resigns as South Viet Nam ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as ambassador to South Viet Nam after ten stormy months and will aid Pennsylvanian Gov William Scranton’s bid to block Barry Goldwater. Gen Maxwell D Taylor will replace Lodge. U Alexis Johnson becomes deputy ambassador. Johnson also noted no major shifts in South Viet Nam or the Pentagon. The briefing announced new joint chiefs chair Geo Earle G Wheeler will be replaced by the Army chief.
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Khrushchev Kidnapping Foiled in Sweden
Swedish police thwarted a plot to kidnap Soviet Premier Khrushchev during his five day state visit. A man arrested near Haga Castle reportedly confessed to plans to breach the gates in a truck and demand prisoner releases behind the Iron Curtain. A Hungarian identity was reported but not confirmed. Police tied the plot to Croatian Ustashi foes, per speculation.
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Vatican study underway on birth control issue
Pope Paul VI said the Vatican is studying the birth control problem in light of new developments, likely including contraceptive pills, but Catholic use is barred for now. He urged prelates to avoid public discussion of the pills and promised published Church studies soon, noting no current reason to approve general use.
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