Integration Works Both Ways in Royal Oak Police
Officer Kenneth Thweat, 23, becomes the only white officer on Royal Oak Township police force of 19 in Detroit suburb. Police Commissioner James Anderson praises his work and character amid a predominantly Negro community of about 8 000 residents.
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Royal Oak, Mich
Kenneth Thweat
Royal Oak
Thweat
Detroit
James Anderson
Tweatt
Anderson
Royal Oak Township
Very Much Concerned Whites Join Selma Negro March
Whites from the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama converge on Selma for an afternoon protest march to the Dallas County courthouse. Rev. Joseph Ellwanger leads the spontaneous movement with allies from multiple Alabama cities to show whites are concerned about alleged injustices. Separately, two white men plead guilty in Marion to assaulting newsmen during recent violence, with fines imposed, as civil rights leaders plan a 50 mile march from Selma to Montgomery led by Dr. James Bevel and possibly Dr. King to push for broader voter registration.
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Selma, Ala
Alabama
Selma
Dallas County
Joseph Ellwanger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church of
Birmingham
Ellwanger
Huntsville
Tus
Caloosa
Auburn
Montgomy
Marion
R. L. Pegues
Sam Dozier
U.S
Montgomery
James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Confederacy
Two Man Orbit Attempt Moved Up To March
The United States plans its first two man orbital flight in a single spacecraft later this month. George Mueller, assistant director for manned space flight, announced the shift from April to March during a Washington briefing to the House Committee on Science and Astronautics.
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Houston, Tex
United States
Manned Spacecraft Center
Coup rumors and Saigon alert as fighting intensifies
Saigon police go on full alert amid rumors of neutralist demonstrations and a possible coup after mock bombing runs by air force Sky raiders. Reports say Marines may be posted downtown while brass concentrate in the capital following Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh's ouster. The Da Nang area sees heavy fighting with Viet Cong ambushes, U.S. casualties, and air support from F100 jets as Vietnamese rangers push into the Viet An zone.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Nguyen Khanh
da Nang Air Base
Here
Ha Dac Hanh
Quang Nam-Quang Tin
da Nang
Viet An
First Corps
May Draft Call Sets Largest Quota Since January 1964
The Defense Department announced a May draft quota of 15,100, up 1,400 from April and the largest since January 1964's 16,100. Last year’s low was 3,300 in August, while enlistments fell amid speculation the draft system could end.
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Washington
Defense Department
King meets Johnson on federal registrar plan
King, the 1964 Nobel laureate and leader of a seven week Negro registration drive in six Alabama counties, held talks with President Johnson in Washington. He said the discussion covered vital issues and that Johnson stressed serious consideration of a federal registrar provision for voter registrations, a measure King insisted must be included.
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King
Alabama
Black Belt
Johnson
Washington
Four Area Deaths From Highway Crashes Reported
Four area residents died in highway crashes since last night. Ralph C. Herbert, 33, of Lebanon, was killed on Interstate 75 at Kemper Road Sharonville. Mrs Lorene Hoskins 30 Hamilton and Oma Mitchell 30 Hamilton were injured. A Lewisburg woman and her year old daughter Karen died in a snowy near Columbus crash. Michael D. Jones 11 of Butler County died after being struck on Reily Millville Road. The Brehm driver 18 said the boy rode into the path of the car. Funeral plans for the boy are incomplete.
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Lebanon
Sharonville
Preble County
Columbus
Butler County
Ralph C. Herbert
Fairview Ave
Kemper Road
Cincinnati
Herbert
Lorene Hoskins
Sycamore St
Hamilton
Oma Mitchell
Milton St. Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Hoskins
Ptl
James Holley
Clarence Murray
Lewisburg
Karen
Kevin
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Michael D. Jones
A. D. Snyder
Reily-Millville Road
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Reily-Millville
Robert A. Brehm
Hamilton-Scipio Road
Charles Gibson
The
Highway Patrol
Akron
Soda tax proposed to fund education and mental health
Toledo Republican Rep. Raymond Hildebrand introduces a ten year soda pop tax aimed at raising about 20 million dollars annually, split evenly between education and mental hygiene. He argues current funding is insufficient and would fund new mental hospitals, facilities for children, college scholarships, and school buses. He notes prior similar measures failed due to a no new tax stance by the governor.
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Toledo, Ohio
Ohio
Raymond Hildebrand
Toledo
Ernor
Hildebrand
Tal
West Virginia
Snow Ends Tonight With Light Accumulations Across State
Snow began about 4 a m and is expected to halt by evening with no more than an inch. Middletown observer reports 1.25 inches at 8 a m. temps near 25 rising to mid 30s. To the north, up to 6 inches of snow in parts of Ohio. Cleveland 4 inches, Youngstown 6. Interstate hazards cited with closures and accidents.
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C. T. Morningstar
Weather Bureau
Middletown
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Youngstown
Midwest
Southland
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Pennsylvania
New England
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Atlan
Fulbright urges US Soviet aid plan and canal talks
Sen. J. W. Fulbright proposes joint US Soviet aid for underdeveloped nations and joint operation of a Central American canal to reduce rivalry. He argues Soviet participation would not threaten canal security. The Arkansas Democrat chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and planned to speak at Pennsylvania State University but bad weather canceled the trip.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Pennsylvania State University
Wilson In Germany For Talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived in Berlin for talks with West German leaders. He was welcomed by Willy Brandt and Sir Frank Roberts and planned to meet Ludwig Erhard in Bonn to discuss costs of the Rhine Army, amid pressure to cut defense spending.
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Wilson
Brandt
Berlin
Harold Wilson
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Sir Frank Roberts
Bonn
Ludwig Erhard
Britain
Germany
Erhard
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sukarno Urges Unity as Asia Africa Fight Imperialism
Indonesian President Sukarno opened the Afro Asian Islamic Conference in Bandung West Java urging unity to oppose imperialism and colonialism. He touted Indonesia's guided democracy of 1959 while stressing Islam's growth depends on regional freedom. Delegates from 21 nations attended including a large Red China delegation.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Asia
Africa
Bandung
West Java
Imperi
Red China
Goody Phone Rings for Chuckle Co Ed
A humorous line from a Chuckle Co ed to her roommate describes wanting simple comforts on a cold evening a warm robe a bite to eat a good book and the unexpected phone call adding lighthearted tone to a domestic moment.
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Pete
Dash Dute
Camden
Ala
Woodfin Nichols
Dozier
Richard Vaileriani
NBC
Nichols
Pete Fisher
New Orleans
Fisher
United Press International
Redge Bearden
SR 75
Mercury
Atlanta
Worcester
Mass
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