Litery Test Ban on Voting Rights Amendment Debated
The Senate debates an Ervin amendment to strike at the heart of the voting rights bill. It would preserve reader qualification tests for all citizens and support federal voter registration in parts of the South. Civil rights advocates complain they lack details as backers clash and a two hour debate is set before a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
U.S
North Carolina
Virginia
South
Ervin
Supreme Court
Sens
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Richmond Finds Missing Street Kiss ing Lane
Richmond discovers its street count drops to 2,599 after a historic right of way check. Chalkley DuVall, assistant work director, vows to locate Kiss ing Lane missing from the city map and restore the 2,600 streets.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Kissing Lane
Chalkley DuVall
John Kennedy Jr Defends Himself in Park Dispute
In Regent's Park London John Kennedy Jr. cried after a knee scrape as his sister Caroline taunted him. A Secret Service agent and two nurses intervened while Mrs. Kennedy and the children stayed with Princess Radziwill.
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London
John Kennedy
Regent's Park
Secret Service
Little John
Caroline
John
John F. Kennedy
Dominican Chaos Fears Rise as U S Forces Leave
As U S troops withdraw from Santo Domingo after a rapid occupation, Dominicans warn the country could erupt into chaos without a clear leadership on the far left. Authorities note arms smuggling and discontent, while some credit the intervention with preventing a bloodbath or a Cuban-style crisis in the Western Hemisphere.
Coast Guard finds no evidence of attack on Cuban freighter
A Cuban coast radio report alleging a freighter was attacked and sunk could not be verified by the Coast Guard. A search 150 miles southeast of Key West by plane found no sunken ship or wounded aboard. The witness gave inconsistent details and Cuba control points sought clarification.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Key West
Cuba
Peking Calls Johnson Hitler in Nuclear War Threats
Peking's Communist Party daily brands President Johnson as neo- Hitler for escalating from limited to nuclear warfare and accusing the United States of imperialist aggression while condemning Soviet appeasement. It accuses Johnson of worshipping force and threatening mass war.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Soviet Union
Johnson
U.S
Peking People's Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
Five Year Old Drowns In Duck Creek Incident
A 3year old Marietta boy, Robert Eugene Farley, drowned Thursday after falling from a boat ramp into Duck Creek while playing with other children near Marietta Ohio.
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Marietta, Ohio
Marietta
Robert Eugene Farley
Duck Creek
Here
Judge Denies New Trial in Ky Slaving Case
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Louis J. Schneider refused a new trial for Robert R. Abbot age 21 of Dayton Kentucky, convicted March 24 in the hotel room slaving of Wanda Cook 24 a Bellevue Kentucky nurse.
Official Warns Of Atom Bomb Spread Across Nations
London AP reports an American official warns up to 20 countries could manufacture cheap atomic bombs within three years unless major powers curb nuclear weapons spread. Nations named include India Pakistan Japan Indonesia Israel United Arab Republic and Sweden.
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London
India
Pakistan
Japan
Indonesia
Israel
United Arab Republic
Sweden
Terrific in Elevator Value Of .45 Pistol Debated
In a closed door House Appropriations session Gen Abrams discussed the Army .45 automatic pistol. Critics question accuracy and danger while supporters cite power and confidence. The debate touched on its use in Viet Nam and in crowded elevators with remarks from Rep Minshall and Rep Flood.
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South Viet Nam
Creighton W. Abrams Jr
Army
House
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Minshall
Gen. Abrams
Runnymeade Memorial Dedicated to Kennedy at Magna Carta Site
Queen Elizabeth II and Mrs. Kennedy dedicated a seven-ton Portland stone memorial at Runnymeade near the Thames, marking the United States gift in memory of John F Kennedy. The ceremony honored Kennedy and drew the Kennedy family including Caroline and John Jr. The memorial core bears the inscription and a quote from Kennedy's inaugural address. Sightseers visited the site ahead of the dedication.
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Runnymede
England
John F. Kennedy
Britain
Kennedy
America
Caroline
John F. Jr
Robert F and
Edward M. Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Peter Lawford
Windsor Castle
Thames River
London
John
United States of America
John F Kennedy
United States
Runymede
Vietnamese Hit Hard At Reds
Government forces pulled from Bac Lieu area after trapping five Viet Cong companies and killing 215. Viet Cong guerrillas attacked two U S Marine patrols near Da Nang, killing one and wounding several. Oriskany aircraft hit Red targets. 18 South Vietnamese killed and 77 wounded in the Bac Lieu battle. Four Americans wounded. Communist supplies seized.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bac Lieu
Mekong River
Dalta
U.S
da Nang Air Base
Oriskany
North Viet Nam
Bombed Church Gets White Help In Reconstruction
In Anniston Alabama white residents quickly gave 2000 dollars to rebuild the Pine Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Friendship after a dynamite blast destroyed the church. The 29 member congregation plans to rebuild with member labor while whites aid with materials and support.
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Oxford
Ala
Anniston
Anniston Star
Alabama
Pine Chrstian Methodist Episcopal Church
Friendship Community
W. W. Thomas
Bessemer
W. S. Westbrooks
Stewards
Little Negro Church
Weather forecast: warm, cloudy with Sunday showers
The forecast calls for warm temperatures and increasing clouds with showers tomorrow afternoon. High near 88 with a low around 58. Tonight’s low about 58, yesterday’s high 82 at 5 pm and overnight low 45 at 6 am.
U S Faces Protest Over Dominican Air Attacks
United States and Dominican loyalists accuse each other of violating a cease-fire after air and ground attacks near Radio Santo Domingo. A boy died in the strikes. protesters in Santo Domingo blamed the Americans while Washington said the planes acted without U S knowledge.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
Organization of American States
Hector Aristy
OAS
United Nations
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
San Isidro
ATG
Carlita Jacques
Jose Ivan
Radio Santo Domingo
U.S
Chuckle an Old-Timer Remembers Sunday Rest
A nostalgic remark recalls a bygone era when people preferred Sunday rest over Monday routines, highlighting a humorous contrast in weekly life.
China reports second atomic test amid anti US nuclear threats
Peking Radio announced China exploded its second atomic device at 10 am Peking Time to cope with nuclear blackmail and threats by the United States and to pursue the abolition of all nuclear weapons. The broadcast hailed the test as a key victory for the party and defense, and praised the army, scientists, and technicians involved.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Peking Radio
Peking Time
Peking
Communist Party of China
Chinese People's Liberation Army
Mao Tze-tung
Central Committee
State Council
People's Liberation Army
Boy 7 Dies After Fall From Tree In Columbus
Theodore Turner Jr. died at Children's Hospital after injuries from a Tuesday tree fall in a neighbor's yard. Authorities described the incident as accidental and continued to investigate the circumstances.
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Columbus, Ohio
Theodore Turner Jr
Children’s Hospital
Justice Impeached in Oklahoma Bribe Scandal
Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellman seeks a replacement for Justice Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, the 74 year old Cherokee Indian removed from the Oklahoma Supreme Court after a 32 15 impeachment verdict on two bribery charges. Johnson faced accusations of taking 7500 in 1957 and 250 in 1959 as the court voted to remove him.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Bellman
Supreme Court
Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Haing
Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Roy Grantham
Selected Investments Corp
Oklahoma Co
O'Neil
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University of Minnesota
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Sam
Santiago
Latin America
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Bulletin
William E. Minshall
Ohio
Flood
Abrams
Reds
Westbrooks
State Department
Richard Phillips
Lou Allard
House of Representatives
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