Provisional South Viet Nam government formed under military junta
In Saigon the provisional cabinet led by ex vice president Nguyen Ngoc Tho took power under Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh's military junta following the ouster of Ngo Dinh Diem. Minh pledged a republican form of government while the junta remains the final authority as the war against the Viet Cong continues.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Duong van Minh
Diem
Iten
Minh
Can Turned Over to South Vietnamese Revolutionary Government
Ngo Dinh Can, boss of central Vietnam under President Ngo Dinh Diem, was turned over to South Vietnam’s new revolutionary government after seeking asylum at the U S consulate in Hue. U S officials reportedly secured assurances that he would not be lynched and would receive due process of law.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Can
Ngoinh Diem
South Viet Nam
U. S
Hue
Can
Vietnam junta forms cabinet after coup with former Diem allies
The provisional government names three military leaders as defense, security, and information ministers. Tho becomes vice president, Lam as foreign minister, and Quang shifts to rural affairs. The regime holds finance and economics, while Washington eyes recognition.
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Tho
Diem
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Vu van Mau
Tran le Quang
Weather Update From Ohio Rain Brings Drought Relief
A light rain eased drought across Ohio today with 8 am totals showing 12 inches for the month and 27 inches for September and October. The prior day’s high reached 51 and a low of 45 as officials forecast warmer conditions tomorrow.
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Ohio
Rusk to Brief Senators on Viet Nam Coup Effects
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed doors on how the South Vietnamese coup may affect U S policy in Southeast Asia. The briefing follows the Saigon takeover and the deaths of Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, debated after a House speech criticizing the killings.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
House
Clement J. Zablocki
Zablocki
Wisconsin
Far East
Boring to Rescue II Reaches Critical Stage in German Mine
In Bristedt Germany AP reports rescue drilling for 19 trapped miners in a flooded iron mine after a dam breach. One shaft 196 feet deep remains active with 60 feet left to core. concrete lining halts progress as a supply shaft is drilled. Sixty feet more to go could finish the effort by Wednesday if all goes well.
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Breistedt
Broistedt
Germany
Rudolf Stein
Mrs. Nhu Hears Sympathy as She Considers Return
Mrs. Ngo Dinh Nhu, heartened by thousands of sympathetic messages, weighs returning to the United States after reuniting with her three children in Rome. An aide says her children arrived in Rome and then left with their uncle Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc.
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Los Angeles
Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
Rome
Dean Rusk
Saigon
State Department
Nhu
Bangkok
Thailand
Washington
Roger Hitsman
Tran van Chuong
Ngo Dinh
Rockefeller to Announce Candidacy on Thursday
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York is set to formally declare his 1964 Republican presidential bid in Albany on Thursday. Informed sources say only an unforeseen development could postpone the announcement, with November 12 kept as an alternate date.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Chuckle: Tolerant Attitude Sparks Mild Frustration
A light column notes that many people feel irritation toward intolerance in social interactions. It playfully observes how hard it is to tolerate closed minded behavior and suggests embracing open dialogue. The tone remains humorous and gently critical.
Scattered Elections Watch Across the Country
The nation held scattered elections with mayoral and gubernatorial races in Kentucky Mississippi and Philadelphia amid civil rights tensions. Voters chose hundreds of officials as Democrats faced strong challenges McDermott Tate Breathitt Nunn Johnson and Phillips competed while Mississippi Negro voters staged a protest governorship vote. Aaron Henry led a non official write in effort amid threats and clashes.
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Philadelphia
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Jersey
Virginia
James H. J. Tate
James T. McDermott
Tate
Kennedy
Brotherly Love
MecDermott
McDermott
City Hall
Edward T. Breathitt Jr
Louie B. Nuno
Breathitt
Govert Combs
Nunn
Breathit
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Rachel Phillips
Jackson
Dixie
Johnson
Aaron Henry
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bruce Koff Dies In Cincinnati Car Crash
Bruce Koff, 29, died after losing control of his car on a divided-lane boulevard in Cincinnati. Police said the vehicle struck a hillside while he was attempting to pass another car on Monday.
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Cincinnati
Bruce Koff
Koff
Crisis Near On Blockade On Autobahn To Berlin
The Soviet blockade of a U S Army convoy on the Berlin autobahn grows more alarming as hours pass. U S officials fear a serious confrontation while signaling intensive consultations with Britain and France. The blockade halted the convoy at the checkpoint and stalled passage to West Berlin.
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Washington
Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Shift of Middle East Africa duties moves from Navy to Army Air Force
The Defense Department plans to realign command to place Strike Command under Army Gen. Paul D. Adams. The shift moves planning for emergencies in Africa south of the Sahara the Middle East the Arabian peninsula India the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean under Adams. The London based Navy staff and Norfolk headquarters will be phased out as Strike Command assumes the tasks.
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Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Army Air Force Strike Command
Middle East
Army
Paul D. Adams
Adams
London
Navy Command
Norfolk
Strike Command
Germany
Africa
Sahara
Arabian Peninsula
India
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Burma
Adm. C. D. Griffin
US. Naval Forces
Europe
Air Force
Griffin
U.S
Adm
Harold Face Smith
Atlantic
MacDill Air Force Base
Florida
Soviet blockades convoy to Berlin heightens tensions
InWest Berlin the Soviet blockade of a US military convoy on the Berlin autobahn continued into its second day with no retreat by either side. Lt Col Spiridinev demanded a headcount, while Lt John Lamb refused. 20 of 44 troops were counted as passengers.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin Autobahn
East Germany
The
Saal
Lamb
Berlin
Spiridinev
6Th Infantry
West Berlin
West Germany
Poland Pushes Nuclear Free Zones at United Nations
Poland seeks Western backing at the United Nations for a plan to establish nuclear free zones in three regions. U.S. disarmament negotiator Charles Stelle warns such zones could upset the military balance but could be useful if freely accepted with adequate inspection.
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Poland
United Nations
Geneva Disarmament Committee
United States
Canada
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Charles C. Stelle
U.N
Stelle
U.S
Communist Bloc
Mediterranean
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