Congressmen Stunned By Secrecy At Klan Hearing
House investigators produced bank records tax returns and a handwriting expert to probe the Ku Klux Klan led by Robert M Shelton. Shelton invoking multiple Amendments refused to identify papers or turn over records prompting a daylong stand. Witnesses noted fear among Klansmen and their victims amid intimidation claims.
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Washington
Robert M. Shelton
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Ku Klux Klan
Shelton
Georgia
Willis
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
Pool
Donald T. Appell
Alabama Rescue Service
Cuban Exodus At Standstill In Florida Straits
The Cuban refugee exodus halted as Coast Guard reports no boats sighted in 24 hours amid calm seas. Havana offered no reason, while Cuban officials said 11 U.S. reporters were told to leave though they await transport back to Florida. Exiles fear Castro may cancel departures, prompting hurried evacuations.
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Key West
Fla. (Ap
Florida Straits
Coast Guard
Havana
Camarioc
Florida
Miami
Fidel Castro
Rhodesian Independence Decision Delayed by Cabinet
Rhodesia's Cabinet debated a declaration of independence but Prime Minister Jan Smith kept the decision private while awaiting a message to British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. London sources warned of reprisals including tobacco trade bans and asset freezes if independence is declared. The U.N. and many nations urged Britain to avoid or halt any unilateral move.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Britain
Jan Smith
Smith
Harold Wilson
Wilson
London
Humphrey Gibbs
Rhodesi
Sterling
U.N. Security Council
U.N. General Assembly
Commonwealth
Weather outlook and temperature forecast
The U S Weather Bureau predicts mostly cloudy weather tonight and Thursday with showers likely. Indian Summer temperatures remain near current levels with tonight's low 55 to 62. Yesterday's high reached 76 at 1 pm and overnight low 59 at 8 this morning. Middletown recorded .14 inch of rain by 8 am.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Middletown
Weight Gap Between Junior and Senior Executives
A humorous note compares body weight to corporate rank, suggesting juniors may carry up to 40 pounds less than their senior counterparts. The line treats fat as a proxy for status and tasks.
LBJ Cleared to Leave Hospital After Surgery
President Johnson, after gall bladder removal and kidney stone surgery on Oct 8, is cleared to go home from Bethesda Naval Hospital. He will remain tonight, with word expected on the exact departure time. He signed an air pollution bill in his hospital room with about a dozen congressmen and aides present.
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Washington
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Bethesda Naval Hosital
Moyers
Hubert H. Humphrey
John Gardner
Outpost Repels Viet Cong Attack in Ba Long Valley
Lt Robert L Helvey and Spec Amos G Williams led a small U S outpost during a Ba Long Valley assault by two Viet Cong battalions. Government forces repelled the attack with 94 guerrillas killed and light American casualties. Helvey described heavy mortars, a flareship strike, and repairs to a damaged artillery crew.
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BA Long Valley
South Viet Nam
Robert L. Helvey
South Charleston
W. Va
Helvey
U.S
Ba Long
Saigon
Amos G. Williams
Fayetteville, N.C
Dominican politics shaken as violence flares in capital
In Santo Domingo rumors of a coup swirl as fighting erupts in the capital. Three killed and seven wounded in rebel sniping. President Garcia Godoy convenes emergency Cabinet talks and meets Col. Francisco Camano Deno while U.S. envoy Ellsworth Bunker returns to help quell the crisis. Radio stations shut to curb inflammatory broadcasts as troops mass in the suburbs.
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Col
Francisco Caamano Deno
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
Washington
Garcia-Godoy
Radio
OAS
North Viet Nam Sees U S Vietnik Protests as Pressure
In Saigon reports, North Viet Namese leaders view U S antiwar protests as pushing Washington toward quitting the war. Observers say Hanoi may see this as a sign of broad U S backing for Johnson’s Viet Nam policy, affecting peace talks and negotiations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
America
Nor
Ese
Sas
Johnson
Space Show Near Sun Sparks Debate on Visible Comet
Space watchers in Pasadena report comet Ikeya-Seki rushing within a few million miles of the sun as astronomers clash over whether it will produce a dramatic show tonight into Thursday dawn. Predictions say a bright tail could light up dawn and dusk skies globally, with mid Pacific observations planned near Midway Island and Hawaii.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pacific
California Institute of Technology
Ikeya-Seki
Caltech
Honolulu
Midway Island
Midway
Hawaii
Mid-Pacific
New Zealand
Australia
Asia
Nuns Teach In Ohio Public Schools Judge Rules
A Butler County judge ruled that using Roman Catholic nuns as teachers and segregating students by religion is legal in Ohio public schools while religious instruction during school hours is unconstitutional. The decision targets the Fort Recovery district as a test case and may be appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Celina
Ohio
Common Pleas
Fred Cramer
Cramer
Ohio Supreme Court
Jesse
Moore
Fort Recovery
Supreme Court
Butler County
Seton Hall unveils $15 million expansion plan
Seton Hall University announces a $15 million development program to fund the largest expansion in its 109 year history. Bishop John J. Dougherty, the university president, disclosed the plan in South Orange New Jersey.
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South Orange
N.J
Seton Hall University
John J. Dougherty
Seton Hall
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