Klan Charge Is Scorned by House Committee Leader
Washington AP Edwin E Willis head of the House Un American Activities Committee said the panel would not reply under oath to charges by Klan leader Robert M Shelton Chair Investigator Donald T Appell had planned to testify to challenge Sheltons statements Shelton accused Appell of a pretext and said he would bombshell Haul in a Monday press conference Shelton and Appell clashed as North Carolina Klansmen avoided questions during the hearing Shelter had promised a bombshell and the room buzzed with limited testimony from Klansmen in the trial block
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Washington
Edwin E. Willis
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Robert M. Shelton
Donald T. Appell
Shelton
Congressional
Appell
Willis
Rhodesian crisis edging toward negotiated path with treaty talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Ian Smith explored a potential treaty to secure a firm constitutional position for Rhodesia’s African majority. Sir Elwyn Jones was summoned to Salisbury to advise on the treaty as 6,000 Africans cheered Wilson and demanded one man one vote. Their meeting at a government house followed a social reception.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Wilson
Sir Elwin
Smith
Government House
Chinese Quit African Talks
Red China withdrew from the African-Asian summit in Algiers after failing to prevent sponsors from inviting the Soviet Union. Chinese delegates cited unsuitable conditions and refused to participate, as Algerian officials reported most invited nations planned to attend.
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Algiers
Red China
Soviet Union
Brinks Vault Looted by Cannon in Syracuse Heist
International thieves blasted a Brinks vault in Syracuse with a 20mm cannon, taking about $100000 in cash or negotiable securities and most of the rest in checks. The raid crossed the U S Canada border with links to a Plattsburgh gun theft and involved nitroglycerin, gas masks, and an improvised vehicle entry.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Brink's Inc
FBI
Albany
Railway Express Agency
Plattsburgh
Alexandria
Frank Steier
Brink
Quebec
Brinks
Viet Cong Presses Plei Me Amid Air Strikes
Viet Cong forces pressed the Plei Me Special Forces camp as heavy U.S. and Vietnamese air strikes and ground reinforcements continued. The attack involved mortars and recoilless rifles with light U.S. casualties reported. U.S. jets and helicopters supported relief efforts around Pleiku.
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South Viet Nam
Plei Me
U.S
U. S
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Laos
Viet Nam
2Nd Army Corps
Pleiku
Harold M. Moore
Pekin
Ill
Moore
Moon Race Not Hurts Yet Study Agena Flop
NASA pressed ahead with the 14 day Gemini 7 flight from Cape Kennedy as engineers probe the Agena failure that wrecked Gemini 6. Schirra and Stafford’s chase mission was wiped out. next flight could come in December or later and Gemini 7 would replace Gemini 6 on the Titan 2.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Robert Seamans
Space Agency
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
George Mueller
NASA
Manned Space Flight
Borman
Air Force
Lovell
Highways Deliver Fast Trips Across State Lines
The new superhighways are praised for efficiency enabling a five hour drive to a nearby city in a neighboring state. Planners tout shortened travel times, while motorists anticipate easier regional access and reduced congestion.
Indonesia Army Chief Calls For Red Purge
Army chief Gen. Abdul Haris Nasution urged a purge of communists and sympathizers to prevent another coup attempt. He said all institutions must root out these elements or risk recurrence and argued the crackdown aligns with President Sukarno's push to ease pressure on the movement.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Armed Forces
Abdul Haris Nasution
Idonesia
Jakarta Radio
Nasution
Sukarno
Justice Dept May Join Lowndes County Jury Fight
The Justice Department moves to intervene in a civil rights suit accusing Lowndes County Alabama of excluding Negro jurors. Nine plaintiffs seek to halt racial bias as Atty. Gen. Katzenbach vows federal action under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr returns to Atlanta planning demonstrations in Hayneville within two weeks.
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Justice Department
Lowndes County
Ala
Alabama
Hayneville
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Montgomery
Nicholas Katzenbach
Department
Katzenbach
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Reds Name Don Heffner as 1966 Manager
Cincinnati AP Don Heffner former Mets coach was named the 1966 manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He succeeds Dick Sisler who was fired Oct 4 after a fourth place finish. Heffner, 54, gets a two year contract with undisclosed terms. Heffner previously managed San Diego in the Pacific Coast League in 1962 and 1963.
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Heffner
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Dick Sisler
Reds
William C. DeWitt
San Diego
Cuban Refugees Arrive as Families Split and Risk Escapes
Six Cuban refugees reach Key West after a three day weather shutdown. Homero Machado returns alone, his wife and two sons left behind due to military age rules. Other refugees report arrests after filling out exit blanks and a 26 foot boat sinks as Daisy Gutierrez, eight months pregnant, is rescued. Coast Guard ferries the distressed crew to safety.
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Key West
Fila
Cuba
Homero Machado
Tives
Castro
Daisy Gutierrez
Weather outlook shows milder, sunny Wednesday across region
The Weather Bureau forecasts mostly sunny and continued mild weather Wednesday with highs in the 60s. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool with a low of 38 to 42. Yesterday's high reached 57 and the overnight low was 38 at 8 this morning.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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