Verwoerd Assassinated in South African Parliament
prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd was killed in Cape Town as a man in parliamentary messenger uniform stabbed him in the neck and chest during a session. The attacker, Greek-born Dmitri Stafendas, was seized by deputies. Theophilus Donges announced Verwoerd’s death and vowed a full police inquiry.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Theophilus Donges
Donges
South African Press Association
Dmitri Stafendas
John F. Kennedy
Parliament
House of Assembly
Johnson Pre-Election Tour Promotes Viet Nam Policy
President Johnson launches an 18 speech Midwest tour drawing large crowds in Michigan Ohio and Indiana. He defends U S Viet Nam policy amid antiwar protests noting restraint while dismissing calls for force cutbacks in Europe and rejecting de Gaulle’s peace timetable.
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Washington
Johnson
Democratic Party
Detroit
Battle Creek
Mich
Dayton
Lancaster
Ohio
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
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Fresh Democratic freshmen face steep odds in GOP districts
Democratic strategists warn that more than 36 of 48 first term House Democrats from previously Republican districts are in danger two months before the November 8 election. Despite vulnerability, party aims to retain control. 294 Democrats to 139 Republicans with two vacancies.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Weston E. Vivian
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Iowa
Labor Day Toll Sets All Time Summer Record
The Labor Day traffic toll reached 605 deaths by midnight Monday, surpassing last year's 563 and topping 576 the previous summer holiday record. Delayed reports may lift the total near 630, with NSC noting four straight holidays set death records and warning weekends run higher than normal.
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National Safety Council
Council
Rice Crop Famine Kills Thousands on Lombok Island
On Lombok Island Indonesia thousands have died from starvation amid rice shortages. Dr Arbain Yusuf provincial health director reports 80000 could die by January without relief. Jakarta has yet to respond while officials confirm dire hunger across the island’s poorer regions.
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Lombok Island
Indonesia
Lombok
Bali
Arbain Yusuf
Jakarta
Famine in Lombok Drives Hunger Across the Island
In Lombok more than 400 villages face hunger as rains fail. Officials report 20,000 people starving now with potential 80,000 dead by January unless rice arrives. Villages near the famine belt lack food after poor harvests and drought. Dr. Yusuf warns of rising deaths among children and the elderly.
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Lombok
Yusuf
Family Cut Off Wife Faces AWOL Sgt in Viet Nam War
Salina Kansas AP report tells of Sgt Charles M Jackson missing since Aug 7 1966 and now to be declared a deserter. His wife Josie Jackson recalls his Aug 2 1966 letter promising return and reunion with their two sons as she faces loss of pay allotments and uncertain fate.
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Salina
Kan
Josie Jackson
Charles M. Jackson
Viet Nam
Jackson
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