Army Leader Calls Purge of Indonesian Communists
Armed forces chief Gen. Abdul Haris Nasution called on all institutions to purge communists and sympathizers or risk another attempt to overthrow the government. Sukarno pressures to ease the crackdown are noted with Subandrio accused of financing anti PKI papers by the CIA.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Armed Forces
Abdul Haris Nasution
Jakarta Radio
Nasution
Sukarno
Army
Subandrio
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
API
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
Peking
New China News Agency
Foreign Ministry
Bandjaran
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
UGF Postpones Victory Dinner Amidpledge Appeal
J C Mose Loftin campaign chairman for the 1966 United Givers Fund urges firms and volunteers to finish pledges quickly. He notes insufficient returns to plan a Oct 28 victory dinner and says a new date will be announced later as the drive nears its final phase.
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J. C
Mose” Loftin
United Givers
United Givers Fund
Loftin
Talking was blamed for troubles and cure not trusted
A psychiatrist claims talking cures many problems but public skepticism remains. The joke notes that talking itself started many troubles in the first place.
Sheriff testifies on Klan role in New Hanover County
Marion W. Millis, sheriff of New Hanover County North Carolina, testified that deputies joined the Klan for intelligence gathering and that some were enthusiastic. He said he ordered all to sever ties and removed their names from the roll. The hearing also covered statements by North Carolina officials and disputed accounts of a hotel dining room exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion W. Millis
Wilmington
N.C
New Hanover County
House Un-American Activities Committee
Millis
Washington
Robert M. Shelton
North Carolina
Donald T. Appell
Shelton
Appell
Willis
Charles Goodwin
Goodwin
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Frank Keith on leave home from Navy
Frank Keith son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Keith of Monroe is home on leave after eight weeks of basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station. He will report to Norfolk base for reassignment and expects to serve aboard an aircraft carrier. The Tannehill family welcomes newborn Michael Lawrence, bringing their total of children to six.
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Frank Keith
Alfred Keith
Garden Dr
Monroe
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Training Station
Seaman Keith
Norfolk, Va
Albert Tannehill
Michael Lawrence
Tannehill
S. 5Th St
City moves to obtain federal funds for Monroe sewage project
The Monroe City Council authorized Mayor W. L. Howard to apply for 65 000 in Public Law 660 funds to support a sewer expansion with Northeast State College in Collegetown. Engineer Lester High estimated total costs at about 250 000 with state and local cooperation.
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Monroe
Northeast State College
Collegetown
W. L
Jack) Howard
Howard
Selman Field
Lester High
Council Today
Norris Howard
Monroe Cafe
Missouri Pacific
Hawes St
James A. Noe
Noe
Ouachita River
Armed Passenger Attempts Cuban Hijack of Florida Route
A Cuban exile aboard Miami to Key West National Airlines Flight 209 tried to divert the plane to Cuba to pick up refugees. He was overpowered by the pilot copilot and two passengers, and was removed from the aircraft by FBI agents as the craft neared the Florida Keys with 20 passengers, two crew and both pilots onboard.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Border Patrol
Miami
Key West National Airlines
FBI
Florida Keys
Veterans groups back Viet Nam war support on Veterans Day
In several states veterans plan to turn Veterans Day observances into pro war demonstrations. NevadaAMPs raise flags and wear caps to oppose anti war marches while Maryland Ameri can Legion posts plan rallies and parades. Iowa Amvets will run a Viet Nam backup letters program. Leaders urge support for U.S. policy. some groups oppose counter demonstrations. Maryland VFW to hold moment of silence at 11 a.m. on November 11.
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New York
U.S
Nevada
Maryland
American Legion
Brunswick
Baltimore War Memorial
Legion
Seattle
Wash
John Uno
Johnson
Viet Nam
Uno
Iowa
Thomas W. Miller
Reno
The
Art Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Kreatchman
Baltimore
VFW
Kreatchman
Maryland Vfw
Hopes Buoyed For Rhodesia Treaty Plan
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Ian Smith discuss a potential treaty to give Rhodesia with African majority a firmer constitutional position. Sir Elwyn Jones to join talks as legal expert. Wilson aims to avert unilateral independence while 6,000 Africans greet Wilson at Salisbury airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Man
Wilson
Rhodesia
Jones
Trevor Hughes
London
Smith
Government House
Weather Outlook for Twin Cities Sees Warmth and Sun
Fair skies and rising temps expected in the Twin City area with highs near 70 to 75 through Wednesday. Monday reached 67 and the night low dipped below freezing, with tonight’s lows projected 38 to 42. Nearly full sun and light variable winds accompany a rainless week as Selman Field notes no rain on Monday and the 18th dry day in a row.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Gemini 7 to Break World Orbit Record After Gemini 6 Loss
CAPE KENNEDY APS spacemen pivot from the failed chase to target a two week orbital flight by Frank Borman and James Lovell aboard Gemini 7, while Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford head home after Gemini 6's setback. The new plan places the Dec 8 launch in doubt with potential late November liftoff options.
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Cape Kennedy
Aps
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
U.S
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Space Program
George Mueller
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Earth
Schirra- Stafford
Carnarvon
Australia
Agena
Schirra
Stefford
Mayor Schiro Satisfactory After Emergency Surgery
New Orleans mayoral candidate Victor Schiro underwent emergency appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Doctors reported the operation successful with no rupture and Schiro in satisfactory condition after the 30 minute procedure.
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New Orleans
UPS
Victor Schiro
Mercy Hospital
Schiro
Joseph DiRosa
Cost to house prisoners ranges from twelve to twenty five thousand
Fortune Magazine reports average costs for housing a state or federal prisoner vary by security level. The estimate spans from $12,000 to $25,000 per inmate, reflecting facility type and supervision intensity.
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Fortune Magazine
Overweight Man Diets and Joins Army
Merrill W. Plaskow II, 19, shed 130 pounds to enlist, dropping from 322 to 192 pounds after dieting on foods he disliked. Recruiters initially rejected him as too fat, but Major Hugh Smith eventually signed him up for Communications School and base training.
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Philadelphia
Merrill W. Plaskow II
Army
Plaskow
Hugh Smith
Smith
Reds' Human Wave Charge Rebuffed At Pleime Camp
UPI reports near Pleime in the Central Highlands that a North Vietnamese Viet Cong assault on the U.S. Special Forces camp was repulsed after a human wave charge. The 1st Cavalry Division reinforced the beleaguered outpost with air and artillery strikes aiding a Vietnamese relief column. The seven day siege saw mortars rocket fire and a renewed push as U.S. air, naval units, and ground forces maintained a protective ring around Pleime.
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Saigon
UPI
Flying Horsemen
U.S
1St Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Central Highlands
1St Cavalry
Highlands
North Viet Nam
Navy
Guerrrillas
Ray Is Sentenced in Lake Charles for SBA Mail Fraud
Monroe businessman Louis M. Ray received 14 months in federal prison for a seven count mail fraud scheme that allegedly took 450000 from the Small Business Administration via transfers of accounts. Judge Edwin F. Hunter imposed the sentence after a Monroe trial and conviction, with a five year probation for co defendant Oscar Joseph Celestine who pleaded guilty to removing a sister’s social security check and trying to cash it.
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Lake Charles
Monroe
Federal
Small Business Administration
U.S
Edwin F. Hunter
Louis M. Ray
Washington
SBA
Ray
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Oscar Joseph Celestine
Crowley
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Edwin E. Willis
D-La
House Committee
W. E. Whetstone
State Board of Education
College City
Veterans
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Borman
Lovell
Son
South Atlantic
Stafford
James Fitzmorris Jr
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