Martial law declared in central Java amid anti communist crackdown
Army says central Java is under martial law to curb sabotage and terrorism by counter revolutionaries of the Sept 30 movement. Surakarta riots blamed on Communists. arrests tallied at 172 in new sweep. Sukarno opposes the campaign but stays firm with Subandrio’s position amidst signals the army seeks his removal.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
Berita Yudha
Surjo Soempeno
Diponegoro
Surakarta
Jakara
Communist Party
Sukarno
Yao Chung
Ming
Subandrio
Man Gets Year For Tying Son To Tree Overnight
Oldrich Bartosek a 45 year old coal miner was sentenced to one year in prison for tying his 15 year old son to a tree overnight with a dog chain. The magistrate said the boy’s only fault was seeing his mother against the father’s wishes. The son arrived at police sopping wet with a chain around his neck and said he used sandstone to break the chain after the father left food. The father claimed the act was to scare the boy and not to hurt anyone.
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Sidney
Australia
Oldrich Bartosek
N. Fegan
Bartasek
R. Armour
Oldrich Jr
Asthma Attacks Rise In Orleans
Over 100 people were treated for asthma attacks in the past 24 hours at Charity Hospital. The heaviest patient flow came in the late evening with a smoggy haze over New Orleans, with some patients needing oxygen during smoke periods.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
First submarine tested under Thames in 1620
The first submarine, built in 1620 by Cornelius van Drebel for King James I, was propelled by 12 rowers during a several hour test 12 to 15 feet below the Thames according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Cornelius van Drebel
Thames River
U S Cuba Reach Refugee Airlift Deal
Castro halts small boat departures as of midnight to clear way for a refugee airlift to the United States. Coast Guard ready to transport 3 000 to 4 000 refugees monthly, with flights from Varadero to Florida airports beginning within 10 days of the announcement.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
U.S. Coast Guard
Windachhaul
Florida Straits
Cuba
United States
Castro
Gustavo Hidalgo
Washington
Havana
Cmarioca
Emil Stadelhofer
U.S
Varadero
Florida
Admirals Protest McNamara Policies With Retirement
Two Navy rear admirals William A. Brockett and Charles A. Curtze ask to retire citing personal reasons while discontent with Defense Secretary Robert McNamara’s Pentagon procedures. They accuse centralized procurement of limiting trained officer decisions amid debates over Polaris submarine program purchasing. Brockett from Chicago and Curtze from Erie rose through Annapolis. both have over 30 years service. Pentagon press remarks referenced but declined.
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Washington
UPS
Navy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
William A. Brockett
Naval Bureau of Ships
Charles A. Curtze
U.S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
McNamara
Congress
Nitze
Long Beach
Calif
Brockett
Curtze
Bureau of Ships
Chicago
Connecticut
Bulkeley School
New London
Erie
Resting Well W. C. Head Recovering After Eye Operation
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes W. C. Head of Smith Road in West Monroe is resting well in Glenwood Hospital after an eye operation this morning. Albuquerque woman seeks whereabouts of her husband’s grandfather last known in Monroe. Roland Harbard Patterson would be about 84 in 1955.
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W. C
Smith Road
West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Albuquerque, N.M
Monroe Area
W. S. Patterson
June St
N.E
Albuquerque
Roland Harbard Patterson
Monroe
New Mexico
Boy 18 Matures Fast In Viet Nam
Salisbury Maryland AP reports 18 year old Pfe Layfield who joined as a helicopter gunner in Viet Nam matures after three combat deployments. He arrived June 1 and fought near Saigon facing Viet Cong fire, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart for wounds and heroism.
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Viet Nam
Salisbury
South Viet Nam
Pfe
Wilet Layfield
Nts
Gabrie Field
Altho Layfield
Layfield
U.S
Saigon
Layfields
Leaders Confer Again Over Rhodesia Deadlock
Salisbury Rhodesia AP report says Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and Ian Smith met over lunch seeking a breakthrough on Rhodesia independence. Wilson has surveyed Rhodesia's black majority and white minority leaders and conferred with tribal chiefs and church groups. Ramsey's force-uses remark sparked local protests as 230 Rhodesians vow to cut religious ties and burn Bibles.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Britain
Ian Smith
Wilson
Smith
Government House
Council of Tribal Chiefs
Christian Council of Rhodesia
Rhodesian Constitutional Council
Jack Johnston
Rhodesia Herald
Ramsey
Women Drivers Now Cook Under Hoods Of Cars
Boston reports a road cooking fad where drivers roast meat under the car hood during long trips. Instructions include foil-wrapped roasts, two to three pounds, two inches thick, secured with a wire hanger on the exhaust manifold, with a halfway turn and a three hour driving limit.
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Boston
Soions To Probe Protest Group
Washington AP. Sen. Thomas J. Dodd asks staff to gather details on the May Second Movement student group plan to send blood and medical supplies to the Viet Cong guerrillas. He calls the action an outrage and directs inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Marines Hunt Viet Cong After Attacks On Da Nang Bases
U S Marines pursue Viet Cong around Da Nang and Chu Lai after mortars and death by own action squads wrecked 19 helicopters and two bombers. The strikes, part of a third raid on the central Viet Nam complex, killed at least 39 guerrillas near Marble Mountain and two at Chu Lai while inflicting light Marine casualties.
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Marble Mountain
da Nang Air Base
South
Viet Nam
Chu Lai
da Nang
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Marine
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
Big da Nang
North Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Phu Yen
USS. Army
101St Airborne Brigade
Qui Nhon
Mekong
Bac Lieu
Mild Weather Dominates Twin City Area
Mild, Indian summer weather continues in the Twin City area with fair skies and mild temperatures through Friday. Highs range from 75 to 80 with 40 to 45 degree lows tonight. Selman Field Monroe reports a 77 degree high and 38 low. No rain recorded on Wednesday. light to moderate precipitation expected early next week. Winds variable at 5 to 10 mph.
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Twin City
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Twin Cities
Aleutian Nuclear Blast Delayed On Wind Conditions
On Amchitka Island the 80 kiloton underground test was halted hours before detonation as wind carried fallout toward the control center seven miles away. Project officials say no surface radiation is expected but proceed with caution in this seismic detection test.
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Amchitka Island
Alaska
Aleutian Island
James Dickson
Defense Atomic Support Agency
The Real College Cheer Is the Check from Home
A feature highlights how college athletes feel pride and motivation from family support sent through earnings or gifts, underscoring the emotional impact of home financial backing on student players.
Coed ROTC Cadets Enter Military Path at Pittsburg State
Three senior female students at Pittsburg State College invade ROTC with homemade black skirts since uniforms are unavailable. Mary Hunker Linda Searcy and Kay Courtner plan to join the Navy or other services after graduation, with aims in parapsychology medicine and history.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Bill Week
Pittsburg State College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Theschool
Officers ‘Training School
Mary Hunker
Muscotah
Linda Searcy
Iola
Kay Courtner
Olathe
Navy
White House OKs Dual Launch Plans
The United States plans a side by side orbital test in January with two two man spacecraft. Gemini 7 would launch first followed by Gemini 6 about a week later to achieve a close rendezvous in space. The plan aims to recover time lost from a prior Atlas Agena failure and would keep both crews in orbit for short durations.
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Johnson City
Tex
United States
Johnson
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Union
NASA
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Chlorine Barge Lift Postponed in Betsy Aftermath
Army engineers delay lifting a sunken chlorine barge for at least a week. The 600 ton cargo was lost during Hurricane Betsy last month and could not be raised by Monday. The earliest lift date is November 8.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Army Engineers
U. S. Army Corp of Engineers
Furniture and decor sale ad with contact numbers
A sale listing offers 2 vinyl chairs and a sofa a high chair a mans costume a pelé lamp and a complete aquarium purifier all in good condition. Call 322 0948 for details and place a Want Ad at 322 5161 with a 10 day rate and cancellation privileges.
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Orleans
Coast Guard
Paul H. Nitze
Cenfer
Soions
Hanoi
Red River
China
Aleutian
Miss Hunker
White House
Esus
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