Verwoerd slain in Parliament by knife attack in Cape Town
In Cape Town, Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was fatally stabbed while seated in Parliament. Dmitrio Tsafendas, a Greek Portuguese assailant, plunged a knife into Verwoerd’s neck as MPs looked on, sparking chaos and a rapid medical response. Verwoerd, a staunch apartheid advocate, led South Africa through decades of racial segregation.
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Hendrik F. Verwoerd
South African Press Association
Dmitrio Tsafendas
Mozambique
Verwoerd
House of Assembly
Groot Schurz
Ben Schoeman
House of Parliament
Johannesburg
Pretoria
David Pratt
Johannes Strijdom
Johnson condemns Verwoerd assassination in South Africa
President Johnson calls the killing of South Africa Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd deplorable and a stroke of violence. Press secretary Moyers says a private message to Verwoerd's widow will be released to the family. Senator Kennedy, visiting South Africa in July, warns of explosive tensions if white and black relations are not changed.
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South Africa
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Tropical Storm Greta Halts Seeding Experiment Plans
Miami reporters confirm scientists canceled Operation Stormfury seeding of Tropical Storm Greta as the weak system could not show conclusive effects from silver iodide. Greta moved northwest at about 18 mph with winds near 40 mph, staying far from land and out of reach for the foreseeable future.
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Weather Bureau
San Juan
Red Guards Converge On China Capital
About 300000 Red Guards from the countryside converged on Peking amid confusion and turmoil. Reports say the influx aims to exchange experiences with city youths as part of a purge campaign. In Canton panic deposits rose after demands to abolish interest rates and statues of Confucius were wrecked. Ta Kung Pao announced its name change to March Forward Daily per Red Guard demands.
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Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Spec 4 Hilton Phillips Jr visits West Monroe
Hilton Phillips Jr home this weekend to visit parents Mr and Mrs H M Phillips of 304 North 6th Street West Monroe He is stationed at Fort Hood Texas and has been named Soldier of the Quarter Edwin Buddy Johnson and family 2705 N 11th St Monroe will move to Baton Rouge next Friday to begin graduate work at Louisiana State University Buddy received a training contract from the Louisiana Department of Hospitals He plans to pursue a masters in psychiatric social work
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North 6Th Street
West Monroe
Phillips
Fort Hood
Texas
Edwin
Buddy’ Johnson and
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Monroe
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Buddy
Louisiana Department of Hospitals
Holiday Road Deaths Reach Record High
Traffic deaths across the nation over the Labor Day weekend surpassed 600, a new record for any summer period. The AP tally reported 624 people killed in 78 hours, exceeding last year’s 563 and the Independence Day peak of 576.
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National Safety Council
Court Martial Questions Legality of Viet Nam War
Pvt Dennis Mora, 25, of New York City, faces a general court martial at Fort Dix over disobeying orders to travel to Viet Nam. Lawyer Stanley Faulkner argued the war illegal for lack of congressional declaration. Col Maguire ruled the point improper. Prosecution delayed while defense motions were reviewed. Witnesses included Herbert Aptheker and Staughton Lynd. Mora is aided by Maj Edward Lassiter and Lt Jason Cotton.
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New York
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McGuire Air Force Base
Herbert Aptheker
U.S. Communist Party
North Viet bombers hit zone as U S planes fly many missions
U S forces bombed the demilitarized zone and North Vietnam with B52s and carrier jets. American pilots flew about 152 attack missions on Monday, destroying trains, oil depots, barges, bridges, and antiaircraft positions while Marines say 26 Communist soldiers were killed in a ground clash near Da Nang. The Saigon government asked the ICC to inspect the area amid claims of self defense.
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Newlywed West Monroe Couple Injured in Illinois Crash
Doyle Richard Grant and Peggy Ann Morgan, married Aug 27, were seriously hurt Monday night while honeymooning in Illinois. Both, in 'very serious' condition at St. Anthony Hospital Effingham, regained consciousness by 2:40 a.m. Parents travel toward Illinois as details unfold. Grant, ex-News-Star-World circulation staffer, now with Olin Mathieson in West Monroe, is son of Tempie Griffin Grant and Oscar Doyle Grant. Morgan is daughter of Stacy J. Morgan and the late Mr. Morgan of Tallulah.
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North 6Th St
Peggy Ann Morgan
Monroe
St. Anthony Hospital
Effingham
Grant
Tempie Grant
Stacy J. Morgan
Tallulah
Illinois
News- Star—World
Olin Mathieson Corporation
Weather Forecast For Twin Cities Area Today And Tonight
Forecasters predict temperatures from 88 to 92 today and Wednesday with 68 to 72 tonight. Skies partly cloudy and winds variable 5 to 15 mph. In Monroe yesterday 0.10 inch of rain was recorded. high 94 and low 67 today.
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Weather Bureau
Monroe
Honeymoon Ends As Husband Wipes Windshield At Drive In
A humorous item notes the honeymoon ends when the husband exits the car at a drive in to wipe the windshield, adding a light domestic misunderstanding as the couple continues their outing.
British Begin Crucial Meet On Rhodesia
London leaders of 22 Commonwealth nations opened a crucial Rhodesia conference amid divisions. Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces calls for tougher action while ruling out military force. a compulsory UN oil embargo may be agreed without a naval blockade, with opposition from South Africa and Mozambique. Julius Nyerere boycotts. eight other chiefs send deputies to show disapproval.
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Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Britain
Commonwealth
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Ian Smith
Africa
United Nations
Smith
Zambia
South Africa
Mozambique
House Democrat Leader Taken To Naval Hospital
House Democratic Leader Carl Albert of Oklahoma was rushed to Bethesda Naval Hospital for a minor coronary occlusion without complications. The 58 year old will stay two to three weeks for rest as doctors ordered a preventive hospitalization after chest pains following a long legislative session and weekend yard work.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Albert
Wife Has Doubts As Husband Goes AWOL In Vietnam
Salina Kansas AP report details wife Josie Jackson awaiting word from Sgt Charles M Jackson supply sergeant in Vietnam. She learns he is AWOL since Aug 7 1966, pay stopped, and she fears capture or desertion. Army to declare him deserter Sept 7. family loses allotments and benefits.
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Salina
Kan
Josie Jackson
Set
Charles M. Jackson
Viet Nam
Jackson
Marines Capture Viet Cong Leader in Da Nang Area
U S Marines sweeping the Da Nang coast captured a Viet Cong provincial leader of Quang Ngai. The 53 year old guerrilla, fleeing with two companions, was seized after one companion was killed and the other wounded and captured. He surrendered unharmed and was turned to police for questioning. The unit commander said villagers confirm the high rank of the detainee who reportedly directed many murders over 14 years was the police search long pursued by local authorities.
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Quang Ngai
Ha Gia
van D. Bell
Miami
Fla
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