King Faisal Snub at LaGuardia Stirs NYC Flag Remarks
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia arrived at New York LaGuardia but was largely ignored by Mayor Lindsay and Governor Rockefeller. Officials from the State Department and United Nations greeted the king after Washington remarks offended many Jews.
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Senate Ethics Chair Warns of Action on Threats in Dodd Inquiry
Washington AP report states the chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee signaled possible action to crack down on unnamed individuals accused of threatening a witness in the Dodd inquiry. The remarks followed concerns over intimidation during the hearings.
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Four Missing On Western Plane Trip
Four South Dakotans are missing after a flight from Seattle to Troutdale near Portland. Victims include Grant Erickson a Sioux Falls radio supply firm executive his wife Dolly their daughter Karla Little 24 and Karla Little’s infant Laurie. The last radio message placed the aircraft about 20 miles northwest of Portland amid showers and thunderstorms.
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Waterloo Man Dies In Trailer Fire
Joseph Schaffer 53 of Waterloo died in a late night trailer fire. Firefighters found him in a bedroom. authorities say suffocation likely caused death. The incident occurred at a Waterloo trailer court around midnight.
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Pompano Beach Calm Amid Riot Aftermath
In Pompano Beach Florida a relative calm prevailed in the riot riven Negro section as police and Black leaders anticipated a prompt return to normalcy following the unrest.
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Iowa Marine Hero Cited For Medal of Honor
Staff Sgt. Jimmie Howard of Burlington led 17 men against 250 Viet Cong on a June hill battle in Chu Lai South Vietnam. He and 10 others were wounded, five killed, and reinforcements drove off the enemy. Howard, 36, is recovering in Balboa Hospital San Diego. He earned a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts in Korea. The divisional commander urged Medal of Honor recognition and a battlefield promotion to 2nd lieutenant for Howard who says he felt no heroism, just duty. Principal figures include Maj. Gen. Lewis Fields and President Johnson who honored other Medal of Honor recipients for Viet Nam actions.
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Hue Pagodas Sealed After Anti Ky Steps In Hue
Saigon dispatch reports paratroopers and riot police sealing Hue's two main Buddhist pagodas, hauling away coffins of a nun and a 17-year-old girl who immolated themselves amid the Buddhist crisis. Armed monks and supporters resisted, barbed wire barriers rising before city officials as clashes continued. US jets also attacked North Vietnam targets, destroying six Jocotrucks and signaling a dent in Hanoi's rail equipment. The Buddhist leadership split as Thich Tam Chau moved to lead negotiations while Thich Tri Quang pressed the anti Ky campaign from a hunger strike.
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Violence erupts in Cleveland racial clash injuring boy and woman
In an East Side incident on Thursday night a nine year old Negro boy was shot in the lower abdomen and wounded. A white woman was struck by a brick and two policemen faced gunfire. Looting and vandalism targeted white owned businesses while Sowinski Park area tensions flare amid prior clashes. Witnesses said a white man fired from a passing convertible.
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Orbits at High Altitude New Satellite to Aid Map Makers
At Vandenberg AFB Calif the 10 foot PAGEOS balloon satellite was placed in a circular 2 600 mile high orbit to aid map making. It will act as a high altitude reference point for five years enabling precise location of any point on earth within 100 feet using coordinated photographs from 41 ground stations.
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Rally at Klan Stronghold Is Planned by Marchers
Canton Mississippi marchers regroup after tear gas and clashes plan anew confrontations. Dr King says detachment will travel toward Philadelphia to rally at the Ku Klux Klan stronghold. Gov. Johnson urges residents to stay away as Negro voter registration efforts proceed.
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Ruby's Appeal Begins In Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
Defense attorney Elmer Gertz argues Ruby not given fair trial due to media circus and judge's conduct in DallasCounty. Appeals focus on death sentence for Lee Harvey Oswald slaying, referencing unpublished manuscript by Judge Joe Brown.
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Chicago police halt clash as Negroes play ball
In a South Side lakefront park, about 75 Negro youths from Ida B Wells public housing faced a crowd of white residents as tension flared Thursday night. Helmeted officers kept the groups apart after jeers and taunts. Several whites and Negroes were arrested. Mike Anderson, 18, asserted it was their right to play where they chose, noting the housing project lacks usable grass space.
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Calumet Park
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Pope Appeals Again for Peace in Vietnam War Effort
Pope Paul III pleads anew for an end to the Vietnam war and vows to press peace efforts despite an inconclusive personal campaign. He cites a historic Vatican audience with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and hopes their meeting may aid religious liberty and a negotiated settlement.
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