White man shoots five in Birmingham grocery clash
In Birmingham Alabama a white man opened fire on picketing Black protesters in a supermarket parking lot injuring five. Emory W McGowan 23 turned himself in on an assault with intent to murder charge. Protest leader Fred Shuttlesworth said a nighttime SCLC march was nearby.
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Ala
J. M. McDowell
Emory W. McGowan
McGowan
McDowell
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Cincinnati
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Liberty Supermarket
University Hospital
Douglas Murray
Willie Andrews
William James Maxwell
Albert Tate
Simon Armstrong
Shuttlesworth
SCLC
40 Teenagers Caught in Raid in Brighton Suburb
Rochester police raided a Brighton house and detained 40 teenagers aged 14 to 18 who reportedly drank liquor beer and wine. At least 10 escaped. Nine girls under 16 were among the detainees. The group was later released to parents. Police seized liquor wine and beer and sought the source of the beverages.
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Rochester
N.Y
Brighton
Eugene Shaw
Deadlocked Legislature Stands Put on Reapportionment Issue
ALBANY New York AP The deadlocked leaders of the Legislature stood put as time ran out on the court imposed deadline for redistricting Senate and Assembly seats Gov Rockefeller hoped for a last minute event to avoid a court takeover but leaders expected the Court of Appeals to redraw the lines The no sock bill to bar force in illegal arrests passed the Senate but faced House opposition and no intervention by Rockefeller who said the matter is in the hands of the Legislature and continued to seek a compromise ahead of Page Seven.
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N.Y
Senate
Assembly
Rockefeller
Court of Appeals
Anthony J. Travia
Associated Press
New York City
Capitol Hill
Slacks dress code test reaches state education chief
Albany AP report says State Education Commissioner James E. Allen may rule next week on whether slacks are allowed for a Sara toga Springs High School girl. Sharon Ann Dalrymple was sent home for wearing slacks, with school board lawyers arguing the ban is part of the educational process and opponents saying dress should be parental choice.
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Albany
N.Y
James E. Allen
Allen
Sharon Ann Dalrymple
Saratoga Springs High School
300 Federal Convicts Taking Part in Work Release Program
Washington AP report notes 300 federal convicts leave gates today and return at night, joining the nation’s labor force. By year end the Bureau of Prisons predicts about 1,200 will be part time prisoners, day workers awaiting final release. Prison Director Myrl E. Alexander hails the program’s success since the Prisoner Rehabilitation Act’s signing. Only three attempted escapes, all nabbed quickly, with one employer reassigning the worker after a brief absence. (Continued on Page Five)
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New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
White House
Miss Johnson
Washington
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Myrl E. Alexander
Johnson
Indus
Wilson and Kosygin Begin Talks on World Problems
In Moscow British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin opened discussions in the Kremlin on world issues. They focused on Anglo-Soviet trade relations and the Asia crisis, with little expectation of immediate progress on Vietnam. The talks occur amid Western fears of nuclear arms proliferation and Bonn's armament plans.
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Britain
Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Wilson
London
Asia
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
West Germany
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Bonn
Viet Nam
California Flu Death Toll Rises Across State
The influenza epidemic in California has claimed seven lives including three unidentified women aged 91 71 and 70 and an unidentified child in Northern California. Health officials report widespread school closures in Contra Costa Santa Clara and Alameda counties and Bakersfield reports mass absenteeism. State officers forecast nearly 4 million infections before the outbreak ends with a peak expected in a few days.
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Los Angeles
California
Long Beach City
Yuba
Sutter
Contra Costa
Santa Clara
Alameda
Bakersfield
Benjamin A. Kogan
Taylor Agrees Conditionally With Kennedy
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports General Maxwell D. Taylor says the Viet Cong could join a postwar Saigon government through free elections but opposes a coalition without elections. Taylor aligns with Kennedy on admitting communists if elections occur, noting Kennedy did not insist on preelection power shares.
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Washington (Ap
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.v
United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Kennedy
New York
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
George Ball
McGeorge Bundy
Sen. Kennedy
Nimitz to Be Buried in Calif Cemetery
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded a vast fleet across the Pacific in World War II, will be buried Thursday at Golden Gate National Cemetery near San Francisco. He requested a simple burial alongside veterans from all services, away from Arlington, Virginia.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Ocean
Golden Gate National Cemetery
Arlington
UN and U.S. seek peaceful Viet Nam settlement
U N ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg said the Security Council can aid a settlement while stressing patience and fortitude. He noted the United States does not seek the Council to run peace talks but to interest nations in an honorable peace. The White House and Senate voices framed debate as Mulled. Humphrey and Muskie urged continued policy support amid internal and external pressures.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. Security Council
Johnson
Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Canada
Paul Martin
Viet Nam
Frank Church
Idaho
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
New York City
Senate
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Ashland
Ohio
U.S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Monroney
Rusk
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Saigon
South
America
Subcontinent
Manila
Humphrey
Church
South Viet Nam
Honolulu
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Newsweek Magazine
Massive U S Jungle Drive Against Viet Cong Begins
U S forces push into two fronts near Bong Son and northwest of Saigon as B52 strikes soften jungle for the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division and the 1st Infantry Division. In a new Mastiff operation thousands of infantrymen move into the capital’s doorstep area amid reported Viet Cong resistance and casualties. Air power targets Dien Bien Phu area and supply routes as the war widens.
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South
Viet Nam
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Bong Son
U.S
U. S
Navy
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Panhandle
Vinh
17Th Parallel
Humphrey Arrives in Seoul On Last Leg of Asian Tour
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived in Seoul on the final leg of a nine nation Asian tour. He met South Korean leaders and was expected to report on Johnson's Honolulu talks. Officials hinted Seoul may authorize dispatch of more troops to Vietnam, possibly 24 000 additional men.
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South Korea
Hubert H. Humphrey
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Chung Il-kwon
Lee Tong
U.S
Winthrop G. Brown
Manila
Philippines
Democratic Republic Party
National Assembly
Korea
Johnson
Honolulu
Chung Hee Park
Weinstein Tumor Removal Aided by Abdominal Surgery
New York AP reports Moses Weinsteiniling Majority Leader surgery for a benign tumor. The Queens Democrat, 53, underwent abdominal surgery Monday at Booth Memorial Hospital and was expected to stay in hospital a week to ten days. Weinstein has led the assembly since February 1965.
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New York
State Assembly
Moses Weinstein
Weinstein
Queens
Booth Memorial Hospital
Assembly
Sukarno Move May Touch Off Fresh Violence
SINGAPORE AP Indonesian President Sukarno fired army chief Gen Abdul Haris Nasution in a Monday broadcast raising fears of new violence. Diplomats warned of a clash between the regular army and forces loyal to Sukarno as he seeks to restore a balance between the Communist party and the armed forces after last October’s coup attempting to seize power.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesia
Nasution
Communist Party
Patsy Mink Read Washingtons Farewell Before House
Hawaii's Rep Patsy Takemoto Mink reads George Washingtons Farewell Address in the House on Washingtons Birthday. She calls it a profound message and says she was honored to present it with family in attendance. Mink was asked by Speaker McCormack to read the annual address, and she notes the language reads well despite limited prep time.
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Washington
Hawaii
Patsy Takemoto Mink
House
George Washington
Mink
Congress
U.S
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Senate
Britain’s Adm Luce resigns in carrier dispute
London adopts U S jet plan to lead defense and trims Royal Navy. Adm Sir David Luce resigns amid pressure after Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew quit, citing loss of carrier capability. Government cancels carrier project and buys 50 F111 bombers at 5.88 million dollars each to assume carrier roles.
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Britain Today
U.S
Royal Navy
Adm
David Luce
Britain
Luce
Navy
Christopher Mayhew
United States
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