Sukarno fires Nasution as defense chief in Indonesia
Singapore AP dispatch reports President Sukarno ousted Gen Abdul Haris Nasution, potentially sparking clashes between regular army units and factions loyal to Sukarno. Nasution led the army against the 1965 coup and led the purge of the Communist party. Nasution’s removal seen as bid to curb armed forces influence. The report notes Nasution's joint defense post with presidency is abolished and Maj Gen Haji Sarbini named replacement.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Nasution
Communist Party
Dipolomats
Presient
Subandrio
Suskarno
Njono
Littié
Subiido
Defense Ministry
Haji Sarbini
Sarbini
Army
Goldberg Seeks UN Help for Viet Nam Settlement
U N Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg said the Security Council can aid a settlement in Viet Nam though not conduct peace talks, urging patience and fortitude. He noted Geneva discussed and welcomed by Canada’s Paul Martin, while U S officials debate public policy with senators and Rusk.
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Washington
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N. Security Council
Johnson
Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Canada
Paul Martin
Viet Nam
Father Finds Son's Finger Tip Lost
TOPEKA AP A father of a two year old searched at home Monday night for the tip of his boy's finger while the lad and his mother were at the hospital Connie Warren Skinner principal of Jardine Junior High School said he was holding his son Cory while he lowered an overhead garage door The tip of the finger was pinched off as the panels came together The missing piece was later found at home Several stitches were taken to graft the finger tip back in place and the boy was released after treatment.
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Topeka
Connie Warren Skinner
Jardine Junior High School
Cory
Skinner
Liberal Wins Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race Record
In Liberal Kansas 18 year old Rachel Crites won the Olney pancake race with a record time beating Olney rival Janet Bunker who tied the previous mark. Crites finished about 15 feet ahead of Bethene Still with Grace Riggs three winner last year in third. About 16 000 spectators watched under 23 degree sun.
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Liberal, Kan
Liberal
Olney
England
Rachel Crites
AdaBiace
Teaia
Janet Bunker
Miss Bunker
Binnie Dick
Miss Crites
Bethene Still
Grace Riggs
Annual sessions proposed for state legislature in odd years
TOPEKA AP The State Affairs Committee of the House approved a constitutional amendment to set annual regular sessions for the legislature. The measure would authorize sessions in odd numbered years without any constitutional limit and moves to the House floor for consideration.
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Topeka
State Affairs Committee
House
Bechuanaland Set for Independence This Fall
The Territory of Bechuanaland in southern Africa will become independent on September 30, the British government announced. This marks another fledgling nation’s path to United Nations membership this fall.
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Associated Press London
United Nations
Bechuanaland
Southern Africa
White man fires on Black pickets in Birmingham store parking lot
In Birmingham Alabama a white man opened fire with a 25 caliber gun in a supermarket lot injuring five Black picketers who say they refused to move. Emory W McGowan 23 surrendered to police and faces charges. Hospitalized victims include Douglas Murray 15 Willie Andrews 32 William Maxewell 32 Albert Tate 56 and Simon Armstrong 70. Shuttlesworth of the SCLC said the protest was over alleged employment discrimination at Liberty Supermarket.
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Birmingham
Ala
jPolice
McGowan
McDowell
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Cincinnati
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Liberty Supermarket
University Hospital
Douglas Murray
Willie Andrews
William James Maxewell
Albert Tate
Simon Armstrong
Shuttlesworth
Sclc M
British Russians Begin New Talks In Moscow
In Moscow, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin opened discussions in a tense climate over Viet Nam and global issues. They focused on Britain’s push for more Soviet purchases and debated Asia's crisis, with Kosygin opposing Soviet peacemaking roles and U.S. bombings. Wilson pledged to block German control of nuclear weapons while warning on a yearend treaty to stop nuclear proliferation.
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Moscow
Britain
Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Wilson
London
Asia
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
West Geremany
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Bonn
Viet Nam
Kosygin
East
West
Ineformants
West Germany
AFL-CIO Plans Broad Labor Response to Wage Guide
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO leaders draft a counter to the White House wage guidance as Labor Secretary Wirtz explores gaps in the Johnson administration labor alliance. The federation’s Economic Council meets to draft a report opposing wage restraint, arguing the economy can sustain war needs and Johnson's Great Society while proposing excess profit taxes on corporations.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Organized Labor
Wirtz
Big
Labor Federation
Afle Cio
Federation
Economic Council
Viet Nam
Congress
Kennedy proposes Viet Cong participation in postwar talks
New York AP Robert F Kennedy said Viet Cong participation in a postwar peace process in South Vietnam would not imply Communist control. He urged dissident elements be included in talks while warning that free elections could still be won by the Viet Cong, calling for astute U.S. leadership to ensure a fair vote. He noted confusion over U.S. aims amid discussions of preconditions for a peace conference.
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White House
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Arkansas Democrat
China
Fulbright
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Den
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Senate
Johnson
New York
Den.y
Kennedy
United States
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