Harvard Professor Warns of Possible US China War
Harvard historian John K. Fairbank warned at a Cambridge dinner that the chance of armed conflict between the United States and Communist China is more than even. He called containment out of date and urged ending discrimination against China in trade and UN representation while noting timing of any clash cannot be predicted.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
John K. Fairbank
China
United States
Fairbank
United Nations
Moon Prospector Launched For Lunar Soil Study
NASA launched Surveyor 4 aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket at 7 53 a.m. EDT to land on Sinus Medii and use a magnet and extendible shovel plus a camera to gather soil samples and photos. The mission seeks to test crater formation by meteor impacts and lunar surface strength for future Apollo plans.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Sinus Medii
Bay
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Surveyor
U.S
Benjamin Milwitsky
NASA
Washington, D.C
Apollo
Surveyor 3
Young Turks Demand New NAACP Directors in Boston
The reform group within the NAACP endorsed Executive Director Roy Wilkins but urged a new board. They suspended Cecil Moore as North Philadelphia Branch president amid accusations of personal gain. The 58th convention winds down amid leadership clashes and calls to curb urban slum issues. New York delegates plan a critical report on convention management. Young Turks seek to alter director elections and boost influence on committees.
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Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Today
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
Cecil Moore
North Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Moore
NAACP
Resolutions Committee
New York State
Negro's Judicial Selection Nears
The Senate Judiciary Committee, amid a second day of hearings, favors Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court nomination. Senator Strom Thurmond opposes, planning to challenge Marshall on civil rights expertise. Marshall, solicitor general and former U.S. Court of Appeals judge, was NAACP counsel and faces questions on suspects’ rights.
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Marshall
U.S. Court of Appeals
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Franklin County Debt Rises 2.8 Million in 1967
County Clerk Bruce Spears reports bonded indebtedness up 2.8 million from 1966 driven by revenue bonds for Ottawa Light Plant and Central Heights school building. Light plant bonds to be repaid by users. Totals: County General 17000, County Roads 16000, Cities 1664121.72, School Districts 3244000, Revenue Bonds 2563000, Warrants 8045.54.
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Franklin County
Bruce Spears
Ottawa
Central Heights
Spears
County Weather Forecast Shows Warmer Temps Tonight
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with light winds and a bit warmer air tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy and mild with upper 60s tonight and Saturday high in the 80s. Historical temps include Thursday 74 and today 52 with a year-ago high of 99 and low 72. Barometer reading 30.15 inches.
Girl Drinks Acid Taken To KU Medical Center
A 3 year old Baldwin girl swallowed battery acid while her father prepared a car battery and was taken first to Ransom Memorial Hospital and then to the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She arrived about 10 p.m. Thursday and was reported in fairly good condition in the pediatric ward.
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Baldwin
K. U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Loretta Miller
Ransom Memorial Hospital
C. W. Henning
Larry Miller
Miller
Civil Liberty Group Enters Kansas Case
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the U S Supreme Court for a stay of execution for William F Zimmer 42 a former Kansas City Kan railroader set to hang Aug 3 for the 1964 kidnapping and slaying of 11 year old Topeka girl Elwaine Pomeroy His attorney said the ACLU sought a 30 day extension to file a petition for a writ of certiorari Zimmer was convicted April 1 1963 for the kidnapping and murder of Gladys Johnson whose body was found Nov 21 1964 on a creek bank near St Marys He received a death sentence for kidnapping and life for murder The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the conviction April 8 An application for a rehearing was denied May 8 and the next day the court set Aug 3 as the execution date
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Topeka, Kan
The
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
William F. Zimmer
Kansas City, Kan
Topeka
Elwaine Pomeroy
Zimmer
A.C.S.A
Supreme Court
Pomeroy
Gladys Johnson
St. Mary's Ran
Kansas Supreme Court
Unified troop decision touted by Johnson in White House briefing
President Johnson claimed unity in administration over expanding U.S. troop levels in Vietnam. Gen Westmoreland, SecDef McNamara, and JCS Chair Wheeler affirmed the president’s stance as questions about exact numbers, timing, and troop composition remained unsettled. Westmoreland said additional forces would be supplied as needed.
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Vietnam
Westmoreeland
U.S
White House
Johnson
Westmoreland
McNamara
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
Pentagon
Moe Namata
Tare
Washington
Hanoi Area Hit In 170 Missions
U S pilots flew 170 missions against North Vietnam Thursday, near Hanoi and Haiphong, attacking missile sites and naval storage depots. A SAM missile misfired hitting a village near Haiphong. Viet Cong overran a coastal hamlet northeast of Saigon with heavy casualties. One Skyraider was shot down near Khe Sanh. The 170 missions total nearly matched the war record. Destroyers of the 7th Fleet shelled northern coast defenses as Morton targets concentrated in the DMZ and south.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Navy
Guan Co
South China Sea
South Viet Namese
South Vietnam
Skyreider
Khe Sanh
Laos
7Th Air Force
Marine Corps
7Th Fleet
Morton
Demilitarized Zone
Waverly Man Killed Thursday
Roy D. Kistner a 23 year old of Waverly died in a crash on U S 50 about 25 miles east of Emporia. Services at 2 pm Sunday at Waverly Methodist Church with Jones Funeral Home in charge burial in Waverly Cemetery. He served in the U S Navy four years and was discharged in January 1967. He was a member of American Legion Post 119. Survivors include his parents a sister and a brother. Clint Storrer a rural Le Roy boy died in a separate accident on highway K57 nearby.
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Roy D. Kistner
Waverly
U.S. 50
Emporia
Waverly Methodist Church
Jones Funeral Home
Kistner
Alfred Kistner
Interstate Bakery
U. S. Navy
Vieteam
American Legion
George Norris
Robert Kistner
Burlington
Young investor Martin Showalter buys stock at 13
Ottawa Herald paperboy Martin Showalter, 13, owns 37 shares of Dreyfus Mutual Funds and five shares of Susquehanna Railroad. He bought three months ago with help from an attorney, aims to sell five stores soon, and plans to keep the rest for college. He earns 45 dollars monthly and is the only invested family member.
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Herald
Wall Street Journal
Martin Showalter
Dreyfus Mutual Funds
Susquehanna Railroad
Martin
Harold Showalter
S. Cedar
Ottawa Herald
Journal
Maretin
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William C. Westmoreland
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Robert S. McNamara
Clint Storrer
Larry Storrer
le Roy
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