South Africa Likely to Elect New President Early Next Year
Prime Minister Vorster announced in Pretoria that President Charles R. Swart plans to retire on May 31, four years early. The National Party split over a successor with two contenders named: Finance Minister Theophilus Donges and Education Minister Sen. Johannes de Klerk. The new president will be chosen at a party caucus after Parliament opens January 30. The president is elected by a joint session of Parliament. Swart has led since 1961 when South Africa became a republic.
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Graham Suggests LBJ Europe Tour for Unity
Billy Graham, returning to Charlotte after West Berlin, urges President Johnson to tour Europe as a goodwill mission to mend fences. He says Europeans are dismayed by U.S. focus on the Far East and notes his 48th birthday family gathering in Charlotte.
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Ex Governor Sid McMath Promoted to Major General
Sid McMath of Little Rock, former Arkansas governor from 1949 to 1952, has been advanced from brigadier general to major general in the Moving Corps Reserve. He received his second star Monday at a Pentagon ceremony after service with the Marines in World War II in the South Pacific, where he earned the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit.
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Pope seeks one Bible for all Christians
The Vatican announced Pope Paul VI ordered ecumenical work with Protestants Anglicans and Orthodox Catholics to produce a common Bible for all Christians. Catholic bishops worldwide were asked for translation and distribution input while Rev Waller M Abbott was named to direct Catholic participation in the study.
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Carmichael and two others face court on traffic charges
Stokely Carmichael and two men were jailed after Saturday arrests in Selma. Carmichael, head of SNCC, was charged after lunging at a police officer during a loudspeaker street incident and faces possible jail up to 190 days or a $100 fine. Taylor and House also charged for traffic and related offenses as they arrived with a truck blocking a Negro area. Bonds posted later.
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Belgian heart patient Maboge dies after pump use
Maboge, a 38 year old Belgian warehouse worker, died in Houston after 11 days with an artificial heart pump at Texas Medical Center. Officials cited liver and kidney failure amid post surgery recovery. the hospital team led by Michael E. DeBakey reported the device had supported his failing heart as China reports and political rallies intersect with coverage of Maoists and Lin Piao messaging.
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Orbiter 2 Midcourse Abort Delays Moon Imaging
NASA reports Orbiter 2 failed its first Canopus fix aborting a planned 4:56 a.m. midcourse maneuver to slow 38 mph. The craft went untracked on Canopus at 4:20 a.m. PST, 151,404 miles from Earth, 123,412 miles from the Moon, en route to photographing 13 potential Apollo landing sites after entering a preliminary parking orbit.
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Treasury Aide to Replace Saxon as Currency Controller
President Johnson announced that William W. Camp will replace James J. Saxon as comptroller of the currency. Saxon, 63, has led an independent course, with terms expiring November 15, and Camp is a long-time bank official and deputy comptroller nominee.
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City Hall Approves Sprinklers to Drive Off Loiterers
Los Angeles City Council votes 10 to 2 to install automatic time block sprinklers on City Hall lawn to deter loiterers described as offensive and unsanitary. Some members cite protection for women, while others note loiterers include elderly and ill. Rain prevented comment.
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North Korea Accuses U S of Provoking
North Korea's Rodong Shinmun accuses the United States of continuing military provocations near the Korean demilitarized zone after a November 2 ambush that killed six Americans and a South Korean. The paper warns U S imperialists risk another war.
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