Kennedy visits Mississippi amid race crisis echoes
RFK tells Mississippi pupils that racial injustice and poverty span the nation from New York to Los Angeles, not only the South. He addresses Alabama and Mississippi campuses long associated with integration crises, as security and controversy surround his first visit.
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Kennedy
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New York
University of Alabama
John F. Kennedy
James Meredith
Meredith
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University of Mississippi
101St Airborne Division
Law School
Pope Issues New Laws On Mixed Marriages
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI issued new Catholic Church rules on mixed marriages, easing some restrictions without broad concessions. Local bishops may decide if promises like raising children Catholic are written or verbal, and Catholics who wed before a non Catholic minister are not automatically excommunicated. Retroactive effect noted. ecumenical concerns remain central.
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UPI
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Succession Amendment Endorsed By Hechler
Ripley UPI reports Hechler urged voters to back the governor's succession amendment this fall to avoid an oxcart government in the space. He said the amendment would clarify responsibilities and ensure continuous leadership. The proposal, with four others, faces November ballots and mirrors moves in 35 other states.
Probing 1960s WV questions on service and life facts
A reader Q A format covers military classification 1-Y to I-A shifts GI Bill active service days for eligibility. It includes divorce law in WV, Navy pay with dependents, nursing education Beckley, epileptic training and support, Abraham Lincoln age, Lindbergh status, Sophia population, toxic cherry risk for cows, and Ten Commandments tablets existence.
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Congress
Stanley Bender
Veterans Administration Office
New Demilitarized Chi Minh Trail Reported Near Saigon
UPI reports the communists have created a demilitarized Chi Minh Trail corridor, with heavy Viet Cong activity near Saigon as U S air and naval strikes target stockpiles north of the zone. Allied troops, including the 173rd Airborne Brigade, push in behind air and artillery to locate bodies found in Zone D amid civilian casualties. Civilian refugees were killed by a Viet Cong mine near Tuy Hoa as Skyraiders bombed a target south of Cholon.
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Silver City
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U S Planning Vague Answer To De Gaulle
Washington report notes fourteen North Atlantic Treaty governments reject any substitution for the Western alliance. They state no system of total arrangements or bilateral deals can replace the NATO alliance, reaffirming United Kingdom leadership and unity amid De Gaulle remarks.
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U.S
de Gaulle
Wholesale Price Index Surges Amid Vietnam Buildup
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent in February, pushing the index to 105.3 percent of the 1957-1959 base. Since February 1965 inflation climbs 41 percent, marking the largest February uptick since early Korean War years.
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UPI
United States
Labor Department
Gemini 8 linkup ends in chaotic exit
Space action recounts Armstrong and Scott returning to Earth after Gemini 8 bucked and rolled while docked with Agena. Tape records show calm crews despite peril as officials analyze rad data and try to determine why the linkup failed. Separate dispatch notes Sukarno's government coup in Indonesia with Soeharto arresting 15 and purging pro Communist cabinet members.
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Okinawa
Uss Mason
Indonesia's Subandrio ousted as army seizes control
Indonesian events unfold with Subandrio arrested after student protests and army action surrounding Sukarno's palace. Troops ring Merdeka Palace and Jakarta Airport, while Subandrio’s interim cabinet cedes press and communications to the military amid anti Communist demonstrations and a shifting political crisis.
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Sukarno
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Merdeka
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DS Ce Lasanette Tion
Iocus
Wever
Peking
George Hamilton and a Johnson daughter visit to celebrate
Hollywood gossip column notes actor George Hamilton introduces a Johnson daughter to her birthday and joins friends on a Rolls Royce trip to Grey Hall. White House sources say the woman is “having fun” and not in love, while Linda respects Hamilton but avoids commenting on romance.
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UPI
George Hamilton
Ae Johnson
Ai Rolls-Royce
Nation to press De Gaulle on NATO role amid withdrawal
Washington reports say officials plan to ask Charles de Gaulle to clarify how France can keep political NATO membership while pulling out military arrangements. Johnson and aides weighed a response after de Gaulle demanded base withdrawals and removal of NATO command over his 70,000 troops in West Germany.
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UPI
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Charles de Gaulle
NATO
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White House
Gaulle
U.S
West Germany
News Conferences Face Union Blackout Over Johnson Shows
Washington UPI reports a union blackout targets Johnson news conferences and speeches on radio and television. The strike cites National Broadcasting Co and American Broadcasting Co crews as the White House uses pickups in broadcasts, violating contract terms.
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UPI
Johnson
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National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
White House
Auditor Rejects Bill For Cinders In West Virginia
West Virginia state auditors refuse payment of 9600 to Mountaineer Highway Abrasives for chemically treated cinders and deny a 2000 order. Auditor Denzil Gainer cites improper contract execution, citing lack of Finance Attorney General signatures. Purchasing Director Clarence Johnson and Depot Road Commissioner Vinohoski discuss next steps as SRC fends off claims.
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Clarence Johnson
Johnson
Depot Road
Vinohakoski
Burl Sawyers
Mountaineer
Eee Ragen
Gainer
SRC
Weather Briefing With Unclear Details
Sunny and warm night gives way to a fair, cooler Saturday with a mid‑50s high. A morning forecast notes a 10 am reading and a 11:30 am sentence fragment. Winds from the west-southwest around 18 mph. Time stamps 6:34 and 6:30 appear, along with a cryptic 3.5 on and other unclear data.
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