Supreme Court voids Florida anti miscegenation cohabitation law
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidated a Florida statute criminalizing interracial cohabitation, ruling it violated equal protection. The ruling did not address the state’s anti miscegenation marriage ban, which Florida asserted in the case involving Dewey McLaughlin and Connie Hoffman.
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Connie Hoffman
Miami Beach
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High Court
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Sit-Ins at UC Berkeley Face Court Warnings
Hundreds of University of California demonstrators were warned by Berkeley Municipal Judge Rupert Crittenden that the charges may seriously affect their future. The 768 arrestees, represented by about 60 Bay Area lawyers, had their mass arraignment postponed to Monday to allow defense preparation after the sit-in at Sproul Hall.
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Claude V. Burgett
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Rupert Crittenden
South
San Francisco Bay Area
Sproul Hall
Crittenden
Wilson Arrives For Crucial Talks In Washington
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson opened a two day Atlantic alliance conference on the nuclear weapons crisis. They sought a formu la to win Allied support despite French opposition and discussed absorbing Britain's force into NATO and revising the MLF plan to gain broader acceptance.
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Harold Wilson
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Lady Bird Johnson
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UPI
John M. Hightower
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Britain
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West Germany
Soviet Pledges Support at U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko affirmed full Soviet backing for U.N. disarmament efforts while criticizing Western policy on Vietnam Congo and a multilateral nuclear force. He urged a world disarmament conference and proposed talks at the highest level to curb arms growth.
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Max Marrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
Viet Nam
Congo
Andrei A. Gromyko
General Assembly
Red China
Cairo
Ice Storm Drags On in Eastern New York
Cold and hardship persist for thousands as power crews race to restore heat for nearly 40 000 customers. One weekend storm side effects include three deaths and widespread school closures with emergency centers opened and weather easing slightly tonight and Tuesday.
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Herb Strentz
Schenectady
N. Y
New York
Solon urges Nativity theme for Christmas stamps
Rep. Melvin R. Laird criticizes the 1964 Yuletide stamp and calls for a Nativity scene on the annual Christmas stamp. He argues the issue transcends church state separation and urges the Post Office to honor Jesus Christ’s birth with a religious theme.
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Yuletide
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Son of God
Soviet May Furnish Congo Arms Support
The Soviet Union reportedly agreed to help finance the airlift to Congolese rebels led by Christophe Gbenye. An East European diplomat said Moscow would replenish stocks of Soviet weapons shipped by Algeria and the United Arab Republic, and pay part of the airlift costs. China funds rebels via its Burundi embassy, while Soviet and Egyptian routes use Antonov transports through Khartoum and Juba. The pact was negotiated in Cairo by Gaston Soumialot and Soviet ambassador Vladimir Drofeev.
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Algeria
United Arab Republic
Christophe Gbenye
China
Burundi
Congo
Khartoum
Juba
Sudan
Rebe
Defense
Gaston Soumialot
Egypt
Vladimir Drofeev
Americans Die In Khartoum Riots Amid Arab Negro Clash
In Khartoum fighting erupted between Arabs and Negroes after thousands of South Sudanese massed at the airport to protest East African Arab domination. Up to 10 killed and scores injured, including an American couple, as rioters attacked Europeans and Americans and police intervened.
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Sudan
South Sudan
China
Negro Quarter
Thompson Succeeds Jones as JP in New Mexico county
JP Jones resigns at Chaves County meeting. L O Thompson Jr, newly elected Peace Justice, to fill 21 day opening effective at midnight. Jones cites early move to take first vacation in five years and reports deadline dates. Board approves liquor license transfer from Yucca Night Club to Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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J.C. Jones
Chaves County
Jones
Santa Fe
Order of Eagles
Water Problems Topic of Address in Roswell Inn
Area residents may attend a public dinner meeting at the Roswell Inn starting at 7 p.m. Irving K. Fox of Resources for the Future Washington D C will discuss A National View of Southwestern Water Problems. Dinner tickets are available at the door.
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Irving K. Fox
Resources For the Future
Washington D.C
Roswell Inn
Rogers Aston
Aqualantes
Fox
Supreme Court declines to rule on desegregation near bases
The Supreme Court refused to rule on Department of Justice efforts to desegregate public schools near military installations in Alabama and Mississippi. The court also agreed to review the constitutionality of a law allowing the postmaster general to discard abroad mailed Communist propaganda unless a recipient requests it. John Grenier resigned today as executive director of the Republican National Committee under party criticism. Patsy Ann Moore of Carlsbad New Mexico was named one of 20 finalists for Maid of Cotton in Memphis on December 28 29. The American Farm Bureau Federation said it would end its feud with the Johnson administration only if farmers were freed from government controls, stated by Charles B Shuman Illinois farmer and president.
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Supreme Court
Justice Department
Alabama
Mississippi
Memphis, Tenn
New Mexico
Patsy Ann Moore
Carlsbad
Memphis
Philadelphia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Shuman
Illinois
Big Farm Organization
Candidates Named as Segni Successor in Italian Presidency
In Rome several politicians are named as potential successors to Antonio Segni who resigned due to ill health. Parliament will elect a new head of state on December 16 for a seven year term. Possible candidates include Amintore Fanfani Paolo Emilio Taviani and Giovanni Leone.
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Antonio Segni
Segni
Italy
Moro
Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Amintore Fanfani
Paolo Emilio Taviani
Giovanni Leone
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