Johnson Seeks Soviet Help to Halt Vietnam Conflict
Secretary Rusk pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to use influence to stop Communist attacks from North Vietnam against the South. Gromyko met with President Johnson for about nine minutes and said discussions covered disarmament and other topics. Johnson welcomed Kosygin’s defense budget cut and signaled openness to East West talks and new disarmament accords.
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Washington
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Gromyko
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
Court Moves To Block Rail Strike Nationwide
U S District Judge Joseph Sam Perry will issue a restraining order to stop a Dec 15 strike by three railroad shop unions representing over 53 000 workers. The order runs through Christmas Eve and follows a union call after failed talks in Washington. Rail carriers seek a temporary injunction and argue the strike deadline pressures bargaining with the unions rather than AFL CIO Railway Employes Department.
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U.S. Dist
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
Washington
Chicago
Afl-Cio
Eagle Hunting Opens Jan 1 in New Mexico Counties
Ranchers may trap or kill eagles on the ground in 15 New Mexico counties from January 1 to June 15, 1965. The plan, approved by the governor and Interior Department, bans eagle hunting by airplane to protect lambs. Counties include Chaves, Eddy, Guadalupe, Torrance, Grant, Catron, San Miguel, Lincoln, Sierra, Valencia, De Baca, Bernalillo, Otero, Socorro and McKinley.
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New Mexico
Robert Corn
Roswell
New Mexico Wool Growers Assn
Department of Interior
Chaves
Eddy
Guadalupe
Torrance
Grant
Catron
San Miguel
Lincoln
Rights Murder Case Hits Snag
Federal prosecutors abandon efforts to hold 19 white men for grand jury action in the midsummer slaying of three civil rights workers. The government said the case would go to the grand jury directly after a preliminary hearing where FBI testimony about a confession was ruled inadmissible.
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Meridian
Miss
Robert Owen
Justice Department
U.S
FBI
Owen
Esther Carter
Henry Rask
Atlanta, Ga
Barnette
Miss Carter
Rask
Horace Doyle Barnette
Minden
Artillery Saves U S Observers From Viet Cong Attack
Four U S Army advisers cornered by Viet Cong called in air burst artillery to their position driving off the attackers. Captain Harry C Spaulding and three others hid in a bunker as shells exploded above them, turning the tide near Ba Dua. Six Americans have died this week as fighting intensifies with the Viet Cong.
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Peter Arnett Badua
South Viet Nam
Harry C. Spaulding
Seattle
Wash
Spaulding
Ba Dua
Martin Luther King Accepts Nobel Peace Prize 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. accepted the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, calling nonviolence the answer to oppression. At Stockholm ceremonies other prizes were awarded to scientists. King, 35, announced he would give the prize money to the civil rights cause.
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Oslo
Norway
Martin Luther King Jr
Stockholm
Sweden
Gunnar Jahn
Nobel Committee
Oslo University
Alfred Nobel
King
Tshombe Seeks Papal Audience Under Heavy Guard
Congo Premier Moise Tshombe arrived in Rome with a heavy police escort for a 20 minute audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. He faced no demonstrations as he traveled from Leopoldville and wore formal dress with medals as the Pope urged peace and unity for Congo.
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Vatican City
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Vatican
Paul VI
Tshombe
Rome
Papal City
Leopoldville
Titan 3A launches first stage into orbit at Cape Kennedy
The Titan 3A rocket lofted its first stage into orbit then prepared a dummy satellite pass. An onboard maneuver turned the satellite 360 degrees to realign gyroscopes as the transtage and 3750 pound cylinder payload awaited separation over the Gulf of Mexico after a 100 minute orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Australia
Earth
Globe
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
African Nations Denounce Stanleyville Rescue Mission
Guinea and Mali charged the United States and Belgium aimed to strike at African nationalism during the UN Security Council Congo debate. They cited the Stanleyville parachute mission to rescue hostages as evidence, while Russia attacked U S policy and Tshombe pressed his case for Western intervention.
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Stanleyville
United Nations, N.Y
United States
Belgium
Guinea
Mali
Security Council
Congo
Louis Lansana Beavogui
Mississippi
Russia
Moise Tshombe
Moscow
Tshombe
Leyba Benefit Dance Moves to National Guard Armory
A fundraiser for Roswell resident Al Leyba shifts to the National Guard Armory at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 1 and are sale at City Hall, Roswell Police Station, Lea's Gift Shop, and at the door. Proceeds go to Leyba’s medical bills from a Las Cruces crash. KOAT TV will cover the event and present a highlighted report on Channel 7 Saturday.
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Citizens For Leyba
United Hall
National Guard
Roswell
Lea
al Leyba
New Mexico
Koat TV
Albuquerque
Leyba
KOAT
Mariner 4 to skim Mars next July for photos
NASA scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory report Mariner 4 will pass within 5 400 miles of Mars on July 14 following a course-changing maneuver on December 5. The close approach avoids a miss of 151 000 miles and enables the camera-equipped craft to capture usable images.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Main Street Rebuilding Step Taken by Roswell Council
Roswell city council directs city manager Hoyt McMinn to contact the state highway department to begin negotiations for rebuilding Main Street from 10th to Fifth. Plans for the rest of Main Street await completion of the first segment due to planning complexity and bid securing efforts. Aldermen urge rushing negotiations with the highway department.
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Roswell
Hoyt McMinn
State Highway Department
Main Street
10Th
Fifth
McMinn
Highway Department
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Joe Dill
Reno OR
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Day
Yale
Biloxi
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Jack Campbell
George Hunker
Public Lands Committee
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn
Ted Bilberry
State Land Department
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Charles Reed
LOCC
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M. L. King
Titan
Howard Benedict
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
N.G. Armory
Channel 7
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