Dismissal of Klansmen Charges May Be Appealed
In Macon Georgia the federal government may appeal Judge Bootles dismissal of federal conspiracy indictments against six men accused of plotting to oppress Negroes. The Penn murder acquittals in state court are noted and four other defendants remain charged.
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Lemuel Penn
Washington, D.C
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Penn
Danielsville
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Willis Phillips
George H. Turner
Herbert Guest
James S. Lackey
Lackey
Clete Johnson
Vietnamese Retreat Reoccupied Binh Nghia after Heavy Fighting
Vietnamese forces retook Binh Nghia, a Catholic refugee town, at noon after a battle that cost nearly a battalion in casualties. American Rangers were captured. more than 60 Vietnamese killed, over 100 wounded, and 100 missing. Viet Cong dead tallied 32 as fighting continued around outposts.
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Peter Arnett Binh Nghia
South Viet Nam
Ranger
Saigon
U.S
Binh Nghia
Viet Nam
Court Order Halts Firemen Strike On Railway System
A court injunction stopped a quickie strike by firemen on the Southern Railway, restoring normal service. Pickets withdrew across the system, with 1,700 freight cars jammed in Potomac yards until crews returned. Union Station in Washington reported trains back on time and normal operations resuming.
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Southern Railway
Union Station
Potomac Yards
Virginia
Far West Flood Recovery Gathers Momentum After Massive Disaster
15 000 homeless families and hundreds of stricken farms face a long recovery as five western states report damage near 1 billion dollars. Civil Defense and Red Cross aid continue from Eureka to Reedsport and beyond while flood threats ease and communities dig out.
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Lyle W. Price
SAN Francisco
Jim Morrison
Civil Defense
Eureka
Calif
Humboldt County
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Yreka
Bill Sowle
Department of Interior
West
Wash
GOP House Leadership Remains in Balance as Dukedoms Debate
About 30 to 40 House Republicans have not pledged support in the contest between Charles Halleck and Gerald Ford. With 140 Republicans voting, a 71 vote majority is required. Ford aides say uncommitted members could swing the outcome, though Ford is confident of victory.
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Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
GOP
Halleck
Ford
Republican Conference
Congo Rebels Kill Hostages and Missionaries Near Wamba
Reports from Wamba in the northern Congo say Congolese rebels killed over 30 white hostages after planes flew overhead. Survivors also say American Protestant Missionary William McChesney of Phoenix and an elderly British missionary were slain.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Wamba
Congo
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
Deadlock over UN recess stalls General Assembly talks
Negotiators at the United Nations failed to break a deadlock between Mali and Jordan over a seat on the Security Council. A plan to recess the Assembly without a clash over Soviet voting rights faltered as talks also stalled on financing procedures and potential Article 19 penalties.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Sackey
Ghana
Mali
Jordan
Security Council
U.N
United States
U Thant
Civil Rights Murder Case Re Schedule In Mississippi
Federal grand jury reconvenes Jan 11 to weigh Mississippi civil rights murder case amid reports of new evidence. Justice Department seeks trial for 21 men in the Philadelphia area killings linked to a Negro church arson investigation. Judge Harold Cox orders the reconvening. charges for 19 men had been dismissed at Meridian.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Justice Department
Philadelphia
Miss
Neshoba County
Harold Cox
Jackson
U.S
Esther Carter
Meridian
Earmarked gas tax bill eyed by legislature for city roads
City Attorney James B. Stapp announced at the mayor’s conference that a bill to limit the city gasoline tax to one cent and earmark all proceeds for street and road work may be introduced. Roswell’s current half cent tax goes to the general fund. The measure would remove local taxing power on gasoline and channel funds to improvements.
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James B. Stapp
Stapp
Municipal League
Roswell
Hoyt McMinn
McMinn
Nigeria election begins amid confusion and boycotts
Nigeria's first general election in four years of independence starts under a cloud of confusion. Early signals show strong opposition boycotts spreading into the south where opposition strength is greatest. The ruling Nigerian National Alliance, favored to win even with the boycott, dominates northern and western regions.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Nigerian National Alliance
Johnson pushes Union and budget as LBJ Ranch talks loom
President Johnson works on his State of the Union and budget messages while weighing a major education package civilian pay raises and antipoverty funding. He discusses world affairs with Seaborg Hornig and Rusk notes Southeast Asia Congo and Viet Nam unity efforts with no policy change or pullout in South Vietnam.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
White House
George E. Reedy
Seaborg
Hornig
Kermit Gordon
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Congo
South
Viet Nam
Teen Girls’ Names on Lists Spark Senate Inquiry
Washington AP reports enraged parents of teen age girls whose names appeared on mailing lists sold to buyers of pornographic material. A Senate subcommittee called the operation international and inter state and plans hearings on curbing the traffic. Lists include name address age height and phone numbers obtained through trickery. The scheme emerged as girls received calls inviting trips or nude photographs.
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Washington
Senate
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