Indonesia Withdraws From United Nations Move Looms
Indonesia pushed for formal cancellation of its U.N. membership with Ambassador Lambertus N. Palar leading a mission that framed the act as a divorce due to Malaysia's Security Council seat. Secretary-General U Thant appealed to Sukarno to reconsider, while Thant dictated a cable from the Virgin Islands.
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Malaysia
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Thant
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Virgin Islands
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Traffic Deaths Over 300 During New Year Holiday
AP reports 315 traffic deaths over the three day New Year holiday, with officials fearing the total may exceed the 1959 60 record of 374. Prior holidays show 337 in 61 62 and 232 in a two day prior year.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
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U S Says Law Binds Indonesia Under UN Membership
Washington officials said Indonesia would remain bound by international law not to use force even if it quits the United Nations. The UN would block nonmembers from unsettling peace, and Indonesia could leave only via the normal admission route with Security Council and General Assembly approval. State Department avoided comment on Sukarno’s threat to resign. Private sources warned Sukarno would harm himself more than others if he leaves.
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Search for missing plane continues in Arizona
Phoenix reports eight planes and seven ground parties pursue the aircraft with two aboard missing since Christmas Eve in northeastern Arizona. Washington notes New Mexico House members oppose stripping seniority rights for two Southern congressmen aiding Barry Goldwater. Morris and Walker back a rules change package. Vatican says Pope Paul VI unlikely to visit the New York World’s Fair next summer.
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Castro Exhibits Soviet Land-to-Land Missiles and Jets
Fidel Castro unveiled Soviet land-to-land missiles and swift reconnaissance jets in Havana during the sixth anniversary parade. Officials praised Soviet aid while Castro asserted Cuba would maintain independence without foreign economic support, defending military buildup as necessary for a socialist nation in the hemisphere.
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Johnson ends working holiday at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson finished a working holiday at the LBJ Ranch and returned to the White House to prune 1,000 words from his State of the Union message. He aims to deliver the speech Monday at 9 p.m. EST to Congress and the nation, with budget figures still under review for a possible $100 billion level.
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Democrats Vote to Weaken Rules Committee Authority
House Democrats in caucus approve rules changes to bypass the Rules Committee and speed passage of administration backed bills. They call for Speaker to bring any bill from regular committees to the floor if the committee does not act within 21 days, with full House vote to follow.
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Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Viet Cong Withdraw After Battle Near Binh Gia
Viet Cong forces retreat from Binh Gia as government troops and U.S. forces count heavy casualties. About 500 government troops and 18 Americans killed or wounded. Viet Cong bodies scarce, with later deaths estimated at over 100 in the helicopter mission area. U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam rises to 23,000.
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Britain deploys generals and troops to Malaysia crisis
Britain rushes Gen Sir James Cassels to Malaysia to assess the situation as 1 000 paratroopers and infantry join 10 000 troops fighting Indonesia’s Crush Malaysia campaign. Prime Minister Harold Wilson returns to London amid the crisis as Britain expands sea air power in Southeast Asia with minesweepers coastal craft and fighter squadrons ready for possible deployment.
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Indonesia
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Icy Ordeal Described By Rescuers On Mt Monadnock
Dr Grafton Burke and the rescue team described a night hike up Mt Monadnock to reach Gary Sylvester after an ice covered fall near the summit. Sylvester was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in fair condition as rescuers battled inch thick ice and darkness.
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N.H
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King Urges Dixie Ballot Box March
In Selma Alabama on a Saturday MLK urged a new Negro voter registration drive across Alabama and warned of marching on ballot boxes if the campaign fails. He called for organized, mobilized action, even jail if needed, to secure voting rights and elect justice-minded leaders.
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Dixie
Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
George’ Wallace
Car Strikes and Kills Woman Near Hagerman
A one vehicle crash seven miles south of Hagerman on U S 285 killed 40 year old Elma Sanchez of 1208 South Virginia. State Police say she stepped into the path of a southbound 1959 Buick driven by Panpas Cantano 19 of Artesia. Hospital officials declared her dead on arrival with broken legs and multiple injuries.
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U.S
Elma Sanchez
S. Virginia
Dick McCool
Clarence Smith
Russian Roulette Fatal to Youth
A 20 year old youth, Ray Martinez of La Cienega, was killed Saturday while playing Russian roulette in a Santa Fe bedroom. State Policeman E J Fouratt expects the incident to be ruled accidental as Martinez and five younger cousins gathered for a dance preparation.
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la Cienéga
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