King Denies Intent to Defy Court Order in Selma March
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr testified before U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr about leading a 2,500-person march from a Selma church to meet state troopers after a government spokesman said the march should be allowed. The judge rejected a contempt motion against King and King described talks with LeRoy Collins about avoiding brutality.
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Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
King
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Collins
James G. Clark
Dallas County
Clark
Justice Department
U S Air Strike Destroys Barracks in North Viet Nam
Defense officials report reconnaissance photos show a barracks area at Xom Bang near North Viet Nam obliterated by a U S Air Force strike on March 1. Images indicate 74 percent success in destroying buildings and bunkers in the ammunition depot at the base. The depot holds about five percent of the country's total ammunition stocks.
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Washington
North
Viet Nam
Xom Bang
North Viet Nam
Quange Khe
17Th Parallel
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Khe
Beaten Minister Near Death in Selma Attack
The Rev. James J. Reed, 38, of Boston, remained unconscious in a Selma hospital after a Tuesday night beating tied to a civil rights march. His wife Marie spoke of their awareness of potential danger before the trip, as three white men faced state and federal charges.
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Birmingham
Ala
Selma
James J. Reed
Boston
Marie
Sit-in at White House by integrated group
A mixed group of white and Black demonstrators entered the White House on a public tour and flopped to the floor in a civil rights sit-in. They remained for several hours, vowing to stay until forced out. Most participants were young and joined during the late morning tour.
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Los Angeles
Federal
UPI
Washington
White House
Johnson
Richard T. Brown
Selma
Brown
Montgomery
New Mexico National Guard Reorganized Into 41 Units
The New Mexico National Guard will be reorganized into 41 units with 3,385 authorized positions under a Defense Department plan. Maj. Gen. John P. Jolly said location details remain. implementation aimed by March 1966 pending Congress approval.
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Tional Guard
New Mexico Army National Guard
National Guard
Jolly
6,000 Marine unit sails for Okinawa in move
A 6,000 man 1st Marine Brigade boarded ships in Pearl Harbor bound for Okinawa to replace troops sent to South Vietnam. The move, confirmed by an Adm. Sharp spokesman, follows earlier Kaneohe deployment. about 1,000 brigade members stay behind in Hawaii.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Okinawa
South Viet Nam
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
1St Marine Brigade
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
California
Ha- Waii
Marines helicopter crash near Da Nang injures four
A U S Marine Corps helicopter crashed and burned thirty miles south of Da Nang injuring four crew members. It is believed Viet Cong gunfire brought down the craft though details remain sparse.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
Fourth man arrested in Boston minister beating case
SELMA Alabama AP A fourth white man was arrested today and charged with assault with intent to murder in the clubbing attack on a Boston minister here Tuesday night. Three men were arrested Wednesday. Surrendering to police at City Hall was Odel Hoggle 30 an auto mechanic and brother of one of the men taken into custody earlier.
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Selma
Ala
Boston
City Hall
Odel Hoggle
New Mexico Road Toll Totals Update
A New Mexico toll statistic shows 54 fatalities on roads for the current year through the date, compared with 59 at the same point last year, indicating a decline in traffic deaths to date.
Housing Shortage Seen Here Despite Vacancies
Roswell faces a housing shortage with over 200 foreclosed federal mortgage homes standing empty. Mayor Gail Harris cites high rental inquiries from Schilling Air Force Base personnel bound for Walker AFB, noting a deficit of four bedroom rentals with features. FHA and VA homes are largely unsuitable for rent and skew cheap with limited four bedroom options.
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Roswell
Gail Harris
Schilling Air Force Base
Walker Afb
Harris
Stewart Pritchard
Walker
Schilling Air Force
Kansas
Schilling
WAFB
Bud Foster
FHA
Johnson Visits Job Corps Camp in Maryland
President Johnson toured a Job Corps camp in Thurmont and mingled with trainees in barracks and the mess hall. He urged the youths to perform well so Congress would fund more training programs and jobs.
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Johnson
Job Corps
Thurmont
Congress
Parents Object To Evolution
Parents in Warren County oppose teaching evolution in county schools arguing it conflicts with the Bible. The school board will allow parent review of textbooks and plans to issue recommendations by March 22.
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Bowling Green
Warren County
Ten to Testify on VA Hospital Closure
Ten persons including Rep. Tom Morris and Rep. E.S. Johnny Walker will testify March 25 before the House Veterans Affairs Committee about the proposed closing of the Veterans Administration hospital at Fort Bayard in Silver City.
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Silver City
Tom Morris
E.S. Johnny Walker
U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Bayard
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Alabama
LeRoy Collins
Federal Community Relations Council
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Lavern Hopper
Route 1
Dexter
Charles Clements
S. Missouri
Clements
St. Mary’s Hospital
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Josephine Clements
Hopper
St. Mary's Hospital
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Mars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Selma, Ala
Federal Community Relations Service
New England
East Coast
Justice of the Peace
L. O. Thompson
Truman Sanders
S. Mis
Souri
Jess Hopper
Laverne Sue
Laverne
N.M
Queen Elizabeth
Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Edward VIII
Simpson
VA Hospital
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