Embassy Cleanup After Viet Cong Attacks In Saigon
Viet Cong gunners shot down four U S helicopters in central Viet Nam. Three American crewmen were killed and 15 wounded as embassy staff returned to bomb damaged offices under tight security measures in Saigon. Police noted prior intelligence on the planned blast.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Viet An
Tam Ky
Quang Tin
U.S. Navy
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Liquor Laws Said Cause Of Conflict
Former state senator Fabian Chavez of Santa Fe blames New Mexico liquor laws for conflicts between local governments and the state. He expects Gov. Jack Campbell to seek a legislative fix in the 1966 session to fairly distribute licenses for Albuquerque tourist industries and other venues.
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Santa FE
Jack Campbell
Fabian Chavez
Chavez
Albuquerque
Executive Department
Johnson seeks funds for new Saigon embassy
President Johnson plans to request congressional authority and funds to build a new U S embassy in Saigon after terrorists damaged the current building. He stated the attack underscores the Viet Nam struggle and caused loss of life among Vietnamese civilians and embassy staff. Informed sources ruled out an immediate attack on Hanoi.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Saigon
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Strike ends at Cape Kennedy after 14 months of stoppages
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports construction workers return to jobs as Local 803 withdraws picket lines after crippling work for two days. More than 4200 of 5000 union building trades workers refused to cross. Assistant Labor Secretary Reynolds to meet with plumbers union representatives to seek resolution.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Local 803
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
Richard H. Frank
James Reynolds
Washington
Plumbers
City Man Stabbed To Death In Roswell
A 27 year old Roswell man Jose Carrillo of 509 E Albuquerque died on arrival at St Marys Hospital after a stabbing. Police say a fight at 1505 S Monroe early Wednesday led to his collapse on the street. Officers continue investigation and no employer named.
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Roswell
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jose Carrillo
E. Albuquerque
St. Mary's
Carrillo
Maria Guevara
S. Monroe
GOP Seeks Broad Voting Bill Expansion
GOP leaders push to broaden a pending voting rights bill beyond current scope affecting Southern states and select counties. Dirksen cited bipartisan support to speed passage while pressing for wider automatic federal registrar coverage in areas with historic low registration or turnout.
Inquiry Strikes At Klan Secrecy Probe Opens In Washington
An extensive congressional probe into the Ku Klux Klan began following a House Un American Activities Committee vote to investigate. FBI support, Justice Department input, and hearings are planned with officials noting the difficulty of crafting effective Klan related laws.
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Harry Kelly Washington
FBI
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Charles L. Weltner
D-Ga
Natchez, Miss
E. L. McDaniel
Mississippi
United Klans of America
KKK
Willis
Johnson
Justice Department
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
House Un-American Activities
Ku Klux Klan
Tuscaloosa
Ala
UPI
Man Told to Leave Town for Selling Liquor to Minors
Robert R. Maertins 32 of San Diego Calif was fined 300 and jailed 90 days for selling or giving alcoholic beverages to a minor. Police judge Ralph Fresquez suspended 45 days and ordered Maertins out of town within 24 hours of discharge. The case followed several alleged liquor sales to teens despite no major rise in teen drinking in Roswell.
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Robert R. Maertins
San Diego Calif
Ralph Fresquez
Maertins
Bill Osborn
California
Fresquez
Roswell
Humphrey Urges Cities to Have Voice in Cabinet
Vice President Hubert Humphrey urged mayors and city officials to back a proposal for cities to gain a voice in the President's Cabinet. He spoke at a National League of Cities conference as Senate hearings on an administration bill to create a Department of Housing and Urban Development proceed, elevating the Housing and Home Finance Agency.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
America
National League of Cities
Senate
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Improved Racial Climate Seen in Montgomery and Selma
In Montgomery and Selma a calmer racial atmosphere emerged as voter rights march events continued. Black-robed mourners followed caskets bearing slain civil rights workers while no troopers appeared and few white spectators watched. In Montgomery ten caskets were removed after a halt ordered by state property head Mills Cowling. In Selma civil rights leaders canceled mass meetings for the week to prepare for the Dallas County voter registrar office opening.
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Montgomery
Ala
Selma
State Capitol
Mills Cowling
Dallas County
Associated Press
Airliner crashes off Tangier killing many
A twin engine Iberia Convair plunged into the sea minutes before landing at Tangier. Of 54 aboard 51 were feared dead. three seriously injured survived. Passengers included Swedes, Germans and Britons. Malaga origin with Cap Espartel crash site three miles offshore.
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Tangier
Morocco
Iberia Airlines
Gibraltar
Convair
Iberia
Malaga
Spain
Virgen de Carmilo
Cap Espartel
Coast Guard
Cadiz
Death of Hobbs Bay Investigated
Hobbs police study an apparent accidental shooting death of a 10 year old boy Charles Francis Smith by his 13 year old brother Pat Eugene Smith. A 22 caliber rifle was found on a bed in the family home about 12 miles north of Hobbs.
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Hobbs (Ap
Lea County
Bill Wood
Hobbs
Wood
Charles Francis Smith
Pat Eugene Smith
Alabama solon claims drunken sex orgies marked rights march
Rep. William L. Dickinson charged that the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march featured widespread drunkenness and public sexual activity. He alleged Communist influence and named participants as Negroes, dogooders, adventurers, beatniks and prostitutes, drawing swift rebuttal from SCLC official Charles Blackwell.
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Washington
William L. Dickinson
R-Ala
House
Selma
Montgomery
Dickinson
Charles Blackwell
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Speaker
Alabama
Communist Party
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