Carlson Killed As Congo Rebels Fire On Hostages
Belgian refugee Fernand Deprey told AP that American missionary Paul Carlson was shot in the head when Congolese rebels fired into a group of white hostages near the Hotel Victoria in Stanleyville. Paratroopers arrived and freed about 163 hostages. Deprey described flames and chaos as the rebels opened fire before troops landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaelens
Brussels
Paul Carlson
Belgium
Stanleyville
Fernand Deprey
Belgian Airlines
Congo
Hotel Victoria
Deprey
Carlson
Red Cross
Valere Pairot
Liege
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
Christophe Gbenye
Tshombe
Phyllis Rine
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
American Consul Beaten and Forced to Eat Flag
U S Consul Michael Hoyt former Los Alamos resident says he and his four man staff were beaten at Stanleyville by Congo rebel soldiers and forced to eat an American flag during captivity. Hoyt reported they were beaten twice in prison and ten times in three months of occupation after Belgian paratroopers and Congo army captured the rebels capital in the northeast Congo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S
Michael Hoyt
Los Alamos, N.M
Stanleyville
Congo
Hoyt
Leopoldville
FBI identifies Mississippi killers and Birmingham church bombers
FBI says it has identified the killers of three civil rights workers in Mississippi and the Birmingham church bombers. A spokesman said investigators are still gathering sufficient evidence to seek indictments in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Mississippi
Birmingham
Rome
Trans World Airlines
Purser
Henri Constant
Paris
Anti poverty funds allocated to 32 states under new program
AP reports 120 first year projects approved by Sargent Shriver totaling 35 million of the 800 million Congress sanctioned. A 15 million line funds 41 Job Corps training centers for youths 16 to 21, with volunteers to be recruited next week. most camps for boys, some for girls. An additional 13 million supports communities in 12 cities and six rural areas for varied programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Sargent Shriver
Congress
Four Jobs Corps centers to aid poverty fight in New Mexico
A federal program allocates over 32 million to combat poverty nationwide. In New Mexico the grant includes 39 000 for a community action program and funds for Jobs Corps centers at Grants Eight Canyon Mountainair and Mexican Springs. The first 10 000 arrives in two months with the rest in two more if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Jobs Corps
New Mexico
Grants
Canyon
Otero County
Mountainair
Mexican Springs
McKinley County
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Anderson
Soviet Demands End to Foreign Troops in Congo
Moscow summons U S Belgian and British diplomats calling for an immediate halt to Congo hostilities and withdrawal of mercenaries. It brands Belgian paratrooper landings in Stanleyville as armed intervention aimed at crushing a national liberation movement. Washington and London reject the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
Congo
Stanleyville
National Liberation Movement
Hoover Warns Of Pressure Group Danger
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns against zealots and pressure groups sometimes led by Communists that could crush rights to pursue their aims. He accepts Loyola University’s Sword of Loyola Award and urges the FBI not to aid special interests over citizens’ rights. The report also covers Congo crisis developments with U.S. involvement and hostage issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Loyola University
Stritch School of Medicine
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sword of Loyola
University
Martial Law Declared as Saigon Seethes in Riots
About 2,000 students rioted in Saigon demanding Premier Tran Van Huong's ouster and were dispersed by paratroopers. Martial law followed a day of violence injuring scores. U.S. officials warned aid could be curtailed if disorders continued. The High National Council met to consider Huong's removal amid Buddhist opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
U.S
National Buddhist Organization
Huong
Nguyen Khanh
High National Council
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Johnson
Taylor
Main Street Divider Plans Revealed At City Conference
Mayor Gail Harris unveiled plans to divide Main Street from Tenth to Walnut with center drainage. Alderman Lusk described the project as part of street upgrades while officials also announced a $200,000 airport runway extension bids in January. The city plans new police uniforms and equipment spending, stricter livestock enforcement, and open houses to boost civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Harris
E. L. Lusk
Main Street
Tenth Street
Walnut
Harris
Asar
Roswell
State Senate
Senate
FCC Slashes Long Distance Rates in Historic Cut
The FCC announced the largest reduction in interstate telephone rates, with Bell System companies to cut revenue by about 100 million dollars annually. About 75 percent of reductions take effect February 1, 1965, and the rest by April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Bell System
Continental
United States
Commission
Roswell Daily Record to Skip Thanksgiving Edition
The Roswell Daily Record will not publish on Thursday Thanksgiving Day as part of five holidays observed by the publishing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Daily Record
The
Record Publishing Co
Harris Warns of Possible Fire Bug in Roswell
Mayor Gail Harris voiced concern over a suspected fire bug after two major Blount fires in Roswell. The Kemp Lumber Co blaze on East Fourth Street and the August Gary Moseley Furniture Co incident are under state fire marshal scrutiny for possible arson and volatile residue analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Harris
Roswell
Kemp Lumber Co
East Fourth Street
Gary Moseley Furniture Co
Bill Deane
Roswell Seed Co
South Main
Kemp Lumber
City Churches Schedule Thanksgiving Services
Roswellites in 1964 will offer thanks at two Thanksgiving services sponsored by the Chaves County Ministerial Association. At Trinity Methodist Church and at the Walker Air Force Base Protestant chapel both services start at 10 a.m. with 12 ministers and two choirs participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Walker Afb Protestant Chapel
Wishard Lemmons
S. Union
Austin H. Dillon
First Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Trinity
Raymond Pritz
Trinity Church
Ronald Sumter
Westridge Christian Church
Base Chapel
Wallace Chambers
Paul L. Dick
Max Jones
W. J. Lawhorn
Wayne Nelson
John H. Parrott
J. C. Pettie
Christian Service Center of
Roswell
United Service
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
A. J. Brase
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Lutheran World Relief
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New York
Great Britain
Federal Reserve Board
U.S. Treas
Laos
Liberia
Texas
White House
William H. Sullivan
Rhode Island
Ben Hill Brown Jr
South Carolina
Guibert Bejarano
Gilbert
Arnold Bejarano
Daily Record
N. M
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