Johnson orders full Justice aid in Negro slaying probe
President Johnson asks the Justice Department to mobilize full resources to investigate the nightrider firebombing of Vernon Danmer 58 a prominent Negro merchant and civil rights backer after a fatal blaze he died from burns. FBI and state agents seek clues as car owner reports theft and occupants fled toward Jones County Ku Klux Klan hotspot. Roy Wilkins urges intensified focus under new voting rights law.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
UPI
Johnson
Justice Department
Nightrider
Peace bid draws no reply from Hanoi in Vietnam conflict
UPI reports a face to face exchange between U S and North Vietnamese diplomats yielded no official response from Hanoi. A note clarifying U S negotiations was handed to a North Vietnamese official over a week ago, the only direct contact disclosed, dimming hopes for peace talks.
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Washington
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
U.S
White House
Bill D
Rio de Janeiro Swept by Deadly 18 Hour Rainstorm
A daylong downpour left Rio de Janeiro in crisis with about 145 dead and over 1,020 injured. Governor Francisco Nagran da Lima declared a public emergency and mobilized army navy and air force units for rescue as services failed citywide.
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FIO DE Janeiro
UPI
Francisco Nagran da Lima
The Senate and House Notify President Congress Is Back
A humorous UPI account of the annual Capitol ritual where the Notification Committee informs the President that Congress has resumed, amid staged dialogue and mock tension. The President’s aide anticipates word as the Senate and House scramble to announce the session.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
White House
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Katie-bar-the-door
Paradise Valley Kiwanis Elects New Officers at Inaugural Ball
Anast named Anast George F Anast Scottsdale manager of Occidental Life Insurance Co of North Carolina installed as president of the Kiwanis Club of Paradise Valley at the first annual inaugural ball held at Casa Blanca Inn. Vince De Rize vice president and manager of Chase Mersey's Auto Lease Rentals is installed as vice president with F Jeff Blake remaining treasurer and Gene Hirt secretary.
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George F. Anast
Scottsdale
Occidental Life Insurance Co
North Carolina
Kiwanis Club
Paradise Valley
Casa Blanca Inn
Vince de Rize
Chase Mersey
F. Jeff Blake
Scottsdale Dental Laboratory
Gene Hirt
Gene Hirt Construction Co
Bridge How Single Hand Changed The Match
Alfred Sheinwold recalls a Las Vegas prize pursuit where Warren Blank notes several matches were decided by a single hand. In a six spades contest, the defense won key tricks after a diamond and heart sequence, leaving an unlucky declarer down one. West's optimal return required a precise carding sequence to foil the hand.
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Warren Blank
Blank
Las Vegas
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Katzenbach
Eric H. Marks
Maricopa
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Phoenix
Richard FE. Loebell
Ector Johnson
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Mountain Shadows Resort
E. Lincoln Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Arizona
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Nare
Anast
Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold
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Sunnyslope
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Sun City
Yuma
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Paul Ford
Connie Stevens
Maureen Sullivan
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