Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon Leaves 54 Dead
In the latest one day clash about 25 miles northwest of Saigon a Vietnamese mechanized relief force reports 54 casualties including 17 dead and 34 wounded plus three missing after engaging the Viet Cong. U S advisors uninjured. A mass grave with 42 Viet Cong guerrillas found after Cai Be attack.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Trung Lap
Cai Be
Mekong River Delta
Cha Luoe
Ranger 7 Ready for Moon Shot After Glider Test
Cape Kennedy reports Ranger 7 poised for a Monday launch toward the moon to carry high resolution photos for the Apollo program. The test of the delta winged Asset glider yielded success with recovery operations in the Atlantic, confirming material goals for future manned vehicle maneuverability.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Fatal collision near Cleburne leaves two dead
Two people died and four were injured in a collision between a car and a pickup truck on U S 67 west of Cleburne. Identities not released immediately. Authorities investigated the crash.
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Cleburne
U.S. 67
Majority Favor Cuba Quarantine Ahead of Talks
Washington reports say six Latin American foreign ministers back a diplomatic and trade quarantine on Cuba with Venezuela pressing for full sanctions. Mexico and Chile resist breaking relations while Brazil seeks compromise as Rusk urges measures and trade limits against Fidel Castro's regime. De Gaulle proposes a four power Indochina talks to settle Viet Nam fate and a postwar neutral framework.
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inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Cuba
Venezuela
Fidel Castro
Mexico
Chile
Brazil
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Organization of American States
Ignacio Iribarren Borges
Daniel Oduber
Costa Rica
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Gonzalo Escudero
Jorge Fidel Duron
Honduras
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Ihe Soviet Union
France
de Gaulle
French Indochina
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Laos
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Soviet Union
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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China
Riots in New York Spark Communist Involvement Debate
Mayor Wagner says there is some evidence of Communist involvement in New York riots. FBI information cited. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP distances the Communist role while noting possible provocateurs. Rev. Hildebrand suggests the outbreak was spontaneous, with communists possibly arriving after rioting began.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
FBI
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Provocateurs
Richard A. Hildebrand
NAACP
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
Weather report for North Central Northeast Northwest South Central Southeast and Southwest Texas shows hot conditions with highs between 86 and 105 degrees and lows from 65 to 82. Occasional isolated or scattered showers mainly in the north and coastal areas with clear to partly cloudy skies elsewhere.
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Snyder
Texas
City of Houston Appoints First Negro Judge
Houston officials approved Harrel Tillman aged 39 as substitute Corporation Court judge making him the first Black judge in Texas. Tillman, admitted to the Texas Bar last year, expressed appreciation. Mayor Welch had earlier appointed Huey Mitchell as the first Black member of the legal department.
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Houston
Texas
Harre! Tillman
Corporation Court
Tillman
Louie Welch
Huey Mitchell
United Fund Meeting Set For Tonight in Snyder
Scurry County United Fund members and directors will gather at 8 p.m. in the Snyder Savings and Loan community room to discuss the future of the appeal and possible reorganization. John Boren, president, urges last year’s contributors to attend.
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Scurry County United Fund
Snyder Savings & Loan
United Appeal
John Boren
United Fund
Boren
Wagner Plea Is Ignored in Citywide Riots
In New York City, riots continue in Bedford-Stuyvesant with police firing on and wounding three Black residents and 122 arrests. About 200 more store windows were smashed, raising total citywide damage near 500. The violence follows a fatal 15 year old’s shooting by a white lieutenant in Harlem last Thursday.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Harrlem
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Wagner
Murphy
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
James R. Gilligan
Gilligan
Harlem Negro Leaders Demand Ouster of Police Commissioner Murphy
About 150 Black leaders from competing factions unite to push for the removal of Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy amid Harlem disorders. Representatives criticize police policies as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell links violence to long-standing racial tension and calls for reform measures.
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Police
Michael J. Murphy
Navy scientists dream of temporary supermen and skin farms
Navy researchers envision producing temporarily superhuman strength via chemicals and creating large supplies of lab-grown skin for mass casualty readiness. Concepts include instant acclimatization to desert heat and growth of human cells outside the body, with studies at ONR and the Naval Medical Research Institute exploring hypothalamus signals and muscle chemistry.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Research Reviews
Office of Naval Research
Robert K. Jennings
ONR
Jennings
Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda
Corsicana School Head To Amarillo
Corsicana superintendent Oscar Bounds resigns to become business manager of Amarillo public schools. Bounds, who arrived eight years ago as business manager, then led Corsicana for six years succeeding Dana Williams. He will report to Amarillo superintendent R. R. Ashworth, who had led Corsicana previously.
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Corsicana
Oscar Bounds
Amarillo
Bounds
Dana Williams
Corpus Christi
R. R. Ashworth
Ashworth
Moro Sworn In as New Center Left Cabinet Forms
Premier Aldo Moro takes office in Rome heading a center left coalition and a largely unchanged cabinet following the collapse of the previous government 27 days earlier.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Light Showers Bring Sparse Relief Around Snyder
Spotty showers cooled the area briefly but left Snyder without official moisture at the city station. Up to .20 inch fell in the southwest, with hail pellets noted. County wide, rainfall was uneven, and more showers were forecast mainly on the skimpy side.
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Snyder
Weather Bureau
City Water Plant
West
Texas
Senate Amends Antipoverty Bill amid debate
Senate debates Johnson antipoverty bill with a state rights amendment aimed at attracting Southern Democrats. Key features include a job corps program for ages 16 to 21 with an enrollment goal of 40,000 in year one and 100,000 in year two, plus amendments to bar political activity by corps participants and require governor consent for youth camps.
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Senate
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Labor Committee
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Smathers
Winston L. Prouaety
R-Vt
Job Corps
Gramn
McNamara
Prouty
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Impo
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