Indonesia Relations Near Rock Bottom
Washington says U S I A has ended its Indonesia program amid ongoing harassment and library shutdowns. Five years of attacks on U S libraries and threats against diplomats push ties toward collapse, while Washington seeks to preserve some diplomatic presence and consider cutting aid and asset seizures such as rubber plantations.
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Washington
Jakarta
U.S
U.S. Information Agency
Carl Rowan
Indonesia
USIA
Howard Jones
Whfe
United States
GOPs Tell Ideas On Redistricting Plan Revealed
In Austin Texas Republicans presented a redistricting plan for the 23 congressional seats at a news conference led by Rep. Frank Cahoon Midland The plan drawn by a GOP study group aims to offer campaign advantages in at least five districts The proposal would carve out a Wright district covering the west half of Tarrant County including Fort Worth while others are studied by Democrats for comparison
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Austin
Texas
Frank Cahoon
Midland
Cahoon
GOP
Jim Wright
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
War Effort Talks as Reinforcements Fly To Da Nang Front
US Viet Nam officials held closed door briefings with Gen. Westmoreland and Ambassador Taylor while reinforcements flew into a Da Nang battle zone 40 miles south west. A large helicopter assault east of Saigon failed to contact the Viet Cong. Four Vietnamese and several Americans were killed in the fighting and an American Special Forces enlisted man died in combat.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S. Army
Harold K. Johnson
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Army Special Forces
Viet An
Nha Trang
Sai
Gon
Phuoc Tuy
Rung la
Cam Duc
Viet Nam
Laos
U.S. Air Force
Hayden J. Lockhart
Springfield
Ohio
North Viet Nam
Estes to serve 15 year term at Leavenworth
Billie Sol Estes, fresh from his sole courtroom victory in three criminal trials, will serve the 15 year federal prison term at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. The start date depends on the federal marshal, with selection based on sentence length and transfer region. Convicted in El Paso on mail fraud and conspiracy over about 24 million in farm fertilizer tank mortgages, most of the tanks were non existent. he also faces an eight year state sentence from Tyler, currently on appeal.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Leavenworth
Kaw
Bureau of Prisons
Estes
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Dallas
Kansas
Pecos
el Paso
Tyler
Gas Pipeline Explosion Destroys Homes in Natchitoches
A natural gas pipeline blast near Natchitoches Louisiana leveled five homes and killed 17 people including nine children. Governor McKeithen mourned the loss as Tennessee Gas Transmission Co officials inspect a 2000 mile line six feet underground. Damages exceed $1 million as survivors receive aid and a crater 75 feet long and 40 feet wide formed with a 400 foot fireball.
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Natchitoches
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
South Texas
New England
W. C. McGee Jr
Houston
Tex
Shreveport
Corbett Smith
Discontent grows in Britain over Wilson policies
London AP report notes unrest within Britain's Labour Party over Harold Wilson's foreign defense and home policies. Friction centers on Vietnam diplomacy, defense cuts, and nuclear policy, with leftists and moderates pressing for peace talks and quicker cuts, while government allies prefer caution to avoid destabilizing the Johnson administration.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
Viet Nam
Johnson
Turbulent Northwest Texas Weather Forecast
Weather notes show highs around 60 in Northeast Texas and 48 to 64 in the northwest region. Tonight and Saturday bring wind and dusty conditions with lows near the low 20s to low 30s. Cooler northwest winds shift through the weekend with variable temperatures and dry conditions.
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Central Texas
Northwest
Rhos
Gualy
Ana Seturdey
High Seluedey
King and Johnson to Discuss Voting Rights Measures
President Johnson and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr to meet later today to discuss voting rights legislation and race issues. White House secretary George E. Reedy said a follow up talk was agreed after a prior meeting, with a presidential message to Congress on voting rights being reviewed by the Justice Department.
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Washington
Marts Luther King
Johnson
George E. Reedy
White House
King
Keedy
Congress
Justice Department
Soviet Note Shows Tension Is Mounting
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports Moscow’s protest note to the United States signals mounting pressure over U S air attacks on North Vietnam. The note warns that bombings undermine peaceful coexistence and hints the Kremlin may move if strikes continue, amid Communist world talks and Red China derision. Washington pressures and global responses frame the crisis as officials weigh possible Geneva action.
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United States
Kremlin
North Viet Nam
Moscow
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S.S.R
Cuba
France
Washington
Texas
Dean Rusk
Tiows
United
Rusk Bids For Latins Support
The State Department said Latin American ambassadors were summoned to meet Dean Rusk in a drive to broaden international backing for the U.S. stance in Southeast Asia. Rusk and aides plan similar talks with other nations as pressure grows for talks with the Communists amid U.S. bombing of infiltration bases in North Vietnam.
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U.S
Southeast Asia
State Department
Rusk
New York
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Laws On Segregation Held Void in Texas
Dist. Judge Herman Jones voided 11 Texas school segregation laws, clearing about 40 million dollars in federal school aid. He said he regretted it not being done earlier and hopes this ends racial segregation. The attorney general’s office did not contest the suit brought by two Austin families to ensure compliance with the Civil Rights Act.
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Austin
Herman Jones
Texas
Jones
Attorney General's Office
Texas Education Agency
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Textbook panel picks from state lists in Snyder
The Snyder Public Schools committee approved nearly 100 state approved texts for 20 courses at a public hearing in the high school cafeteria. The sole controversy arose over the Yellow Version BSCS high school biology book citing evolution as a theory, drawing comments from five church ministers who warned it might conflict with faith.
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Snyder Public
Maxie Boren
Iman
Jerry Vestal
Snyder High School
Joe Carroll
al Ray Young
Lamar Junior High
John Gordon
First Presbyterian Church
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Denton
Collin
Burning Son
Ellis
Dallas and
Gops
Lo Lee Martin Luther King
William L. Ryan
States
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BSCS
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Alan Lynch
First Christian Church
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