Military Split Riots Spread In Viet Nam
In Saigon Aug 26 Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh failed to persuade the ruling military council to quit politics. Lt Gen Tran Thien Khiem warned no decision was near as fresh bloodshed marked a deepening crisis. Riots in Da Nang left 11 dead and 40 rioters arrested, with Hue also sees protests. Authorities fear Viet Cong exploitation as intelligence cites over 20,000 enemy troops surrounding Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Revolutionary Military Council
Tranh Thien Khiem
Khanh
Tse
da Nang
Hue
Inca
Pope Paul VI warns against arms race and peril of war
In Gandolfo Italy Pope Paul VI urged that peace foundations crumble if the arms race continues. He warned against the myth that peace rests on deadly weapons and lamented the misuse of pacifist words to fuel social and political divides while referencing pro Communist peace movements.
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Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Paul
Rome
Klansmen Indicted on Murder Charges in DC Educator Slaying
Danielsville Ga Aug 26 Three men identified by the FBI as Ku Klux Klansmen have been indicted on murder charges in the shotgun slaying of a Black educator from Washington DC Prosecutor Clete B Johnson said the cases would be called for trial Monday.
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Danielsville
FBI
Ag Ku Klux
Supreme Court to hear Motel Rights Act appeal October
The Supreme Court will hear on October 5 an appeal challenging the public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act. The case centers on Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp with Pickrick Restaurant of Atlanta involved in prior steps. The high court will allow two hours total, one per side, on its first day of term.
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Supreme Court
John FP. Davis
Davis
Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp
Pickrick
Atlanta
Justice Department
High Tribunal
Hugo L. Black
Special Court
Letes
Lester Maddox
Black
Archibald Cox
South
Weather Outlook: Clouds and Showers Tonight
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers tonight. Little temperature change expected with highs in the 50s and lows in the 0s. Partly cloudy to cloudy and warmer Thursday with highs from the mid 80s to around 90. Weather details, map, page 22.
Cleo Shifts Toward Southeast Florida Coast
Hurricane Cleo changes course from Cuba to the southeast Florida coast and Bahama Islands. gale warnings issued from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. Miami weather officials warn of escalating winds tonight near Bimini as the eye likely stays east of Miami Thursday.
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Fla
Cleo
Cuba
Florida
Bahama Islands
Fort Lauderdale
Sombrero Light
Florida Keys
Miami Weather Bureau
Bimini
Bahamas
Gordon Dunn
Florida Straits
U.S
Glee
Mississippi Delegation Boycott at Democratic National Convention
Mississippi delegates boycott the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City as Alabama stays in. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party protests loyalty pledges and seeks seating for its members while some regular delegates sign the pledge and depart. The confrontation follows a credentials compromise amid claims of illegitimacy and party loyalty pressure. Some Mississippi supporters hint at backing Goldwater.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Mississippi
Alabama
John M. Bailey
Freedom Democratic Party
Doug Wynn
Fred Berger
Randy Halladay
South
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
George C. Wallace
Johnson
Crval E. Faubus
Arkansas
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Nominations and Johnsons Veep Pick At Convention
Democrats at the convention hear Senator McCarthy back Hubert Humphrey for vice president as Johnson eyes his running mate. McCarthy's telegram signals support while Johnson weighs when to reveal his choice amid a tense, crowded hall with Mississippi delegation seating disputes and a party platform aimed at broad consensus.
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Dante City
N.J
Tararem
Johnson
Hanes
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
McCarthy
Humphrey
Washington
George Reedy
John M. Bailey
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hubert Humphrey
Art Michaelson
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Daley Predicts LBJ Victory In Illinois
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley says President Johnson will win Illinois by 250000 to 390000 votes in November. He dismisses the white backlash as propaganda and says voters focus on peace education and jobs. Governor Kerner responds that Republicans lack real issues and seek old ones.
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Atlantic City
Johnson
Illinois
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Daley
Kerner
Judge Orders Nazis Out of Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on August 26 AP reports nine day suspended sentences for Storm Troopers of the American Nazi party after a disturbance before Convention Hall. The group, in uniform with red armbands, pleaded guilty to disturbing assembly and molesting and interfering, while a failure to account charge was denied. they were ordered to leave by 2 PM and not return.
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Atlantic City
Nazi Party
F. Frederick Perone
Perone
Pundits Study Action By South Session Turns Dull
Atlantic City August 26 Edward Lindsay reports on the Democratic National Convention after Mississippi debates. The credentials committee report passed by voice vote, seating Mississippi regulars under a loyalty oath and two Freedom Democratic at large delegates.
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Edward Lindsay
Lindsay-Schaub
Atlantic City
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Jack Pittman
Hattiesburg
Barry Goldwater
Paul Johnson
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Goldwater
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