Trial Opens in Slaying of Pastor in Selma
In Selma Alabama nearly 100 witnesses are called as defense subpoenas FBI agents and locals in the first trial of three white men Namon O Neal Hoggle William Stanley Hoggle and Elmer L Cook for first degree murder in the clubbing death of Rev James J Reed a Boston minister and civil rights participant. Prosecution describes two friends of the victim as early witnesses while federal conspiracy charges tied to civil rights violations loom with no trial date set yet.
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Boston
James J. Reed
Selma
Joseph T. Pilcher
FBI
Orloff Miller
Clark Olson
Berkeley
Calif
Namon O'Neal Hoggle
William Stanley Hoggle
Elmer L. Cook
Hoggle
Cook
Reed
R. B. Kelley
Kelley
State Lacks Road Funds Shortfall Hit Illinois roads
Illinois Public Works Director Francis Lorenz warned the road system will be seriously curtailed in 1966 absent more revenue. He told the Associated General Contractors of Illinois that the state cannot match all federal funds and 1965 moves diverted road money to other agencies, with $40.2 million allocated for 1966 road fund budgets.
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Springfield
Francis Lorenz
Illinois
Lorenz
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
Secretary of State
Department of Public Safety
Finance Department
Auditor
Supreme Courts
Johnson to Lead Talks With Ayub Khan in December
The White House said President Johnson will return to Washington for a December 14 to 15 conference with Pakistan's President Ayub Khan. A December 17 session with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson is also likely, with possible talks at LBJ Ranch and plans for a December 19 to 20 visit by German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard.
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Austin
Tex
White House
Johnson
Washington
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Bill D. Moyers
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Ayab
Lbj Ranch
Moyers
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Curbs on FRB Congress Eyes Interest Hike
Congress debates curbing Federal Reserve Board independence after Johnson and Martin clash over the rate increase to the highest in 35 years. Critics plan hearings, while the administration argues higher rates slow inflation yet cool the economy.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Texas
Federal Resserve Board
Congress
Russell B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Gemini 7 Reaches New Orbit In Preparations For Meeting Gemini 6
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell continue their 14 day mission circling the globe as Gemini 7’s thruster tests raise its speed and adjust its orbit ahead of a possible Sunday rendezvous with Gemini 6. Flight directors keep plans flexible amid ahead-of-schedule readiness at Cape Kennedy.
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Frank Borman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Australia
Canton Island
Pacific
Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas
P. Stafford
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Lovell
Warming Trend Forecast For Tonight And Wednesday
Weather update predicts a gradual warm up with low temperatures 30 to 35 degrees tonight and a high of 55 to 60 degrees on Wednesday. Readers are advised to check page 18 for map and detailed details.
Luna 8 Fails Soft Moon Landing in Preliminary Soviet Report
The unmanned Luna 8 crashed on the moon after a largely flawless flight to touch down. Tass announced the failure two and a half hours after the radio went silent, marking another incomplete soft landing attempt in the moon program.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Jodrell Bank Observtory
England
Johnson Holds Defense Conference With Top Advisers
President Johnson summoned McNamara Rusk and Bundy to the ranch for a preliminary meeting on defense needs for the coming year. Officials said it bore no relation to a Soviet budget increase and no major decisions were made yet. Congress to study McNamara base closings including 149 bases after Jan 10.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Bill D. Moyers
Moscow
McNamara
Rusk
National Security
McGeorge Bundy
Saigon
Congress
Washington
Secretary of Defense
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
De Gaulle to Enter Runoff Against Mitterrand in France
Paris report says President Charles de Gaulle will join the runoff on December 19, facing Francois Mitterrand who led the first round with 44.61 percent to 31.72 percent for Mitterrand. De Gaulle returned to Paris from his country home and will meet his Cabinet before the runoff deadline.
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Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
de Gaulle
Mitter
Paris
State Banks Allowed to Pay More Interest
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation raised the maximum rate state banks may offer on time deposits and urged utmost caution in implementation. The Federal Reserve Board then authorized a rise in time deposit ceilings to 5 percent from 4 percent.
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Washington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance
Federal Reserve Board
Pana Boy 4 Fatally Burned in Doghouse
A four year old boy died in a fire in a doghouse adjacent to the family home in Pana. The mother fought the flames and found the child after the blaze began while she was unaware he was inside.
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Pana
Richard Smith
Fire on Kitty Hawk Kills Two Sailors Off Viet Nam
The U S aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk suffered a three hour fire in No 3 machinery room during refueling. Two sailors died from smoke inhalation and 48 sailors plus a civilian were injured as 500 000 tons of bombs were flooded from the ammunition magazine to control the blaze.
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Manila
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Navy
Charles A. Philhower
Denville
N.J
Billy D. Hooper
Blue Earth
Minn
No. 3
Saigon
Hank Curth
National Broadcasting Co
Kitty Hawk
Curth
Battles Near Saigon Highlight Vietnam Front Action
U S fighters and bombers pounded suspected Red bases across South Vietnam while ground fighting eased. A 1st Infantry Division battalion skirmished near the Miche Fnr rubber plantation, recovering a North Vietnamese regular and searching for missing American bodies from Sunday’s heavy clash.
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Bob Poos
Associated Press
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Infantry Division
North Viet Nam
Kitty Hawk
Navy Band Leader Carrick Dies At 46 In Annapolis
Lt. Comdr. Max E. Carrick head of the U S Navy Band at the Naval Academy died at his home in Annapolis Maryland on Monday He was 46 and a Boone Iowa native.
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Annapolis, Md
Max E. Carrick
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Academy
Boone
Iowa
Soldier Michael Schwebel is Killed in Viet Nam
Michael P Schwebel 22 a former Murphysboro resident was killed Sunday in Viet Nam. He was a son of Albert and wife of Joliet formerly managers of the Union Bus Depot in Murphysboro. He had been in the Army several years and recently went to Viet Nam. He graduated from Murphysboro Township High School in 1960 and was a member of the First Baptist Church Murphysboro. He leaves his parents and other relatives.
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Michael P. Schwebel
Murphysboro
Viet Nam
Mr. Schwebel
Albert Schwebel
Joliet
Union
Schwebel
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro Township
First Baptist Church
Pearl Harbor Remembered As Attack Claimed Many Lives
Pearl Harbor survivor Capt. Sidney Sherwin visited the memorial on the Arizona to honor fallen sailors. He lost 10 classmates in the 1941 attack and served at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The raid killed about 1,100 sailors on the Arizona, 900 on other ships, injured 1,700, and sank or disabled eight battleships. The Oklahoma capsized with around 400 crewmen dead.
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Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Batavia
N. Y
Naval Academy
Sidney Sherwin
Arizona
Sherwin
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Honolulu
U. S. Navy
Soviets Boost Defense Budget in 1966
The Soviet Union raised its defense budget by 5 percent to 13.4 billion rubles for 1966, about 14.8 billion dollars, citing international danger. Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov delivered the figure to the Supreme Soviet, noting the 1965 amount was 600 million rubles less. Western estimates suggest Soviet spending may still understate total military costs while U.S. 1966 plans began at 49 billion dollars and could reach 52–53 billion.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Washington
Daniel Macmillan Dies Brother of PM Harold Macmillan
Daniel Macmillan aged 79, longtime figure in the family publishing business and brother of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, died on Monday in London.
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London
Daniel Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
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