Jagan Refuses to Quit Guiana Post in Government Crisis
Premier Cheddi Jagan declares he will not resign amid a political crisis in British Guiana after fraud charges upset his majority. Gov. Luyt seeks London’s permission to summon a new assembly without Jagan’s consent as coalition talks form between Forbes Burnham and Peter D Aguiar.
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Cheddi Jagan
Richard Luyt
London
Jagan
Luyt
Legislative Assembly
People's Progressive Party
Forbes Burnham
People’s National Congress
Peter D’aguiar
United Force
Burnham
D’aguiar
National Congress
Spaak recounts Congo atrocities and rescue effort
United Nations Security Council heard Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak describe a rescue mission to Stanleyville after rebel leader Christophe Gbenye threatened to kill white hostages. Spaak denounced Gbenye, noted 1,700 whites saved and nearly 80 killed, and defended the U.S. and Belgium actions while criticizing African critics.
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United Nations
Paul Henri Spaak
Stanleyville
Christophe Gbenyé
U.N. Security Council
United States
Belgium
Africa
Europe
Council
Gbenye
Ghenye
Congo
Tewfik Bouattoura
Grand Jury Move After Biloxi Slaying Case Releases
A U S commissioner freed James Edward Jordan and 19 other white men in the Mississippi civil rights workers slayings case after ruling against admitting an FBI confession as hearsay. Bonds were varied from 3 500 to 5 000. hearing outcomes shift to a Jackson grand jury convening.
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Biloxi
Miss
Justice Department
U. S
Connegtion
Mississippi
Vetta Lee Sweatman
James Edward Jordan
Meridian
Esther Clark
FBI
Philadelphia
Barnette
Horace D. Barnette
Shreveport
U.S
James Barton
Barton
Cullen
Jordan
Salinger Resigns Senate Seat Effective December 31
Los Angeles AP reports Democrat Pierre Salinger resigns his U S Senate seat to day with effect on December 31 and states Republican Sen elect George Murphy will be appointed to fill it.
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Salinger
Los Angeles
Pierre Salinger
U.S. Senate
George Murphy
Illuit
Cuban Speaker Guevara Denounces US at UN Amid Explosion
At the United Nations in New York Cuba’s Ernesto Guevara denounced the United States from the podium while a blast outside rattled the 38 story Secretariat building. Police treated the event as a blast not a bomb and a Cuba flag incident drew minor arrests as security tightens around the UN grounds.
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United Nations
Eresto
Che) Guevara
United States
U.N
U.N. Secretariat
Cuba
General Assembly
Guevara
Hast River
Manhattan
43Rd Street
East River
King Asks Mississippi Boycott
Oslo reports Nobel laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said he would appeal to the President over a tragic Mississippi case and launch an economic boycott against the state. He urged all men of good will to boycott Mississippi products following the murder of three civil rights workers.
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Oslo
Norway
Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
King
United States
Veteran U S Commissioner Esther Carter in Mississippi
Meridian: U S Commissioner Esther Carter, in her early 60s and a former district court clerk, drew Justice Department criticism for freeing 19 men in the three slain civil rights workers case. Born in Ellisville Mississippi, she ruled against a government bid to admit 20 FBI agent testimonies as evidence, a ruling called totally without precedent by a DOJ spokesman.
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Robert Owen
Justice Department
Lo Cox
Miss Carter
FBI
Owen
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Meridian
Washington
Barnette
Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Esther Carter
U.S. Dist
Sidney Mize
Gulfport
Stocks Turn Upward. Market Moderately Rebounds
New York December 1 AP reports a moderate stock market recovery with slack trading early afternoon. Steels rebound from an oversold condition as airlines chemicals aerospace equipment tobaccos and drugs lift averages. AP average up 6 at 322.8. Dow up 2.95 at 65.43. volume below five million shares. bonds mixed to advancing. overall mood cautious about next move.
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Associated Press
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U S Silent On Methods To Be Used In Vietnam War
U S officials indicate progress with South Viet Nam on a plan to intensify the war against Communist guerrillas. No firm confirmation on air strikes beyond South Vietnam, but implications are not denied. Taylor reports to Johnson, who seeks military and civilian steps to boost the war effort while avoiding North Viet Nam action.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Dec. IL
United States
South Viet Nam
Laos
Saigon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Taylor
North Viet Nam
White House
South
Viet Nam
Saigon Hints Of Wider U.S. Aid And Border Action
Saigon officials announced the United States will increase military and economic aid to South Vietnam and hinted at widening the war beyond its borders. The communique said air defenses would be strengthened and more U.S. fighters and equipment may arrive as consultations with the U.S. mission continue. Buddhist leaders urged U.S. support to oust Premier Tran Van Huong, while Taylor met Huong for a third time as U.S. aid runs about 600 million annually.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Associated Press
Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Hanoi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Tran van Huong
U S
Huong
Taylor
Washington
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mmovks
Atlas Centaur rocket puts moonship model into orbit
The Atlas Centaur test flight sent its two ton second stage and a metal moonship model into a precise 103 mile high Earth orbit. It marks a second success in four tests, signaling progress after delays and hinting at a possible Surveyor mission to the Moon next year.
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Project Surveyor
Centaur
Miami
Dade County
Sur- Board of Public Instruction
Curb Upheld On Krebsiozen Ban By Federal Court
A federal court dismissed a suit seeking to lift the interstate ban on Krebiozen, a drug government officials say is ineffective for cancer. Judge Edwin A. Robson ruled that potential public harm from unrestricted shipment outweighs any possible plaintiff damage.
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Chicago
Edwin A. Robson
U.S. District Court
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois clears tonight
Clearing for Southern Illinois with fair to party cloudy skies. Overnight low around 205, Saturday highs in the upper 40s and a low near 5. Weather details and map referenced, page cost 3 dollars.
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Ilinois
Rock and Roll Star Sam Cooke Shot in Motel Fight
Sam Cooke 33, famed singer of rhythm and blues, was shot by motel manager Berth an Lin Franklin after allegedly kicking in the door of her apartment. Lisa Boyer 22, identified, said she fled with Cooke’s clothing. Franklin said she opened fire after Cooke accused her of harboring Boyer. Cooke rose in music with 16 top titles and sales over 10 million, and had a Miami Beach engagement lined up.
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Sam Cooke
Cooke
Berthan Lee Franklin
South Figueroa Street
Lisa Boyer
Hollywood
Soffer
New York
Copacabana
Chicago ‘S
Miami Beach
Fla
Cary Grant
Sophia Loren
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