GOP Studies School Prayer For Platform
Washington June 27 AP Prayer in schools ranks among top issues for Republican platform talks. Rep Charles E Goodell says the platform committee will hear views in San Francisco starting July 6. Laird notes natural resources civil rights and national security interest witnesses. Becker amendment to partly nullify Supreme Court decisions is under Judiciary committee review.
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Ashington
Charles E. Goodell
San Francisco
Goodell
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Supreme Court
House Republican Policy Committee
Frank J. Becker
RNY
Becker
House Judiciary Committee
U S Proposes Cyprus Talks Between Greece Turkey
United States plans Cyprus negotiations with Greece and Turkey under UN mediator Sakari Tuomioja. Officials said the move aims to bring all parties to Geneva discussions, though Greek premier Papandreou rejected direct talks while Turkish premier Inonu showed some openness. The U S envoy noted no commitments to halt force as tensions remain high.
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United Nations
L.S
United States
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
U.N
Sakari $. Tuomioja
Finland
U Theat
Geneva
U.S
Ad-ari E. Stevenson
Harlan Cleveland
Johnson
Ismet Inonu
George Papan’ Drcon
Cleveland
Nhu Visa Reconsideration Sought By American Attorney
An American attorney for Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu sent a telegram to Secretary of State Dean Rusk asking for reconsideration of the denial of her visa. The State Department had cited potential prejudice to public interests and risks to national welfare. Mrs Nhu has condemned the Kennedy administration and Ambassador Lodge over the coup that killed her husband and brother-in-law.
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Mars, Nhu
Point Pleasant
X.Y
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Dean Rusk
John S’. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Faulty Instruments Cited in Kennedy Plane Crash Probe
Three government investigators indicated today that faulty instruments may have been involved in the June 19 plane crash that seriously injured Senator Edward M. Kennedy and killed two others. They said after a 10 minute interview with the senator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital that the exact cause has not been pinpointed.
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Northampton
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Missing Rights Workers Visit Scene Of Blaze In Mississippi
In Mississippi near Philadelphia a burned Mount Zion church sparks racial tension. Civil rights workers Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Chaney vanish after visiting the site eight days after the fire. FBI and Allen Dulles join the probe as national attention swells.
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Missing Rights
Philadelphia
Mount Zion Methodist Church
Andy Goodman
New York City
Lodge Says He Doesn't Want Office
Saigon June 27 AP Lodge ruled out any political office for himself and said he resigns as ambassador to South Viet Nam to help Gov Scranton win the Republican presidential nomination. He leaves for the United States Sunday night and will speak at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington Tuesday. He expects to discuss Viet Nam with Scranton and Gov Rockefeller but says it should not be a campaign issue. He says the nation is on the right track and does not expect Taylor's appointment to mean a heavier military emphasis or a broader war in Asia.
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South Viet Nam
APS
Henry Cabot Lodge
Williamy W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Ari- Cong
Lodge
United States
Aton
National Press Club
Washington
Viet Nam
Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
U.S
GOP
Goldwater
Maxwell D. Taylor
Asia
Lodge cannot join GOP on Vietnam policy attack
Rep. Melvin Laird said Henry Cabot Lodge cannot criticize the administration Vietnam policy, claiming his lips are scaled after his participation. The Republican platform committee chairman emphasized Lodge will not be in position to join in any assault on the South Vietnam policy.
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Lewis Gulick Washington
APV
Republican Platform Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
Campaign — Administration
South Viet Nam
Melvin W. Laird
R-Wis
Missing Men Search Expanded as Mississippi Tensions Rise
Federal agents widen the Mississippi search for three civil rights workers Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman with dragging operations in the Pearl River area. FBI and highway patrol join 200 sailors and game wardens in swamp searches as OPA ordered reinforcements to deter racial violence, while volunteers prepare to aid security efforts in Oxford and surrounding counties.
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FBI
Mississippi
White House
CIA
Allen Dulles
Pearl River
Here
Highway Patrol
Game and Fish Commission
Jackson
Michael Schwerner
Andy Goodman
New York City
James Chaney
Meridian
Merriet Ely Randle
James E. Hodges
Lawrence Neal McGraw
Billy Slicks
Refuge Gets More Help For Patrols
Williamson County Sheriff Miller will appoint five special deputies to augment patrols at the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. The 43,000 acre area will gain officers who will work evenings and weekends with authority equal to refuge staff while patrolling the refuge. The project is criticized as insufficient, and a crackdown on littering and vandalism is underway.
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Williamson County
Cat
Civil Defense
Mehrhoff
Shastri Ill Indian Leader Stricken in New Delhi
In New Delhi on June 7 AP reports Lal Bahadur Shastri, 39, India’s prime minister and Nehru’s successor, has fallen ill with what aides call a mild heart attack. He is bedfast with overstrain and fever. doctors treated him to prevent further damage as the nation faced possible leadership uncertainty.
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India
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
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Associated Press
Battle in Viet Nam after Viet Cong shoot down helicopter
Communist guerrillas shot down a U S helicopter near Ap Long Hoa nine miles south of Tra Vinh in the Mekong Delta, killing two American airmen and wounding two GIs. A Vietnamese observer died aboard. The clash sparked a ground fight that left about 40 enemy dead.
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Viet Nam
U.S
lAplong Hoi
Vih Binh
Tra Vinh
Mekong
Saigon
Congo Rebels Return As Tshombe Seeks Reconciliation
A Congolese rebel quits exile and returns home shortly after Moise Tshombe appeals for reconciliation. Premier Cyrille Adoula warns his days as leader may be numbered. Reports also say North Katanga President Jason Sendwe and three aides were killed in Elizabethville amid volatile power shifts.
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Moise Tshombe
Cyrille Adgula
Spain
Tshombe
Albert Kalonji
South Kasai
Moore Wins NC Democratic Governor Nomination in Runoff
Raleigh June 27 AP Dan K Moore won the Democratic nomination for governor in North Carolina's runoff today, defeating first-prize leader L Richardson Preyer. Democratic nomination is tantamount to election in North Carolina.
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N. Carolina
Raleigh
N.C
Dan K. Moore
North Carolina
L. Richardson Preyer
Job seekers flock to Herrin tests event
Hundreds line up at Herrin for a job testing session as officials seek to match applicants with openings. Recreation activities thrive in local forests while plans for a Summer Fun Club mature. Job training programs face challenges in preparation and participation.
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Herrin
War Against Reds Viet Nam Fighting Spirit Reported
Washington reports say South Vietnamese troops show new aggressiveness in battling Communist guerrillas. A senior Pentagon official cautions optimism while a general notes improved fighting as casulaties rise. Gen Maxwell D Taylor prepares to depart for Saigon to take a broader leadership role in South Viet Nam matters.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Sol Viet Nam
Palmer cites officials in Mississippi reign of terror
James Palmer alleges widespread complicity among local officials in the Mississippi terror, says three missing civil rights workers were handed to a hostile mob by the sheriff of Neshoba County. He also claims a burned car is a ruse and bodies were burned in the town incinerator. reports and inconsistencies are being sent to the FBI for study.
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James Palmer
Mississippi
Neshaba County
Congress of Racial Equality
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Weekend Weather Outlook Here See Fair Skies
The outlook calls for fair conditions Sunday through Monday with highs in the low to mid 60s and overnight lows in the upper 60s. Winds will be southeast at 5 to 12 mph across the period.
Guns Used In Riots In Florida Stirs Night Violence
Violence flared in St Augustine Florida with gunfire continuing after dusk a 29 year old white man was wounded in both legs by shotgun pellets as he rode in a truck near a white Ne gro home A Negro home in the same area was reported fired on Whites reported being shot at by Negroes and vice versa in a rapidly escalating clash
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St. Augustine
Officials Deny Harassment in St. Augustine Beach Incident
In federal court Jacksonville officials deny harassment amid a civil rights clash at St. Augustine Beach. Peter Bancroft of Waterville Maine Amherst College senior testifies he was beaten by police and never held a knife. Bancroft faces possible 20 years. Charles A. Lingo Jr. of Houston charged after being slugged by integrationists and released on bond.
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New York Times
Jacksonville
Fla
North
St. Augustine
Peter Bancroft
Waterville
Amherst College
St. Augustine Beach
Bancroft
Charles A. Lingo Jr
Houston
Tex
Theological Seminary
Drew University
Madison
Lingo
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