Rebuff Bishop On Voter Issue
The Episcopal Church Executive Council rejected objections by Bishop Charles C. J. Carpenter of Alabama to the council’s role in the Selma voting rights march. The panel said the dispute clarified future procedures and expressed regret that church burden in Alabama was increased while supporting it. In Jerusalem, Israel accused Jordanian forces of firing on Jerusalem's sector, killing two and wounding four, with Jordan denying provocation.
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Executive Council of the
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Charles C.J. Carpenter
Alabama
Selma
Jerusalem
Israel
Jersalem
Jordan
Gas Explosion Traps 249 At Yamano Coal Mine
In southern Japan the Yamano coal mine suffered a gas explosion, trapping 249 miners. Two were killed, 31 injured with five in serious condition, and 180 escaped unharmed, according to police.
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Tokyo
Yamano
Japan
National Police Agency
Ten European hostages found speared to death in Congo
Military sources in Leopoldville report ten European hostages dead in the Congo's Buta area. Mercenary troops discovering the bodies as they move to crush remaining rebel resistance.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Leo- Oldville
Buta
Pravda founder Boris Ivanov Iva nov dies at 78
Boris I Ivanov, a founder of the Pravda newspaper and early Soviet Communist Party figure, died Monday at age 78. The cause of death was not released.
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Moscow
Boris I. Ivanov
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Capitol Cracking Threatens West Front Repairs Costing 24 Million
Capitol architect J. George Stewart warned Congress that the west front is cracked and crumbling. He estimated repairs at about 24 million dollars, noting the central portion is the oldest, built between 1794 and 1826. He said oyster and mussel shells were ground to make a mortar mix.
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Washington
Capitol
J. George Stewart
Congress
Stewart
House Appropriations
Fire on Aristotle Onassis Yacht Christias Quelled at Naples
Fire erupted aboard the Christina as it arrived from Monte Carlo with Aristotle Onassis and opera star Marta Callas aboard. An overheated motor near the bow anchor sparked the blaze. A firefighting ship and four Naples engines aided, but the crew extinguished the fire with on board equipment.
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Naples
Italy
Aristotle Onassis
Christias
Monte Carlo
Onassis
Marta Callas
Pound Sterling Falls on Heavy Selling Pressure
The pound sterling slid in heavy selling on the foreign exchange market with the spot rate for immediate delivery down to $2.797 32 and pounds for future delivery under strong pressure. Some dealers said central banks in Europe may have stepped in to buy.
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London
Spacemen In Top Shape For Orbit Spectacular
Cape Kennedy April launch prep for Gemini mission. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White undergo medical exams and fitness tests as teams review readiness for a four day flight to rendezvous with a satellite. Doctors measure cardiovascular effects of weightlessness, with data to compare to prior flights.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
James McDivitt
Edward White
Christopher C. Krat
Project Gemini
Space Agency
Berry
Air Force
Astro
Wasp
McDivitt
White
Poor Drivers Blamed For Road Death Toll
Traffic deaths over Memorial Day weekend hit a national record for a three day observance. The National Safety Council faulted incompetent and irresponsible driving and urged improved driving skills. Seven states reported no fatalities.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Chicago
Alaska
Delaware
Maine
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Nevada
Rhode Island
Lad Now Ahead By $105 After Thief Steals Bike
Nine year old Gilbert Rodriguez saved for a year to buy a $30 10 speed bicycle. The bike was stolen within 24 hours. A reader sent $35, another provided a $55 bike, and a man left a used bicycle at a store with secrecy.
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Lad
Gilbert
Cigarette Case Hearing Delayed in Georgia Case
A hearing for Fred Hudson of Chapel Hill North Carolina charged with transporting how tax paid cigarettes into Georgia was postponed today until June 10 at the request of Hudsons attorney.
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Atlanta
North Carolina
Georgia
Fred Hudson
Chapel Hill
N.C
Hudson
Save the Thomasville VA Domiciliary Now
W D Harrell urges Thomasville residents to write or wire President Johnson and the President's Committee. Final decision on closing the Domiciliary and others will come early this week. Contacts should go to the committee, not senators or Rep Maston O Neal.
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Thomasville
W. D. Harrell
Bainbridge
American Legion
National Executive
Georgia
Johnson
Maston O’neal
Harrell
VFW
Paratroopers Hunt Elusive Guerrillas In Viet Nam Raids
U S Air Force and Navy planes hit Hoi An depot roads ferries patrol boats and bridges in six raids in North Viet Nam. A Navy F8 Crusader was lost and two Americans were killed in fighting near Pleiku Le Thanh Road. Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade pressed a search 50 miles northeast of Saigon with heavy sniper fire and artillery support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hoi An
North Viet Nam
Pleiku-Le Thanh
Quang Nga
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Navy Crusaders
Vinh
Hanoi
Dong Phuong Thuong
Six Die in Fiery Two-Car Crash Near Brooksville
Six persons were killed and one injured critically in a Monday night two-car crash near Brooksville Florida. State Highway Patrol reported a fiery wreck near the central Florida community.
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Brooksville
Fis
Florida
State Highway Patrol
Supreme Court presses states on reapportionment issues
The Supreme Court reaffirmed one man one vote and urged states and lower courts to act. It declined to interfere with New York's upcoming special election under a lame duck plan, placed supervision duties on Illinois, and supported California and Idaho cases while signaling possible federal involvement if timeliness falters. The Illinois remand directs timely redistricting ahead of the 1966 state Senate elections.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Mnots Supreme Court
Chicago
Idaho
U.S. District Court
High Court
State Senate
John M. Harland
Supreme Court to review Georgia race slaying indictments
The Supreme Court agreed to review dismissal of federal indictments against six Georgia men in the shotgun slaying of Lemuel A. Penn, a Negro educator in the District of Columbia. The case hinges on the 1870 statute and the 1964 Civil Rights Act as federal charges were overturned. Penn, a DC school system director and Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, was killed near Athens, Georgia, on July 11, 1964, while returning from Ft. Benning with two other reserve officers. The indicted are Cecil Myers, Joseph Howard Sims, Denver Willis Phillips, George Hampton Turner, Herbert Guest, and James Lackey.
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Supreme Court
Georgia
Lemuel A. Penn
District of
Penn
Athens
District of Columbia
Army Reserve
Ft. Benning
Bootle
Congress
Cecil Myers
Joseph Howard Sims
Denver Willis Philllips
George Hampton Turner
Herbert Guest
James @. Lackey
Georgia Ends Quickie Marriages With Stricter License Law
A new Georgia law tightening marriage license rules has reduced quickie marriages. A survey across six border counties shows a 25 to 40 percent drop in licenses, with 60 percent fewer in one southeast county. The act requires parental consent for under 19, a three day wait for 19 and 20 year olds, and blood tests for those over 21.
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Border Counties
Georgia
General Assembly
David M. Proctor
Woodbine
Garden County
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