Carmichael Loses Passport On Return From Trip Abroad
Black Power leader Stokely Carmichael returned to the United States from a five month trip abroad and had his American passport seized under travel restrictions. He had visited Communist Cuba and North Vietnam, drawing attention as U.S. officials discuss penalties for unauthorized travel. Carmichael greeted by supporters at Kennedy Airport and then drove to Harlem with H. Rap Brown. State Department officials push for penalties while noting no immediate criminal charges apply for the Hanoi visit.
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New York
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Cuba
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Joseph P. Hoey
Hoey
Brooklyn
Kennedy Air
Carmichael Ad
Kennedy
Charles Kenyatta
Harlem
Kenyatta
H. Rap Brown
Brown
YMCA
Trinidad
Washington
State Department
Congress
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Supreme Court
Ha‘noi
Herman E. Talmadge
Dga
Frank E. Moss
Dutah
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Marines and North Viet battles near Gio Linh endure 10 hours
U S Marines and North Vietnamese troops fought a 10 hour engagement near Gio Linh on the South China Sea coast with Marine losses of one dead and twenty wounded. The battle marked the third major DMZ clash in a week as B 52s and Navy bombers struck suspected enemy positions while reinforcements arrived.
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Saigon
U.S
South China Sea
Leatherneck
Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
4Th Marine Regiment
Amtrack
Dmz
Con Thien
Ranger
War toll in South Vietnam may reach 24000 civilians
SAIGON AP report cites hospital statistics suggesting 24000 civilians may die from war related wounds this year in South Vietnam, with total civilian casualties potentially exceeding 76000 wounded and 24000 killed. US combat deaths through 11 months reach 8001 while Vietnamese military fatalities total 9566. Col William H. Moncrief Jr. notes civilian figures uncertain but hospital projections stand.
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Saigon
Government
Minis
Ing
South Vietnam
Una Wagiruunante Lannea
Ngo Dinh Diem
William H. Monecrief Jr
U.S
Meanys AFL-CIO backs Vietnam policy at Miami Beach
AFL-CIO President George Meany steered about 1200 convention delegates to support President Johnsons Vietnam war policies. He rejected calls for a neutral stance and won a standing vote for continued labor backing in Vietnam. Reuther failed to sway the union presidents at the Detroit GM talks absence.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
George Meany
House of Labor
Johnson
Meany
Vietnam
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
General Motors
Detroit
Congress Aims At Christmas Bargains In Mixed Bills
Congress moved with a blend of generosity and restraint as the House approved a two year 4.10 billion antipoverty extension and a 4.1 billion spending cut while boosting postal rates. The Senate advanced a 14.2 billion school aid bill and raised foreign aid to 2.7 billion as House Senate negotiators prepared for a final compromise ahead of adjournment.
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Congress
Scrooge
Santa Claus
House
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
White House
Johnson
NATO Aide Warns Soviet Arms Rise Before Talks
NATO Secretary-General Brosio says the Soviet Union is expanding military power with new mobile forces capable of striking globally. He cites record 1968 military budget and growing Soviet naval presence in the Mediterranean ahead of defense and foreign ministers’ talks.
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Brussels
Belgium
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
Brosio
Mediterranean
NATO
Soviet Union
Earthquakes Kill At Least 100 In India Town
The southwest mountain town of Koynangar bore the brunt as a major quake struck at dawn. Officials said most dead were women and children, with 1,300 injured and 5,000 left homeless in a town of about 10,000. Bomb blasts? No. Rescue teams moved in from Poona, as power outages hit Bombay and Khopali. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi pledged relief funds.
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Ghats
Bombay
Poona
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Koyna
Khopali
Y.B. Chavan
Maharashtra
V P. Naik
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
India
Indian Army
Special Reserve
Leary and Hitchcock surrender after narcotics raid
Dr Timothy Leary and William M Hitchcock surrendered in Millbrook New York after a narcotics raid on an estate. Leary 47 pleaded innocent on charges of maintaining a public nuisance and other counts and posted 2500 dollar bond. Hitchcock 28 called the case an outrage and was jailed in Poughkeepsie. Five others were arrested at the estate, including Leary’s son John 18.
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Millbrook
N.Y
Timothy Leary
William M. Hitchcock
Leary
Hitchcock
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Tommy Hitchcock
Young Hitchcock
John
Len Howard
Two Percent Levy Adopted by Albany County Board
Albany County Supervisors approve a two percent sales tax despite Cohoes Citizens and Republican opposition. The measure, set to take effect March 1, passed 25 to nine alongside a record county budget. Debate highlighted by calls to delay until the state legislature acts and proposals to reallocate funds, with business groups and labor unions weighing in.
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Joseph Galu
Albany County
Board of Supervisors
Cohoes Citizens
Albany County Opportunity, Inc
ACOI
Judiciary Committee
Albany
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie and Greene
Ralph R. Robinson
Ralph Pape
Coeymans Republican
William K. Sanford
Colonie
Sanford
Charles Cahill
Merchants Association
Latham Corners
Albany Building and Construction Trades Union
Pape
Robinson
Tornado Damage Estimated At 12 Million In Florida
Cleanup crews assessed the Gulf Coast disaster toll after tornadoes ripped along a 150 mile stretch. Officials tallied as many as two dead and 250 injured with about 700 homeless in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City. Local clubs reported damage, while authorities warned the toll could rise.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla
UPI
Gulf Coast
Panama City
Cardinal Leger Leaves Montreal for Leper Mission
Paul Emile Cardinal Leger departed Montreal with a message to love one another and began a mission among lepers in Africa. The 63 year old former Archbishop of Montreal will stop in New York, then travel to Dakar and other African nations to begin his humanitarian work. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Gregoire to serve as interim Archbishop of Montreal.
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Montreal
Notre Dame Church
Cardinal Leger
Daily Allowance Urged In Lieu Of Lulus By BOB FULCO
Five Republican state senators proposed replacing the 3000 lulu with a flat daily per diem for the legislative session and committee meetings. The plan would pay 40 dollars daily for lodging meals and other expenses, benefiting most legislators attending beyond home districts. Some local legislators would be ineligible. Sponsoring senators: Niles Dunne Barclay Dominick Seymour Jr. Seymour Jr.
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Bob Fulco Tlulu
Darwin J. Niles
Johnstown
H. Douglas Barclay
Pulaski
D. Clinton Dominick
Newburgh
John R. Dunne
Garden City
Whitney North Seyimour Jr
Manhattan
Russia Will Rely on Arab Ports Not Bases in Med
U S analysts say Russia will gain no naval bases in the Mediterranean, but will increase use of Arab ports. They cite NATO unity fears and long held aims to push the United States from foreign bases, noting a rising Soviet naval presence since the six day war and frequent visits to Egyptian ports.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Mediterranean
Middle East
NATO
Moscow
Brussels
United States
Tisrael
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