Ghana Coup Ousts Nkrumah as Army Takes Over
Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah was toppled while in Peking as Col. E K Kotoka announced a 10,000 strong army takeover. Parliament dissolved and dissent jailed were to be released. Accra erupted in celebratory outrage amid a swift power shift.
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Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Peking
E.K. Kotoka
Peking Radio
Nkrumah
London
Africa
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Tanjug
Cairo
Kenya
Rangoon
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Seacoast
U S Seeks More Doctors For Military Service
The Defense Dept asked the Selective Service System to provide 2,496 physicians for military duty starting in the second half of this year. The quota divides into 1,446 for the Army, 700 for the Navy and 350 for the Air Force, with volunteers eligible for officer commissions to avoid induction.
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Washington
UPS
Defense Dept
Selective Service System
Army
Navy
Air Force
Tax Tip Urges Including Social Security Number on Returns
WASHINGTON AP IRS urges taxpayers to place Social Security numbers or tax IDs in the upper right corner to ensure computer processing. Missing numbers may delay refunds as returns shift from manual to computerized handling. IRS notes 35–40 million individual and 30 million business returns will be computer run this year with future full computerization planned.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Treasury Department
Wallace's wife runs for Alabama governor amid inflation talk
Georgia Governor George Wallace predicts victory for his wife Lurleen Wallace who announces her Democratic bid in Alabama's May 3 primary as a stand in for him. He vows to govern from behind the scenes while she campaigns, with supporters packed the House chamber.
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George Wallace
Lurleen
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
House of Representatives
Assault By Cong Repulsed In 34 Hour Battle
U S infantrymen repelled a 34 hour Viet Cong assault 30 miles north of Saigon in jungle fighting. Nearly 200 enemy killed 89 bodies found and 11 wounded captured. U S units reported light allied casualties despite heavy enemy fire from mortars and rifles.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Tay Binh
Eddie Adams
Thirst Strike Wins In Basque Village Over Wine Price
In Estao village, tippiers won a thirst strike against high bar prices. Barkeepers lowered price from 1.6 cents to 1.3 cents per small glass to reflect traditional costs.
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Bilbao
Spain
Estao Village
U.S.N
Assaults Against Reds To Be Intensified
Vice President Humphrey told Congress that U.S. and South Vietnamese forces will mount continuous, methodical operations against Viet Cong guerrillas. The House approved a 415 million dollar emergency foreign aid bill, largely for South Vietnam, while debates on war funding and policy continued in the Senate.
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Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Ford
Jerry Show
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Asia
Humphrey
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
White House
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Congress
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Gulf of Tonkin
North
Illinois
House approves 415 million aid package for Viet Nam and neighbors
The House voted 350 to 27 to authorize a 415 million emergency program for South Viet Nam and related nations. The funds include 275 million for economic aid and community projects, with 100 million for contingency reserves, plus 7.5 million for Thailand and Laos each and 25 million for the Dominican Republic.
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Washington
House
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Laos
Dominican Republic
Churchmen Clash Over Viet Policy Swaying Statement
National Council of Churches sources say a policy panel softened a Viet Nam stance after phone pressure from presidential aide Moyers. Moyers denied the report while officials Blake and Flemming deny connection to the council Viet Nam policy and say calls were not confirmed.
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ST. Louis, Mo
National Council of Churches
Council
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Eugene Carson Blake
Council General Board
World Council of Churches
Arthur S. Flemming
University of Oregon
Geneva
U.S
Blake
World Council
National Council
Flemming
Tuition Surplus at HVCC Defense of 551000
Hudson Valley Community College faces a 551000 surplus as of Aug 31 1965. Officials say the funds will cover rising operating costs and help avoid tuition increases while remaining unavailable for capital construction.
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Hudson Valley Community College
State Dept. of Audit and Control
James J. Fitzgibbons
Rensselaer County
HVCC
Long‑lived Tuscarora man dies at 106 in Niagara Falls
Osborne W. Joseph a Tuscarora Indian who fathered 36 children with four wives died in Memorial Hospital after a three week admission at age 106. He wed his fourth wife Katherine then 16 in 1920 at Hatchler Ontario. Mrs Joseph a Mohawk survives with 13 children of whom eight are living. His oldest child, a physician, resides in California.
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Niagara Falls
Osborne W. Joseph
Memorial Hospital
Joseph
Katherine
Hatchler
Ont
California
Collapse of Syria civil war threat after coup
Beirut AP reports Syria’s rebel regime appears in control with army support and no violence. Radio Damascus claims Aleppo garrison backed the coup, while Hafez and top Baath leaders are detained and to face trial for deviating from Baathist ideals.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Radio
Damascus
Aleppo
Amin Hafez
Revolu
Hafez
Salah Bitar
Bitar
Radio Damascus
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