Army Coup Ousts Ghana's President
The Ghanaian government faced a predawn coup led by Col. E. K. Kotoka as fighting raged at the Flagstaff House. Nkrumah, en route to North Vietnam, was declared ousted while Kumasi forces sealed roads and troops guarded ministries and media stations. Jubilant crowds filled streets as authorities warned dissidents.
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Liu Shao-Chi
Chou En-lai
Kwame Nkrumah
Redeemer
Ghana
Viet Nam
Peking Radio
Nkrumah
Guard
Radio Ghana
E. K. Kotoka
Kumasi
Accra
Charles Barwah
Barwah
Defense
Kofi Banko
Sheriff Serves Fried Coffee At Home Wake Up
The sheriff describes finding leftover coffee in a china pot and heating it in an aluminum frying pan by mistake. He quips that fried coffee on a cold morning is the best as Mrs DeHaven and several trusties watch in amused silence.
Auto Titling Tax Measure Stalled in State Senate
Richmond AP The Senate Finance Committee backed the automotive titling tax bill but action stalled as an amendment to trim about nine million dollars from the total gained support. The measure would impose a 2 percent statewide sales tax rising to 3 percent in 1968 with localities free to add one percent. Amendment limits the tax to net cost after trade‑in. counties fear construction funding impact. The House committee calendar showed other measures pending including daylight time hearings and child abuse reporting bills.
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Senate
John Warren Cooke
Athens
Richmond
Win
Tee
House Finance Committee
House
Del
Inez Baker
Portsmouth
House Privileges and Elections Committee
House General Laws Committee
Virginia
House Agriculture Committee
House Welfare Committee
State Department
Department of Corrections and Parole
Humphrey Drawn Into Viet Debate
President Johnson brings Hubert Humphrey to discuss Viet Nam policy with congressional leaders and lawmakers. The briefing follows Humphrey’s Asia trip as hawks and doves clash over US commitments and Johnson seeks to avoid a broader war.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Congress
Legislature At a Glance
Senate convenes at noon with a vote on abolishing the Division of Motion Picture Censorship. Courts and Roads committees meet at 10 a.m. and 9 a.m. respectively. House convenes at noon with Privileges and Elections and Roads committees at 9:30 a.m. and Insurance and Banking at 10:30 a.m.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Insurance and Banking
Tide of Battle Turned in Viet Nam Address
President Johnson, accepting Freedom House’s award, declared the tide of battle in Vietnam has been turned and the war limited in objective. A disruption by protestors and a small fire near the Waldorf Astoria accompanied the event as 3,500 antiwar demonstrators gathered nearby.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
Hotel Nam
Freedom House
President Johnson sees freedom to act in Vietnam policy
President Johnson asserts in a national report that Congress has debated but not impaired his freedom to act in Vietnam. He warns the conflict could risk broader war with China or nuclear conflict with the Soviet Union, and that a prudent, controlled use of force remains necessary to stop aggression.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Congress
National Press
Bundy
China
Wilson reports talks on Vietnam yield no progress
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said he and Soviet Premier Kosygin had very frank talks on Vietnam but no progress. Chalfont held lengthy discussions with the North Vietnamese chargé d affaires Lee Chang, conveying British views. Kosygin accepted a British invitation to visit Britain. high level contacts to continue were the major implied Accord.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Wilson
North Viet Nam
Lord Chalfont
Lee Chang
Chalfont
Hanoi
Kosygin
Britain
Fifth Snowstorm Blankets State
Virginia endured its fifth snowstorm of the season with up to five inches reported around the state though rain was forecast to follow. Northern and western Virginia could see as much as six inches before a rain change, with the western mountains hardest hit and Tidewater seeing only traces. Roanoke reported five inches by nine this morning and Winchester expected more before rain and sleet. The Winchester area faced the heaviest snowfall while the lab at Winchester Fruit Research showed initial inch rises to several inches by late morning.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tidewater
Roanoke
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Americans Repel Major Viet Cong Assault Near Saigon
Viet Cong battalion pierced a minefield and attacked U.S. 1st Infantry near Tan Binh, but was repelled by mortars and artillery. At least 89 enemy killed, 11 wounded. U.S. casualties light to moderate in places. Separate Marine actions near Da Nang and Chu Lai, plus air strikes on North Vietnam, marked heavy combat across the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tan Binh
Ku My
da Nang
Chu Lai
North Viet Nam
Navy
Vinh
Donehoi
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Dien Bien Phu
Quang Ngai City
U.S. 1St Cavalry
7Th Fleet
Quang Tri
Topeka
Bond Seeks Georgia House Seat After Unopposed Win
Civil rights leader Julian Bond pursued a second claim to a Georgia House seat after winning a special election unopposed. Opponents prepared a challenge under a new House rule. Lane indicated a challenge would follow once election returns were certified. Bond had previously been denied the post for endorsing an antiwar statement.
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Bond
Atlanta, Ga
Julian Bond
Georgia
Atlanta
United States
W. Jones Lane
Secretary of State
House
New Terminal Planned at National Airport to Handle Jet Era Growth
FAA proposes a $150 million expansion at National Airport including a new terminal and facilities as passenger numbers rise from 7.4 million this year to 16.7 million by 1980. Administrator William F. McKee outlined plans in a letter to National Capital Planning Commission chair Elizabeth Rowe.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
National Airport
The
Washington Post
National
FAA
William F.mckee
Elizabeth Rowe
National Capital Planning Commission
Livestock Producers Vote to Reorganize
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association voted to dissolve the current group and reorganize as a non stock nonprofit. At the annual dinner L Fred Stine outlined cost eliminations including certificates and a new contract with the Livestock Exchange. Three new directors were elected: Grover Teets, Owen Thomas Jr, and J H Cunningham. Victor DuPont was reelected president with Cecil Wolfe as vice president and Mrs Richard Luttrell as treasurer.
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Northern Virginia Livestock Producer’s Association
Virginia
Lee-Jackson
L Fred Stine
Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Grover Teets
Frederick County
Owen Thomas, Jr
Loudoun County
J. H. Cunningham
Fauquier County
Victor DuPont
DuPont
Cecil Wolfe
Clarke County
Stine
Richard Luttrell
Winter storm bears down on Virginia with multi city totals
Danville measured three inches of snow as rain fell before dawn. In northern Virginia near Washington an inch covered the ground and forecasters warned of up to four inches more. Richmond and Blackstone reported about one inch. The storm formed from a low pressure system off Florida and pulled cold air south. Rain was forecast for most of eastern Virginia tonight ahead of Oren.
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Washington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Blackstone
Southside
Florida
Oren
Court Rules Floor Speech Not Admissible
Supreme Court rules a floor speech by former Rep. Thomas F. Johnson cannot be used in a criminal case against him. The ruling affects a Maryland Democrat's conspiracy conviction, which is reversed and a new trial ordered on related charges over use of office for savings and loan interests.
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Washington
Thomas F. Johnson
House
High
Maryland
Johnson
Justice Department
Department
Savings and Loan
Shipbuilding Co Reports Earnings and Backlog Rise
The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co reports 1965 earnings of 8 million dollars, up from 7.6 million in 1964, and 4.81 dollars per share versus 4.48. Gross income hits a record 275.8 million, with a year-end backlog of 454.8 million, below the 510.4 million year-ago peak.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Weather Outlook Clouds Virginia With Snow Sleet and Rain
A low pressure area off the Florida coast brings mixed precipitation to Virginia today. Snow sleet and rain are forecast across portions of the state with potential travel impacts and changing conditions through the day.
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Richmond
Florida
Virginia
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