U S Air Forces Bomb North Vietnam Airfields
U S air force and navy planes bombed two MIG jet fields in North Vietnam marking the first Vietnam War attack. Phantoms struck Hoa Lac near Hanoi and A4s/A6es hit Kep to the northeast. Ground fighting surged in War Zone C as 20 000 U S and South Vietnamese troops assaulted jungle defenses and seized supply caches amid helicopter borne advances.
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King Constantine faces pressure over Greek coup in Athens
In Athens King Constantine reportedly refused to suspend Greece’s constitution and publicly back the military junta. Diplomats in London say his embassy reports show he swore in the new government only to avoid the executions of political leaders, while still resisting the junta’s demand for a state of emergency. He is described as a near-prisoner at Tatoi Palace near Athens with Queen Anne-Marie expecting their second child next month.
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Soviet Cosmonaut Komarov Dies In Soyuz 1 Crash
MOSCOW AP reports cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when Soyuz 1 crashed on landing after a failed parachute release. He was 40, a colonel, and the first Russian to die in space on a mission. He will receive a hero's burial in Red Square and was posthumously named a Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Reich Parley Slated
President Johnson met with West German leaders Kiesinger and Luebke in Bonn and postponed substantive talks until after Adenauer’s funeral. White House said the encounters were courtesy calls. Johnson expressed sorrow, flagged German-American relations and security issues post-World War II.
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Heinrich Luebke
Konrad Adenauer
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Kiesinger
Adenauer
Luebke
Bargaining Flops Near Nationwide Rail Strike
Washington awaits a possible railway walkout as labor and transportation secretaries say bargaining has failed. A mediation board labeled the talks at an impasse after unions demand 6.5 percent, railroads offer 5 percent, with a board recommendation of 6 percent. Labor presently averages $2.90 an hour.
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Secretaries of Labor and Transportation
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Secretary of Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Asian leaders urged to send more troops to Vietnam
Sens. Percy and Byrd urged Asian nations to contribute more combat troops for Vietnam. Byrd supports intensified bombing of the North while Percy argues escalation worsens casualties and hurts world opinion. They spoke at an AP meeting in New York with Westmoreland and others.
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R-Ill
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
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U.S
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Overseas Press Club
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Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Teamsters Vote On New National Contract
In early unofficial counts, Teamsters members favored rejection by about 16 000 to 10 000 against the three year national contract. If ratified, the deal would affect 450 000 drivers and other workers at 12 000 trucking firms. While ballots continued, five Chicago area truck associations imposed a lockout amid ongoing scattered strikes disrupting operations.
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Tornadoes Strike Across Southern States and Midwest
A new wave of tornadoes and severe storms battered the nation, killing 52 in the Chicago area as twisters tore through Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia with injuries reported in Missouri and a funnel seen near Fresno. Chattanooga saw heavy rains and baseballsized hail amid flooded streets. Memphis and Bartlett were struck by tornadoes and a car was toppled.
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Spies Go Home After Faux Top Secret Parcel Prank
Soviet KGB officers Vasily Morshechkov and Nikolai Vinogradov left New York and Washington after a month of covert activity. An FBI delay of 24 percent hours occurred when a gift parcel marked Top Secret was rushed aboard an Air France jet, later found to contain a spy novel and maps. A note claimed the gag was from Your American Friend, Len Deighton. The pair, under constant FBI surveillance, were believed to be checking embassy security. The plane eventually departed for Paris after authorities removed the package.
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Two-Inch Snow Hits Ohio City
Ohio residents woke to two inches of snow in Youngstown on Monday, with a trace in Akron. Temperatures dipped to the 30s in Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Findlay Mansfield Toledo and Zanesville. The Weather Bureau warned of freezing temps overnight and below normal highs through midweek with light precipitation midweek and late week.
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Rhodes accepts White House invite for Westmoreland talk
In Columbus Gov James A Rhodes will join a White House discussion with General William C Westmoreland on Friday. In Akron strike negotiations resumed as 50,000 United Rubber Workers press their walkout against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co the sole flatly unstruck Big Four firm.
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White House
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U.S
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Ohio lawmakers blame dog days for low output during 16th week
In Columbus Senate Majority Leader Theodore M. Gray cites the legislative dog days for the General Assembly's seeming unproductiveness as sessions resume after weekend recess. Across national news, Rep. John Conyers warns Adam Clayton Powell to return to Washington to seek seating, while Dr. Martin Luther King announces a Vietnam summer peace initiative. Gov. Rhodes tours Ohio to push bond proposals with stops in multiple cities as traffic tolls rise, including two young fatalities after cars hit a 9 year old and a 3 year old over the weekend.
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Ohio
107Th
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Theodore M. Gray
Miami
Ohio Ranks High In Personal Income For 1966
Washington reports Ohio total personal income reached 31.198 billion dollars in 1966, ranking fifth among states, with per capita income of 3027 dollars, sixteenth highest. California led total personal income, while D C had top per capita figure of 3969 dollars. other top earners included New York, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and California.
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Miss Ohio Phyllis Smith to represent Caldwell in Miss USA
Lima reports Phyllis Smith of Caldwell will represent Ohio in the Miss USA contest in Miami Beach. The Associated Press board praised team reporting and highlighted an 11-man Washington task force dedicated to investigative journalism uncovering the deeper public affairs story.
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Reds keep rolling as Tommy Helms leads win streak
Cincinnati Reds pile up wins with Tommy Helms delivering key hits as spring batch continues. Jon Webb captures the moment. Athens County Commission argues state roads are in poor shape and should be turned over to the county. Proposal bills the state onto a pay as you go basis. State Personnel director comments on Ohio Bond measures.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Athens County Commission
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