French Foreign Minister Says NATO Outdated by 1966
Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville says France will withdraw from NATO’s military structure while remaining in the alliance. He argues nuclear defense lies beyond NATO and emphasizes continued French friendship with the United States and a peaceful settlement in Vietnam.
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Viet Nam
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United States
Bretton Woods
U. S
West Germany
Communist air clash fails as U S planes hit North Viet Nam targets
U S pilots report no MIGs Sunday as Communist ground fire downs two F105s near Hanoi. In Mekong Delta operations Vietnamese forces claim 245 Viet Cong killed and 20 weapons captured. The government plans a 100 member election committee amid calls to stabilize the country.
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Bank Moves $6.5 Billion in 130 Armored Shipments
State Street Bank and Trust Co moved cash and securities to a new 35 story Boston building with 130 armored-car trips carrying $50 million each. Police and private guards accompanied the shipments, totaling $6.5 billion, disclosed after the move last week.
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Boston
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Ohio records heavy weekend traffic toll with 29 deaths
News briefs from Columbus report a triple fatality in Williams County and five double fatality crashes across Ohio during a rainy 54 hour period ending Sunday midnight. The toll nears the 1966 high of 31 set on a similar wet road weekend, highlighting dangerous driving conditions.
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Columbus
Williams County
Ohio
Karen Dietz Crowned Miss Ohio Returns Home
Karen Dietz, 20, secretary, won Miss Ohio after besting 16 finalists in Lima. She plans to go to Miami Beach May 13 21 for the Miss USA pageant and says she just wants to sleep after the victory.
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Willoughby
Karen Dietz
Karen
Lima
Miami Beach
Five injured in six weekend traffic accidents
Weekend traffic incidents across the region left five people injured in a series of six accidents. Details on time and locations are sparse, but the roll call of incidents underscores ongoing roadway risks.
Paper Blackout Averted In NYC
The Newspaper Guild of New York strike shut the World Journal Tribune before launch. Four other dailies narrowly avoided voluntary shutdown as publishers kept print on a day to day basis. The merger faces union job loss disputes and uncertain publication timing with 2,000 affected workers. The Guild seeks layoff protections while the new corporation weighs next steps.
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Newspaper Guild of
World Journal Tribune
Matt Meyer
New Corporation
Telegram & Sun
The
Herald Tribune
Meyer
New Publishing Corporation
Publishers Association of
New York City
66 U.S. Viet Nam Toll Tops 1965 Total
Defense Department figures show 1427 U.S. servicemen killed in Viet Nam through April 16, first 314 months of the year. Last year total was 1365. Since Jan 1, 1961, combat deaths total 3047. In the week ended last Saturday 89 deaths. wounded in action since 1962 reach 15,863.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Viet Nam
Medics monitor unconscious man with artificial heart
At Methodist Hospital Houston doctors report mixed progress for 65 year old Marcel DeRudder of Westville Illinois. The partial artificial heart pump functions well while kidney function and brain recovery show potential reversibility and uncertainty.
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Houston
Tex
Marcel DeRudder
Methodist Hospital
Westville
DeRudder
Surgeons Seek Cure For Noises From Dying Puppy Sounds
Miami resident Dorian Figueroa, 38, after a May 1964 fall that left skull and spine injuries, reports ear noises described as frogs, sirens, and wind. Surgeons suspect abnormal blood vessel connections inside the skull or from the injury and plan more tests to find an answer.
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Miami
Fla
Dorian Figueroa
Figueroa
Margie
Vice President Hum phrey Calls For Asia Poverty Victory
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told the Associated Press meeting that peace in Asia hinges on defeating poverty disease and despair as well as resisting communist aggression in Vietnam. He urged continued aid and warned of frustration but confidence is needed to help Asia gain security and independence. He linked world peace to narrowing the gap between rich and poor nations and stressed the need for foreign aid and preventive medicine.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Asia
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Humphrey
Johnson
Congress
Ten Texans Die As Floods Ravage Northeast Texas
Torrential rains of up to 18 inches flood northeast Texas killing at least ten people. Bridges swept away disrupted rail traffic as a diesel engine plunged into floodwater near Longview. Evacuations extend to Gladewater Kilgore and Marshall with Sabine and Cypress rivers rising.
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Marshall
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Texas & Pacific
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Upshur
Harrison
Wood
Rusk
Marion
Miners Still Out in Eastern Ohio Strike Action
Most striking miners in Ohio soft coal mines remained off the job awaiting further union steps after a contract deal reached in Washington. Only 10 of 32 mines in United Mine Workers District 6 were operating, with many on partial crews as pickets march.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Washington
United Mine Workers’ District 6
West Virginia Panhandle
District 6
Ohio Coal Association
AP Reports High Costs for Viet War Coverage
The Associated Press board notes heavy costs of war reporting in Viet Nam with two AP staffers killed and four wounded. Escalation doubled the local bureau size as Washington coverage and government actions expanded. The meeting approved seven board vacancies and 29 applications for regular AP membership.
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Associated Press Board of Directors
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Washington
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