Relief reaches Duc Co as siege line weakens in Vietnam
U S military sources report a two mile infantry and armor convoy reached the besieged Duc Co camp while facing guerrilla ambushes. North Viet Nam air losses rising. one F105 fighter was shot down and pilot rescued. Route 19 remains contested as Viet Cong flags fly in nearby villages.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
P— U.S
Pleiku
Duc Co
U. S
Cambodia
North Viet Nam
Lawrence D. Wilson
Cleveland
Ohio
South China Sea
Vinh
McBee Systems to Build $2 Million Plant Near Athens
McBee Systems Division of Litton Industries announced plans to construct a new one story, 20 acre plant east of Athens on Route 50 at Donnie's Trailer Sales site. J E Widman cited Athens labor quality, city cooperation, and regional market as key factors. Mayor Raymond Shepard said the city will extend water and sewer lines to the site and cover the cost, highlighting the move’s impact on the local economy.
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McBee Systems
Litton Industries
Route 50
Athens
Otis F. Simpson
J. E. Widman
Messenger Newsphoto
Columbia Gas
Donnie
Widman
McBee
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
Feds File Tax Suits In South
Federal suits seek to abolish poll tax across the South as registration of Black voters begins under new voting rights law. Officials in Texas Virginia and Alabama say they will study and respond. 1,144 Negroes registered on day one of federally supervised registration in nine counties and parishes in three states.
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Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Johnson
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Alabmm
Justice Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Austin
Tex
Federal District Court
U. S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Rehearsal For Lunar Landing Dummy Mooncraft At Cape Kennedy
A metal model of the Project Surveyor spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy at 9 31 a m EST in a rehearsal for an unmanned lunar landing planned later this year. The Atlas Centaur mission aimed to test guidance, second stage performance, trajectory accuracy and data recording on a 63 hour suborbital flight. A prior attempt failed March 2 when the rocket exploded on the pad.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Surveyor
Moon
Tenacity Promised By Cincinnati Negro Leaders
Cincinnati leaders declare no sit in setup until qualified Negroes are hired for construction jobs. They emphasize measured action and demand fair employment opportunities for Black workers in the city.
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Cincinnati
Japan offers loans for Nam Ngum Dam Laos Mekong project
Japan will provide long term low interest loans and financial aid to support the Nam Ngum Dam project in Laos as part of the Mekong River development program.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nam Ngum
Laos
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Run Above Normal
Weather index predicts temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal over the next five days. Usual highs and lows listed: Cleveland 82-59, Cincinnati 87-65, Columbus 85-62, with warm spell across the region.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
UN dues pressure mounts in Congress over Russia arrears
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg faces strong opposition in Congress to abandoning efforts to force Russia to pay UN peacekeeping assessments. Senate leader Dirksen says critics are tired of delaying action and urges a UN showdown while France and 11 other nations remain in arrears. Goldberg denies reports of shelving Charter Article 19 on voting rights.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress
Russia
United Nations
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
France
U. S
Soviet Union
Dirksen
Goldberg
General Assembly
Mystery still swirls around Seven Seas ship killings
Federal authorities report Roberto Ramirez, a Cuban ex-lobsterman, claims he shot Captain Rogelio Diaz and four crew members after a Fidel Castro dispute. The missing cook Gerald Davison remains unaccounted for, with questions about shipboard jurisdiction and the final fate of the crew.
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Miami
Fla
Seven Seas
Gulf Stream
Fidel Castro
Roberto Ramirez
Rogelio Diaz
Tampa
Ramirez
Gerald Davison
Desalting Program Extended to Alleviate Northeast Water Crisis
President Johnson signs 185 million to extend the Interior Department desalting program. He meets with governors and urban leaders from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware amid drought fears in the Delaware River Basin. The bill increases research funds and outlines future proposals.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Interior Department
Delaware River
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Delaware Basin
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L .Udall
Titan 2 silo blast kills 53 workers at Arkansas site
An underground Titan 2 missile silo explosion in Searcy Arkansas killed 53 civilian workers with two survivors. An Air Force investigation ordered by President Johnson, led by Eugene M. Zuckert, heads to the site as crews inspect malfunctioning safety devices and confirm no nuclear danger.
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Searcy
Ark
Douglas Wood
Little Rock Air Force Base
Air Force
Wood
America
New Bishop Consecrated in Cleveland Ceremony
A 52-year-old Cleveland priest becomes the Roman Catholic Churchs newest bishop in a colorful ceremony at St John Cathedral. The Right Rev Msgr Raymond J Gallagher will be consecrated bishop of a 24 county diocese in Lafayette Indiana by Arch bishop Egidio Vagnozzi apostolic delegate to the United States.
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Cleveland
St. John Cathedral
Raymond J. Gallagher
Lafayette
Ind
Egidio Vagnozzi
United States
Urban Housing Bill Passage Predicted
The Senate expected final passage of a bill to create a Cabinet department of Housing and Urban Development. Democratic leader Mike Mansfield secured a quick debate limit, with sponsors estimating 55 to 60 votes in favor. If approved, Robert C. Weaver could become the first Black Cabinet member.
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Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Robert C. Weaver
Weaver
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Federal Housing Administration
Federal examiners begin registering Negro voters in deep Alabama
Federal registrars opened in Selma and adjacent counties as part of a Justice Department effort across nine counties in three Deep South states. More than 3000 arrests marked the long battle for voting rights. In Plaquemines Parish only three Negroes appeared at the post office. In East Carroll Parish nine registered in the first hour.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Black Belt
Selma
Ala
Department of Justice
Deep South
Dallas
Hale
Lowndes
Marengo
Louisana
East Carroll
East Feliiciana
Plaquemines
Mississippi LeFlore
Madison
Anita Strong
James Lee
Lorenzo Harrison
Orville
Plaquemines Parish
Ellen Floyd
Boothville
East Carroll Parish
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