Soviets Offer Positive Response to Johnson Visit Plan
U S officials welcomed Moscow's favorable reply to President Johnson's call for top level US Soviet visits. Pravda said the proposal met with a positive response. Tass reported Kosygin to lead a high level delegation to North Viet Nam as Brezhnev shifts Southeast Asia policy.
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Soviet Union
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Southeast Asia
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State of the Union
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Take Courage Fire Fiercely How-To-Kill Paper Seized
A declassified Viet Cong document seized by government forces describes how three man cells trained to shoot at U S aircraft. It covers leading targets by speed and altitude, firing tactics, formations, and aims to raise fighting spirit while avoiding overconcentration.
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Washington
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Associated’ Press
Elizabeth II Arrives in Ethiopia for Historic State Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip begin an eight day state visit to Ethiopia, first by a British monarch. Emperor Haile Selassie governs Addis Ababa improvements while the queen tours the capital and interior including Lake Tana before heading to the Sudan. Philip continues a global tour reaching Australia India Pakistan Malaysia. Five day forecast shows continued cold with some moderation and snow flurries.
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Haile Selassie
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Dondar
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Senate to Vote Today on Appalachia Aid Bill
The Senate prepares to approve a $1.09 billion Appalachia aid bill aimed at boosting 11 states with new roads and economic relief. President Johnson backs regional development measures. some senators seek extra amendments but aides expect them defeated.
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Washington
Senate
Appalachia
Mike Mansfield
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Rebel Coup in Laos Falls Flat and Misunderstood
In Vientiane Laos the attempted coup by young army officers led by Col Boulert Lycossie failed. Government leaders met with Premier Souvanna and declared the incident a misunderstanding. Rebels seized the radio station and sought to reform the army high command and remove cliques.
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Vientiane
Boulert Lycossie
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Quane Rathikoun
Lycossie
United States
Pathet Lao
Kouprasith Abhay
Ohio lawmakers reopen session with tax reform talk
Ohio legislators return after a two week break as Rep. Harold Romer introduces a plan for a 514 percent of federal income tax credit and a repeal of the 3 percent sales tax. The House will hold committee hearings while the Senate reorganizes and eyes early legislation this week.
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Harold Romer
Mercer
House
Senate
Theodore M. Gray
Miami
Appalachia aid passage eyed as Ohio Valley Council meets
Marietta reports the $1.1 billion federal Appalachia program expected to pass the Senate today while Ohio Appalachia Program will be reviewed at the Ohio Valley Region Development Council meeting in Marietta. Vernon Alden, chair and Ohio University president, says the council will brainstorm development ideas and serve as a sounding board for the Department of Development and Eight Ohio Valley counties in dealings with the federal government. In Selma a mass march on the courthouse is planned as Dr. King leads a right to vote demonstration. Kent Cooper, former AP chief and longtime journalist, has died at 84 after a 50 year career shaping news production and transmission.
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Rhode
Ohio Valley Region Development Council
Vernon Alden
Ohio University
Department of Development
Ohio Valley
Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
New York
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Cooper
Johnson names Ellington to head Emergency Planning
President Johnson appoints former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington to lead the Office of Emergency Planning with a $28,500 annual salary. The post includes membership on the National Security Council.
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Washington
Johnson
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
National Security Council
Baltimore Longshoremen Await Revised Contract Amid Idle Docks
A revised contract headed to rank-and-file Baltimore longshoremen as union leaders push for a settlement while docks from Maine to Texas remained idle for the 22nd day.
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Baltimore
Maine
Texas
Senate subcommittee targets quacks preying on elderly
A Senate subcommittee report says unscrupulous operators cheat the elderly with phony arthritis cures devices and youth restorers. It cites up to 1 billion dollars yearly in propaganda and urges action including a Central Antiqackery Bureau within the FDA and new premarket testing laws.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison A. Williams, Jr
D-N.j
Subcommittee
Central Antiquackery Bureau
The
Food and Drug Administration
Ohio Faces Stinging Snow Storm In Midwest
A massive storm with heavy snow and strong winds battered the Northwest and Midwest. Blizzard conditions stretched from Minnesota to Kansas with cold waves and winter warnings issued across Illinois Ohio Wisconsin and Lower Michigan as 4 to 6 inch snowfalls were forecast by the Weather Bureau.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Man plans a funeral to enjoy it now
Gerald McKinney a 42 year old Springfield factory worker has arranged a June 6 funeral at the Scioto County Fairgrounds Lucasville near Minford Ohio. He plans music a grandstand seating no casket and wants to greet guests personally with flowers welcome while he is alive.
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Gerald McKinney
McKinney
Scioto County Fairgrounds
Lucasville
Minford
Ohio
LeMay Honored and Retires in White House Ceremony
President Johnson bestows the Distinguished Service Medal on Gen Curtis E LeMay in a White House event. At Andrews AFB Md a retirement ceremony honors the six star Air Force chief, with Joint Chiefs of Staff members and Gen John P McConnell present. Reverend Ray Borders to officiate the service.
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Johnson
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
LeMay
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
JCS
Harold K. Johnson
Adm
David L. McDonald
John P. McConnell
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Ray Borders
Springfield
Ironton man dies in freak towing mishap
William Adkins, 57, of Ironton, died when the car he was being towed lost control and struck a bridge abutment. He was thrown from the vehicle into a creek and the car rolled over him.
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Ironton
William Adkins
Sir Winston's Grave Draws Vast Crowds in Bladon Churchyard
Thousands visit the grave of Sir Winston Churchill in Bladon England with an estimated 125000 passing the site at St. Martins churchyard on Sunday. Mourners wrapped in coats read wreath messages and wept as police directed overflow crowds to a nearby field. In Melbourne Australia Prime Minister Menzies announced a 224 million dollar Churchill memorial trust fund for scholarships.
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England
Sir Winston Churchill
St. Martin’s Church
Oxfordshire
Melbourne
Australia
Robert Menzies
Churchill Memorial Trust
Toledo Bulletin: Melvin Resigns as Coach Amid Pressures
Eddie Melvin, 45, head basketball coach at the University of Toledo, resigns effective at the end of the current season next month. He cites pressures endured as head coach as the reason for stepping down.
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Toledo
Eddie Melvin
University of
Fire Destroys Two Homes in Nelsonville Report
The Messenger notes a blaze destroying two Nelsonville homes with almost nothing saved. The article appears in early pages and references state files and local editorials on Medicare bill coverage.
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STATE
York
Dover
Evans and Novak
Athens City
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