Khanh says plot to kill him backed by French officials
Saigon strongman Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh claims a assassination plot backed by French officials targeted him today. A French Embassy spokesman denied the charge as Khanh reports he escaped a mine attack near the Mekong River Delta and says a 100,000 piastres reward was offered to kill him. He also notes renewed coup rumors as fighting rages nearby and the government seeks Ngo Dinh Nhu’s extradition amid strained Franco Viet Nam relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Mekoing River
Khanh
Namese
France
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nhu
May Day riot threats in Princess Anne prompt guard alert
Governor Tawes prepared to deploy National Guard to Princess Anne Maryland if protests escalate after clashes between Maryland State College students and State Police. The melee left 27 arrested 59 treated for injuries including dog bites and bruises. 130 officers faced 250 to 300 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne
J. Millard Tawes
National Guard
Maryland State College
Tawes
Annapolis
Cambridge
Thomas B. Finan
John Wilson
Student Appeal For Equality
Maryland State
Salisbury
Prisoner testimony details Nazis brutal Auschwitz actions
A former Auschwitz prisoner testified that child inmates faced brutal treatment and expected death in gas chambers. Dr Otto Wolken said young victims were killed quickly, sometimes unwilling to work, as crematoria could not handle the deaths by 1944 and bodies were burned in trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Auschwitz
Otto Wolken
Wolken
Vienna
19 Killed In Japan Air Crash
A Fuji Airlines twin engine Convair propeller aircraft crashed while landing at Oita Airport in southern Kyushu. Nineteen people were killed and 22 hospitalized. The 36 passengers and five crew members were all Japanese. The crash occurred as brakes failed, sending the plane into a river dike and into flames. The flight was from Kagoshima to Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Oita
Japan
Fuji Airlines
Kyushu
Kagoshima
Fall Could Delay Debut Of Astronaut
Columbus Ohio John H Glenn Jr a former astronaut is reported in satisfactory condition at Grant Hospital after a fall in his apartment bathroom that caused a mild concussion and a forehead cut The injury delays his planned bid for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate Glenn is a Marine lieutenant colonel and was to be released from active duty this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John H. Glenn Jr
Grant Hospital
Glenn
U.S. Senate
Johnson signs historic tax bill cutting rates and boosting economy
President Johnson signed the $11.5 billion tax cut into law and urged rapid deployment to households and businesses. The measure, retroactive to January 1, reduces taxes on 80 million individuals by about 9 percent and on 550,000 businesses, aiming to stimulate demand, investment, and job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
John Jr
Caroline
Senate
Congress
Oswald Allegedly Planned to Murder Nixon
The Houston Post quotes former Oswald business representative James Martin claiming Oswald planned to assassinate Richard Nixon. Marina Oswald denies the claim as she remains unconfirmed in Dallas. Nixon was in Dallas the day before Kennedy’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
The
Houston Post
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Richard M. Nixon
James Martin
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Marina Oswald
Martin
Nixon
Dallas
Principle Involved Beatle Haircut Leads to Expulsion
Franklin High School expelled 16 year old Robert Mayer for wearing hair in a Beatles style. He was suspended February 14 and reinstated after altering his hair, then expelled again after returning to the distinctive style. Superintendent Albert Wilgus says Mayer fights for a principle while affirming students must obey school authority within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Robert Mayer
Franklin High School
Mayer
Board of Education
Lillie Mayer
Albert Wilgus
U S Warns Buildup Is Necessary
In Geneva the United States urged continued defense buildup until genuine disarmament is achieved. Negotiator William C. Foster left the deadlocked 17 nation talks after failing to secure an agenda with Soviet cochairman Semyon K. Tsarapkin. He noted rising armaments and missiles capable of long range nuclear delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
William C. Foster
Washington
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Cochairmen
Two Thirds Of Kent Faculty In Underprivileged Pay Ranks
Kent State University faculty, about sixty five percent, fall into the underprivileged income band of four to six thousand dollars annually. The Kent AAUP reports salaries are low compared with other Ohio state universities and urges changes to retain qualified staff. Dr. Louis K Harris warns the salary structure may drive capable faculty away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Kent State University
KSU
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Ohio
Louis K Harris
Briton Left 1 Million in Deathbed Will Sparks Dispute
Grace Metalious estate valued around 1 million faces a suit from her three children after a Boston hospital deathbed will named John Rees of Boston as sole beneficiary. Rees says they collaborated on a book to be released in 1965. Will filed in Belknap County Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laconia
N. H
Grace Metalious
Peyton Place
George
Marsha Dupuis
Christopher
Cynthia
Boston
John Rees
Rees
Metalious
Belknap County
Bank of England Hikes Rate to Five Percent
London reports the British government lifted the Bank of England rate to 5 percent, up 1 point, to curb rapid economic expansion amid signs the economy was growing too fast for comfort. A bank spokesman cited steadier growth as the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bank of England
Moscow Chelyabinsk superhighway plan announced
Soviet authorities disclosed plans for a 1250 mile highway linking Moscow to Chelyabinsk in the Urals industrial region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Chelyabinsk
Urals
Johnson visits Florida for political campaign tour
President Johnson flies to Florida for a largely political trip his first since taking office. He plans to break ground near Palatka on a $146 million cross-Florida barge canal and attend a Democratic fundraising dinner at Miami Beach tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington —P
Johnson
Florida
Miami
Palatka
Miami Beach
Free beer for life to Birmingham woman after feat
Harriet E. Brooks, 91, who has drunk two pints of beer daily since 18, will receive free beer for life after proving to a Birmingham brewery that she has consumed 200 barrels of its beer. The claim was accepted Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Harriet E. Brooks
Brooks
Rhodes Raiders To Seek Industry In California
A 20 member Ohio Department of Development team led by Lt. Gov. John W. Brown will visit Los Angeles and San Francisco for five days starting next Monday. The mission aims to recruit new industry to Ohio, meeting with up to 200 company executives along with utilities and chamber officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Department of Development
Rhodes
Raiders
James A. Rhodes
Department
John W. Brown
Utilities
Chambers of Commerce
Los Angeles
Calif
San Francisco
Hoover Improves Sits Up at Breakfast in Illness Update
Former President Herbert Hoover, age 89, has moved past the critical point in his illness and was able to sit up in bed for breakfast today, doctors report. He fell seriously ill last Sunday with a respiratory ailment and a bleeding kidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Road To Be Raised Above Flood Stage
Ohio Department of Highways announced plans to slightly relocate Route 278 to keep it above flood stage. The 1450 foot section runs 1.32 miles west of the Athens Hocking county line to 0.52 miles west of the Nelsonville west corporation line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens- Hocking County
Ohio Department of Highways
Nelsonville West Corporation
Boston School Boycott Draws Sharp Views of Success
Boston education officials and civil rights leaders clashed over Wednesdays boycott as more than 10 000 pupils stayed home. The Rev James Breed en called it a complete success while Supt Ohrenberger called it not a victory and said it alienated colored and white students. Absences reached 20 571 of 92 844 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James P. Breed
William H. Ohrenberger
Ohrenberger
State Closes Sinatra Case as Defense Set to Open
Los Angeles witnesses wrap up prosecution with two exhibits in the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping trial. A letter and FBI statement reflect a defendant’s fear of arrest or death if convicted. Sinatra, after return to the witness stand, will be the first key defense witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra Jr
FBI
Sinatra
Pisa Seeks Funds to Stabilize Leaning Tower
Pisa officials urge Rome to fund over 1 million dollars to tilt the Leaning Tower back slightly. The 14,000 ton structure would be jacked up six feet and reset on a new cement base to prevent collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Johnson
Billy Hageman
Chicago
Billy
White House
French PLC
U.S
Guer
Rillas
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
U S
Maryland
News Index
Roller LG Athens
Chauncey
Gallipolis
Glouster
Logan
Nelsonville
Pigasant
Pomeroy
Middle Port
Television
Cuba
Montreal
Canada
U. S
Cape Kennedy
Fila
South Atlantic
Athens
Paul
Greece
LBJ
California
Elizabeth
Caribbean
ROV
TGR A
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!