Wagner Quits Stage Promising Political Repercussions
New York mayor Robert F Wagner will not seek a fourth term triggering a scramble for the Democratic nomination. Three factions baring Wagner allies Kennedy backers and reform elements vie for control as a Sept 14 primary looms. Roosevelt Jr. shown as a potential candidate amid national party maneuvering.
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Robert F. Wagner
Crats
Washington
Harlen
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Johnson
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Democratic Party
Wagner
Kennedy
Reform Movement
Divided Highways Prove Safest During Memorial Day Travel
A press survey shows divided highways such as turnpikes and interstates have much lower fatality rates than older roads during heavy travel. During Memorial Day, 12 deaths occurred on divided highways versus a national total of 474. Head on crashes are rare on divided routes.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Astronauts McDivitt and White Return Home
In Houston James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II discuss their four day spaceflight with newsmen. President Johnson will give congratulations this afternoon and visit the Manned Spacecraft Center so all employees may share the honors. The astronauts said the homecoming at Ellington Air Force Base was second only to the splashdown.
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Houston
Tex
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Johnson
Manned Spacecraft Center
Texas
The
Space Center
White
Ellington Air Force Base
Space
James McDivitt
Edward White
Johnson says no split in administration on economic policy
President Johnson reassures reporters after a meeting with Federal Reserve chairman William Martin and top economists that there are no cross currents or conflicts within the administration. He predicts moderate but solid gains through 1965 and urges calm amid stock market jitters and Patman’s criticism over monetary policy.
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Washington
Johnson
William McC. Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Columbia University
Cuban exile sister testifies before House committee
Miss Pi Juanita Castro sister of Cuban prime minister testifies before the House Committee on Un American Activities. She faces questions on pro Castro propaganda in the United States and illegal travel by Americans to Cuba. Castro supports overthrow of Fidel Castro and predicts Cuban people favor invasion against the regime.
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Washington
Pi—Juanita Castro
House Committee On Un-American Activities
United States
Cuba
Miss Castro
Fidel
10 Missing 3 Dead In Victoria Hotel Fire
Plainfield New Jersey. Three unidentified bodies were removed from the Victoria Hotel and Boarding House after a three story blaze. More than 100 guests escaped as 12 people were injured including a policeman who inhaled smoke while aiding a 93 year old woman trapped inside. Firefighters were on scene from 2 36 a m to 5 a m.
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N. J
Victoria
New Jersey
Airjet Explodes and Crashes Near Highland County
Bulletin reports a jet believed airplane exploded in the air then crashed in southern Highland County today. Highway Patrol officers head toward the scene about two miles north of Buford near Ohio 154.
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Hillsboro
Highland County
Buford
Ohio 154
Ohio seeks Ravenna site for $280 million atom smasher
Gov. Rhodes signals $5 million land buy near Ravenna if Ravenna Arsenal land is secured as a substitute. A Portsmouth Piketon bid falters due to land and airport limits, while Neuenschwander notes Army promises acreage at Ravenna if Ohio unites. Lausche coalition to meet Defense officials and Rhodes to argue Ravenna case in Washington hearing next Tuesday.
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James A. Rhodes
Ravenna
Defense Department
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Piketon
Pike County
Atomic Energy Commission
Fred P. Neuenschwander
Ohio
Bitter Defeat In Dong Xoai After Viet Cong Attack
In Dong Xoai Viet Nam government forces and Viet Cong clashed leaving about 150 civilians and many soldiers dead. Only three of 3800 reinforcements survived. two U.S. advisers and one naval technician were among the casualties. The town was in flames and the camp near the town suffered heavy damage.
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Horst Faas
Dong Xoai
South
Viet Nam
J. G. Frank Peterlin
Oglesby
Red Aid To Viet Boosted
U S officials raise estimates of Communist regulars in South Viet Nam to 47,000 in organized combat units up from January figures. Public figures for hard core strength range from 38,000 to 46,000 with classified reports suggesting as many as 64,000.
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Washington
U. S
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
U S Losses Rise After C123 Crash in Vietnam
In central Vietnam a C123 transport crashed in flames killing at least eight Americans. A ground party recovered two Air Force and six Army bodies, with weather or possible enemy fire cited as factors. Estimates place Viet Cong troops at 47,000 and U S personnel at 54,000.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
U.S
Dong Xuai
Civil Rights Workers Mobilize for Southern Summer Campaigns
About 100 volunteers gather at Frogmore South Carolina for three days of orientation before voter registration work in South Carolina. NAACP plans door to door effort with 000 members. campaigns also start in Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina. Additional students join regional conference at Tuskegee Alabama.
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South
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Frogmore
S. C
NAACP
Country
Tuskegee
Ala
Skirt Hem Policy Enforced at Del Vallejo Junior High
San Bernardino Calif Mrs Goforth Dean of Girls at Del Vallejo Junior High invites 35 girls to sew crepe paper extensions to their skirts to keep hems at knee level. She says boys long hair and girls short skirts distract from learning and notes no parental feedback yet after two weeks.
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Mrs. Goforth
Buckeye Boys State to be carried in The Messenger
Hetuck official publication of the American Legion program begins in Athens yesterday and will be published by The Messenger during June 10 to 18. Page 11 offers insight into the annual self government school and daily coverage through next Thursday.
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Hetuck
American Legion
Buckeye Boys State
Athens
Messenger
De Gaulle and Erhard Discuss EC Differences
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Bonn for two days of talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on European Community differences. Neither side expects major progress toward agreement. In Melbourne reports, Dr. Phillip Law warns that vegetation loss from rabbits endangers Citadel, Rabbit, and Macquarie islands as erosion accelerates.
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Bonn
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Ludwig Erhard
Melbourne
Australia
Phillip Law
Citadel
Rabbit
Macquarie Islands
Military Bill Allocates 13.366 Million for Ohio Installations
The House approved a $2 billion military construction bill detailing 13.366 million dollars for Ohio installations amid the Thursday vote.
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Washington
Ohio
House
Tulsa S Sgt Son Wins 38th National Spelling Bee
Michael Kerpan Jr. of Tulsa Oklahoma, son of a police sergeant, topped every round to become the champion at the 38th annual National Spelling Bee.
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Washington
Michael Kerpan Jr
Tulsa, Okla
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