Soviet Expels Two U S Airmen After Spy Claims
U S airmen Capt. David I. Holland and Capt. Melvin J. Kessler were released at Helmstedt after 17 days in East German custody following the RB66 incident on March 10. Lt. Harold Welch was freed March 21. Washington denied spying charges while East Germany cited reconnaissance equipment on board. President Johnson welcomed the settlement as the matter concluded.
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Germany
U. S
East Germany
Washington
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Harold Welch
Detroit
Welch
Holland
Kessler
Abraham Kessler
David
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Brazil Rebel Sailors Surrender After Two Day Sit Down
About 3000 dissident sailors and marines gave up to the army in Rio de Janeiro after a passive rebellion spent in a downtown Metallurgical Workers Union building. They were moved by army transport to barracks of the Guards Battalion of the 1st Army and backed a marine leader, Cpl. Jose Anselmo, who had been ordered arrested for political speeches while on active duty.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
1St Army
Navy
Air Force
Brasilia
Metallurgical Workers Union
Cpl
Jose Anselmo
Anselmo
Goulart Forces Suppress Rebel Insurrection in Brazil
In support of constitutional reforms, President Joao Goulart directs actions to quell insubordination. Labor Minister Amaury Silva and Col. Domingos Ventura reportedly convinced the rebels to surrender. Adm. Paulo Mario de Cunha Rodrigues named navy minister replacing Adm. Silvio Mota who resigned after rebels rejected calls to return to duty. Navy notes the rebellion remains localized while other units continue normal duties.
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Joao Goulart
Goulart
Amaury Silva
Col. Domingos Ventura
Adm
Paulo Mario de Cunha Rodrigues
Silvio Mota
Mota
Navy
UN Force Arrives in Cyprus Under UN Command
In Nicosia British and Canadian troops don blue berets as the United Nations Force in Cyprus is born. Indian Lt Gen Prem Singh Gyani assumes UN command with 6000 British and 1000 Canadian troops to deter Greek and Turkish Cypriots from violence and pursue peaceful resolution impartially.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
United Nations
Prem Singh Gyani
Gyani
Middle East
120 Day Earth Orbit Mission Proposed After Apollo
NASA plans a two year study to orbit three astronauts around the Earth for 120 days using a modified Apollo spacecraft with a space laboratory. The project aims to reuse Apollo hardware and push the long flight mission to start after the first manned Moon landing.
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Houston
Tex
United States Space Program
Moon
NASA
Space Laboratory
Jerrie Ends Second Leg Of Her Trip
Jerrie Mack, 38, from Columbus Ohio, lands at Santa Maria Azores to finish the second leg of her solo world flight. The Cessna pilot ends a 2500 mile Bermuda segment in 13 hours 38 minutes and greets Gen. William Boylan at Lajes Air Base Terceira Island.
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Azores
Jerrie Mack
Columbus
Ohio
William Boylan
Lajes
Terceira Island
Bermuda
Joan Merriam
Long Beach
Calif
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
Natal
Brazil
Bus Crash Kills Three in Denver and Vermont Ski Visit
A Continental Trailways bus collided with a highway department dump truck on a busy transcontinental highway killing the two drivers and a front seat passenger girl. Thirty three injured, no serious injuries reported. In Stowe Vermont Mrs. John F Kennedy and her two children are weekend skiers.
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Denver
Colo
Continental Trailways
Highway Department
Stowe, Vt
John F. Kennedy
Stowe, Vi
Judge Bars Off Key Songstress From Home Church
A Los Angeles judge ruled that Betty Chapman may never attend Mar Vista Baptist Church again due to disturbing services by singing off key and making faces at the pastor. The court found injunctive relief warranted though the judge praised her as an admirable individual.
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Los Angeles
Betty Chapman
Faries
Wayne Eurich
MacArthur's lung shows marked improvement in hospital update
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, age 84, at Walter Reed, remained in serious condition after two major operations in 17 days. Spokesmen said the right lung is markedly improved though antibiotics were used for a new threat to recovery.
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Washington —P
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Cleveland prosecutor resolves four year tax issue
Richard F. Matia Cleveland city chief prosecutor did not file federal income tax returns for four years but his attorney says the matter is resolved and he owes the government no money.
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Cleveland
Richard F. Matia
Midrney
Matia
Tanker San Jacinto Crew Refuses Rescue At Sea
In Portsmouth Virginia the severed stern of the tanker San Jacinto towed by Lambert's Point tug slowly neared Newport News with 35 crewmen choosing to remain aboard. The tow's progress was three knots as night faded. In Washington the president declared April Cancer Control Month and urged renewed anti cancer efforts.
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Portsmouth
Newport News
Washington
Johnson
Senatorial Race Grows Taut In Ohio
In Columbus Ohio Lt. Col. John H Glenn Jr and Sen Stephen M Young race tightens as a Marine Corps note says Glenn injured in a February 26 fall may not be fully recovered to retire from the Marines by April 1. Young’s manager says he would win if the election were held now.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
Stephen M. Young
Marine Corps
Glenn
Young
Fire Breaks Out at Ohio Penitentiary Plant
A fire erupted in the planing mill within the Ohio Penitentiary complex. Smoke was seen downtown as firefighters responded with a two alarm call. A prison official stated that firemen had the blaze under control.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio halts planning spending on $61 million capital projects
Ohio Finance Director Richard L. Krabach stops spending from the $6.7 million already approved for planning the $250 million bond program after a taxpayer suit filed in the Ohio Supreme Court. The action delays university land buying and construction and could delay progress until fall. The suit by Paul J. Lynch seeks to challenge financing laws while officials seek expedited hearings.
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Columbus
Richard L. Krabach
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Krabach
Ohio University
Sinking Fund Commission
State Controlling Board
Paul J. Lynch
Atty
William B. Saxbe
Kingsley A. Taft
Civil Rights Debate Moves to Front as Senate Debates Bill
Senate backers prepare to present their case beginning Monday as the civil rights bill advances to formal debate. Senator Humphrey signals no votes next week while Senator Russell vows continued opposition and possible amendments. Martin Luther King previews direct action protests if filibusters continue. The chamber last voted 67 17 to take up the bill and 50 34 to defeat Morse in moving the measure to the Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Humphrey
Russell
Georgia
Martin Luther King
Capitol
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Judiciary Committee
Rockefeller Recall Drafts Special Session After Setbacks
Albany reports Gov Nelson A Rockefeller faced major defeats in the 1964 New York Legislature ending with anger and calls for a special session April 15 to reconsider his program. He cited eight victories but will push liquor law proposals again. A news conference followed. In Phoenix civil rights demonstrators planned an overnight sleep-in at the State Senate Building but were ejected by state troopers.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Repubican
Phoenix
Ariz
State Senate
Arizona Highway
Music Aims To Tame Easter College Influx In Florida
Florida cities prepare for 75,000 college holiday visitors as 50,000 local students and northern arrivals join crowds. Police report about 100 arrests daily, mostly minor, amid past outbreaks of rioting. Al Garguilo cites 25,000 northern students joining 75,000 total by weekend.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
al Garguilo
Fort Lauderdale
McNamara Says U S Weighs Invasion Option
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara disclosed that the United States has carefully studied possible military action against North Vietnam. He stressed any such move would supplement the main effort to wipe out Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam and would not replace it.
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Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
Johnson
McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Viet Nam
National Security Industrial Association
Truck Rule Protest Backed by Public Outcry in Ohio
Protests flooded Gov. James A. Rhodes office over a Public Utilities Commission order to tighten trucking regulations. The order targets irregular carriers on unscheduled routes, a move blocked by the Ohio Supreme Court, amid tense political response. Temperatures forecast to stay below normal this week with light precipitation through the weekend.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Commission
Ohio
Press coverage of JFK assassination praised by AP
Wes Gallagher of the Associated Press lauds the coverage of President John F Kennedy's assassination as the press rise to its finest hour. He notes a net gain of 727 outlets receiving AP news and defends rapid reporting and quick identification of Lee Harvey Oswald amid criticism.
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New York
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Kennedy
Gallagher
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Dallas
Washington
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