Explosions at Bien Hoa Air Base Kill 27 Americans
Demolition experts detonated four 500 pound bombs at Bien Hoa Air Base after a Sunday chain explosion left 27 Americans dead or missing and 103 wounded. One bomb in wreckage exploded later. 10 unstable bombs remain hazards as Maj. Gen. Moore notes no sabotage. Authorities evacuated personnel while disposal units decide next steps.
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South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa Air Base
Joseph H. Moore
U.S. Air Force
U. S
Air Force
Moore
U.S. Presses Dominican Junta to Step Down
United States officials press the Dominican junta to resign as fighting rages between junta tanks and rebels in northern Santo Domingo. Three U.S. paratroopers are wounded in heavy fire while American troops control the Ozama River west bank. A White House mission meets Brig. Gen. Antonio Imbert Barreras to seek a peaceful resolve.
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Dominican Republic
United States
U. S
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Ozama River
White House
Washington
Antonio Imbert Barreras
Imbert
Thomas C. Mann
Johnson seeks broad excise tax cuts amid defense concerns
President Johnson asked Congress to slash excise taxes by nearly 4 billion dollars, with 1.75 billion cut on July 1 and again next January, plus 464 million more over years to 1970. He asserted no current evidence that defense spending in Viet Nam would derail the proposal.
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Johnson
Congress
Free World
Viet Nam
Election Plans Up For Votes In Ohio House
Ohio House votes tonight on four election bills to save time and money. Proposals include recording absentee and disabled voter ballots on machines to cut tabulation costs and clearer polling place signs with flags. Also cut registration cards to one and allow majority decisions on printing up to 50 voter lists for limited distribution.
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Columbus
Ohio
Final Balloting Still Uncertain In Voting Rights Debate
The Senate nears four weeks of debate on the voting rights bill with no clear path to a final vote. Leader Mansfield refuses cloture as Dirksen questions two thirds support. Southern amendments, led by Ellender, face likely defeat as Talmadge's plan to curb voting changes faces slim odds.
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Senate
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Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Ellender
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Sen
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Junkyard Warheads Supposed Threat Declared Safe
A 500 pound Tiny Tim warhead found in a Chillicothe junk yard prompted warning chatter but Lockbourne Air Force Base officials said the device was live only briefly. An Army ordnance unit removed the warhead and five more warheads found at Columbus scrapyards were sent to the base. Two opened by an ordnance expert were de militarized and deemed safe.
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Lockbourne Air Free Base
Chillicothe
Army Ordnance
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Teach-In On Viet Nam Policy Draws College Crowd
Students and instructors staged a 15 hour teach-in in Washington on U S Viet Nam policy. The marathon event was broadcast to more than 100 campuses and included debates over the administration stance with some criticism directed at McGeorge Bundy. Pham Chung of the University of New Mexico weighed skeptical views on opposing arguments.
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Margaret Thomas
American Univer
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McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
U. S.S
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Pham Chung
South Viet Nam
University of New Mexico
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Polish Military Chief Defects in West Berlin
Polish military chief Wladislaw Tykocinski defected in West Berlin and sought political asylum in the United States. A U S Air Force plane transported him to West Germany as officials review his asylum request, marking a rare high ranking defection among Communist diplomats in the area.
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U.S
Poland
West Berlin
United States
Wladislaw Tykoncinski
West Germany
Tykocinski
Union Says Steel Talks Postponed
Pittsburgh area report notes basic steel contract talks paused on a company by company basis with no explanation. The United Steelworkers Union cites an executive board meeting to hear David J. McDonald’s protest of the recent election and says talks may not resume until the board rules or until I. W. Abel takes office June 1.
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United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
I. W. Abel
Abel
PTA Members Urged To Back Rights Fight
The national PTA president urged its 12 million members to support civil rights and equal educational opportunities for all children. Jennel Moorhead of Eugene, Ore., opened the 69th annual PTA convention with an 11-point, 3-year action plan for 47,000 local units and warned that school funding remains critical despite Johnson’s $1.3 billion program.
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National
PTA
Jennel Moorhead
Eugene
Ore
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Remain Above Normal
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 3 to 5 degrees above normal from Tuesday morning through Saturday night for Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati. Normal highs and lows are listed as 70-48 for Cleveland 75-50 for Columbus and 76-55 for Cincinnati. Temperatures dip to near or a few degrees below normal on Wednesday and Friday with .2 to .36 inches of precipitation in showers Tuesday night Wednesday Friday and Saturday.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Teachers Return as Strike Ends in South Bend Schools
South Bend Indiana 360 union teachers returned to public schools after a boycott that closed classes since last Tuesday. Former Marine George T Bull led the return this morning as teachers reported to principals and resumed their regular duties.
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Ind
George T. Bull
Briefs Chronicle Ohio Weekend Fatalities And Global Agency Change
News briefs note at least 18 deaths in Ohio weekend accidents, including 13 highway victims and several young people. In Germany nine remain missing after a major avalanche, eight bodies recovered and a mechanic died. In Washington, President Johnson appoints Lt. Gen. Marshall S. Carter to head the National Security Agency.
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Garmisch-Partenkirch
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West Germany
Washington
Marshall S. Carter
Central Intelligence Agency
Johnson
National Security Agency
Ohio Storms Bring Winds and Twisters Across State
The Associated Press reports two tornadoes lashed Ohio with winds up to 67 miles per hour and baseball size hail. One tornado damaged five barns near Itaca Darke County. another near Thornport Licking Perry line cut a grain elevator and overturned a trailer. A 17 year old in Cincinnati died in a weather related auto crash. three Cleveland area brothers were injured by lightning.
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Licking Perry County
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