Americans Hope To Ride Out The Viet Storm
Washington officials say little can be done about political violence in South Vietnam beyond riding out the storm. Some talk of U.S. seizure of control or withdrawal if order fails, but officials deny such drastic steps. Experts warn turmoil could hamper military actions while anti American sentiment grows and Communist agents may exploit the crisis.
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Washington
Faust
South Viet Nam
United States
State
Defense Department
Legal Hassle To Begin Over Burned-Out Ship
The Viking Princess, a $16 million Liberian cruise ship, burned Friday between Cuba and Haiti en route to Miami. The vessel Navigator ignored a tow release order and towed the burned ship while a salvage ship followed. Four underwriters from Flagship Lines Agency awaited the ship in Jamaica as efforts to collect the wreck intensify. Two of the 496 aboard died of heart attacks and the rest were rescued.
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Miami, Fla
Hingston
Jamaica
Flagship Lines Agency, Inc
New York
Navigator
Viking Princecess
Cable
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Haiti
Miami
Rhodesian Oil Shipments Still Wait In Harbor
A Greek tanker Manuela with 22,600 tons of oil reached Durban while another tanker sat at Beira awaiting unloading. Uncertainty remained whether the cargoes would supply Rhodesia. Britain intercepted Manuela after a UN Security Council resolution authorized action. Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith dismissed the move as a joke.
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London
Durban
Mozambique
Beira
Rhodesia
Berwick
Berlin
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Ian Smith
Smith
Salisbury
Council
Voiceprint used in court as crime fighting tool
New York AP report notes physicist Lawrence Kersta demonstrates voiceprint technology in Westchester Court. Judge allows voiceprint evidence in a perjury case involving a suspended New Rochelle policeman. Kersta claims voiceprints mirror fingerprints in reliability and could aid police in kidnapping or extortion cases.
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NEW York
Lawrence G. ‘Kersta
Westchester County
Robert Dempsey
New Rochelle
Kersta
Samuel Dash
Washington, D.C
Dash
Kersin
TV TeleScope notes delays pace of Masters playoff
Cynthia Lowry reviews CBS live coverage of the Masters playoff won by Nicklaus as grappling with camera timing and slow play. She notes misused tapes and extended gaps before final putts, and observes summer reruns fill schedules as networks lean on pilots and specials rather than new series.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
CBS
Augusta National Golf Club
Jack Nicklaus
Tommy Jacobs
Gay Brewer
Nicklaus
Walter Cronkite
Johnson Stow About Leaving The LBJ Ranch
In San Antonio AP reports President Johnson plans more spring sun at the LBJ Ranch while family resumes schedules. Mrs Johnson returns to Washington with Luci to Georgetown University School of Nursing and Patrick Nugent to his job. The Easter visit extension remains undecided as Humprey task force recommendations on youth programs are accepted.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
LBJ
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
B52s Strike North Viet Nam for First Time
U S Air Force B52 bombers hit Mu Gia Pass in the north marking the first attack north of the border after more than 200 raids on Viet Cong targets in the south. Defense officials cite saturation bombing success and a shift to heavier payloads as the war expands. A Sunday mission reported 300 sorties over South Viet Nam, with Viet Cong raids near Saigon leaving a civilian dead and a policeman wounded.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Hawaii
U.S
George W. Ball
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Nh T
Mu Gia
Strategic Air Command
Washington
South
Arthur S. Sylvester
da ‘Nang
Sylvester
Cholon
Giant Steam Plant Project Clears Path in Southwest
Interior Department and WEST sign agreement to build two giant steam generating plants, one near Farmington New Mexico and another below Lake Mohave Nevada, to supply a nine state area. The plan includes pollution controls, water contracts, and Indian tribal benefits for the Navajo Nation. Transmission lines will span over 41,800 miles with WEST aiming for huge future capacity.
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Interior Department
Fannington
N.M
Lake Mohave
Davis Dam
Nevada
New Mexico
Stewart L.udall
Washington
Western Energy Supply and Transmission Associates
WEST
Tennessee Valley Authority
Grand Coulee Dam
D. W. Reeves
Albuquerque
Publicervice Company of
Farmington
California
Arizona
Texas
Mohave
Southern California Edison Co
Youth Rioters Win Destruction At Glen Echo Park
GLEN ECHO Md AP Scores of youths turned a day-after-Easter outing into a two hour wrecking spree at the Glen Echo Amusement Park and surrounding streets. Police say damage reached 5000 dollars as rides were shut and windows broken. six injured and three youths arrested.
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Glen Echo
Kenneth W. Watkins
Montgomery County
Watkins
Noted Island’s Pivotal Role in Early Immigration
The island served for many years as a major gateway for immigrants from the Old World. In peak times about 5,000 people passed through daily, and officials rushed procedures. Medical checks were minimal, and vital records were captured via 38 questions in roughly two minutes.
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