Reds Overrun Rightists In New Laotian Fighting
In Plaine des Jarres 100 miles northeast of Vientiane Pathet Lao forces overran a rightist position today in a reaction to the April 19 coup by rightist generals. Western nations feared the upheaval could destabilize Laos as Pathet Lao moved toward a road to neutralist headquarters at Muong Phanh while rightist and neutralist units cooperated in the region.
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Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Vientiane
U.S
Laos
Muong Phanh
Hoffa Yields on Paying Legal Fees Amid Trial Turmoil
In Chicago Hoffa agrees to stop union payment of his legal bills after a vice president demanded a legal review. Union general counsel Edward Bennett Williams warned such payments could violate federal law, while Hoffa faces a Chicago trial and a Chattanooga verdict that threaten his grip on the Teamsters. Jury selection in Chicago proceeds with multiple panels as security measures heighten.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Edward Bennett Williams
Chicago
Harold J. Gibbons
John J. O'Rourke
New York
Teamsters Local 107
Philadelphia
Gibbons
Williams
Chattanooga
Tenn
Teamsters Union
Teamsters Pension Fund
U.S. Dist
Richard B. Austin
Austin
Maurice J. Walsh
Repeated Tax Cuts Urged By Johnson Aide
Walter W. Heller, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, warned labor editors that the United States may need to cut taxes again and again in coming years to counteract a drag from revenue-raising programs. He cited a $6 billion annual drain from Social Security and federal reserves, arguing the economy requires a $6 billion injection to sustain growth amid rising productivity, young workers, and unemployment.
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Washington
API
Johnson
United States
Walter W. Heller
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Greek Cypriots Renew Offensive Against Kyrenia Pass
Greek Cypriot forces renewed their dawn strike aimed at St Hilarion Castle and the Kyrenia Pass, pushing toward the fortress along the Kyrenia Range. U N observers reported unchanged positions overnight despite mortar fire on Turkish posts, while Canadian troops guarded Turkish villages and tried to broker a cease fire as both sides clash over control of the castle and the high pass along the coastline.
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ST. Pilarion
Cyprus
Nicosia
St. Hilarion
Kyrenia Pass
U.N
Kyrenia
Phileri
Krini
Aghirda
Kyrenia Highway
Nicosia - Kyrenia
Executive Council Curb Fails in Adverse Report
In Boston an executive committee vote of 8 to 6 against a measure would limit the governor’s appointment confirmations, leaving the council mainly with judicial appointments. Backers may push the initiative to ballot. critics note lack of contract approvals and other powers.
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Boston
Executive Council
League of Women Voters
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations
Flour Firms Are Indicted In Price Fix
A federal grand jury in Buffalo indicted 12 flour milling companies including General Mills and Pillsbury for a price fixing conspiracy that allegedly kept flour prices high for commercial buyers. The firms, totaling about 65 percent of eastern bakery flour, faced charges of uniform price lists and meetings to fix prices.
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Washington
UPI
Buffalo
Rocky Mountains
General Mills, Inc
Pillsbury Co
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Kennedy
Southwestern Miller
Record Vote Likely Here in Primaries
A record turnout for a presidential primary appeared likely in Pittsfield with total votes under 3,500 about 11.5 percent of registered voters. Democratic contests for state and ward committees boost activity while Republican delegates race, involving Bruce Crane and Rep. Silvio Conte, draws more GOP turnout and paves clash over Goldwater pledges. Transportation to polls and late arriving ballots add to the cliffhanger primary scene.
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Pittsfield
Bruce Crane
Dalton
Silvio O. Conte
Crane
Conte
Barry Goldwater
Lodge Sweeps Mt. Washington in Republican primary
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. captured 9 of 11 Republican votes in Mount Washington's primary as two ballots were blank. President Johnson won all three Democratic ballots. Fourteen of the town's 37 registered voters participated in the polls.
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Mount Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Johnson
Election materials delivered to polling places late
In Boston the secretary of state rushed to finish election setup amid vast costs and a large ballot load. Three wooden packing cases arrived at 2 a.m. containing ballots, instructions and penalty cards required by law. City Clerk John J. Fitzgerald said the materials were distributed within an hour of polls opening.
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Secretary of State
Boston
John J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Driscoll Named Head Of Pike Authority In Massachusetts
Gov Peabody named John T. Driscoll as chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to replace the late William Callahan. The appointment goes to the Executive Council for approval and follows Driscoll’s long service as Boston state treasurer and former three term state representative.
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Boston
Endicott Peabody
John T. Driscoll
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Wiliam F. Callahan
Peabody
Driscoll
Executive Council
Dorchester
Atty
Edward J. McCormack Jr
McCormack
De Gaulle Draws France Further From NATO Naval Role
Paris reports that France will withdraw its officers from NATO Naval headquarters as part of Charles de Gaulle s push for independence from allied links. Proposals for close liaison with NATO fleets remain, but national navy officers are removed, deepening isolation from NATO naval planning.
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Paris
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
NATO
State Dept Plays It Down on French NATO Move
Washington officials deplored France withdrawing naval officers from NATO HQ saying the action shows cracks in the alliance yet the basic commitments in the North Atlantic Treaty remain unimpaired. They noted prior French withdrawals from potential NATO control and cautioned against overconfidence in unity.
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Washington
United States
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
State Department
France
West
Kennedy
Johnson
Two Copters Shot Down in South Vietnam Action
In DOXA, South Vietnam, Communist ground fire downed two U S helicopters and a South Vietnamese fighter plane during a government assault on guerrilla mountain positions. Two American airmen were wounded. Eleven Vietnamese troops aboard the helicopters were killed, as a total of about 15 of nearly 40 helicopters took hits during the operation in Quang Ngai and Kontum provinces.
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Doxa
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Kontum
Peabody Demands Action On Teen Crime At Youth Conference
Gov Endicott Peabody cited two teen crimes to press the Governor's Conference on Youth for action. He urged immediate steps to curb street violence after a fatal stabbing of William Lownie 18 and a hit and run death involving a 13 year old. District Court Judge Sadie Shulman ordered five juveniles to view a funeral home body to witness the harm caused.
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Peabody
Conference On Youth
Boston
Endicott Peabody
Conference On Youth For Action
William Lownie
Dorchester
Boston College High School
St. Mark’s
Walter F. Donahue
Monsignor Donahue
Lownie
Sadie L. Shulman
Eleanor Mason
Shulman
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Plaine Des Jar- Tes
New Yorker
Turk's Overrun
Senate
John J. McCloy
Yer-Banker
Germany
Vannevar Bush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lucius Clay
Ladd Plumley
U.S. Joan of Commerce Awr
Gerboard
Associated Press
Bardstown, Ky
Southern Bell
Olis
Lodge
Mt. Washington
State Dept
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