Brazil Moves to Purge Left as Congress Bypassed
Brazilian revolutionary leaders bypassed Congress to purge leftists tied to ousted President Joao Goulart. About 49 congressmen face subversion suspicions as military ministers announce antisubversion measures granting rights suspensions and mandate revocation for officials. The institutional act shifts power to the interim president, sets a 30 day Congress window, and spans until January 31, 1966.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Congress
Joao Goulart
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Owever
Goulart
Labor Party
Rio de Janeiro
Military Revolutionary Command
Chamber
Afonso Celso
Congressional
American Pilot Dies In Battle In Mekong Delta
In the Mekong Delta near Kien Hoa, Vietnamese air force fighter downed by Communist gunners during a fierce battle. An American pilot and a Vietnamese observer were killed. Ground teams could not reach the crash site. two U S Army helicopters were hit, one destroyed, with one crewman injured. Government forces reported 42 enemy dead and 32 weapons captured. two of their own killed, four wounded, 27 missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Kien Hoa
U.S
Old Soldier MacArthur Buried in Norfolk Memorial
In Norfolk Virginia thousands gathered to honor General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as his flag draped coffin lay in repose at the MacArthur Memorial. A statewide funeral in Washington followed by a private burial at the memorial was planned with President Johnson represented by Attorney General Kennedy.
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Norfolk
Douglas MacArthur
Navy
MacArthur Memorial
Virginia
Little Rock
Ark
Arthur MacArthur
MacArthur
Johnson
Washington
Robert F. Kenney
U S Embassy Quartet Travel Curtailed by Soviets
The Soviet government barred four members of the U S Embassy from traveling outside Moscow for 90 days amid espionage allegations. Two naval attaches Stuart Savage and Leonard Bracken were accused of illegal photography in Leningrad, while air attaches Edgar Smith and Edmund Svetina faced charges of entering military territory in Tula. The U S Charge d Affaires Walter Stoessel protested the ban, and the British air attache A N Davis was linked to one incident.
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Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
A. N. Davis
U. S
Walter Stoessel
Stoessel
Cmdr
Stuart Savage
Alma
Kan
Leonard Bracken
Philadelphia
Edgar Smith
Edmund Svetina
Dayton
Ohio
Savage
Bracken
Smith
Svetina
Leningrad
St. Isaacc’s Square
Sventina
Tula
Orel
Chuckle Quote on Self-Sized Grouch Labeled
A humorous remark defines a grouch as a man who has sized himself up and is utterly sure of it. Published as a light feature in a Gen Fea Corp context.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Pact Talks Stalemated Key Meeting Sunday
Pact negotiations reach a stalemate as leaders prepare for a key meeting Sunday. Officials from involved parties declined further comment while urging continued dialogue to avert a breakdown in talks.
Union Pepperell talks stalemate over wage increase
Union and Pepperell negotiators failed to reach a contract agreement by the April 15 deadline after a Biddeford session. Local 305 and 518 representing 1,800 workers in Biddeford and 300 in Lewiston rejected a five cent per hour raise. Union leaders demand a ten percent package up front while Pepperell cites a three percent wage hike plus no fringe benefits gains.
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Pepperell
Textile Workers Union of America
AFL
Biddeford
Lewiston
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Michael Schoonjans
William Pollock
Victor Canzano
Maine
Denis Blais
Schoonjans
Alexander Anastasoff
Israel Shev
Pepperell workers weigh next move after wage talks
A mass meeting for Pepperell workers is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. in St. John's Hall Adams Street to decide on negotiation results. Southern textile workers gained a 5 percent raise in October 1963. Pepperell seeks the same but offers less. Bates Mfg Co meets today in Lewiston, American Thread in Conn talks tomorrow, Berkshire Hathaway in Fall River resumes talks, Pepperell calls its offer reasonable under current Maine market conditions. Pepperell reps include Brady Truslow Cummings O Connell Morrison Gastrongway Roux.
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Jewell
Thomas LeBlanc
Donald Nolette
Ralph Oliver
Rachel Krasko
Lionel St. Louis
Lewiston
Donald Robertson
Blanche Hebert
Darina Armstrong
Ida O'Kane
Barney Cox
Dennis Davis
Pepperell
St. John's Hall
Adams Street
Schoonjans
Bates Mfg. Co
Letvnston
Reeonciliation Service
U. S. Labor Department
American Thread
Conn
Berkshire Hathaway
Fall River Mass
Maine
Bernard F. Brady
Henry Truslow
Joseph W. Cummings
Frank O'Connell
Howard Morrison
Joseph Gastrongway
Maurice C. E. Roux
Rail settlement sought as Johnson urges talks at White House
President Johnson pressed for direct negotiations to avert a nationwide rail strike, inviting labor and management reps to the White House and meeting with Wirtz and other officials. He urged a 15 day window for an honorable solution, warning Congress may step in if talks fail.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
W. Willard Wirtz
Rose Garden
Schnee
Congress
Isaiah
Ade
U. S
New York
Theodore Kheel
University ‘of Pennsylvania
Rail talks open under Johnson watch during 15 day strike pause
President Johnson urges unions and management to halt nationwide strike for 15 days while signaling emancipation may become a proclamation but not a fact and asking businessmen to provide leadership. MacArthur's flag-draped body lies in state before Saturday burial in Norfolk.
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White House
Johnson
Biddeford Approves 26 Room School Plan Unanimously
Biddeford City Council accepted a 26 room school project estimated at 450000 to 500000 including land and equipment. Superintendent Raymond Kenneally noted enrollment totals 4735 with 1935 in public schools and 2800 in parochial. Council leader Rudolph Bergeron said the city must decide, not voters, while others discussed funding limits for private institutions and possible use of public facilities. A school building committee comprising the board of education the watchdog committee and Robert Hodge was approved.
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Biddeford
Raymond Kenneally
Rudolph Bergeron
Bergeron
Gilbert Boucher
Kenneally
Board of Education
Robert Hodge
Southerners Applaud Gov Wallace Vote
Southerners applauded Gov. George C. Wallace reaction to his Wisconsin primary showing. Editors and leaders described the result as a political signal against the civil rights bill and a potential national mood shift. Wallace won about 25 percent in Wisconsin while Reynolds carried the Wisconsin GOP ticket.
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Gen. MacArthur
Norfolk
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wisconsin
International
Atlanta, Ga
Associated Press
Wallace
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
Montgomery
Gisant
Mobile
Lyndon Johnson
Roy Mahall
Birmingham News and Post-Herald
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
Arkansas
Paul Johnson
Walace
Meridian
Miss
Maryland
Indiana
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