South Vietnam candidates demand security before campaigning
Seven of South Vietnam's civilian presidential hopefuls say they will skip campaign trails unless their military rivals guarantee security and transport. U S planes strike North Vietnamese routes, barracks, and a bridge north of Hanoi. Col David James Jr a Black fighter pilot says most American Black people oppose Black Power extremists and should denounce them. Federal Housing Administration head says private low income housing launches are slow. Hoover reports crime up 48 percent in six years. International Nigeria's rebellion widens threatening oilfields. Jordan talks continue.
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U. S
Hanoi
David James Jr
Washington
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
Saigon
Tran van Huong
Quang Tri Province
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Nation's Crime Rate Shows Big Increase
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports a 48 per cent rise in the national crime rate over six years and an 11 per cent jump in violent crimes last year. The 1966 total nears 3.25 million serious crimes with 10,920 homicides. auto theft and larceny drive property crime gains.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Two Unhurt In Turnpike Crash
Two women doctors from Philadelphia escaped injury when a station wagon and trailer overturned on the Maine Turnpike in Biddeford. Dr. Joanne Overlease and Dr. Jane Leibfried credited seat belts with their safe exit as the trailer swayed the car onto the median. Both vehicles were total losses, four dogs aboard the wagon, one with minor injuries. A second wagon and trailer slid into a ditch but caused no injuries. State Trooper Arthur Roberts led the investigation. Biddeford ambulance was alerted but not needed.
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Philadelphia
Biddeford
Joanne Overlease
Jane Leibfried
Arthur Roberts
Armand Belair
South Street
Fire damages Fairfield Cream Co building second floor
Fairfield authorities report a blaze of undetermined origin heavily damaged the second floor of the Fairfield Cream Co. Fire Chief Benjamin Leighton said ammonia gas from refrigeration equipment impeded efforts. Flames were contained to the upper floor with smoke and water damage below. Owner Laurent R. Comeau of Danville.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Cream Co
Benjamin Leighton
Laurent R. Comeau
Danville
Governor Curtis Ends Natal Visit in Brazil
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis of Maine wraps a three day tour of 15 educational and social institutions in Natal Rio Grande do Norte. He calls the trip deeply touching and notes the friendship development effort in the Alliance for Progress program. Curtis sparks smiles as hundreds of pupils greet him at a Kennedy named school. He travels with a six member delegation to continue state visits before returning to Maine next week.
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Brazil
Kenneth M
Curtis
Maine
Natal
Rio Grande Do Norte
Alliance For Progress
Walfredo Gurgel
Two MIGs Downed In Vietnam Skies As Air Battles Resume
U S Navy fighters claimed two MIG21s down over North Vietnam in the first air clash in two weeks, while U S Army helicopters killed civilians in the Mekong delta. The match left the overall MIG kill count at 82 for U S pilots and 20 American planes downed. Ground fighting persisted in Son Re Valley as casualties rose across sides.
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Rex Hotel
Vietnam
Constellation
Bon Homme _ Richard
U.S
Saigon
Weise
1St Air Cavalry Division
Son Re
North Vietnam
China
Phuoce Tuy
Kontum City
Highlands
A Shau
South Vietnam
Mekong
Harold K. Johnson
U.S. Army
Three U S Soldiers Die In Korean Clash
Three American soldiers were killed and about 15 wounded when North Korean forces ambushed a truck in the U S 2nd Infantry Division area north of Seoul. A second American was seriously wounded and a scout dog killed in a separate raid nearby.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
U.S. 7Th Infantry Division
Imjin River
Panmunjom
Demilitarized Zone
Republican Governors Meet on Racial Tensions in Closed Session
Eight Republican governors gathered at the New York Hilton in a behind closed doors session led by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to craft specific actions on racial tensions. Participants included John A. Volpe, Raymond Shafer, John Chafee, George Romney, John Love, Spiro Agnew and Nils Boe with plans for state-led steps in employment training urban environment crime control and social services.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Republican Governors Conference
New York Hilton
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
John Love
Colorado
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Nils A. Boe
South Dakota
Rockefeller
Talks on Jordan Israel peace loom amid regional diplomacy
Associated Press reports Yugoslav President Tito may broker a Middle East peace with Egyptian President Nasser. Jordan plans to announce talks with Israel within days. Dayan opposes returning to armistice borders while Jordanian officials note refugee repatriation delays and aid distributions.
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Jordan
Israel
Prospect
Tito
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ismail Hejazi
Jerusalem Post
Hejazi
Allah
Hussein
Cairo
Johnson
U.N. Security Council
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