Riots in Saigon Amid Anti American Demonstrations
Buddhist monks led about 2,000 demonstrators through central Saigon in the worst day of rioting in a week of anti American violence. Twelve Americans were beaten or chased, five U.S. servicemen and two Vietnamese women injured by a grenade near a U.S. center. Vietnamese paratroopers and riot police dispersed the crowd as military police escorted servicemen to safety.
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Saigon
Buddhist Institute
U.S
Fulkerson And Partners Plead Guilty in Federal Action
Samuel Fulkerson 74 of Cedar Rapids along with Robert Holmes 46 of Flagstaff and Carl Nelson 62 of San Antonio pleaded guilty to one mail fraud and one conspiracy count in a 14 count indictment. They previously pleaded innocent March 7 and remain under bond with sentencing pending. The charges allege a scheme to sell vitamins using fake medical reports and urine test submissions from a Los Angeles and Flagstaff lab.
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Samuel Fulkerson
Fulkerson
Bever Avenue SE
Robert B. “Doe” Holmes
Flagstaff
Ariz
Carl R. Nelson
D.C
San Antonio
Texas
Edward J. McManus
Cedar Rapids
Nelson
Holmes
Los Angles
Professional Foods
U.S
Ajof
Tors
McManus
U S Forces Press Offensive Amid Vietnamese Turbulence
The First Air Cavalry division reports 29 enemy killed in the central highlands near the Cambodian frontier. Navy fighters sank 12 cargo junks and damaged 22 in North Vietnamese coastal waters while air force planes destroyed three buildings and caused a secondary explosion at a depot near the 17th Parallel.
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U.S
First Air Cavalry
Highlands
Jumper Dies in Pewamo at 79 After 1858 Jumps
Alva Sweet died Thursday at 79 in Pewamo Michigan. He was a veteran parachute jumper who continued his career despite an artificial leg and had completed 1858 jumps.
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Pewamo
Mich
Alva Sweet
Massachusetts renames Washington Birthday to Presidents Day
The Massachusetts senate passed a bill renaming George Washington's birthday to Presidents Day and moving the holiday to the third Monday in February from February 22. No reason was given for the change.
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Boston
Massachusetts Senate
George Washington
Henry Quits as FCC Chairman Effective May
President Johnson received the resignation of E. William Henry who will leave the federal Communications Commission on May 1, returning to Tennessee to practice law. Henry, 37, had told Johnson months earlier of his plans with no successor named yet. His FCC term had more than three years remaining. He was a frequent critic of TV fare and urged broadcasters to improve programming and ads.
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San Antonio
Johnson
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
Henry
Tennessee
FCC
Cedar Rapids Census Shows Women Outnumber Men
The 1965 special census reports Cedar Rapids population 103 545 with 54 003 females and 49 542 males. It notes a 13.2 percent rise in female numbers since 1960 and 11.8 percent rise for males, and records a median age of 27.3 with females 26.8 and males 27.8. The report also cites non white population growth and overall city population figures.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar
Rapids
U.S
Taleport
Aldor
Census Bureau
Italian Police Make Big Haul
Italian police raided 48 villages Thursday night arresting 10 suspects including a long-wanted man. They issued 417 fines, recovered a truckload of hidden arms and munitions, and recovered six stolen cars in Bari and surrounding areas.
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Bari
Italy
Cities share nation’s lowest unemployment in March report
Washington AP reports Cedar Rapids tied for the nation’s lowest unemployment rate in March, alongside Flint and Lansing in Michigan and Fort Wayne in Indiana. The Labor Department noted no overall shortage of labor, though Iowa and four other states faced skilled manpower gaps in parts of their regions.
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Lansing
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Johnson to seek broad social security boost and young dental aid
President Johnson announced plans to increase all social security benefits for 21 million Americans and to study extending medicare style coverage to children under six. He directed Welfare Secretary Gardner to draft workable plans, while signing a medicare expansion bill in San Antonio.
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Johnson
Congress
Gardner
White House
Mr. Johnson
Viking Princess Fire Sinks Caribbea n Liner. 3 Dead, 490 Rescued
The Viking Princess luxury liner caught fire in the Windward Passage near Cuba, killing three and leaving about 490 rescued. The 497 aboard were from several nationalities, with 231 Americans. Rescue involved Cap Nort, Navigator, and Cap Nor amid chaotic darkness and misreported positions.
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Chungking Vic
Viking Chant
Caribbean
U. S. Navy
Arthur Crane
Flagship Line Agency, Inc
Cuba
Haiti
Crane
New York
Stargazer Satellite Is Sent Aloft
CAPE KENNEDY AP two ton orbiting observatory with 10 telescopes launched on an Atlas Agena rocket to study stars and origins of the universe. The $5 million satellite aims for a 500 mile orbit and to provide astronomers with their first unobstructed glimpse at distant galaxies and interstellar gases. A separate New York report notes a model at a publicity show was bitten by a lion, with staff injuries and the animal restrained.
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France
Palermo
New York
Verge Sigval Bergesen
Oslo
Viking Princess
Crane
Cape Kennedy
Atlantic
U.S
UPI
Uni
Nell Theobald
Price Index Levels Off as Wholesale Prices Steady in March
Washington reports wholesale prices leveled off in March after five straight increasing months. The index held at 105.04 percent of the 1957 59 base. Early March readings show slight declines driven by farm products and processed foods.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Cedar Rapids Home Show and Spring Building Edition
The Cedar Rapids Home Show opens next Thursday at Hawkeye Downs Exhibition Hall on Sixth Street Road SW. The four day event runs through Sunday April 17 and features designs in housing remodeling and interior decoration with articles on landscaping and gardening.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Sixth Street
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