Bomb Supply Running Low Fewer Raids Reported Vietnam War
U S air strikes in South Vietnam cut back due to a temporary bomb shortage linked to shipping delays. Buddhist leaders denied anti-American sentiment amid unrest in Saigon while elections and provincial/cen tral governments are discussed as paths to stability. Jets targeted North Vietnam as sieges and bombardments continued across major zones.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Orj
Vietnam
Johnson
Honolulu
North Vietnam
Air Force
No Cho
Dien Bien Phu
Lon Khi
Vinh
Monmouth Beach
N.J
Hanoi
Raritan Bay
Red River
Bination Lock
Sung Y. Feng
Shanghai
Youth Douses Self at White House in Vietnam Protest
Arthur Zinner 20, a Boston University student, doused himself with gasoline and tried to light matches outside the White House in a Vietnam War protest. Police restrained him as about 40 Easter tourists looked on. he was taken to St Elizabeths hospital for observation.
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Washington
White House
Dreath
Arthur Zinner
Boston University
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Zinner
Secret Service
New York
Jack Zinner
Three Killed in Crash Near CR Iowa Junction
A two car crash near Cedar Rapids at the Highway 218 and Airport Road junction killed Cedar Rapids youth John David Shepherd 20 and Grimes couple Fred K Hauser 57 and Mildred 55. Three others were injured including Ted Pospisil 20 Judith Cormaney 25 and her daughter 7 months. Shepherd born 1945 in Omaha attended Muscatine Junior College and Westminster church. Memorial services set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Turner Chapel.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Airport Road
John David Shepherd
A. J. Shepherd
Fox Meadow Drive
Fred K. Hauser
Grimes
Mildred
Judith Cormaney
Cedar Falls
Katherine
Mercy Hospital
Shepherd
Cormaney
Hausers
Omaha
Washington High School
Muscatine Junior College
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sue
Janet Shepherd
Bob
Grace Anderson
Turner Chapel
John P. Woods
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hijacker Steals Lobster Cargo On Connecticut Turnpike
A tractor trailer carrying lobster cargo was hijacked while the driver stopped at a Connecticut Turnpike restaurant. The rig was en route from Maine to New York City when the theft occurred.
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Madison, Conn
Maine
New York City
Toll Soars as Eight Die in Easter Weekend Traffic
Eight people were killed in traffic accidents over the Easter weekend, lifting the 1966 toll to 184 as of April 11, up from 171 a year earlier. The state toll, excluding private roads, reached 177 versus 166 on April 11, 1965.
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Associated Press
State Department
Pospisil Car Skids Past Stop Sign in Broadside Crash
Police report states Pospisil driving east on Highway 84 the Airport road ran a stop sign and collided broadside with Fred Hauser’s vehicle. Police noted injuries and the incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Pospisil
Airport Road
Fred Hauser
Affluent Society Is Ages Old By William J Conway
Chicago AP reports a conference of 26 nations finds the affluent society began over 10,000 years ago with hunter gatherer living. Anthropologists say early humans had long leisure despite low farming and a 20 hour work week at times. Modern Americans differ in meat per capita and standard of living.
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Chicago
Marshall Sahlins
University of Michigan
Richard Lee
Harvard
University of Chicago
Australia
Africa
Arctic Circle
Kalahari Desert
Irwen de Vore
de Vore
Woman 24 Is Killed In Johnson County Crash
Carol Ann Miller, 24, died in a Johnson County crash about 3:25 p.m. Sunday on Highway 1 three miles southwest of Iowa City. She had been home to Ottumwa.
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Iowa City
Carol Ann Miller
Johnson County
Highway 1
Ottum
Favors Repeat of Summer Job Plan for Youth
A UPI report from San Antonio notes Vice President Humphrey's task force urges renewing and expanding the 1965 nationwide drive that provided summer jobs for over a million youths. President Johnson’s administration backs action to keep youths gainfully occupied this summer. The study highlights 2.7 million under 14 needing day care or supervised recreation, dependent on expanded federal, state, local resources and private sector support.
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San Antonio
Texas
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Texas White House
Humphrey
Oil Tanker Joanna V Reaches Beira Dock
The Greek tanker Joanna V docked at Beira Mozambique on Monday but the master said the cargo will not be unloaded there. The vessel's voyage to Africa currently ends with unresolved unloading plans.
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Africa
London
Mozambique
Beira
Joanna
Vardinoyannis
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Strike spreads as soft coal miners walk out nationwide
Soft coal miners in six states strike delaying 18 700 tons of oil cargo. unions led by the United Mine Workers say preparations for wider action continue as operators and union officials hold talks. Picket lines appear at multiple mines in Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia with 6 000 workers affected in the region.
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Pittsburgh
Desia
Opberth
Pennsyl
Ivania
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Ohio
George Vardinoyannis
Joanna V
Manuela
Durban
UMW
Mozambique
de i
Beira
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Rhodesia
South Africa
George Titler
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Pennsylvania
Jones and Laughlin Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Robena
Consolidation Coal Co
Harlan County
Jason Howard
Hanna Coal Co
Treland
Moundsville
Rusk Swears in Africa Secretary
Secretary of State Rusk swore in Joseph Palmer on Monday as assistant secretary of state for African affairs and praised him as a veteran Africanist and a warm-hearted friend of Africa.
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Washington (Ap
Rusk
Joseph Palmer
Inquest Set Over Motel Death In Daytona Beach
Police scheduled an inquest Monday into the death of an unidentified youth who fell four floors from a beach motel. The case involves a beach area tragedy under investigation by local authorities.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Vacancy on Spearman School Board Sparks Confusion
Hansford county school board faces uncertainty over a possible vacancy after an April 2 election produced no voters. L. L. Edge, longtime precinct 2 representative, was ill and did not vote. state AG could not find a precedent or ruling for the situation. Edge remains the precinct’s board member until a successor is named.
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Spearman
Texas
Hansford County
L. L. Edge
Edge
State Attorney General’s Office
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U. S
University Hospitals
Town City
Ted Pospisil
Agnes Pospisil
Twenty-fifth Street
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Boston
New Haven
Needham
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William J. Conway
Assn
Edward Fox
U.N
Jan Smith
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