De Gaulle Moves Further In His Divorce from NATO
France announces withdrawal of naval officers from NATO headquarter units as part of President de Gaulle s drive to free the country from allied control. The move isolates France from NATO planning while promising closer operational liaison with allied fleets in time of war. France has long argued its special duties in Africa require independent command, with air and ground units remaining in NATO.
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Laos Reds Stage Push Near Vientiane
Pathet Lao forces attacked and overran a rightist position in the Plaine des Jarres, northeast of Vientiane, as Western powers feared the April coup by rightist generals would disrupt Laos. Diplomats planned to fly to Pathet Lao HQ to discuss the crisis while Souvanna Phouma remains premier under rebel demand for greater influence.
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UCS Committee Meets Thursday
The first meeting of the 1964 allocations committee of United Community Service is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the UCS office for orientation of new members and planning for the year. Also on Thursday United Good Neighbors executives meet at noon in the Gray Room at the YMCA.
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Teachers' Institute on Practical Politics at Jefferson High
A Wednesday evening discussion for social studies teachers on classroom materials and teaching politics will be held at Jefferson High School at 7 30 p m The Iowa Center for Education in Politics sponsors the event with panelists Erma B Plaehn Donald Scovel Kenneth Otting and Kenneth Marsh The final session is set for May 6 at Jefferson High School.
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State College of Iowa
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Price Laboratory
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Kenneth Ot
Theater in the Round at Coe College Thursday Night
A student produced theater in the round of Thornton Wilder's Skin of Our Teeth will be staged Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Temporary Union Building on the Coe campus. Directed by Skip Nelson of St. Paul, the cast includes Linnea Stromberg, Don Fraser, Claire Fleming, Carmen Whitecotton, and Tom Taylor, with Nelson also in a role. The public is invited free of charge.
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Grand Rapids
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Winona
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Lombard, Ill
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Three-Year Sentence For Wife Strangling At Camp Zama
CAMP ZAMA Japan AP A general court martial sentenced U S Army Spec 5 Richard Strong to three years hard labor for strangling his wife during an argument over her dancing with Negroes at a New Year s Eve party The 25 year old soldier from Idaho Falls Idaho was also ordered to pay a $100 monthly fine for three years and reduced to private E 1 with base pay of 110 a month The four months he spent in military stockade awaiting trial will not be deducted from the sentence.
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Steps Taken To Tighten Aid Distribution In Vietnam
AP dispatch reports a year of measures to tighten control over surplus American food in South Vietnam. A U.S. aid spokesman said investigations into diversion to the black market prompted policy changes and closer policing of Food for Peace distributions to aid more than Catholic refugees, with funding cutbacks seen for this year and next.
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Washington
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Medicare Push Aimed At Elderly Care Reform
President Johnson told Democratic congressional leaders that he wants a Medicare program for elderly medical care passed during the current session. The briefing occurred in Washington as lawmakers consider health policy actions.
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Palance Directs Greatest Show on Earth on KCRG TV
Jack Palance directs a color and black and white episode of The Greatest Show on Earth airing Tuesday night at 8 PM CDT on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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California Supreme Court Clears Way for Delegation
California high court rules the Democratic slate of delegates led by Los Angeles Mayor may appear on the June primary ballot in San Diego and Riverside counties after valid signatures met the threshold. The decision affects Samuel Yorty who sought to contest the ballot as uncommitted groups pledged informally to President Johnson while Edmund Brown remains on the ballot.
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Edmund Brown
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