Enterprise Docks in Japan as Sailors Begin Liberty
Sailors from the nuclear powered Enterprise anchored off Sasebo and began shore leave after early violent protests subsided. Police clashed with leftist students who promised to return Sunday, injuring several and detaining a few. U.S. and Japanese officials said the port visit aimed to show Japan the reality of nuclear vessels amid concerns over Vietnam involvement.
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U.S
Enterprise
U.S. Navy
Halsey
Naval
Vietnam
Pearl Harbor
Pentagon
Washington
Pastor Apology Sought After Kitt Incident at White House
INDIANAPOLIS AP President Johnsons pastor Rev George R Davis apologized for ill mannered actions by any American and sent a telegram to Mrs Johnson. He confirmed the message cited Eartha Kitts Thursday confrontation and urged justice for Negroes while praising the Presidents State of the Union. Women Strike for Peace picketed the White House with Eartha Kitt signs.
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Johnson
George R. Davis
National City Christian Church of Washington
Indianapolis
Eartha Kitt
Women Strike For Peace
White House
Women of America
Katherine Peden
Hopkinsville
Charles Coe
Vista
Atlanta
Margaret Moore
Gazette Carrier To Go on Young Columbus XII Tour
The Gazette launches a drive to select a representative for the twelfth annual Young Columbus European tour. About 100 newspaper boys travel April 11 to Lisbon and Madrid for 13 days of museum visits, land of explorers tours, and side trips to Toledo El Escorial Avila and more.
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the Gazette
United States
Atlantic
Lisbon
Spain
Portugal
Queluz
Estoril
Cascais
Guincho
Columbus
Madrid
Toledo
el Escorial
Avila
Royal
New York
First Lady Rebuffed by Eartha Kitt Outburst at White House
At a White House crime forum, Eartha Kitt shouted that youth are angry because they are drafted to Vietnam, shocking Mrs. Johnson and guests. The First Lady urged continued work for crime reduction and education as the President joined briefly before leaving.
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Eartha Kitt
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Vietnam
Miss Kitt
Mrs. Johnson
Washington
UPI
Viet
Miss Kitt Rose
Minnesota Guardsmen Head to Alaska Training Camp
About 150 national guardsmen from Minnesota depart St. Paul for Fort Greely Alaska for two weeks of winter training.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Fort Greeley
Alaska
Clifford Named Secretary of Defense
President Johnson chose Washington attorney Clark Clifford to be secretary of defense in a Friday announcement. Clifford replaces the outgoing defense chief and takes a lead role in national security policy.
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Washington
Johnson Friday
Clark Clifford
Defense
Kidney Setback For Heart Transplant Patient
Stanford, Calif. AP Mike Kasperak, a heart transplant patient, is recovering from an intestinal operation but has a serious kidney setback. Emergency surgery was performed to stop gastrointestinal bleeding, blood transfusions were needed, and artificial kidney use was resumed though kidney function may be returning. His transplanted heart remains steady with normal blood pressure and pulse, and he is alert in intensive care with his wife by his side.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
U S Aircraft Downed as North Vietnam Fights Intensify
Heavy fighting below the DMZ and air clashes cost three American planes and two Phantoms lost to unknown causes. Viet Cong attacks kill 18 in Mekong Delta market, wounding 38. Marines near the DMZ suffer eight dead and 39 wounded amid a six hour battle.
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Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Hanoi
Air Force
Bac Giang
Panhandle
Dmz
South Vietnam
Marine Command
Leathernecks
HUD says bus size up to cities with federal funds
HUD official says cities decide bus size for vehicles bought with federal grants. Peoria and Rome have used mini buses, while many larger cities buy 45 to 53 passenger buses. HUD does not set a fixed size and only limits intervention to overall grant conditions.
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HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Gazette
Bob McManus
Transportation Division
Dean Wagner
Cedar Rapids
McManus
Peoria
Ill
Rome
N.Y
Interference complex mother-in-law joke headline
A lighthearted quip credits an occupational ailment to a mother-in-law naming an inter feriority complex. The joke wordplay hinges on a familial clash framed as a professional condition.
Reward Offered for Fatal Cedar Rapids Hit and Run
A $1,000 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver in the fatal hit and run of Sam C. Frasinger on December 30. An unidentified family member has placed the reward in escrow. Frasinger died December 31. Report tips to the Cedar Rapids police chief.
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Sam C. Frasinger
Frasinger
Cedar Rapids
Rescuer Pilot Robin Miller Seen As Living Legend in Vietnam
Captain Robin Miller, 30, a twice-wounded helicopter gunship pilot now on his third Vietnam tour, earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Silver Star with a possible Distinguished Service Cross. He saved Pvt. Roger Anderson from a Viet Cong sampan on Jan 12 50 miles SW of Saigon, circling the canal until the captive escaped and was recovered. Miller, from Muskogee Oklahoma, has a wife and two children in Columbus Georgia and is on leave in Hawaii.
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Robin Miller
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Delta
Miller
Pvt
Roger Anderson
Dayton
Texas
Anderson
Robert Swart
River Vale
N.J
D.F.C
Vi Thanh
Soc Trang
Muskogee
Okla
Columbus
Hawaii
Aiken faults LBJ push on Vietnam critics say
Senator Aiken charges President Johnson aims to dupe the public by calling Vietnam a war against world communism. He questions sincerity of peace talks and warns administration rhetoric weakens credibility while urging a political solution this election year.
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Washington
UPI
Aiken
R-Vt
Vietnam
Johnson
G.O.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Blast felt 400 miles from Nevada underground test
A massive underground nuclear blast near Hot Creek Valley Nevada was felt in Salt Lake City and San Francisco and reach Eureka 400 miles away. The Atomic Energy Commission fired the device 3200 feet underground as part of locating a site for an expanded test program. Officials declined to claim it was the largest Nevada blast until seismographic data arrives.
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Nev
U.S
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Eureka
California
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
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