May Have Hit Soviet Ship During Haiphong Raid
U S and Soviet officials traded notes after American planes near Haiphong possibly damaged a Soviet merchant ship during a raid. Pentagon acknowledged the chance of damage while denying intentional targeting. The Soviets demanded punishment, and a prior incident last month had casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiphong
U.S
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Washington
Pentagon
State Department
Bombings target Anson county officials amid school merger push
A series of dynamite blasts damaged homes of Anson county officials including Supt W L Wilmuth and school board members Glenn Martin Bill Steegall and Ed Tucker and an oil firm owned by James Hardison as plans for a three district merger and tax repeals unfold. Witnesses describe blast conditions while Martins says his damage was minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wilmuth
Glenn Martin
Bill Steegall
Ed Tucker
James Hardison
Martin
King
Hardison
Wilson
Steegall Lodge
Anson County
Wadesboro
Ansonville
Baxter McRae
County Commission Board
Iowa Tax Boost Bill Moves To Governor
Iowa House passed HF702 after four hours and 15 minutes voting 87 to 35. The bill would add 102 million in taxes to fund state aid for schools and increase the aid percentage to 36 percent, aiming to equalize educational opportunities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nye Gatette
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate Clears School Aid-Property Tax Reform Bill
Debate in the Senate ends with a 46 to 11 vote on the second reading of the package after earlier errors in the income tax section prompted a redo. The package, tied to Gov. Harold Hughes and a companion HB686, aims to distribute $193 million in state school aid over 1967-69 with two tax relief forms and two tax credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Harold Hughes
Kosygin Heads to Paris After Cuba Talks
Soviet Premier Kosygin ends four days with Fidel Castro in Havana and flies to Paris for a summit with de Gaulle. Dispatches stress friendly talks, with Moscow denying support for exporting guerrillas and noting no injuries in a Friday bombing incident in Wadesboro North Carolina.
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Havana
UPI
Kosygin
Fidel Castro
Paris
Wadesboro
N. C
Gander
Anion County
de Gaulle
Moscow
Mon Severennae
Podgorny
Damascus
Podgor
Castro
Russia
New Taxes Created to Fund Plan Gains Passes House
New taxes approved by the House on Thursday will bring in 102.65 million dollars annually to finance the plan. Economic growth is expected to add about 10.5 million dollars.
Senator Aiken Wed to Aide Lola Pierotti
Washington AP report notes Senator Aiken 74 wed his chief office assistant Lola Pierotti. Pierotti had worked for him since his Vermont governorship 1937 41 and the couple have four children. His first wife died last year.
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Washington
Aiken
R-Vt
Lola Pierotti
Miss Pierotti
Vermont
First Negro Astronaut Named for Air Force Program
The United States named its first Negro astronaut as Major Robert Lawrence, 34, of Chicago, to train in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program. He will study with three other new aerospace research pilots, joining 12 others in the course alongside Major James Abramson, Major Donald Peterson, and Lt Colonel Robert Herres.
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EL Segundo
Calif
Aerospace Research
Air Force
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Robert Lawrence
Chicago
Bradley
Ohio State
James Abramson
Portland
Ore
Donald Peterson
Winona
Miss
Ky withdraws bid for president to join Thieu ticket
Saigon AP report says Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky quits the presidential race to run as vice president on a ticket with Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu. The move aims to prevent splits in the armed forces and solidify a united leadership amid military council deliberations and regional resignations.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Thieu
South Vietnam
Armed Forces Council
Minh
Diem
Tran Ngoc Lieng
President Acts To Curb Dairy Imports
President Johnson signed a proclamation to curb dairy imports with new quotas capping at about one billion pounds of milk or equivalent per year. Domestic dairy interests had complained as imports exceeded that level last year.
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San Antonio
Johnson Friday
Cedar Rapids to Study Elderly Housing with New Committee
Mayor Bob Johnson, Clifford Doe of the Board of Realtors, and Mrs. William Reiter of the League of Women Voters back a new study committee to assess elderly housing needs. Realtors nominate J. Thomas Hoegen to chair and push for a thorough survey of displacement, urban renewal, and financing options.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Clifford Doe
Board of Realtors
William Reiter
League of Women Voters
Doe
Joegen
Cedar Valley
Baby Found Safe in Lampshade After Kansas Storm
In Clearwater Kansas a 2 week old baby named Christina slept safely inside a lampshade after a trailer home was wrecked by a storm. Doctors said the infant was unharmed. The Dunham family awakened by strong rain at 2 a.m. and a search followed the overturned trailer. The crib had a TV leg through it before Christina was discovered in the lamp shade.
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Clearwater
Kan
David Dunham
Christina
Ky quits presidential bid roils South Vietnam politics
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky withdraws from the race for president, leaving U S policy in South Vietnam damaged and deep tensions within the military. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu steps up, with U S diplomats split on the optimal choice as civil military factions maneuver behind the scenes for influence.
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Thieu
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ling
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U. S
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Elsworth Dunker
Vietnam
58 Americans Aboard Thai Plane Die in Kowloon Bay Crash
A Thai International Airways Caravelle with 80 aboard including 58 Americans plunged into Kowloon Bay in a rainstorm near Kai Tak airport. Rescue teams saved 56. seven bodies recovered and 17 missing. Among survivors were 42 Americans. 16 Americans dead. The crash followed an instrument approach during Typhoon Anita.
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Hong Kong
Kowloon Bay
Airlines
Sacramento
Calif
Formosa
H. J. McCormick
Educational Services
Sacramento State College
Far East
McCormick
Eader
Charles Hume
State College Travel Group
Kai Tak International
Tokyo
Bangkok
Taipei
H. Robert Hanson
Singapore
Hanson
Allis Chalmers International
Laongsre Suvong
Thai International Airways
Soldier on Eight-Hour Pass Hints at War Novel Romance
An index item notes a soldier departing an army base overheard telling a comrade that the situation feels unlikely to be love at first sight while on an eight hour pass. The brief reflects wartime slang and a moment of personal sentiment.
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U.S
Vietnam
Hanson
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Lai Dong
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Linn
France
Cuba
Chuckle Comics
Daily Record
Farm
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Barry Kramer
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Thailand
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