Yanks Raid North Viet Army Sites
U S B 52s bombed a Viet Cong staging area near the North Vietnam border as allied forces pressed the ground offensive with limited clashes. An Albatross rescue craft was shot down, two airmen survived, and one crew member was killed. Demonstrations in Da Nang pressured for elections and ouster of top officials.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Chanh Thi
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hue
Phu Yen Province
South China Sea
My Duc
Phu Qui
Ashan
Thanh Hoa
Eleven Nabbed In Southern Theft Ring Steals From Several States
Tampa police say the million dollar burglary ring stole goods from Florida and Louisiana and shipped them to South America. Six arrested in Tampa area and five in Miami. more charges possible as 6,000 to 7,000 items are processed. Recovered jewelry, fur, silverware valued at over $200,000 in Miami.
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Tampa
Florida
Louisiana
South America
Tampa Area
Miami
W. R. Bland
Sheriff's Office
Charles Kaufman
Lawrence
Joseph Bared
Bernie Ludwig
Coral i Gables
George Krumholz
Morris Saltzberg
Miami Beach
Sarasota
Orlando
New Orleans
Bland
Marjorie McKinley
Anthony Guer- Tra
Chalmette
Harrty Butts
Jacksonville
Patricia May
Jackson
Miss
Yolanda Selgado
William Urquhart
Colleges Reach Record Private Gifts in 1964 65
Fifty leading American colleges and universities received nearly half a billion dollars in private contributions during the 1964 65 school year.
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New York
Revenue Man's Return Spurned in Computer Reject
Little Rock RP The Internal Revenue Service rejects income tax returns without favor. Emmet Cook assistant director of the regional IRS office found his return among the rejects not processed by a computer due to a wrong social security number. He blamed his secretary for the error.
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Little Rock
Internal Revenue Service
Emmet Cook
IRS
Iowa Highway Commission Forms Urban Planning Section
The Iowa Highway Commission created an urban transportation planning section to coordinate long range highway plans in seven metropolitan areas Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport Waterloo Cedar Falls Council Bluffs Sioux City and Dubuque. It will hire an urban planner at 14000 to 16000 annually to assist local communities.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Harry Bradley, Jr
Des Moines
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Bradley
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Watterloo-Cedar Falls
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Dubuque
Bureau
Protest of Bobby Visit Scheduled
A rebel flag day rally is set for Thursday to protest Sen. Robert Kennedy visit to the University of Mississippi the next day. Elmore Greaves head of the Association of Christian Conservatives called for the Monday meeting in Jackson. The event will be held at a Jackson hotel.
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Jackson, Miss
Sen
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
University of Mississippi
Elmore Greaves
Suitcase from Sky Hits Roof Over San Antonio
A suitcase landed on a San Antonio roof after falling from an airplane. Police and Air Force officials traced the bag to a Langley air base pilot Capt Ronald Dudley who reported vibrations from a gaping baggage compartment. A second piece remains missing.
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San Antonio
Fernando Salador
Kelly Air Base
Air Force
Ronald Dudley
Langley Air Base
Kelly
Washington Warriors reach state tourney with dramatic OT win
Washington High School crushed Keokuk 63 40 in overtime at the Iowa state tourney area after a late comeback from a 55 51 deficit. Joe MecGillicuddy hit two free throws to force OT and the Warriors advance to face Dubuque Wahlert in Des Moines.
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Washington
Clark McCleary
Cedar Rapids
Warriors
Keokuk
Des Moines
Tom Madson
George Robb
Llowa Fieldhouse
Dubuque Wahlert
Joe MecGillicuddy
Iowa City
Iowa Athletic Department
Four strikers quit perch on 290 foot crane in London protest
Four steel erectors climbed a 290 foot crane at a $25 million office block in the City to protest pay cuts. Mick collapsed from exhaustion and cold. the others remain up the crane with tea and whisky to endure a second night. Contractor Taylor Woodrow halted work as 56 of 350 workers were dismissed for low productivity.
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London
Pat
Joe
Jim
Mick
Financial District
Taylor Woodrow
Transport and General Workers Union
Senate Passes Johnson Tax Plan to Fund Vietnam Fight
The House approved Johnson's $6 billion tax package 288 to 102 and sent it to the Senate for quick action before the March 15 deadline. The compromise bill speeds tax collection, raises auto and phone taxes slightly, and speeds corporate collections while adding a new withholding system and Social Security pensions for about 300,000 seniors 72 and older not covered before.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Vietnam
Vietnam Money Sends Fine Letter in San Francisco
The traffic fines bureau in San Francisco received a letter from Vietnam along with 1,420 piasters. Major Jack Mowry explained the piasters are the only legal tender available to him and equal to the $12 demanded in American currency.
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San Francisco
Vietnam
Jack Mowry
Beards Banned in Stanleyville Over Insurrection Symbol
In Stanleyville the governor Michel Alimazani bans beards in the Congolese capital calling them an emblem of insurrection. The ban targets all wearers as a precaution against unrest.
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Leopold Ville
Stanleyville
Michel Alimazani
Five McDevitt Brothers See Combat Across Wars
Barney McDevitt of Pocatello learned his youngest son, known as Young Barney, was wounded as a medic in a Viet Cong ambush near Saigon. His four elder sons served in World War II and Korea, including Dan in Okinawa, Charles in the South Pacific, Herman in Korea, and Tommy a surgeon. All five are married. Herman and Charles serve in Idaho’s House of Representatives.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Barney” McDevitt
Pocatello
Idaho State Journal
Journal
Barney
Associated Press
McDevitt
Sp4
Young Barney
Dan McDevitt
Tulsa
Okinawa
Charles
Boise
South Pacific
Herman
Idaho
House of Representatives
Gemini 8 astronauts cleared for Wednesday launch
Cape Kennedy AP. After a night of mechanical fixes Gemini 8 astronauts Armstrong and Scott were tentatively cleared to blast off Wednesday for a three day space program. Mission director William Schneider said a launch tomorrow is proceeding on a tight schedule with the Atlas booster and life support unit from Gemini 9 functioning properly. Astronauts were to rest today as weather forecasters predicted favorable launch conditions.
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Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
William Schneider
Atlas
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
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