Red Guards attack Soviet diplomats in Beijing amid unrest
Tass reports Red Guards blocked a car carrying Soviet diplomats outside Beijing hurling charges of sovereignty. Observers link the incident to honors for Russians in February and China’s political suppression and drought fears threaten spring rice crops. Canton distributes underground paper critical of Mao with troops threatening distributors. Moscow says reforms to extend to farming this year.
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Long Truck Bill Recall Effort Faces GOP Opposition
Republican efforts to recall the 65 foot double bottom truck bill gain momentum in Des Moines with Sen. Robert Rigler seeking a resolution to send the measure back to the governor. House and Senate leaders have not signed off, while Sen. Merle Hagedorn resists the move and proposes a new bill to address objections restricting interstate routes and unit length.
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Des Moines
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Robert Rigler
New Hampton
G.Q.P. Senate
Harold Hughes
House
Maurice Baringer
R-Odwein
William Kendrick
Robert Fulton
Sen. Rigler
G.O.P
Garrison Challenged To Lie Detector Test
New Orleans UPI reports Gordon Novel, a key witness in Jim Garrison’s Kennedy assassination inquiry, issued a telephone challenge to Garrison to prove by lie detector that the case is not a fraud. Novel fled New Orleans before grand jury summons. location of the call was not disclosed. Judge Edward Daggett urged both sides to avoid public statements ahead of Clay Shaw’s conspiracy trial.
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UPI
Gordon Novel
Jim Garrison
Mel Kennedy
Garrison
Novel
Orleans Parish
Edward Daggerty
Clay Shaw
Concede Error Possibly Made In Identification
A federal investigator said authorities may have misidentified a body found in a Mafia burial site in Jackson Township New Jersey. The FBI identified Angelo Sonnessa of Nutley as the victim, but tests, a medical examiner and further inquiry were needed before confirming identity. The report also touched on rumors of a third body and possible skin or hair remains, which were not officially confirmed.
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UPI
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Nutley
Casa Nostra
New York
Sonnessa
Todays Chuckle What You Don't Owe Won't Hurt You
A light daily quip notes that obligations you avoid erase worry and pain. The piece plays on debt and duty with a snappy moral about responsibility and personal ease.
Torrey Canyon Oil Spill Worsens as Ship Breaks
The 61,263 ton tanker Torrey Canyon split amidships near Seven Stones reef and spilled more oil toward southwest England. Coasts from Lizard to Newquay face pollution with oil up to ten inches thick. hundreds of thousands of oysters moved. seabirds die. gales threaten further spread.
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Godrevey
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Perranporth
Cornwall
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Brothers Lose Pants in Delmar Break-In Heist
Police report 3,828 pairs of work pants worth 9600 dollars stolen from Rombro Brothers Inc at the Delmar Maryland Delaware line. Break-in through a window is suspected as the method of entry.
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Delmar, Md
Rombro Brothers
Rombro Brothers, Inc
Delmar
Maryland-Delaware
Youth Fling Over Easter Weekend Across Coastal Resorts
AP reports Easter weekend youth revelry at East and Gulf coast beaches. Fort Lauderdale saw mass exodus and 300 arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct while Daytona Beach banned beach beer. Biloxi logged 85 arrests before rain dampened 10 000 students. Ocean Drive Beach fights in South Carolina led to 150 jailed, and Hollywood saw 15 arrests after the Teen Fair crowds.
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Louis Rosetti
Rosetti
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Hollywood
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Dodd Returns Gift of $70 Regrets Words
CHESHIRE Conn AP A former Democratic Selectman now Republican says he received an explanation and apology and $70 back from Sen Thomas Dodd Dodd testified before the Senate ethics committee about his remarks that referenced Medal of Honor recipient Captain Barnum Drew the ex selectman sent $70 to Dodd after being angered by the remarks and a letter in which Dodd apologized to the Barnum family Barnum received the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam
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Cheshire, Conn
Thomas Dodd
John Drew
Connecticut
Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Washington
Drew
H. Curtiss
Barnum
Cheshire
United States
Capt. Barnum
Vietnam
Autos Collision Kills Ten in Italy Night Crash
Ten people died and four injured in a two car and motor scooter crash on the Triestina state highway near Portogruaro, north of Venice. Police said both cars carried six occupants and collided head on after brushing the scooter, hurling its riders.
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Italy
Lour
Triestina
Venice
Court Delays Rail Merger In 5-4 Vote
The Supreme Court halted the NY Central Pennsy merger with a 5-4 ruling directing the ICC to hold new hearings to protect three smaller eastern lines Erie Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson and Boston and Maine. Justice Fortas led the dissent arguing against weakening national rail consolidation policy.
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Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
New York State
New York State Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Martin Hirshhorn
J Abe Fortas
J National
Airmen smash Mig-17 as ground fighting flares in Vietnam
In Saigon, U S airmen shot down a Mig-17 during a high intensity clash from the 17th parallel to the Mekong Delta. A U S jet was downed but the pilot survived as Communist ground forces hit Can Tho airfield and other targets with mortars and gunships.
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North Vietnam
17Th
Mekong
U.S
North
South
Delta
Can Tho
Hanoi Radio
Air Force
Injin Vinh Long
Vandals Snap 66 Aerials in Cedar Rapids
Police report vandals damaged 66 radios on Cedar Rapids vehicles and snapped about ten windshield wipers. The damage spanned First to E avenues NW and Ninth to Fifteenth streets NW. Occurred between 12 30 a m and 2 30 a m Sunday with first notice at 7 45 a m. Juvenile authorities are investigating.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
E Avenue
Ninth Street
Fifteenth Street
Burglar Steals 2 Police Dogs in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls police report a burglar stole two German shepherds from Gus Crittenden by crawling through a window. The dogs served as crime deterrents for his home.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Gus Crittenden
New Constitution to Take Effect Saturday in Saigon
Saigon AP report says South Vietnam's armed forces council will implement the new constitution on Saturday. The communique also sets national elections for president, vice president and the senate on Sept 1, with the lower house elected Oct 1. The 46 generals and colonels endorsed the junta’s leadership for stabilization and democratic organization.
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South Vietnam
Armed Forces Council
Senate
National Assembly
National Leadership Committee
Poland to Market Birth Control Pill Says AP
About to change Warsaw, AP reports Poland plans to market a birth control pill despite traditional Catholic influence.
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Poland
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