China urges anti US bloc to back Vietnamese rebels
In Peking for May Day events, Premier Chou Enlai calls on foreign delegates to support the South Vietnamese guerrillas and oppose U.S. imperialism. He says peace talks aim to force Vietnamese capitulation and urges unity among nations against aggression.
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China
Peking
South Vietnam
U.S
Chow
Chou
Liu Ning-yi
All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Vietnam
Liu
Taiwan
Formoasa
New China
Botsio
Ghana
Spiro Koleka
Albania
Hoang van Hoan
National Assembly
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Anamosa Fire Rescues Dayhoff and Neighbors
Bill Dayhoff, 59, was rescued from a blaze at his Anamosa apartment above Lazio shoe store on Main Street and is in good condition at Mercy hospital. Sophia Arthur, 78, and Iona Hein, 60, escaped with help from firemen amid heavy smoke. Fire Chief says Dayhoff fire started from a discarded cigarette. Arthur’s and Hein’s units suffered smoke damage.
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Anamosa
Bill Dayhoff
Mercy ‘Hospital
Sophia Arthur
Iona Hein
Lazio
Main Street
Arnold Lutaska
Dayhoff
If We Intend To Lead We Must Debate Battin
Montana Congressman James Battin told Cedar Rapids Iowa Jaycees at their noon convention lunch that leadership requires debate and frank discussion. He warned against substituting consensus for conscience and urged open dialogue to reach the best solutions as the country remains a leader of the free world.
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Battin
United States
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Montana
James Battin
Free World
Parnell Man Killed In Tractor Mishap
James V. Murphy 48 of Parnell died in a farm tractor overturn on a country road one mile east and fourteen miles south of Parnell. Authorities said the body was taken to Meswig gin and Uhlmann funeral home in Williamsburg.
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Parnell
James V. Murphy
Meswiggin and Uhlmann Funeral Home
Williamsburg
Spike Jones Dies at 53 Known for Offbeat Music
LOS ANGELES AP Spike Jones 53, famed bandleader and offbeat musician, died in his sleep at his Bel-Air home after a recent asthma attack and respiratory complications. His wife Helen Grayce and three children were present. Born Lindley Armstrong Jones in Long Beach in 1911, he rose to fame with noisy satirical recordings including Der Fuehrer's Face which sold a million copies.
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Los Angeles
Spike Jones
Bel-Air
Pete James
Jones
Helen Grayce
City Slickers
Lindley Armstrong Jones
Long Beach
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Bronx
Woman Yanked Off Boat Ends Weeklong Sitdown
In Hong Kong a French woman Juliette Passalaigues 40 was dragged from a Hong Kong Macao ferry after seven days aboard defying departure. Police removed her son 18 cat canary and 15 pieces of luggage and beat down the cabin door. She was taken to a hospital and officials noted her motive mixed custody fears and a pending visa dispute as authorities sought eviction by court order.
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Hong Kong
Macao
France
Bomb explodes at U.S. consulate in Montreal
A dynamite bomb exploded at the U.S. consulate in Montreal early Saturday, smashing 78 windows and six doors. The blast damaged the floor under an elevated passageway. no one was inside. Demonstrations in town protested U.S. Vietnam action and Selma treatment, conducted by nonviolent advocates.
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Montreal
U.S
Selma
Break in Levee Bases Blow near Hannibal Missouri
The Mississippi flood water breached a levee north of Hannibal and Quincy inundating about 7 700 acres of farmland on the Illinois side. Earlier the area had 10 500 acres covered after a second levee broke on April 17. No known casualties were reported as residents were evacuated and flood pressure eased in Hannibal where 15 blocks faced up to a foot of water. A crest was forecast for the next day, amid a multi state flood blamed for at least 12 deaths and about 150 million dollars in damage as the river rose along the lower Mississippi.
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Singapore
U.S
Hannibal, Mo
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Illinois
Quincy
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Mississippi
U. S. Weather Bureau
Silent Henry Not So Silent in Mississippi Flood Tale
Two Iowa conservation officers rowed to assist the flood survivor known as Silent Henry. They encountered a harsh welcome from the elderly recluse on a raft tied to a tree, who shouted to leave him alone and told reporters to stop photographing him.
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Clinton
Iowa
Mississippi
Henry
Derby Eve Demonstration Sparks 72 Arrests in Louisville
Seventy two people were arrested Saturday during a noisy Derby Eve demonstration in Louisville. Police reported beer bottles hurled at officers and traffic halted at a major downtown intersection. Ages 18 to 24 faced charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct with court hearings set, fines imposed, and many released on promises to keep the peace.
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Louisville
Charles Morris
Louis-ville
Morris
Fire erupts at Churchill Downs before Kentucky Derby
A Saturday fire broke out in the far west end of the fourth floor at Churchill Downs about an hour before the Kentucky Derby. Hundreds of fans fled the section as fire engines raced to the scene while the blaze was visible to the crowd of about 100,000 spectators.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Quake Toll Mounts in Pacific Northwest
Seattle officials tally 12.6 million in quake damage with seven deaths linked to the temblor. Private property suffers 8.2 million in losses while public facilities incur 34.2 million. Boeing plants in Seattle face 3.5 million in damage and two victims are identified: Audrey Bowman and Eugene Goulet.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Tembior
Washington
Boeing Co
Civil Defense Department
Audrey Bowman
Port Townsend
Olympic Peninsula
Eugene Goulet
Integration storm center Is broke
James Brock, owner of the Monson motor lodge in St. Augustine, says he is broke after facing credit refusals and bomb threats during the 1960s integration fight. He alleges pressure followed his decision to serve Black customers and to integrate. The Brock family plans to leave St. Augustine for work offers, selling their home.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
James Brock
St. Augustine
Monson Motor Lodge
Monson
Brock
Martin Luther King
King
U S Troop Death Toll Rises to Five in Dom Republic
U S paratroopers killed in action while fighting in Santo Domingo as refugees are evacuated. The death toll climbs to five with a third marine killed. 17 Marines and eight airmen wounded. OAS seeks ceasefire arbitration. U S troop presence rises above 3,900.
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U.S
Santo Domings
U. S
U.S. State Department
2Nd Airborne Division
Organization of American States
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Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
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