U S Marines Land at Chu Lai In Vietnam Advance
A flotilla landed 5 000 Marines and 3 000 Seabees at Chu Lai 52 miles south of Da Nang to guard a new combat airfield. Vietnamese battalions cleared the area, eight Viet Cong killed and 13 captured. The operation, described as the largest in the Far East since Inchon, raises U S personnel to about 45 000.
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Chu Lai
da Nang Air Base
U. S. Navy
Far East
Inchon
Korea
U. S
Vietnam
Hai Yan
North Vietnam
Early Bird Snares Man Long-Sought
Montreal bank thief Georges Lemay, 39, was arrested aboard his 43-foot yawl at Bahia Mar marina in Fort Lauderdale after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police broadcast on the Early Bird satellite TV program. Police linked him to a four-year chase for a spectacular bank theft and an overseas disappearance of his wife. The arrest followed a three-day stakeout as FBI and Scotland Yard watched the program and identified him from mug shots. Lemay remained calm and paid his marina bill with a fat roll of cash.
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Miami
Montreal
Georges Lemay
Bahia Mar
Fort Lauderdale
Bob Smith
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lemay
FBI
Washington
Scotland Yard
London
Europe
Iron Curtain
U. S
Marina
Severe Weather Warning for Eastern Iowa and Wisconsin
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado forecast for parts of Eastern Iowa and nearby Wisconsin. Expect a few severe storms with large hail and damaging winds, with a possible tornado or two from noon to 6 p.m. CST Friday. The area spans 30 miles south of Waterloo to 40 miles northeast of Madison, including Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Waterloo
Madison
Wis
Franklin
Louisa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Johnson's Beagle Hurt in White House Dogfight
President Johnson says his beagle Him was hospitalized after a dogfight with Blanco the collie in the White House yard. Blanco bit Him on the right eye and will remain at an animal hospital over the weekend.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Blanco
Armed Forces Day Proclaimed By Johnson
President Johnson proclaimed May 15 as Armed Forces Day and urged all Americans to fly the flag in tribute to military personnel.
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Washington
Johnson
Armed Forces
Pittsburgh Plans 60 Story Skyscraper
An AP report states a 60 story skyscraper is planned for Pittsburgh, promising to become the city's tallest building and redefining the skyline with a major construction project.
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Pittsburgh
Ships Collide in Mackinac Straits. 10 Crewmembers Missing
In foggy Straits of Mackinac, the freighter Cedarville sank after colliding with a Norwegian merchant ship. Cedarville carried 35 crew. 23 survivors and two bodies recovered. ten men missing. five rescued were badly injured. The merchantman stayed afloat. Straits link Lakes Huron and Michigan.
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ST. Ignace, Mich
UPI
Great Lakes
Straits
Mackinac
Cedarville
U. S. Steel
Lakes Huron
Michigan
Snow Blankets Bozeman Area With Up To 15 Inches
Bozeman Montana reports up to 15 inches of snow Friday while freezing conditions spread across Wyoming Colorado Nevada Utah and Idaho according to AP updates.
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Bozeman, Mont
Wyoming
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Deadlocked Wilkins Jury Trying Again
In Hayneville Alabama the jury in the Collie Wilkins murder trial reported itself deadlocked. Circuit Judge T Worth Thagard urged jurors to continue deliberating on the fate of the Klansman in the slaying of a woman civil rights worker. The jurors returned to the deliberation room.
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Hayneville
Ala
Collie Wilkins
T. Worth Thagard
President Warns of Narrow Nationalism and Atlantic Unity
President Johnson warns against narrow nationalism in a live address marking World War II’s end. He urges accelerated erosion of the Iron Curtain, promotes peaceful trade with Eastern Europe, and seeks Soviet dialogue, stressing unity among Atlantic allies despite future tensions.
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Washington
Johnson Friday
Atlantic Alliance
France
U. S
Europe
Germany
Congress
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Johnson
Atlantic
Jearth
Prisoner Work Release Bill Advances to Governor
Iowa senate approved a work release plan allowing county jail inmates to leave cells during the day to work or study, with district courts designating participants. The measure passed 42 to 0 and moves to the governor for final action. The program would let inmates spend nonworking hours in jail.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
District Court
Moscow
Viet Union
Cosmos 66
Rail heiress on honeymoon feared drowned off California coast
Eileen Yaper, 61, heiress and wife of Superior Court Judge Thomas Yager, disappeared Thursday while on a 26 mile cruise from Catalina to Newport Beach. Coast Guard assets searched the area. police called it likely an accident. couple wed Monday in Los Angeles.
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Newport Beach
Calif
UPI
Coast Guard
Eileen Yaper
William Jeffers
Omaha
Los Angeles
Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Thomas Yager
Avalon
Catalina Island
Yager
Tony Valenti
Miss Jeffers
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Wrong Turn Fatality Toll Rises to Four Marines
In Santo Domingo four Marines died after a wrong turn into rebel held territory, raising the U S death toll to at least 13. Two Marines were wounded and two U S newsmen were injured in crossfire as patrols mistakenly entered the insurgent area. Rebels initially accused U S violations of a cease fire but later said the patrol took a wrong turn.
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U.S
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Boxer
Organization of American States
al Burt
Doug Kennedy
Miami Herald
Peace Commission
Washington
OAS
Tornado Toll Climbs Across Twin Cities Suburbs
A string of tornadoes swept southwestern western and northern suburbs near Minneapolis injuring more than 300 and killing at least 12. Residents in Mounds View Spring Lake Park and Norwood faced heavy damage as utility lines fell and hospitals treated hundreds. Governor Rolvaag sought expanded disaster aid and National Guard help, while Mercy Hospital reported up to 100 injured with 40 to 90 staff on duty.
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Fridley
Minneapolis
Mounds View
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Karl Rolvaag
Johnson
National Guard
Lake Minnetonka
Spring Lake Park
Floor City
Mound
Island Park
Navarre
Norwood
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids
Vietnam asks Philippines to send 2000 troops
Manila received a request from South Vietnam on Friday for 2,000 combat soldiers and engineers to be deployed. The appeal aims to bolster Vietnam's defense amid ongoing conflicts.
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Manila
UPHI
South Vietnam
The
Phillippines
Property Tax Boost Likely in Linn County
Linn county residents face higher taxes as economists project growth and aging costs. Dr. Robert W. Thomas and Dr. Wallace Ogg describe how industrial expansion or population gains will raise property taxes, even if other tax sources are used.
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Linn County
Robert W. Thomas
Iowa State University
Thomas
Wallace Ogg
Cedar Rapids
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