Viet Cong clash at Song Be. U S troops fight to hold city
In Saigon’s vicinity Viet Cong attacked Song Be, with three government battalions skirmishing against a VC regiment. About 100 casualties, five Americans killed and 13 wounded, as the outpost by the airstrip came under threat at sunset. Major Robert M. Horsky, a Cedar Rapids pilot, described the evacuation as mortars fired near the departing C 123. Meanwhile a Marine unit near Da Nang suffered one dead and six wounded during a strike into villages. U S air power struck North Vietnam with two raids by F 105s and allied aircraft, hitting barracks and a rail bridge. Song Be was recaptured by nightfall under government cover.
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Saigon
Song Be
Robert M. Horsky
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Major Horsky
First Avenue
William Paseka
Meth-Wick Manor
Joan
Jan
Vietnam
Air Force
da Nang Air Base
North Vietnam
Reapportionment Jurisdiction Questioned in Iowa Suit
A Polk county district court case filed by Sen. Robert Rigler Rep. LaMar Foster Jr Thomas Hefley and Elizabeth Kruidenier challenges the 1964 temporary reapportionment plan as unconstitutional for failing to sub divide districts in large counties. They seek a ruling that the plan violates the Iowa constitution and the 14th amendment and asks for the matter to proceed.
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Des Moines
Polk County District Court
Iowa
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
LaMar Foster, Jr
West Branch
Thomas Hefley
Des Moines Farm
Elizabeth Kruidenier
The
Des Moines Register and Tribune
House
Monona
Polk County
Senate
Towal
General Assembly
Crippled Airliner Lands Safely After Wheel Loss
An American Airlines jet carrying 126 aboard landed safely at El Paso International after losing a wheel on takeoff and circling for over an hour while dumping fuel. No damage or injuries were reported and no cause for the wheel loss was found. The flight was en route to Dallas and New York.
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EL Paso
American Airlines
el Paso International Airport
Dallas
New York
Johnson to discuss world situation Thursday
President Johnson will speak Thursday on the international situation at the White House. Press Secretary Reedy said the address to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists begins at 9 a.m. Central Time and will be open to live TV and radio broadcasts.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Reedy
Assn. of American
C.S.T
Milwaukee N W merger gains stockholder approval
Milwaukee and North Western stockholders approved a merger plan to form a 20,975 mile railroad serving 15 states including Iowa. Milwaukee common shares exchange for seven tenths of new company stock while North Western common shares convert one for one. Interstate Commerce Commission must approve the consolidation.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
North Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Milwaukee Common
North Western Common
Rusk to Visit London for NATO Council Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will fly to London Wednesday to present U S views on Vietnam and other world issues at the NATO council spring meeting.
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London
Dean Rusk
U. S
Vietnam
NATO Council
Wilson warns De Gaulle on military nationalism at NATO talks
Prime Minister Wilson used NATO’s spring meeting to warn against military nationalism as a dangerous delusion. He urged interdependence among the 15 NATO nations and said only the United States and the Soviet Union could sustain a credible nuclear deterrent, undermining France and China. He stressed the need to align alliance goals with changing world requirements.
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London
Wilson
NATO
de Gaulle
U.S
Soviet Union
France
China
Britain
U S Negro Diplomat Expelled by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union ordered expulsion of Norris Garnett 33 cultural attaché in Moscow accusing him of anti-Soviet activities among African students. Garnett denied the charges and said he would leave at week’s end as the embassy noted his duties involved contact with American and international students.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U. S
Norris Garnett
Garnett
Malcolm Toon
Woman Heckler Ousted From Comsat Meeting
Two shouting stockholders were ejected from the Communications Satellite Corp annual meeting before the session began. Wilma Loss of the Federation of Women Shareholders in American Business and Lewis Gilbert were removed by Pinkerton guards after disruptions over the adjournment notice. Protesters outside denounced Pinkertons and accused the chairman of AT T style tactics.
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Washington (Ap
Communications Satellite Corp
Wilma Loss
Pinkerton
Federation of Women Shareholders In
Lewis Gilbert
Loss
Mrs. Soss
At&t
Labor union shop bill sent to House committee
A Des Moines House committee approved a two part labor program. The industrial and human relations panel backed a union shop proposal 16 to 2 to bring out a committee bill and approved a state mediation and conciliation commission bill 17 to 1. Voting for the union shop included Rep. Myron Oxley and Rep. William Smith.
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House
House Industrial and Human Relations Committee
Mediation and Conciliation Commission
Richard Radl
Dlisbon
Marvin Smith
R Paullina
Myron Oxley
D-Marion
William Smith
Dcedar Rapids
Radl
Iowa
James Wengert
Dsioux City
Harold Hughes
Wengert
State Mediation and Conciliation Commission
Rad
Oxley and Smith
Dominican General Wessin Reneges on Resignation
Brig. Gen. Elias Wessin y Wessin reversed his plan to resign as a peace gesture amid Dominican rebel tensions. The United States pressed for his departure as a sign of stability while U.S. forces reinforced Santo Domingo with artillery and tanks. news reports note debates between Gen. Imbert Barreras and Wessin and a letter of willingness to resign, with no explanation for the reversal.
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U.S
Wessin
Santo Domingo
Francisco Campano Deno
W. Tapley Bennett
Organization of American States Council
OAS Peace Committee
Dominican Republic
Quake Jars Anchorage
An earthquake shook the Anchorage area on Tuesday with no immediate damage or injuries reported. The note recalls a more damaging Good Friday quake from the previous year.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Death by own action cited in college admission worry
Columbia Missouri police say anxiety over college acceptance led 17 year old Frederick Bruce to hang himself at his home. Parents found the body Monday night after returning from a fishing trip. Bruce, a former Cedar Rapids resident and McKinley junior high student, will have services Thursday at St Andrews Church in Columbia.
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Columbia, Mo
UPI
Frederick Bruce
Harley Bruce
Bruces
Cedar Rapids
Columbia
Frederick
McKinley
St. Andrews Cchurch
Outlook for Rights Bill Gains Momentum in Senate Vote
The Senate defeated a liberal amendment to ban state and local poll taxes by 49 to 45, clearing a key barrier to passage. Southern senators signaled willingness to limit debate on a per amendment basis, shaping movement toward early action. Senator Mansfield indicated proceeding with the new debate framework to test its effectiveness.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Mansfield
Mont
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi
Texas
Senate votes on poll tax ban amid court challenge
Senators Hickenlooper and Miller joined the majority against the anti poll tax amendment with Dirksen backing a strict limit. Ellender blocked broad debate while Katzenbach favors court tests over statute bans. Kennedy Javits tout legislative momentum and a likely House version, as poll taxes persist in four states.
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Washington
UPI
Hickenlooper
Miller
Kennedy
Sen. Javits
R-N. Y
House
Senate
Gromyko Heads for Budapest for Hungary Talks
Moscow Foreign Minister Gromyko departed Tuesday for Budapest to meet Hungarian leaders and discuss bilateral issues.
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Gromyko
Hungary
Moscow
UPI
Budapest
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