Johnson launches youth job drive for two million teens
President Johnson on Saturday announced a national effort to aid some two million youths age 16 to 21 in finding summer work or training. He directed agencies to create opportunities at a rate of one extra trainee per hundred current payroll employees. The plan expands poverty programs to extend the Neighborhood Youth Corps by 50 000 youths and forms a Youth Opportunity Campaign task force led by Vice President Humphrey.
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Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Public Ku Klux Klan wedding held in North Carolina field
In Farmville North Carolina a 27 year old body shop operator and a 37 year old divorcee wed in a dusty corn field in the first public Klan wedding since 1926. James Earl Taylor wore a white robe and cap while Bessie Irene Tyson wore a blue dress. The ceremony drew about 5000 observers as robed Klansmen and guards surrounded the couple. The Rev George Dorsett led the service and J Robert Jones of Granite Quarry stood by as grand dragon. The couple plans to live near Farmville.
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N.C
North Carolina
James [Earl Taylor
KKK
Bessie Irene Tyson
George Dorsett
Greensboro
Grand Dragon
J. Robert Jones
Granite Quarry
Moon visitors hope for friendly alien reception
A lighthearted note wonders how future lunar visitors would view humans. It asks that extraterrestrials see us as friendly and interesting rather than a potential meal, reflecting humorous, optimistic tone about interplanetary contact.
36th Polaris Sub Launched In Navy Ceremony
GROTON Conn UPI The United States launched the 36th Polaris submarine the U S S James K Polk. Officials urged using the atom for good rather than destruction in the ceremony.
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Groton, Conn
UPI
Navy
U.S.S
Eighth Attempt on Bolivian Junta Chief
Lt Gen Rene Barrientos Bolivia military junta leader survives an ambush as his motorcade travels from Cochabamba to Independencia in the tin mining district. It marks his eighth attempted assassination in recent years with a prior thigh wound from a March motorcycle attack.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Rene Barrientos
Cochabamba
Independencia
Brazilian to lead OAS Dominican force
The Organization of American States appointed a Brazilian as commander of the inter American force in Santo Domingo. The deputy commander will be a U S officer.
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OAS
Washington
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
GOP Policy Planners Back LBJ on Vietnam Policy Panel Backing Johnson
Republican policy planners voiced support for President Johnson's Vietnam actions while criticizing Democrats who oppose them. The foreign policy task force said recommendations on Vietnam and the Dominican Republic would be ready by June 1 for the parent committee. Leaders including Robert Hill and Arleigh Burke praised the president's moves and stressed national security.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Robert Hill
Republican Coordinating Committee
Hill
Dominican Republic
G.O.P
Lodge
U. S
Three New Yorkers slain in unrelated violence outbreak
A flurry of violent events over 48 hours left three dead and dozens wounded in New York. Pauline Lubetsky, 54, was slain in Manhattan. Karrick Veteman, 20, died at the World’s Fair melee. Zina Messina, 60, was killed on a Bronx Queens subway platform. A 14-year-old Brooklyn boy and a 12-year-old girl were among suspects. A Staten Island ferry brawl injured crew and passengers. a Bronx police incident involved a white officer attacked by a Negro mob. New Delhi report notes Prime Minister Shastri says Russians urged English abstinence during his eight-day Soviet trip.
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Manhattan
Staten Island
Bronx
Pauline Lubetsky
Western Union
Washington Heights
Karrick Veteman
Brooklyn
Zina Messina
Queens
New Delhi
Shastri
Soviet Union
Pravda Urges Joint Action for Vietnam Support
Pravda calls for unity and joint actions of the Socialist community to back North Vietnam. Tass reports the editorial states the USSR already aids Hanoi and will increase aid if needed, stressing solidarity to rebuff American imperialism.
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Viet Communist Party
Pravda
Socialist Community
North Vietnam
Tass
Vietnam
Pravida
Soviet Union
Hanoi
U.S.S.R
Democratic Republic of
North
Reason No Missiles in Viet Fight
The United States has spent about 31.4 billion dollars on missile procurement since development, yet no guided missiles have been used in Vietnam. Experts cite precision requirements, narrow damage areas, and rules shaping bombing as key reasons.
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Viet
Washington
U. S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Spacecraft Fires Through Heat Tests at Cape Kennedy
A 200 pound Project Fire payload rode an Atlas rocket to a 500 mile peak then fed a 30 second burn to enter Earth’s atmosphere at seven miles per second. The "Flying Thermometer" produced over 100000 readings as operations tracked the fiery dive and signals returned from Ascension Island. Analysts anticipate weeks of study before final results.
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Cape Kennedy
Atlas
Earth
Apollo
Moon
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
National Aeronauticsand Space Administration
Syrian Forces Fire On Israeli Patrol Boat On Sea of Galilee
TEL AVIV AP report says Syrian forces and an Israeli patrol boat exchanged fire on the Sea of Galilee on Saturday, an Israeli army spokesman said.
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Tel Aviv
Sea of Galilee
Cookouts Costlier This Summer as Meat Prices Rise
Chicago reports higher prices for beef and pork with porterhouse up to 1.49 per pound and pork cuts at 1.09. Despite no overall meat shortage, prices climbed due to demand for quality and rising disposable income. Youth employment and wages increased from 1964 to 1965, fueling consumer appetite for pricier cuts.
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Chicago
Porterhouse
Choice Porterhouse
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Meat Institute
Kansas City
Omaha
U N Security Council Backs Dominican Cease Fire Move
The U.N. Security Council voted 10 to 0 with one abstention to urge turning the Santo Domingo truce into a permanent cease-fire. France sponsored the resolution without mentioning the OAS role, prompting Adlai Stevenson to abstain. Thant warned of Imbert Barrera’s refusal to extend the 24 hour cease-fire as dangerous.
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U.N. Security Council
Santo Domingo
France
Organization of American States
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
OAS
U Thant
Imbert
Security ‘Council
Thant
Council
Tthe Council
Stevenson
Antonio Imbert Barrera
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