Buddhists Accede to Saigon Ban Amid protests and clashes
Saigon saw hundreds of anti government demonstrators dispersed by riot police as the mayor banned a Buddhist march of peace. Buddhist leaders bowed to the ban while security forces tightened control. Viet Cong losses and US led sweeps were reported as clashes and arrests occurred.
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First Army
Hue
Phan Zuan Nhuan
U.S
James Bullington
Chattanooga
Nhuan
Buddhist Institute
State to Police Iowa Roads Over Memorial Day Weekend
Gov. Harold Hughes ordered an emergency program with more than 775 personnel from the highway patrol national guard military police and related agencies patrolling streets and highways. Motorists are urged to drive with headlights on from Friday noon to Tuesday noon and highway emergencies will be declared for July 4 and Labor Day weekends.
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DES Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Public Safety
Gene Needies
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National Guard
Highway Commission, Commerce Commission
the Conservation Commission
Officer Sentenced to Three Years for Insulting King Constantine
In Salonika Greece AP report says Major Stephanos Zervos age 55 was convicted by a military court of insulting King Constantine he called the king the most illiterate monarch in the world during a gathering of soldiers. The court handed a three year prison term Tuesday.
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Constantine
Stephanos Zervos
Shriver Refuses To Close Center In New Bedford
Sargent Shriver, head of the war on poverty, told city officials in New Bedford that he rejects the demand to close the Fort Rodman Job Corps center. The move comes amid a local campaign and controversy over center operations and possible closures.
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Center
New Bedford
Mass
UPI
Sargent Shriver
City Comics
Daily Record
ggjFort Rodman Job Corps Center
Ccc
Gappo Ck
AC Financial
Marion
Od Society
Tokyo (Ap
Japan Sports
Cambodia
ASC
Kyodo News
Explorer 32 launches on space charting mission from Cape Kennedy
Explorer 32, America's new orbiting chemical lab, blasts off aboard a Delta rocket to map the upper atmosphere. The 492 pound sphere reached higher than planned, potentially affecting experiments as solar storms disrupt ionospheric radio reflections.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Explorer 32
America
Chemical Laboratory
Space
Explorer
Space Agency
Earth
Posse kills kidnapper of 6 year old in Bristol
In Bristol Connecticut a kidnapper snatched 6 year old Michael Albee from a bus stop. After holding him for about three hours and wounding a police officer, he was killed by a posse as he surrendered the boy in a wooded area. The boy was unharmed.
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Bristol
Conn
Michael Albee
Terryville
Albee
Bunn
Joseph Nocera
Vietnam War Examined as Holy War By Psychiatrists
Senate hearings consider the Vietnam conflict through psychiatric eyes. Dr. Jerome Frank compares ideology battles to holy wars, warning of risks as nations clash over world views and the possibility of eroding civilization with unlimited weapons.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jerome Frank
Johns Hopkins University
Vietnam
Frank
China
Rome
Rowboat Quest At Sea Futile
The text discusses the futility of escalating aggression while offering peace gestures. It quotes Osgood on bomb-based coercion versus negotiation and notes that experimental psychology questions a punishment only strategy. Frank and Osgood warn against simple minded application of individual behavior to nations.
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Charles Osgood
Institute of Communications Research
University of Ilinois
Osgood
Frank
Viet Children Help and Hinder U.S. Marines Near Da Nang
Vietnamese children aided a leatherneck patrol by warning of a booby-trapped village entrance containing TNT. In a separate incident near Chu Lai, children tossed a five-foot poisonous snake into a marine convoy, which was removed by the marines.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
U.S. Command
Chu Lai
Western Allies to reorganize NATO defense and seek France pact
British Prime Minister Wilson and West German Chancellor Erhard issued a joint communique ending his visit. They called for reorganizing the alliance to boost NATO defense effectiveness and set decisions for a Brussels meeting on June 7. They will study German funding for British troops in Germany and form a mixed commission to report by Sept. 15. A nuclear sharing study was also agreed.
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Wilson
Britain
Erhard
West Germany
Western Alliance
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
France
Germany
Bonn
West German Demand for Nuclear Role Stirs NATO Talks
In talks with British Foreign Secretary Stewart, Chancellor Erhard and NATO ally leaders pressed for Germany to have an equal share in nuclear weapons control while Bonn seeks greater nuclear planning input. The communique notes continued studies of alliance organization and East West detente efforts, stressing Germany's reunification on self determination.
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Stewart
Bonn
Wilson
Erhard
Son
Europe
Germany
Trickey Named To Vacant Seat On School Board
Ben J. Trickey 44 of highway 49 was sworn in as Cedar Rapids board of education member succeeding B A Jensen. Trickey, owner of May’s City Bowling Lanes, was appointed after interviews. he is a University of Iowa graduate and former athlete, teacher and coach with a long career in Marshalltown before moving to Cedar Rapids.
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Trickey
Edar Rapids News
Ben J. Trickey
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
B. A. Jensen
May’s City
Ernest Pence
University of Iowa
Marshalltown
Lennox Industries
Suggestion
Central States
Cedar Rapids
Duncan Wins Oregon Senate Nomination in Vietnam Focused Primary
In Oregon Rep. Robert Duncan captured the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination after a run of runoffs against Howard Morgan. Duncan will face Republican Gov. Mark Hatfield in November as Vietnam remains a dominant campaign issue. Final totals from 1,918 of 2,946 precincts show Duncan 104,249 to Morgan 56,551 and Meyer 5,987.
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Washington
Robert Duncan
Johnson
Oregon
Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Duncan
Howard Morgan
U.S
U.S. House
Morgan
Federal Power Commission
Mark Hatfield
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Hatfield
G.O.P
Gilbert Meyer
Walter Huss
Jim Bacaloff
George Altwater
Senator Morse
D-Ore
Theenate
U S Forces Top 3 Million Mark Amid Vietnam Buildup
Washington AP reports U S armed strength surpassed 3 million for the first time in 11 years with total personnel at 9 005 019 as of April 30 1966 and a goal of 3 093 000 by July 1967. Army 1 150 488 Air Force 862 726 Navy 741 557 Marines 250 248. Athens AP notes police arresting key railway workers union members after a two day nationwide strike ignored a government order.
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U.S
Pentagon
Viietnam
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Athens
API
Railway Workers’ Union
Man Turns Car Over to Parking Attendant Without Look Back
An optimist wryly notes a man who entrusts his car to a parking lot attendant and walks away, assured by the confidence of the moment. The quip captures everyday humor in a simple, ironic frame.
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