Fierce U S Air Strikes Hit North Vietnam Targets
American jets struck Mig airfields near Haiphong and the Yong Bi power plant, with damage to Haiphong West and Thai Nguyen sites. One Skyhawk pilot reported missing, and a missile center raid marked the first U S attack there. Marines pulled from the DMZ as heavy fighting surged near Hue and Da Nang.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Kua Kam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Leathernecks
Kep
Yong Bi
Haiphong-West
Samuel Stumpf Named Eleventh President of Cornell College
Dr Samuel E Stumpf of Vanderbilt University Nashville Tenn assistant to the chancellor has been elected the eleventh president of Cornell college Cedar Rapids official announcement says. He succeeds Dr Ariland F Christ-Janer who led from 1961 to 1967 and is now retired.
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Alexander Heard
Stumpf
The
Tennessee University
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Vanderbilt Law School
Department of Philosophy
Medical School
Vanderbilt
University of ‘California
Los Angeles
Andover Newton Theological School
University of Chicago
Columbia University Graduate
Ford
Ohio
Jean Goodman
Wellesley College
Graduate School of Social Work
University of Tennessee
Paul
Amherst Massachusetts
Mark
Harvard
Samuel, Jr
Nashville
Peabody Demonstration School
Yale
Rusk Urges Calmness in Middle East
In Des Moines AP Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged calm in the Middle East crisis and said the U.S. should not restrain Israel. He spoke at a news conference before addresses to a bar association dinner, focusing also on Vietnam and escalation terms. He warned against letting the region go up in flames while outlining a non surrender stance for North Vietnam.
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Des Moines
Dean Rusk
Middle East
U. S
Israel
Egypt
Jowa! ‘State Bar
Rusk
Bar Association
Vietnam
Jevery
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
West Germany
Exhibit Stages Escape From Alaska Fair
At the Alaska centennial exposition in Fairbanks one reindeer escaped confinement after leaping an eight foot barrier. The animal bounded along the grounds crossed the Chena River and disappeared into a nearby residential area.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Vatican Says Crucifix Is Michelangelo Masterpiece
The Vatican Institute for Art Restoration identified an olive wood crucifix 35 inches high as a rare Michelangelo work. Studied for months by Msgr. Mario Pinzuti, the piece was sold by a monastery in Viterbo to an Italian buyer who resold it amid interest from a New York gallery offering about 2 million dollars. The artifact bears an inscription hinting at its origin and date around 1607 or 1608.
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Cornell
Vanderbilt
New York
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vatican City
Vatican
Michelangelo
Mario Pinzuti
Institute For Art Restoration
Viterbo
Aldo D’urso
D’urso
Convento Della Verita
Florence
Antonio Spengini
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
Pinzuti
Kennedy christened carrier named for late president
President Johnson led the christening of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy with a prayer for peace. Caroline Kennedy smashed the bottle and the ceremony marked Mrs. Kennedy and Johnson's first public appearance together since his funeral.
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Caroline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John
Johnson
Alvin i Spivak
Newport ‘News
John F
Kennedy
Caroline
Almerica
Mrs. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
iCaroline
J.F.K
Cincinnati Blackout Strands Downtown Stores In 6:30 Shutdown
A power failure crippled downtown Cincinnati for hours starting Friday night, shutting a square mile area at 6:30 a.m. and halting traffic and hotel services. Five stores looted, one man shot, and an IBEW strike ongoing as repairs halted a cable fault feeding Covington and Newport.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
Newport
Kentucky
Calvin Hunter
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. Broadcast Advis
Ories
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Soci
Ohio
Perforner
Naval skirmish off West Korea marks first west coast gunfight since 1953
South Korean naval vessels and North Korean shore batteries exchanged fire for about 20 minutes off Sun Do on Saturday. No casualties or damage reported by Seoul, though two fishing boats were missing. The clash occurred as North Korean patrol craft attacked fishing fleets near the demarcation line amid tensions over parliamentary elections.
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Seoul
Korea
Sun-Do
Hongli ‘Jong-chul
Jesup Student Drowns Near Coralville Reservoir
A 21 year old University of Iowa student Darrel R Brown of Jesup drowned near the Coralville reservoir east of the boat ramp after swimming with friends. Rescue crews recovered the body about four hours later and it was taken to Beckman Butlerus funeral home.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Darrel R. Brown
Jesup
Coralville Reservoir
Johnson County
Brown
Iowa City
Coast Guard
Beckman- Butherus
Kennedy Birthplace Bill Signed as National Historic Site
In Newport News Virginia President Johnson signed a bill Saturday designating the John F Kennedy birthplace as a national historic site. The action preserves a key location associated with the former president and civil rights era.
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Kennedy
Newport News
U S Tax Lien Filed Against Cedar Rapids Citzen Times and Downtowner
The Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens in Linn County for back taxes. The Citizen-Times at 901 Fourth Street SW owes 1130.30 dollars and the Downtowner cafe at 320 Second Avenue SE owes 1179.16 dollars. The Citizen-Times is owned by Phoenix Enterprises Inc and the cafe by Rosalie Norton.
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Cedar Rapids News
Internal Revenue Service
Linn Country Recorder
Cedar Rapids Citizen-Times
Fourth Street
Downtowner
Second Avenue SE
Citizen-Times
Cafe
Phoenix Enterprises, Inc
Rosalie Norton
Cubans Trace U S Violation by Helicopter at Guan tanamo
Cuban armed forces accuse a U S naval base helicopter of violating Cuban air space and landing on Cuban soil for six minutes on Friday. They call it an offensive provocation and warn it could spark a serious incident. The ministry cites about 200 yards inside Cuban territory.
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U. S. Naval
Guantanamo
Armed Forces Ministry
Revival of Armistice Unit Asked
United Nations Secretary General U Thant urged a breathing spell in the Middle East crisis and proposed recreating the Egypt Israel mixed armistice commission as a UN presence to help keep the peace. He warned the Gulf of Aqaba blockade threatens peace and urged restraint while addressing underlying causes of tension.
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United Nations
UPI
U Thant
Middle East
U.N
Nasser
Riad
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Israel
Thant
Security Council
U.A.R
Gulf of Aqaba
Near East
Strait of
Tiran
Gulf
Syria
Council
Mixed Armistice Commission
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