Rusk Visits Thailand in Crisis Trip
Secretary of State Rusk arrives in Bangkok for Laos and Southeast Asia talks ahead of Honolulu strategy conference. He will visit Saigon, then Hawaii, with Wil liam Bundy and Kosygin meeting later. Discussions center on Laos neutrality, expected military reinforcement options, and Vienna consultations among signatory nations.
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Clowning at Horse Show Triggers Noted Philadelphia Brawl
In suburban Devon, two members of the ee S equestrian team Kathy Kusner and Carol Hoffman joined a sympathy protest over Ben O’Meara’s cruelty conviction. The show halted as clowns clashed with gate crowds and police, with participation tied to ring entry rules and riding attire. O’Meara faced a cruelty charge and denial, while Kusner was ordered out for improper attire.
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Indian Congress Halts Nehru Succession Debate
New Delhi AP reports leaders of India's ruling Congress met on Saturday to discuss a successor to Prime Minister Nehru but postponed the choice. The party considers options as the nation awaits leadership clarity.
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Six Children Die in Blaze in Virginia Frame Home
In Midlothian Virginia six children aged 2 to 11 perished when a frame dwelling burned early Saturday. Their parents Mr and Mrs Sam Miller and three other children were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries including a broken leg for Miller from a jump to safety.
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Viet War Will Be Long Warns Lodge At Service
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told Memorial Day listeners in Saigon that the Vietnam War would be long and bitter, urging perseverance and resilience amid the fighting in South Vietnam.
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Slow-Motion Tornado Strikes Maxwell New Mexico
A slow moving tornado hit Maxwell New Mexico Friday killing 83 year old Severio Chavez and injuring his sister Matilda Chavez plus five others. National guardsmen aided debris clearing and patrols to deter looting as the twister damaged homes two schools and a church while uprooting trees and destroying a warehouse and ranch houses.
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Cuban exile groups form central body to coordinate activity
Delegates from 55 Cuban exile organizations voted to create a central coordinating body. Committees will invite additional exile groups in Miami and New York to join, unifying anti-C Castro efforts.
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Asia regional leaders plan Tokyo summit in June
Manila reports that Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines will hold a summit in Tokyo in June. The announcement came Saturday via AP sources noting the three nations will discuss regional issues and cooperation.
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Fire at Sea Reveals Grim Freighter Tale
After ten days aflame the freighter Sandanger told a tragic fire at sea. Ten deaths and four bodies found amid charred wreckage, with silver aboard, as navy crews examined quarters near the captain’s area and a passenger cabin.
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Scant Peril In Pesticide Use Is Seen
AP report notes two Chicago and Phoenix studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association found widespread pesticide use poses little public health risk. One study of fat samples from 282 autopsied individuals found DDT and lindane rarely, suggesting steady balance between intake and excretion. The other compared city residents to those within 500 yards of parathion sprayed cotton fields near Phoenix, finding only small, insignificant differences in pesticide absorption.
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G. Allen Mail
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Disbarred Attorney Osborn Convicted In Hoffa Jury Plot
NASHVILLE AP Z T Tommy Osborn a disbarred Nashville attorney was found guilty on one count of attempting to fix a jury to acquit James R Hoffa. The jury cleared the second count and sentenced postponed until June 19 motions for new trial are heard. Osborn faces up to five years and a 5000 dollar fine.
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Johnson Talks at His Old School in Johnson City
Lyndon Johnson, hometown boy turned president, returned to his renamed high school to address 30 graduates. He recalled leaving home with empty pockets and urged graduates to begin their dreams at the place that formed them while noting the road to the White House began there.
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