Lynda Johnson Friend Has Held 1961 Draft Deferment
Washington AP reports actor George Hamilton often escorts Lynda Bird Johnson and has maintained a 1961 draft deferment citing hardship to dependents. A Selective Service spokesman said national HQ inquired of the NY director for details.
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Lynda Johnson
Washington (Ap
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
Selective Service
National Headquarters
New York
Hamilton
Draft Board No. 8
New York City
California
Col
Paul V. Akst
Johnson family trip fuels White House pace to Mexico City
President Johnson invited to join a Mexico City statue dedication expedition as Mrs. Johnson and Rusk lead a delegation. Johnson will speak alongside Diaz Ordaz and others at the Lincoln statue unveiling on the 101st anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination. Fleming reported Viet Nam progress and wheat shipments, with Johnson deferring specifics on manpower and bomber strikes while debates over price controls linger.
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Johnson
Mexico City
Rusk
San Antonio
U.S. Congress
Felix de Weldon
Saint-Gaudens
Lincoln Park
Chiazo
Mexico
Viet Nam
India
Fleming
Washington
Bill D. Moyers
Pentagon
da Nang
White House
Flem 8
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Ina
Hill
LBJ
Congress
Viet Nam air raid injures crew and disrupts Saigon
Airman Roy and 36 new arrivals sheltered in a ditch for about 90 minutes near the Saigon fuel dump after a mortar barrage. Others, including Mosher, Cline, and Haas, recount near misses and injuries. Allied air forces responded with flares and helicopter evacuations as a five hour battle unfolded nearby with Viet Cong forces.
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James D. Roy
New Albany
Ind
Roy
United States
Alfred E. Mosher
Oswego
N.Y
Japan
Mosher
J.C
Billy M. Cline
Amarillo
Tex
da Nang
Saigon
Jerry Haas
High Point
N.C
Wayne R. Allen
Fairfax
Ala
Viet Nam
Allen
1St Division
Pfc
Ronald Haley
Ukiah
Calif
William EF. de Puy
Army
Premer Nguyen Cao Ky
Guam
North Viet Nam
My Gia Pass
Annhamite
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
Navy
Vinh
Riot at youth offenders’ prison injures guards and inmates
Officials say about 100 of 700 inmates in the south wing took part in the breakfast riot at the state institution for youthful offenders, with 5 inmates, 4 guards, and 2 state policemen injured. Prisoners used tear gas kits amid barricades as troopers fired buckshot during efforts to restore order.
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Pepersack
North Wing
Arthur Hartfield
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Ronald Morgan
Fitzberger
Sinece
Porison
Peperseck
Big Whale Disappears After Sudden James River Sighting
A 30 foot, 3000 pound piked whale was spotted by Norman C. Haynes near James River about Monday night and remained visible until a Richmond visitor touched it with a pole Tuesday, after which it swam downstream and vanished. Haynes and others reported the creature showed bullet wounds and lacerations, attracting as many as 500 onlookers. The whale had drifted about 70 miles from its ocean home and was once stranded on a mud flat during a high tide.
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Charles City
Norman C. Haynes
Richmond
B. W. Haynes
Haynes
Fred C. Biggs
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester
Byrd Succession and GOP Moves Shape Virginia Race
Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. resigned last November and was replaced by the younger Byrd, appointed by former Gov. Harrison Jr. The appointment lasts until the next general election in November. Boothe claims 5000 signatures representing broad regional enthusiasm. Reports also note potential GOP bids by William L. Scott for Congress in the 8th District and Lewis L. Curling challenging Rep. Abbitt in the 4th District July primary, with conventions and filings planned.
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Harry F. Byrd Sr
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Byrd
Boothe
Hampton Roads
Cumberland Gap
Alexandria
William L. Scott
Fairfax
State Senate
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Fredericksburg
Chesapeake
Lewis L. Curling
Watkins M. Abbitt
Curling
Coal Strike Claims Widespread Idle Mines in Several States
The Bituminous Coal Operators Association met in Pittsburgh for three hours and issued a brief statement regretting that talks with the United Mine Workers have been hindered by strikes. In Washington a union spokesman said talks will resume in the capital Wednesday. About 15,000 West Virginia miners are idle with some resuming operations, Pennsylvania 10,250 idle with locals voting on back to work, Ohio 4,000 idle, Alabama 6,000 idle as officials discuss resumption, and Winds 6,500 miners off.
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Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Washington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Raging North Carolina forest fire prompts multi‑agency fight
Weary firefighters backed by air and ground crews battled a 3,000 acre wildfire in the Stumpy Point area of Dare County with planes from Seymour Johnson AFB and West Virginia Pulp and Paper aiding efforts. The blaze began Monday when a practice bomb ignited on a bombing range, 50 airmen and 40 Navy personnel joined locals as crews tried to encircle the fire amid difficult terrain near Pamlico Sound. A traffic crash linked to the fire killed a 15 month old in Norfolk and injured six relatives. the fire injured two firefighters and destroyed a swamp buggy as winds shifted. State foresters logged 108 fires across North Carolina Monday, burning 3,695 acres.
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Mantec
Stumpy Point
Dare County
R. C. Winkworth
State Forest Service
Pamlico Sound
Manteo
Winkworth
P. W. Tillman
Lan Air Force
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro
Seymour Johnson
Air Force
Sewart Afb
Tennessee
Elizabeth City
State Forestry Service
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Forestry
Navy
Oceana Naval Air Station
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Ihe
Nora Lee Twiddy
Norfolk
Andrew Twiddy
Robert Faircloth
John Rose
Paper Company
North ‘Carolina
Republican reform push reshapes Deep South politics
The GOP faces a crossroads as reform minded Arkansans and other Southern Republicans urge toppling racist Democratic officeholders. They warn campaigns should avoid Old South fear tactics and instead offer hope to all Southerners. Taft leads Republicans for Progress. Topping chairs Republican Advance.
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Arkansas Republican Party
James Fastland
D-Miss
Alien Ellender
D-La
South
Republican Party
Barry Goldwater
Deep South
Florida
Tennessee
Virginia
Johnson
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Republicans For Progress
John Topping
New Haven
Conn
Republican Advance
Rhodesia crisis tests regional ties as Manuela docks
The Manuela arrived in Durban after a British warship on UN authority blocked entry to Beira and escorted her from the Mozambique Channel. Verwoerd fears sanctions on fuel for Rhodesia could invite oil penalties against South Africa and Portugal, threatening white settler regimes.
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Durban
U.N
Beira
Mozambique Channel
Hendrik Verwoerd
South Africa
Portugal
Africa
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
Tule
Britain
Security Council
Mines hit by strikes across states with mixed returns
Report cites Kentucky with 13 400 miners affected and locals to explain the situation to men. Virginia and Colorado show about 2 300 and 250 workers striking, with some returning to work though many mines idle. Utah notes 250 men back at work while China tensions persist over incidents near Hainan Island involving a missing US Navy F4B Phantom.
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U.S
China
Hainan Island
Kentucky
Irginia
Colorado
Virginia
Utah
Rusk Defends NATO Ties Amid De Gaulle Charge
In a Paris Match interview, Secretary of State Rusk counters De Gaulle arguing that NATO remains valid. The United States plans to terminate some French agreements under the 1958 terms but seeks to preserve core NATO links and cooperation. Paris says 70,000 French troops will cut NATO ties next July 1.
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U.S
United States
France
NATO
Paris
Germany
West Germany
Rusk
Paris Match
de Gaulle
Center cadet stockroom workers adapt to issue
Miss Col. John G. Eriksen said he would raise the problem with Washington as the center workers adjust. Ruth Norman, a technical writer, explained they keep a good pair of stockings for work and wear an old pair when they go out.
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John G. Eriksen
Washington
Ruth Norman
Viet Nam Leaders Walk Out Over Meeting Style
Leaders from several parties and worker and professional groups objected to how the meeting was run. Ky proposed a congress on April 3 to discuss a constituent assembly to draft a constitution and set a referendum. Buddhists seek partial appointment rights for assembly members and a dominant voice without civilian posts. Strikes and marches cooled, but unrest and police clashes continued in Saigon. The Buddhist Institute plans a unified campaign and calls for a halt to demonstrations, while others warn of deeper divisions in the armed forces and looming street protests.
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Deat
Doe
Viet Nam
Aetapa Assembly
Saigon
Buddhist Institute
Five Russian spacemen alleged dead in orbit
Reliable sources claim Italian scientists prove at least five Russian spacemen died in space and remain in orbit. Tape recordings of their voices are cited with dates from 1961 to 1964. The piece contrasts communism with life in the United States and reflects on faith in space exploration.
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Earth
Cooper
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Frank Swicegood
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