Four More Bodies Found In Potomac Canoe Tragedy
Four additional bodies from nine enlisted men who drowned during a Marine Physical Training Academy canoeing exercise on the Potomac were recovered. The deaths occurred March 6 during a five hour session. three more bodies were found later within 200 yards. Eight of the deceased were Marines and one a sailor. Names released include Gunnery Sgt John Browning of Woodbridge Virginia and Sat Alan R Bradley of the Quantico Marine base. A Marine board cited lack of water practice in rescue and reentry after capsize. water temperature was 36 degrees, with survival estimates of seven to 20 minutes.
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Marine Board of Inquiry
Navy
Convention Vote Contest Figures in 1964 Democratic Race
In Key West Truman backs Johnson and predicts easy renomination, dismissing Kennedy as not taking Johnson votes. Kennedy criticizes Johnson housing bill before the Senate Housing Subcommittee and proposes amendments. Burns predicts Kennedy support from New York Democratic delegates, while upstate leaders back Johnson’s Vietnam policy. Sutton announces Senate candidacy on an antiwar platform. Connecticut McCarthy supporters plan primaries to challenge a slate including Bailey and Dempsey Ribicoff, testing anti-Johnson sentiment in a state without a statewide primary.
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Kennedy
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Binghamton
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New York State
John Burns
Burns
New York City
Percy E. Sutton
Manhattan
Jacob K. Javits
R.N.Y
Sutton
Dayan Hospitalized After Dig Site Cave-In Near Tel Aviv
Israel tense over Jordan threats as Dayan, hospitalized, receives visitors including Prime Minister Eshkol and Maj. Gen. Bar-Lev. Doctors say he is in good spirits with a bedside radio. Dayan, an avid archaeologist, was buried briefly by a cave-in at a Tel Aviv outskirts dig near Azor. He was conscious after an ambulance transfer.
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Jordan
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Levi Eshkol
Haim Bar-Lev
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Azor
Cholon
Tel Aviv
Johnson Sees Trade Surplus as Step to Deficit Cut
Johnson notes that American exports last year surpassed imports by about 3.5 billion dollars, reducing the balance of payments deficit. He says the surplus is large but not large enough and urges expanding exports to further shrink the deficit, despite investments and overseas spending.
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Johnson
Humphrey Luggage Left Behind After Rain Flight
Vice President Humphrey’s trip faced a rain delay as his briefcase with work materials and some luggage were left at the airport. Air Force flew the aircraft back to Washington without informing him. Critics called the explanation weak citing weather, timing, and entourage staffing concerns.
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Vietnam War Updates From Ashau Valley and Saigon Front
North Vietnamese reinforcements threaten Marine bases south of the demilitarized zone while Ashau Valley engineers link roads toward Laos and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. In Saigon area armor backed by tanks engaged near Chu Lai and Tam Ky as forces report 112 enemy killed and eight American wounded. Planes conducted 82 missions over North Vietnam targeting Haiphong boat yard Uong Bil power plant Nam Dinh yards and Dong Hoi airfield.
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Dong Hoi Rairfield
De Gaulle calls for gold based world credit system
Economists crowded by De Gaulle speech as he urged a return to an international system based on gold and an organized international credit to support trade. Markets reacted with mixed moves in pounds and gold shares while confidence shifted amid Wilson era tax actions and budget attacks on living standards.
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Charles Chaplin Jr Found Dead After Hospital Release
Hollywood AP Charles Chaplin Jr 42 son of the comedian was found dead in his grandmother’s home after a recent hospital release for pneumonia and pleurisy He died of a massive blood clot likely from thrombosis of the right leg Police said autopsy findings cited a seven week illness He and his elder brother Sydney followed their father into acting but struggled for stardom and Chaplin once said the name brought both attention and bad publicity He had a daughter with first wife Susan Magness custody fought in divorce Chaplin was later divorced from Mary Mac that Chaplin 33 a cocktail waitress
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Charles Chaplin Jr
Thomas T. Noguchi
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Noguchi
Lillian Grey
Glendale Community Hospital
Lita Grey
Sydney
Charles Jr
Screen Actors Guild
New York
Susan Magness
Misouri House Debates Conference Demands over Procedure
A Missouri representative argues that a vocal group in the House is pressuring leadership to demand a conference or not act. The exchange centers on choosing any permissible course of action and resisting a preferred path.
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Missourian
Fog Shrouds I-5 Wreckage In Massive North Albany Crash
A fog bound I-5 north of Albany Oregon saw more than 50 vehicles collide in a chain of crashes. Two Lebanon vocational college students Martha Holloway and Virginia Todd died in one car. Dozens were injured as debris blocked both directions and traffic was halted until the fog lifted. State police called it among the worst in state history.
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Albany
Ore
Interstate 5
Vocational College
Lebanon
Martha Holloway
Virginia Todd
De Gaulle Attack on American Hegemony Sparks Debate
De Gaulle criticizes the dollar’s status enabling chronic U.S. deficits that fund military presence foreign aid and overseas influence. Jacques Rueff urges restoring gold standard by doubling the price of gold to raise reserves and cap U.S. outlays to the balance of payments surplus.
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U.S
de Gaulle
Jacques Rueff
Rueff
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