Thant vows to keep trying to settle Viet Nam conflict
UN Secretary-General Thant pledged to continue seeking a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam despite major power rifts delaying UN involvement. He cited opposition from the Soviet Union and France and noted Britain’s reluctance, insisting he will not give up and has pursued dialogues and conferences over three years.
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Thant
Viet Nam
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Morse
Security Council
Soviet Union
France
United Na‘tions
London
United Kingdom
Racial Tension Marked High Point March Standoff
A 15 block march through High Point ended with umbrellas and jeers as youths disrupted the streets. Reverend Cox helped clear the way back to the school after an hour and a half of interruptions. Residents note long standing peaceful race relations since 1963 with recent petitions for street improvements and integration of policing in Negro areas.
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Cox
High Point
Contemporary Art and the Bathing Beauties
Modern art inspired designs shape this summer's bathing suits. Geometric patterns and free form elements from avant garde Paris galleries influence six models showcased in FAMILY WEEKLY with matching jewelry and sunglasses.
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Avent Garde
Paris
Family Weekly
Johnson boasted of a united party and historic gains
The president joked about Democratic disarray and recalled Will Rogers. He cited past doubts about the party and credited his Congress with enacting Medicare, education, GI Bill, anti poverty programs, immigration liberalization, Voting Rights Act, housing, and urban development. He said over 80 percent of the party platform pledges are now laws.
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Will Rogers
Johnson
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Viet Nam
South
Congress
Air Force cuts fire risk at Dare County range
Col H C Boles, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, said the Air Force is replacing black powder and phosphorus smoke markers with flameless chemical markers to reduce forest fire danger on the Dare County target range in Goldsboro North Carolina. A 3,000 acre fire sparked by a black powder marker recently swept the area.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Air Force
Dare County
H.C. Boles
4Th Tactical
Chinese warnings and MIG21 debates amid Vietnam tensions
U.S. officials discussed hot pursuit and no sanctuary policies as clashes near Vietnam prompt questions about Chinese involvement. Reports claim North Vietnamese pilots fly MIG21s with Soviet support, while China’s modern aircraft are scarce since 1960.
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U.S
Makwan
Hanoi
Kunming
Yunnan Province
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Flying Tigers
Claire L. Chennault
Pentagon
Soviet Union
China
U.S.S.R
Washington
Yalu River
Roosevelt Samuels A Upstate Industrialist Candidate Talk
Roosevelt Samuels, an upstate industrialist, emerges as a potential candidate while discussions swirl around New York City politics. Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Council President Frank D. O’Connor are also part of the speculative field.
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New York
Kennedy visit faces visa ban and student protests in South Africa
Cape Town papers report Kennedy’s planned union center tour tied to a visa ban on MLK rival Robertson. The editor suggests measures to undermine hosting groups while Alan Paton urged Kennedy not to alter plans. Progovernment students back banning amid campus rallies and jeering of dissenters.
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Kennedy
Aneig
Martin Luther King
King
Cape Argus
Cape Town
Alan Paton
Liberal Party
Chiefs Debate Bomber Decision and Security Grounds
McNamara faced questions over a canceled advanced bomber project after security moves erased statements supporting the Joint Chiefs position. He defended funding for bomber research, while Hebert accused the secretary of defense of implying the Chiefs’ views were erased. Rivers pressed that the Joint Chiefs seek an advanced manned aircraft but were blocked by the secretary’s veto.
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Department of Defense
Hebert
McNamara
Joint Chiefs
McConnell
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Full Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
Wagner Enters Governor Race Based On NY Love
Wagner 51, speaking at a news conference, said his close ties with President Johnson would allow him to do more for New York than Rockefeller. He declared he was entering the race for Governor because he loves politics and New York and its people.
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Wagner
Roosevelt
Johnson
New York
Rockefeller
Kidnapping Missing Peggy Ann Brodnick In Hidden Valleys
Police describe an abduction near a wooded valley accessed from a dirt road as 200 searchers using bloodhounds a helicopter and pickups scoured the area for Peggy Ann Brodnick a high school junior last seen with a man in an orange cap gray coat and knee high boots who grabbed her and dragged her into the woods.
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Black Tuscarora
Shade Mountains
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Peggy
Eugene Brodnick
Huntingdon
James Braidnick
James
Uncertain Spring Weather Across North America
The article notes spring storms with rain snow and sleet possible in cooler periods. It cites a strong planetary wave system sweeping from North America to the North Atlantic and a jet stream aloft. Water temperatures north of Cape Hatteras ran cooler than usual, affecting early warmth predictions. Namias says spring could be late and warm periods were transient, though the Weather Bureau anticipated changes as cold air masses formed.
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North America
North Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Namias
Weather Bureau
British Lady Scientist Says Eggs Signal Before Hatching
Margaret Wiliee of Cambridge University reports quail eggs communicate in the 48 hours before hatching to synchronize results. She describes embryos producing audible clicks and movements to adjust hatch timing, and even tests artificial signals to advance or delay hatching.
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Britain
Margaret Wiliee
Cambridge University
American Combat Deaths Top Those in South Viet Nam
American combat deaths last week exceeded South Vietnamese losses by 82 to 61, as Defense Secretary McNamara testified on U.S. war commitments in Washington. The year’s U.S. tally reached 2,986 with total involvement at 3,234, while South Vietnamese deaths this year totaled 3,934.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
1St Corps
Viet Nam
2Nd Corps
Highlands
U.S. 1St Cavalry
A Drang
SE Fe Drang
Auto Sales Dip After Safety Reports Stir Debate
Reports on auto defects since 1960 shown to Sen. Ribicoff revealed a sharp early May drop in Chevrolet Corvair sales. For the 10 days May 1910 in 1966 and 1965, GM, Ford, Chrysler posted lower figures, with overall 1966 year-to-date totals down from last year. Executives cited safety hearings and broader factors like Viet Nam and taxes as influencing demand while plants adjusted schedules to align production with inventories.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Senate
U.S
Chevrolet
Corvair
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
AM Motors
Abraham A. Ribicoff D-Conn
Auto Company
Ariay Miller
American Motors
Roy Abernethy
AMC
Lynn A. Townsend
Sen. Ribicoff
James M. Roche
Roche
Viet Nam
Tire
Sit-In Move to Oust Squatters Sparks Campus Battle
Ken Shelton a sophomore from Galveston Texas launches a countermove as petition circulated among students and faculty opposing the sit-in. Demonstrators hand out leaflets objecting to campus actions and draft status based on class ranks and grades. Students for a Democratic Society says many members join the Chicago sit-in amid Vietnam war protests.
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Ken Shelton
Galveston
Tex
Universiy
Viet Nam battle reports mix of air and ground actions
Marines and air forces pressed actions around Quang Ngai Hue and Haiphong while U S pilots dodged missiles near the North Vietnamese port. Ground units near Saigon fought a Việt Cộng force, with air strikes and heavy tunnels destroyed, 47 Viet Cong killed in one sector and 15 captured.
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Quang Ngai
Imperial
Hue
Navy
Enterprise
Haiphong
Hainoi
Washington
North
Viet Nam
Dang Hoi
U.S
Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh
101St Airborne Division
Saigon
1St Marine Division
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Witwatersrand University
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Dave Hirschmann
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Italy
Newark
Del
Los Angeles
Holiday Inn
Fred L. Bever
WOTM
Aulian W. Yates
Smithfield
Tunstall Road
Ballou Park
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