Marines Land At Da Nang 1400 More Reinforcements Arrive
1 400 U S Marines wade ashore at Da Nang as forces bolster the base 120 miles from North Viet Nam. Navy and Air Force strike targets in North Viet Nam including the Kin Cuong bridge. Brig Gen Frederick Karch says another battalion will arrive soon and be deployed near the Hue area.
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da Nang
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North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air Force
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Viet Nam
Kin Cuong
Hanoi
Washington
Frederick Karch
9Th Marine Brigade
Hue
Navy
7Th Fleet
Karch
Zorin Takes Over Task In France
Paris reports Valerian Zorin named Soviet ambassador to France succeeding Sergei Vinogradov. The hard line German specialist is colorless and speaks no French, but is seen as a rigid Soviet technocrat. His appointment follows de Gaulle’s February speech and signals renewed Soviet interest in Germany reunification policies.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Air Skirmish Near Hainan Island Shocks Vietnam War Era
US and Chinese sources clash over a four versus four air encounter 35 miles off Hainan during Tonkin Gulf patrols. One MIG claimed shot down while American pilots followed strict rules to avoid Chinese airspace amid uncertain fighter nationality. Washington downplays potential Chinese intervention.
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Tonkin Gulf
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Hainan Island
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Sylvester
Chinese Air Bases Scramble as U S Moves Near Hainan
China reports its planes lifting off from an island base during North Viet Nam operations. Peking Radio offered a brief statement accusing American forces of provocative activities as the U S redoubles aerial moves.
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Hainan
Viet Nam
Peking Radio
Senate clears voting rights bill sets stage for fight
The Senate Judiciary Committee votes 12-4 to send the voting rights bill to the full Senate with no recommendation. Debate expected to begin April 21 after Easter recess. The measure broadens protections against racial voting discrimination and bars literacy tests and poll taxes in many areas.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
South
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Judiciary Committee
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Midchairman
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Dixie Forces
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Nicholas Katzenbach
Dirksen
Student's Body Found Near Whitewater Falls
Clemson freshman Craig Wade, 17, of Warner Robins Georgia, died attempting to descend Whitewater Falls beside a 400 foot drop. Rescuers reported Wade’s body on a ledge about 100 feet down as searches continued. Wade and friend George Neale began their descent Friday afternoon. Neale reached the bottom first and saw an empty rope.
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Whitewater Falls
Craig Wade
Warner Robbins
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Jackson County
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Wade
George D. Neale
Rt. 3
Charleston
Neale
Clemson
Staircase Falls
South Carolina-North Carolina Line
Walhalla
Gunshots Reported in Louisiana Civil Rights Incident
A Jonesboro man driving four volunteer civil rights workers said he exchanged gunshots early today with four white teenagers in a station wagon. FBI field office checked for injuries as Louisiana saw marches in Bogalusa protesting Ku Klux Klan activity.
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Elmo Jacobs
High Point Girl Featured In Cancer Crusade Posters
A High Point girl appears on Cancer Crusade posters in North Carolina this month. Judith Patterson’s battle with cancer is chronicled in the Sunday Enterprise, alongside Dr. C W Lewis who grows camellias when away from patients. Lincoln’s assassination remains debated a century later in a Ford’s Theater remembrance in the same paper.
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Cancer Crusade
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Judith Patterson
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C. W. Lewis
Your Enterprise
Abraham Lincoln
Your Sunday Enterprise
Ford's
Washington
Senate approves 1.3 billion school aid bill
The Senate passed a 1.3 billion school aid bill 73 to 18 after the House approved 263 to 153. Johnson supports the measure, calling it top priority and saying each dollar yields tenfold in reducing dropouts. Debate focused on allocation fairness for low income states.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Lydia Bohls
Stone
White House
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Job Corps Camp Dedication in San Marcos by Johnson
President Johnson dedicates the Southwest's first antipoverty Job Corps camp in San Marcos Texas during a late announcement. The trip followed a secret Friday night flight to Texas amid bomb scare rumors and heightened publicity as the White House confirmed plans for the Houston Astros stadium event.
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Johnson
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Harris County
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Heinz
Bill Giles
Astros
Troops Move Unchallenged on Berlin Autobahn
U S convoys reach Berlin with 452 soldiers in 103 vehicles under Lt Col Edward J Geaney Jr amid six days of Communist harassment. Four convoys entered Helmstedt earlier and traffic along the 110 mile Autobahn resumed normally as Soviet jets kept away from air corridors.
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Edward J. Geaney Jr
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Helmstedt
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Bundestag
West Berlin
U.S
Thousands Homeless As Floods Threaten Midwest
The Associated Press reports extensive property damage in Minnesota and Iowa with over 10 000 people affected by warm rains and melting snow. Areas in Indiana Illinois Missouri and Ohio face rising waters as 8000 flee Mankato and 6000 volunteers work to shield dikes.
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Cedar
Man tries to kill ex wife by crashing plane into bar
John Covarrubias 38 a Las Vegas cement contractor attempted to reconcile with his ex wife Nellie at the Branding Iron bar five miles southeast of Las Vegas. He rammed a plane into the parking lot, setting three cars on fire and crashing through the bar wall. One customer burned and two others injured. The ex wife unharmed. Deputies quoted Nellie describing the threat and crash details.
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John Covarrubias
Las Vegas
Nellie
Covarrubias
Bell
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John
Cathy Sue
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