Floods and Tornadoes Ravage Midwest as President Tours
President Johnson surveyed tornado and flood damage across the Midwest. Red Cross reports 31,000 affected in Minnesota to Illinois with eight figures in losses. Minneapolis Saint Paul area braces as Mississippi River rises to 24.65 feet and floodwaters close schools and transport.
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Red Cross
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Dakota
Illinois
Elkhart
Ind
Johnson
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mississippi
St. Paul
Seaand
John Weal
Mississippi River
Hannibal
President Johnson vows flood and tornado aid visit
President Johnson pledged prompt and effective federal help for flood and tornado victims in Minnesota and Indiana. He toured Dunlap, Elkhart County, where 27 people died, and said the government will provide assistance under established programs to rebuild communities. He met volunteers in Concord Township and urged readiness to help in every useful way.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Johnson
Minnesota
South Bend-Elkhart
Indiana
South Bend
Elkhart
Dunlap
Midwest
Harvey Laird
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Toledo
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Concord Township
Leaflet drop targets North Viet Nam as U S planes strike radar sites
U S Air Force planes dropped three million leaflets over four densely populated areas in southern North Viet Nam urging the population to overthrow the government. Bombing also hit the Hon Matt and Cua Le radar installations 130 miles south of Hanoi, with 15 F105s and 15 Phantom jets.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Red China
U. S
North
Viet Nam
Hon Matt
Cua le
Hanoi
Air Force
U S Officials Say Reds Beginning To Feel Attacks
U S officials report that intensified raids are harming morale and will erode Ho Chi Minh's government in time. Earlier assessments had doubted infiltration crippling effects and awaited signs Hanoi might be swayed.
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Washington
Ho Chi Minn
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Council Votes To Resume Fluoridation in Antigo
ANTIGO Wis The city council voted 11 to 1 to resume fluoridation of the water supply. Fluoridation begun in 1949 ended in 1960 after a public referendum. The latest vote follows a referendum held April 6 amid a survey showing increased tooth decay among school children and long-running local factional controversy.
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Antigo
Wis
Wisconsin
Ruben Krause
Gatien
Krause
Dela
Peg
Johnson's White House Parties Raise Policy Profiles
President Johnson hosts frequent White House gatherings to sway opinion in support of administration policies. He invites Congress members, governors, mayors, business leaders, labor, civil rights, educators, and others, often with speeches by Johnson, Rusk, and McNamara. The annual entertainment allowance is $40,000, with excess paid by the President.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNama
Marines Land 1400 More In South Vietnam Operation
A new landing by 1,400 U.S. Marines aboard transports Henrico Union Cook and the carrier Vancouver raised the overall Marine presence in South Vietnam to over 8,000 guarding bases and personnel. Weather delays hampered helicopter moves to Phu Bai near Hue, but the operation proceeded as routine. Nearby government troops launched a helicopter assault against Viet Cong forces, with initial reports listing one ranger and five Viet Cong dead and two rangers wounded.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henrico
Union
Cook
Vancouver
Phu Bai
Hue
Lincoln Shot 100 Years Ago Tonight
A Washington paper recalls the 1865 Lincoln assassination in a Ford’s Theatre reconstruction piece. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln after a performance, Booth fled across the stage injuring himself, and federal troops killed him later in Virginia. The era’s conspirators faced hanging or prison as Ford’s Theatre undergoes full restoration.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford's
Lincoln Memorial
Associated Press
Charles Tasnadi
Booth
Washington
Epi Pene
George J. Olszewski
National Park Service
Virginia
Mary E. Suratt
10Th Street N.W
Matthew Brady
Ford
George Washington
Moore Proposes Vehicle Inspection and More Patrols
Gov. Dan Moore outlines a bold highway safety program for North Carolina calling for a motor vehicles inspection system and 200 new highway patrolmen over four years. He seeks a UNC safety center, a state Traffic Safety Authority, driver education, tougher penalties, and a driver license compact with costs totaling about 5.63 million dollars for the plan.
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Reese Hart
Associated Press
Raleigh
Dan Moore
North Carolina
Moore
University of North Carolina
North Carolina Traffic Safety Authority
House
Senate
Administration For Justice
United States
Forest Fire Threatens Lake Mattamuskeet Area
The Associated Press reports 135 fires across North Carolina with 500 to 1,000 personnel using planes and water bombers. The northeast state area near Lake Mattamuskeet faces the most serious danger as fire lines hold yet risk remains of spread into the wildlife area.
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Associated Press
Lake Mattamuskeet
Forestry Division
Jim Hubbard
Forest Service
Fairfield
Pamlico Development Co
Hubbard
Hyde County
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