Crackdown Ordered On Traffic Violators In North Carolina
AP reports Col. Charles Speed orders a broad traffic enforcement crackdown in North Carolina. Officers will receive marked cars, carry sidearms, stop more violators, and conduct safety checks while promoting seat belt use and public education. By year end patrols expect about 1.7 million contacts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles Speed
Speed
Sauer
Coeree
Aater
Johnson plans two more meetings after Mexico visit
President Johnson, buoyed by his Mexico welcome, says he will hold two more meetings with President Diaz Ordaz and plans a Latin American trip for Mrs. Johnson. Moyers outlined a potential state visit and a future border trip to assess the Amistad Dam and Big Bend Park for shared recreation and water power interests.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Johnson
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
John W. Tuthill
U.S
Brazil
Bill D. Moyers
LBJ
Mexico City
Diaz Ordaz
Amistad
Big Bend Park
Rio Grande
del Rio
Ciudad Villa Acuna
Moyers
Big Ben Park
National Park
Los Jesi Pinos
Dauce
Fat Man Growing Fatter
Raphael Apodaca of Phoenix began gaining weight in 1952 after weighing 290 pounds. Doctors could not find a clear cause as he describes continuing growth. He now estimates a body weight around 600 pounds but hospital scales could not even support a proper weighing at Maricopa County General Hospital.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Raphael Apodaca
Apodaca
Maricopa County General Hospital
No Consensus On Struggle In Viet Nam
The Associated Press reports mixed Vietnamese opinions on the Buddhist hierarchy’s bid to replace the military government with civilian rule. Interviews with over 100 people show worried middle-class businessmen, distressed refugees, and supporters who favor a Buddhist-led civilian government amid inflation and war.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South
Hoa Hoa
Luxury Liner Michelangelo Docks With Dead Injured
The Italian luxury liner Michelangelo docked in New York after a severe Atlantic storm. Three passengers died and 12 were injured among 775 aboard as waves estimated near 50 feet smashed the forward superstructure and flooded cabins. Captain Giuseppe Soletti called the storm the worst of his 41 years at sea and described the bow breaking wave.
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New York Harbor
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Italy
Michelangelo
Genoa
Giuseppe Soletti
Iad
Ghana
Walter Wei
Land
Munich
United States
Stamford
Conn
Ingrid
Soletti
Alice Silverman
Meadow Brook
John Stenbach
Chicago
Paratroopers Marines Kill 16 Viet Cong In 2 Clashes
U S Marines and paratroopers killed 16 Viet Cong in two coastal clashes on Saturday as American fliers pounded targets north and south of the border. Guam based B 52 crews struck two staging areas in Quang Tri Province while Da Nang hosted protesters demanding a civilian government.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Withholding Changes May 1 New Tax Deadline Near
Taxpayers face altered withholding as the Johnson plan shifts tax timing to fund the Viet Nam effort. Lower income brackets see less tax taken from pay, while the total yearly tax remains the same. Some refunds may shrink or disappear next year with smaller offset payments.
Fund Cut-off Set For GOP Racists
Washington AP reports Sen Thruston B Morton Kentucky heads the committee saying GOP senatorial candidates who avoid the racial issue will receive limited campaign funds. By tradition the party gives all candidates some money averaging about $1000 or less.
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Washington
GOP
South
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
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