Floods Hit Five States as Mississippi Waters Peak
Vast floods churned through Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois inundating thousands of acres of farmland and forcing evacuations. Levees held with sandbagged dikes as the Weather Bureau warned of rising rivers and noted record crests in several locations including 26 feet in Minnesota and 24 to 25 feet in Iowa.
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Mississippi River
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Cairo
Ill
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hannibal
Quincy
Til
Weather Bureau
East Moline
Rock Island
Mississippi
St. Croix
St. Paul
Stillwater
Joseph Strub
The
Wabasha
Karl Rolvaag
Red Cross
Chaska
Iowa
South Korea May Call Army to Quell Student Protests
South Korea may deploy the army to break up student demonstrations if police fail to control protests over talks with Japan. Hundreds of police and demonstrators were injured last week in Seoul and Taegu as government security units guard key sites.
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Seoul
South Korea
Japan
High Defense Ministry
U.N. Command
U.S
Hamilton H. Howze
Ca Itol
Chung Hee Park
Howze
Ean
Syngman Rhee
Seoul’ National University
Taegu
17 Killed On State's Highways
The Associated Press reports at least 17 people died in North Carolina traffic accidents over the Easter weekend with the toll expected to reach about 20 in 78 hours. Victims include Rachel Shields and Nannie Bryant of Scotland Neck, and several others named from Raleigh Salisbury Lumberton and more, each fatal crash noted along roads such as N C 481 and U S 64.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
North Carolina Motor Club
Scotland Neck
Rachel Shields
Nannie Bryant
N.C
Roanoke Rapids
Jesse Gordon Barbour
Rt. 1
U.S. 6&4
Raleigh
Edward C. Perry
Junior Rouzer
Salisbury
Norman Willis
Graham
Irene Laval
Revere
Mass
Jereome Peace
Suffolk
Gloria Spillers
Lumberton
Willie Frank Jefferies
Fred Wallace Warren
Glen Ravan
Isadore Cagle
Creech
Mount Olive
Davie Lee Faulk Jr
Brunswick County
Carl R. Mitchell
Lido Beach
N.Y
Joel J. Lightfoot
Winfall
Edward Toler
Fulbright Proposal To Temporarily Suspend Attacks Meets Opposition
Senator Fulbright proposes a temporary halt to bombing North Vietnam to spark peace talks. Dirksen opposes, arguing the Communists show no sign of negotiating and urging continued pressure to maintain leverage. Johnson aides offer no comment.
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Fulbright
Johnson
Viet Nam
Great Britain
Senator Johnston Dies At 68
Sen Olin D Johnston dies at 68 after pneumonia following abdominal surgery He had served as governor and was in his fourth Senate term Funeral arrangements set with flags at half staff Lie in state at the Capitol and legislative memorials planned Messages of condolence flow from state and national leaders The section notes his rise from Anderson County tenant farmer to state leadership and his Dunn County ties in South Carolina politics
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Sen
Olin
Johnston
South Carolina
State House
Senate
Vernon Scott
Elizabeth Johnston
Donald Russell
Shalf
San Anderson County
Spartanburg
Democratic
Piccard Plans To Ride The Gulf Stream Bottom
Port St. Lucie Fla AP explorer plans to ride the Gulf Stream from Florida to Newfoundland in a 93 foot research submarine called mesoscoph. The mission aims to observe continental shelf activity and possible Soviet actions while drifting with the current. Oceanographers Congress and Navy officials attend a coordinating conference to set a target date.
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Piccard
Port ST. Lucie
Fla
Gulf Stream
Florida
Newfoundland
Congress
Navy
Two Helicopters Shot Down Nine Americans Killed
Communist gunners shot down two U S Army helicopters near Qui Nhon with nine Americans killed. A third helicopter was damaged while 10 miles north of Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh Province. The operation continued as U S jets attacked targets in North and South Vietnam with multiple air strikes and leaflet drops reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Binh Dinh
Viet Nam
Navy
Hanoi
Sun Vw
Evie Fav Jen
North
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Johnson
da Nang
Marian Anderson Receives Standing Ovation at Carnegie Hall
Marian Anderson closes a 30 year career with a farewell concert at Carnegie Hall. The 63 year old contralto wore an embroidered scarlet gown as 2,900 fans rose to cheer. She performed Handel, Haydn and Schubert medleys with relaxed control and addressed the audience with two songs.
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George Esper
New York
Carnegie Hall
Marian Anderson
United States
Europe
Asia
Anderson
Miss Anderson
Theme Of Easter Is Peace Across the World
Easter messages and parades mark the day from St Peter’s Square in Vatican City to Blanco Texas and cities like New York Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Pope Paul VI urged an end to conflicts including Vietnam and called for peace and justice as the world observes Easter.
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Associated Press
Korea
St. Peter's Square
Vatican City
Texas
Blanco
New York
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
White Cross Hill
Macapagal Favors Keeping U.S. Bases In Philippines
President Diosdado Macapagal tells AP keeping U.S. military bases in the Philippines is preferable to avoid aiding Communist aims. He cites past incidents at Clark and political pressure to rethink the bases agreement as talks continue for revision.
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Macapagal
U.S
Philippines
George McArthur
Manila
Diosdado Macapagal
United States
United Nations
Associated Press
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Pampanga
Nated Press
Moline
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By C. Ss. Chin
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Everett M. Dirksen
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Anway
Dirksen
Illinois Republican
White House
George E
Reedy
McNamara
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
Senator Johnston
Olin D
Pacific
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Thresher
Link
Bahamas
Comana
Hao
Midway
Hancock
Giap Tam
Song Troc River
Marian
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ignes W. Munger
Greendale
James B. Abbitt
Lemoore
Cali
William R. McBride
Chadron
Ohio
Carl H. Yung
Cincinnati
W. Strickler
Atlanta
A. Foster
Margate City
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