Five Drown As Heavy Rains Flood Dallas
Five people drowned as torrential rains flooded Dallas and surrounding areas. A Cadillac swept from a car into a swollen creek trapped a man and woman. a rescue failed for the man. Water inundated the Ford Motor Co plant, delaying operations and idling workers.
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Dallas
Tex
Cadillac
L. Perryman
General American Oil Co
Canada
Robert Buck
East Point
Eric Johnson
Ford Motor Co
IRS Orders Dodd Tax Investigation
The Internal Revenue Service opened an inquiry into more than 100000 dollars raised for Sen. Thomas J. Dodd at testimonial dinners in Connecticut. Williams claimed a backstage plan sought to relieve Dodd of tax liability, while associates disputed the charges and IRS officials denied the allegations.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Connecticut
John J. Williams
R-Del
Johnson
Dodd
Williams
IRS
Coneeeee
Health And Education Increases Are Voted
Washington AP A House committee raised health and education programs adding 212.8 million to the Labor and HEW appropriation bill. Chairman George Mahon criticized it as inviting a tax increase. The bill totals 10.555 billion, about 489 million above the President’s request.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
How To Communicate With A Flying Saucer
A science oriented piece discusses hypothetical contact with extraterrestrials. Dr. Mercer from the Physics Department advocates using shared intelligence as a basis for communication and suggests that initial contact may rely on non natural appearing signals rather than radio waves.
Supreme Court Rules GM Dealer Conspiracy Violated Sherman Act
Justice Fortas on the high court said GM and dealer associations joined to eliminate discount house access to the market, a classic restraint of trade. The decision labeled eliminating discount sales as a per se Sherman Act violation, with Detroit officials declining comment.
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Washington
Justice Department
Abe Fortas de Oie
Chevrolet
Fortas
General Motors
Rofe
U. S. Ois Court
Los Angeles
Detroit
Angeles
Southern California
Department
Fulbright Warns on Threat of Escalating War in Asia
Sen. Fulbright says labeling the sanctuary policy dangerous risks Chinese intervention. Dirksen and Jackson back measured steps warning against airspace incursions. Kennedy raises grave concerns over Chinese reactions and potential ground or carrier actions in Vietnam.
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Jack Bell
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
China
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Viet Nam
Thailand
Onco
Dirksen
U.S. Hopes For Decisive Turn in Viet Nam War
U S officials expect a decisive shift against Communist forces in South Vietnam by early next year amid a massive U S buildup. Strategists warn progress depends on avoiding adverse military or political developments and anticipate manpower losses beginning to exceed Communist replacement. Lodge to attend Johnson review session on return May 9.
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J. M. Hightower
Wwwgton
U. S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Democrats Push Higher Antipoverty Funds and Oversight
House Democrats approve boosting President Johnson’s antipoverty request by 245 million and aim to shift control to Congress. The bill would raise OEO authorization to 1.99 billion, up from 1.75 billion, and give Congress tighter authority over program operation and funding allocation.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Labor Committee
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
American Troops Destroy Vast Viet Cong Cache
U S Army 1st Infantry Division troops and Vietnamese forces scour the Rach Beng Go River area in a large operation named Bir m to smash Viet Cong supply depots. They uncover a tin roof hut with about 900 sacks of rice marked with shipping firms from Formosa to Singapore and U S aid sacks, plus large oil stores and timber boards. The cache could feed about 2000 enemy troops for 100 days.
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Horst Faas
Rach Beng GO River
South
Viet Nam
Ameri
1St Infantry Division
CE Cos SS. Et
Cambodia
Mekong
Oii
Rach Beng Go
Formosa
Penang
Malaysia
Singapore
Mwere U.S
New York Lawmaker Pushes Federal Support for Safety Car
State Sen. Edward J. Speno on Capitol Hill urged federal funding to develop a prototype safety car independent of automobile manufacturers. He warned Detroit’s monopoly on technical data could hinder unbiased testing and research. Hiller’s aviation ties and a projected five million dollar cost were noted as context during the hearing before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
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Washington
New York
Edward J. Sree
Long Island Republ
Detroit
Speno
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
York State
Republic Y Y Aviation Division
Fairchild
Hiller
Joseph Kelner
American Trial Lawyers Association
Faa Cunningham
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Garland
Dodd Tax Investigation
William F. Arbogast
World Book Encyclopedia
Science Service Inc
By D.M.A. Mercer
Dr. Mercer
The
Poverty Funds
Rachi Beng Go River
Tay Ninh
Bongue
Nok and
Roa
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