McNamara Heads For Saigon
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara travels to Saigon with Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor for a new Viet Nam study. He cites grave conditions and mentions heavier weapons of Chinese manufacture captured by guerrillas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
Washington
Hawaii
Nguyen Khanh
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Khanh
North Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S
Nixon Says He Is Ready for Republican Nomination
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told NBC Today he is not a candidate for president or vice president but would accept the party's request. He argued the vice presidency should be upgraded and predicted a possible Democratic surprise in New Hampshire.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hushin
Atty
Robert F. Kent Downs
Lyndon Johnson
New Hampshire
Filipino cook wins biggest U S racing payoff at Gulfstream
Danny Tuzon a Filipino cook claims the largest U S horse racing payout of 84114 dollars from Gulfstream Park twin double on Thursday. Les Smith of WIOD phoned Tuzon at the Crown Hotel after a tip, but Tuzon refuses publicity. He said he would take the afternoon off to cash the ticket he bought for two dollars.
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Miami
Fla
Danny Tuzon
U.S
Gulfstream Park
Les Smith
WIOD
Tuzon
Crown Hotel
Tuzoni
Tanker Bunker Hill Explodes Sinks Near Whidbey Island
The 504 foot tanker Bunker Hill exploded near Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, sank 15 miles from Anacortes, leaving 18 missing from a 44 man crew. Coast Guard rescued 26 survivors with severe burns and cuts. cause unknown. Vessel owned by Keystone Tankship Corp and carrying Shell products from Tacoma to Anacortes.
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Anacortes, Wash
Whidbey Island
Pugent Sound
Coast Guard
Bunker Hill
Shell
Anacortes
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Phillips
Puget Sound
Keystone Tankship Corp
Wilmington
Del
Shell Oil Co
Rusk Defends Vietnam War Policy Against Neutrality Talk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk dismissed calls for Southeast Asia neutrality as harmful to Vietnamese morale. He warned that Red China and North Vietnam must leave Laos and Vietnam alone for peace, and reaffirmed U.S. commitment to support South Vietnam. He urged adherence to Laos neutrality agreements and cautioned Cuba against hostile policies in the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
South Viet Nam
Red China
North Viet Nam
Laos
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Not Funny Car Adventure Ends in Yard Rampage
Wilton Avery Honeycutt backed from a driveway and the car roared free. It shot 185 feet across a field into a neighbor’s yard, flattening a swing and damaging cars and a house. Damages estimated at 3400 to 500, and Honeycutt was treated for cuts and bruises and cited for careless and reckless driving.
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Raleigh
Wilton Avery
Honeycutt
G. A. Lessard
Rex Hospital
Lessard
City Council splits on bond issue vote
City Council divided narrowly on a 6.5 million bond election set for April 28. Mayor Floyd Mehan and councilmen John Eshelman and Lawrence Hancock opposed the 5.9 million water sewer and street bond citing urban renewal vote concerns and policy issues. Others supported all five bond parts including fire station and street lighting.
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Robert Marks
Floyd Mehan
John Eshelman
Lawrence Hancock
Eshelman
Mehan and
Hancock
Paul Clapp
James Shelton
Arnold Koonce Jr
Bill Bencini
Virgil Carrick
Bob Davis
Davis
Cornell
Vance Kester
Kester
Council
High Pointers
Mehan
Greece's King Paul Dies and Son Succeeds to Throne
Greece's King Paul died at 62 after complications from stomach surgery. Crown Prince Constantine, 23, ascends the throne and had held regent powers since Feb 20. A five-doctor team had called the operation successful but circulatory complications proved fatal.
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Athens
Paul
Greece
Information Ministry
Constantine
George II
Jury Watches Film Of Slaying In Ruby Trial
Dallas AP report says the jury in Jack Ruby’s murder trial viewed motion pictures of the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald for the first time. Ruby sat impassively at times and also turned away as reels were shown during the trial.
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Relman Morin
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kosygin Eyes Long Term Trade Deal With U S
U S delegation led by Clarence D. Martin reports Kosygin expressed Kremlin interest in a long term trade agreement with the United States. He said the USSR can match Western Europe’s supply at lower prices and may seek manufacturing licenses while the U S remains cautious. Khrushchev reportedly on a Black Sea holiday.
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Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
United States
U.S
Clarence D. Martin
Black Sea
Odessa
Martin
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Richard Funkhauser
U. S
Funkhauser
Kosygin
Khrushchev
Trespass Case Nears Jury Stage
Hillsboro N C AP The UNC professor charged with trespassing in a Chapel Hill racial incident heads toward an Orange County Superior Court jury. Closing arguments loom as Wynn says he was not ordered to leave a restaurant. restaurant owner Watts testified the opposite. The state also briefs U S District Court Greensboro arguing that many demonstrators cannot receive fair trials in state courts and seeks a quick hearing. Wynn's name was reportedly left off the petition.
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Hillsboro
N. C
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Orange County
William H. Wynn
Austin Watts
U.S. Middle District Court
Greensboro
Wynn
MacArthur Undergoes Gallbladder Operation
Army surgeons removed Gen. Douglas MacArthur's gall bladder and stones from the common bile duct in a three hour operation. Officials said no cancer was found and the 84 year old's condition was satisfactory.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Henry 8. Murphey
Walter Reed General Hospital
Murphey
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Heaton
Robert Benson
Gary Wratten
John A. Jenicek
Associated Press
MacArthur
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