MacArthur In Serious Condition After Emergency Surgery
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 84, is reported in serious condition after an emergency six hour operation at Walter Reed Hospital. He remains in intensive care with a tracheotomy, a windpipe opening, and a feeding tube. Family and hospital officials describe his post operative recovery as good but say his condition remains serious.
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Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Hospital
Walter Reed
Henry Soak
Murphy
MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Medical
Denman
Edward J. Costello
Costello
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Thomas J. Whelan Jr
Heaton
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Cyprus Mediator Approved by Greek Turkish and British leaders
The three governments approved former Finnish premier Sakari S Tuomioja as U N mediator for Cyprus after talks in Geneva with U N Secretary General U Thant and a long session with Tuomioja. The Finnish diplomat, ambassador to Sweden, would head the mediation as hostilities continue between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Hostage negotiations in Louroujina freed seven Greeks and two Turks after 15 hours, with medical details of a major esophageal bleed and spleen removal revealed in aftermath.
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Michael Goldsmith
Geneva
Sakari S. Tuomioja
U.N
Cyprus
U Thant
Tuomioja
Sweden
Thant
Prem Singh Gyani
Mediterranean
Makarios
Tuorniosa
Louroujina
Racial Violence Flares on Page Two
Article notes racial tensions erupting anew with incidents reported in multiple communities. Authorities promise probes while local leaders call for calm and dialogue as residents seek responses and safety assurances.
Hundreds Line Up For Kennedy Half Dollars Rush
Washington crowds swarmed the Treasury to buy the new Kennedy half-dollars amid distribution glitches. Banks expected 500000 to receive coins, but pickups delayed, with 70000 halves available at the Treasury and a large sales pace forecast for the day.
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Washington
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John F. Kennedy
United States
Mrs. Johnson Tours Marshall Space Flight Center Visit
First Lady Lyndon B. Johnson flies into Huntsville Alabama to inspect the Marshall Space Flight Center and view Saturn V rocket engine tests. She praises the South as joining America’s space effort, with exhibits from space suits to a Saturn V tail mock-up. A demanding schedule includes three speeches.
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Frances Lewine
Huntsville
Ala
Lyndon B. Johnson
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
South
America
Johnson
Space Center
Senate Sparks Over Halting Committee Sessions
In Washington an angry Senate eruption followed a push to stop all committee sessions during the civil rights debate. Senator Morse denounced the move, insisting it could expedite passage, while Senate leaders warned such a tactic could stall work for months. House leaders and Dixie senators faced pressure as a floor vote on the bill neared.
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Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Morse
Mansfield
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Dixie
Japanese Attacks U.S. Ambassador in Tokyo Incident
A mentally deranged Japanese youth scaled a six foot wall at the U.S. Embassy and stabbed the ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer in the thigh. Reischauer, 52, underwent surgery and was expected to recover in about two weeks barring complications. The embassy attache reported details of the attack and condition.
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Tokyo
U.S. Am
Edwin
Reischauer
Norikazu Shiotani
John Ferchak
Shiotani
Hite
U.S
Japan
Southern California weather and disasters dominate headlines
A chaotic mix of natural disasters, including reservoir breach and floods, hits Southern California with five lives lost and widespread damage. The Baldwin Hills Reservoir broke at 3 38 p.m., unleashing a torrent that ravaged homes and cars, while officials warn of ongoing risks in a region already wary from prior catastrophes.
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Baldwin Hills
World has changed Johnson says war impossible now
President Johnson told a labor convention that a general war is impossible in the nuclear era and urged nations to pursue reasoned agreement over aggression. He cited Cyprus and Cuba as examples of managed crises, emphasized assisting Viet Nam while avoiding escalation, and urged builders unions to help fight unemployment, poverty, and discrimination while reaffirming full employment and expanded social programs.
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Fidel Castro
Pana Jgle
Ima
Panama Canal
U.S. Naval Base
Viet Nam
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Buiding and Construction Trades Department
AFL Cid
Aflcio
United Auto Workers Convention
Atlantic City
N.J
Congress
Soviet Presence Feels Like Comic Opera In Cuba
A Frankfurt AP photographer notes growing Soviet influence in Havana through East Bloc workers, Moscow papers, and Russian goods. He describes visible signs from Varadero Beach to harbor docks, militiamen, and a casual, odd atmosphere unlike Berlin. Cuban guards linger, while Russians dominate hotels and leisure spaces.
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Varadero International
Havana
Soviet Union
East Germany
Hungary
Salinger's Candidacy Is Rejected
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan rejected Pierre Salinger's declaration of candidacy for the U S Senate in California. The papers from the San Francisco registrar were deemed incomplete. Salinger's lawyers moved to obtain a state Supreme Court order to place his name on the primary ballot.
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Calif
Frank M. Jordan
Pierre Salinger
U. S. Senate
Jordan
San Francisco
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