American Lieutenant Executed by Red Guerrillas Near Saigon
A U S Army lieutenant and two Vietnamese military men were executed in broad daylight on Route 13 about thirty miles north of Saigon by Communist guerrillas. The men were traveling in a jeep. the bodies were found after an explosion that knocked the car off the road. The report notes Guerrillas often execute wounded prisoners and mentions the highway’s history of ambushes and previous American adviser fatalities.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Route 13
Viet Nam
Mekong River
Can Tho
Laos Peace Efforts Falter As Premier Warns Of Resignation
In Vientiane Premier Souvanna Phouma warned chances for restoring peace in Laos are diminishing as helicopter attacks halt talks. A Pathet Lao broadcast demanded withdrawal of right wing forces led by Deputy Premier Nosavan. The violence followed a mine incident injuring several and complicating negotiations.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Phouma
Pathet Lao
Phoumi Nosavan
Sively
ICC
Author claims Hitler's body identified by Russians
Paris report says author Cornelius Ryan states the Russians identified Adolf Hitler's body in the burned Berlin bunker ruins 18 years after World War II. He cites a Soviet admission and notes conflicting Western claims that Hitler's fate remains uncertain despite an Allied report.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Berlin
Cornelius Ryan
Ryan
Hitler
Moscow
Allied Control Council
Eva Braun
Sanford Proposes North Carolina Board of Science
Gov. Terry Sanford urged creating a state board of science and technology to guide North Carolina into the space age. A bill to establish the board and allocate about 2 million dollars over two fiscal years will be introduced, funding land and a facility near the Research Triangle. The 16 member board would include the governor as chairman, two university reps, Atomic Energy, and five industry members, directing grants and space tech development.
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Raleigh
Terry Sanford
Board of Science and Technology
North Carolina
Sanford
General Assembly
Wee
Research Triangle
Duke University
University of North Carolina
N. C. State College
University
Ment
Governor Highlights Expected Assembly Actions
Governor Sanford praised the legislature and predicted major measures finalizing this session. He cited expected passage of a strong absentee ballot reform law a state senate redistricting bill and highway safety legislation. He also supports raising the minimum wage to one dollar and tuition support for private colleges.
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Raleigh
Terry
Sanford
General Assembly
Claude Currie
Durham
State Senate
Birmingham Racial Demonstrations Spark Police Controversy
In Birmingham a Sunday march by over 1,000 African Americans drew police attention as officers kept fire hoses and dogs ready after earlier protests. Police Commissioner Eugene Connor reversed tactics permitting a peaceful church to park march. Burke Marshall of the Justice Department pressed white and Black leaders to ease tension as civil rights efforts proceed. Dick Gregory planned to join desegregation efforts amid voter registration drives in Greenwood, Mississippi.
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Don McKee
Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Connor
Tlans
Burke Marshall
U.S. Justice Department
Dick Gregory
Greenwood
Miss
New Pilgrim Baptist Church
Rockefeller Honeymoon in Venezuela After New York Marriage
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and his bride arrived in Caracas for a two week honeymoon aboard their private plane, amid drizzle and a rice shower. The 54 year old governor, a leading 1964 GOP hopeful, avoided political questions while his wife Happy spoke of learning Spanish and horseback riding at the Rockefeller ranch.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Happy
New York
Idlewild
Margaretta Fitler Murphy
Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
Westchester County
Caracas
Venezuela
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Ranch
United States
Marriodhunter Clark
New Jersey Sit-in by Negroes at White Elementary Schools
In Englewood New Jersey a group of Black students and parents staged class sit ins at three predominantly white elementary schools. They said children would stay unless physically forced to leave and blamed officials for not addressing segregation. The state faces a pending decision by Education Commissioner Frederick Raubinger as four schools reflect a racial balance tied to housing patterns.
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Henriksen
Principel
Englewood
Byron Baer
Bergen
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Frederick Raubinger
New Jersey
Stage and film actor Monty Woolley dies in Albany
Monty Woolley known as The Beard died at Albany Medical Center Hospital after heart ailment. He was admitted to Saratoga Hospital April 6 and transferred April 8. Woolley originated Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner on Broadway and in the film, later recreating the role in a 1954 TV production. Funeral services set for Wednesday morning at Bethesda Episcopal Church Saratoga Springs with burial in Greenwich Cemetery in Saratoga.
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Albany
N.Y
Monty ‘Onlay
Exty Teley
Abany Medical Center
Saratoga Hospital
Albany Hospital
the Beard
Sheridan Whiteside
Woolley
Sheridan
Whiteside
Man
Bethesda
Episcopal Church
Saratoga
Springs
Greenwich
Lump Payment To Philippines Is Dropped
U S Senate and House conferees agreed to drop the lump sum payment of 73 million dollars to the Philippine government for World War II damage claims. They kept individual claim payments via a U S commission and barred lobbyist fees to O Donnell or claimants. The compromise deeds into a 1.5 billion supplemental bill including 450 million for Kennedy public works.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Islands
House
U.S
John A. O'Donnell
Kennedy
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
Dominican Forces Move Toward Haiti Border Amid Invasion Talks
Dominican government officials report thousands of troops advancing to the Haiti border with tanks and assault vehicles in position. The air force studies the mission report while U S warships and Caribbean patrols monitor the area. No mass panic among Santo Domingo residents observed. A peace mission chaired by Alberto Zuleta met with Bosch as the OAS Council prepared for an executive session.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Negro Republic
Dominican Air Force
U.S
Caribbean
Haiti
Bers
Pmandha
States Peace Mission
Washington
OAS Council
Tap
North Carolina City Elections Loom Across State
Voters in cities and towns across North Carolina head to polls Tuesday to elect mayors and city council members. Major races include High Point with Mayor Carson Stout challenging Floyd Mehan, and Greensboro where Mayor David Schenck seeks re election as seven council seats are decided.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Goldsboro
Scott B. Berkely
Berkely
Carl Malpass
U.S
High Point
Carson Stout
Floyd Mehan
Charlotte
Stan Brookshire
T. Pearson
M. C. Benton
James J. Booker
Winston-Salem
Henderson
C. G. Parkman
Board of Aldermen
Clyde L. Finch
Greensboro
David Schenck
Thomasville
New Bern
Kathleen Orlinger
Mack L. Lupton
Dale T. Millins
Gastonia
Maxton
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Space Board of Science and Technology
Atomic Energy
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Rockefellers
Monty Woolley
Philippines
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