U S Marines Dig In Near Laotian Border
U S Marines occupy a camp 30 miles south of Laos border as Gen. Harkins tours the unit near Udon Thailand. About 5 000 U S troops are planned, with reinforcements from Hawaii arriving to bolster the SEATO backed defense against Laos and Pathet Lao pressures.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Marine
Laos
James L. Richardson Jr
Kenneth Dodd Young
Harkins
Nam Tha
Pathet Lao
Hawaii
27Th Infantry Regiment
Udon
Mekong River
Vientiane
Korat
We Broke Estes Case Says JFK
President Kennedy says his administration cracked the Billie Sol Estes case and is pursuing evidence with 75 FBI agents. Senator Mundt accuses the administration of capitulation as Estes’ cotton allotments faced a sequence of department actions and a January meeting with Estes.
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Estes
JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Mr. Estes
Karl Mundt
FBI
Texas
Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Agriculture Department
Orville L. Freeman
John Bagwell
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
J. T. Rutherford
Department
Terrors Bomb Case In Saigon
A home made bomb exploded in a downtown Saigon restaurant injuring two. Security tightened with extra guards at hotels and embassies as intelligence agents searched for more bombs. Victims included August Philippe and Edgar Fisher. others escaped unhurt. Government forces reported 33 Viet Cong killed and 187 captured in Mekong delta ops.
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U.S
South Viet Nam
August Philippe
West Ger
Man
Edgar Fisher
Circus
Berlin
Mekong River
Hoffa to face jury trial in assault charge
James R. Hoffa was granted a jury trial on a simple assault charge filed by Samuel Baron. The trial was set for June 19 after Hoffa's attorney asked for a jury trial in Municipal Court in Washington. Baron, 59, reported bruises from a confrontation at Teamsters headquarters.
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Washington (Ap
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Union
Samuel Baron
Hoffa
Baron
H. Clifford Allder
Thomas C. Scalley
Allder
Teamsters’ National Warehouse Division
U. S
Silver Spring
Justice Department
Asst
U. S. Atty
William W. Greenhalgh
Municipal Court
Edward A. Beard
Teamsters
1St Precinct
Heiress Nosey the Dog On Diet After Inheritance
In Detroit area a probate judge rules Nosey the 8 year old dog, heir to Charles C. Long, may be kept on an $80 monthly allowance for care. Keeper Elvin Wall, a retired engineer, oversees Nosey who has traveled to Mexico, Canada, and 23 states on the estate.
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Detroit
Nosey
Ernest Boehm
Boehm
Elvin Wall
Wall
Charles C. Long
Long
Romulus Township
Mexico
Canada
Las Vegas
Khrushchev Attacks Kennedy Over Thailand Troop Landing
Soviet Premier Khrushchev denounced Kennedy for ordering U S troops into Thailand calling it imprudent and an act aimed at oppressing the Thai people. He said the move robs Thais of freedom and accused Washington of deceit in claiming protection. The remarks were reported by Radio Sofia from a Dobrudja rally.
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Vienna
Austria
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Thailand
Radio
Sofia
Sofia Radio
S Farmers
Dobrudja
U.S
Kennedy asserts US role in European decisions
President Kennedy tells Charles de Gaulle and European leaders the United States will participate in major war and peace decisions while bearing Western Europe defense. He rejects a blank US check and warns against France becoming an independent nuclear power. He urges European unity within an Atlantic framework and British entry to the Common Market.
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Washington
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
Paris
U.S
Europe
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russell At Ninety Says Longevity A Fluke Though Glands Help
Bertrand Russell, at age 90 in London, calls his long life a fluke of nature and notes his glands may help. The Nobel laureate discusses smoking a pipe for decades, enjoying alcohol, and remaining mentally engaged. He remains a pacifist and nuclear disarmament advocate, even jailed for six days over a protest. He says the 30s were his best physical years, but today he finds life largely pleasant and aims to keep working while useful.
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London
Bertrand Russell
Russell
Lord Russell
Britain
Russia
United States
Berlin
Stalin predicted a third war, says Djilas
Milovan Djilas claims Joseph Stalin foresaw communist gains after World War II and predicted another war in 15 to 20 years. He recounts Stalin's remarks in a memoir based on meetings in Moscow in 1944 1945 and 1948, noting the dictator's belief in a coming clash and Soviet dominance.
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William N. Oatis
NEW York
Milovan Djilas
Joseph Stalin
Europe
Djilas
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
Belgrade
Dijilas
Moscow
Carpenter's World Orbit Delayed Until Tuesday
The Navy pilot Malcolm Carpenter's Aurora 7 flight is postponed three days to next Tuesday to add a backup parachute deployment switch and improve reliability after a question about parachute deployment in John Glenn's prior mission. A fatal Nairobi plane crash involved Air Force mechanics bound for the recovery effort but does not delay Carpenter's schedule.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
iLt
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Walter Williams
Project Mercury
John H. Glenn Jr
Mercury
Williams
Glenn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
William
Nairobi
Africa
Air Force
Indian Ocean
NASA
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