Possible Power Shift In Peking Mystery Over Mao Fate
Washington reports deepen mystery over Mao Tse tung fate fueling speculation of a Chinese leadership transition. US officials link this to Johnson admin moves to ease tensions with Red China, while Soviet interest in Sino Soviet reconciliation grows. Mao last appeared in November, his absence sparking international concern about future Beijing policy and relations.
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Washington
Mao Tze-tung
Red China
Johnson
United States
Peking
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Moscow
Mao
Cambodia
Army Tightens Drills For Reserves And Guard Units
Washington AP The army, hardening rules for Reserves and National Guardsmen, orders demotion for excessive drill dodging and may refer noncompliant draft-age guardsmen to active duty for two years. The policy targets those under 26 who signed four to ten months of basic training but lag in drilling amid Viet Nam readiness push.
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Harold K. Johnson
Army Chief of Staff
Johnson
Deaths Obituaries on Page Four
Obituary list includes Eliza Elizabeth Wilson Longnecker 81 formerly of Cherry Tree Katherine Bertha Boyer 47 of Kittanning Ernest Henry Gadams ey 56 of Weirton West Virginia formerly Blairsville Martin M Miller 66 of 178 East Pike Indiana Russell O Snyder 59 of Ford City Bertha Shank Trimble 61 of Indiana R D 3
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Gademsey
Ernest Henry
Weirton
W. Va
Blairsville
Three PLCB agents held for grand jury action
Pittsburgh AP report says three State Liquor Control Board agents Emilio Ceres James Maguire and John Twine were held for grand jury on charges of attempted extortion violation of the Uniform Firearms Act and attempted assault with intent to kill Twine faced an accessory to extortion count Bond set at 1000 each The Terrace Hall Hotel owner Lewis Harrington testified the agents came for dinner on April 14 and discussed a ransom offer of 300 dollars with promises to avoid reporting the incident
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Pittsburgh
State Liquor Control Board
John J. Fiorucci
Emilio R. Ceres
James J. Maguire
John Twine
Williamsport
Ceres
Maguire
Twine
Lewis Harrington
Terrace Hall
Harrington
Turnout Looms For Alabama Democratic Primary Turnout
Alabama Democrats urge voters to turn out Tuesday in a pivotal primary. The race features governors and U S Senate seats with a historically charged backdrop and a shift away from racial symbols. GOP rivals plan challenges in the general election as U S Rep James D Martin seeks the governorship.
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King
U.S
James D. Martin
Johnstown Man Sentenced Here
Luke DeBose of Johnstown received a suspended sentence before Judge Edwin M. Clark for obstructing a police officer while serving a process. He was placed on one year probation, ordered to pay prosecution costs and a $300 fine after guilty plea on April 4 for an offense dated December 22, 1965 in White Two.
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Luke DeBose
Johnstown
Edwin M. Clark
DeBose
White Two
Balloonist Piantanida in critical condition after oxygen loss
Nick Piantanida, 33, bri d town Illinois, parachuted from a high altitude balloon Sunday after an apparent pneumatic seal failure cut oxygen. He was flown to Hennepin County General Hospital Minneapolis for treatment in an oxygen pressure chamber as doctors studied potential brain and organ damage. The balloon launched from Sioux Falls earlier Sunday and landed near Worthington Minnesota with Piantanida unconscious in the gondola.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Nick Piantanida
Piantanida
Worthington
Hennepin County General
Brick Town, III
Ed Yost
Raven Industries
Yost
Sioux Falls
S.D
Minnesota
Last Coal Miners Back On Jobs
The last of about 16 000 soft coal miners returned to work ending a 15 year era of walkouts. The union and operators agreed on a new contract with a $1 daily wage raise to $27.25 eight holidays improved seniority and vacation pay changes.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
Utah
Colorado
Kentucky
Illinois
Restrepo Elected In Colombia Victory Signals Policy Shift
Colombian Sen. Carlos Lleras Restrepo leads with over 30 percent of counted votes, urged social reform and closer ties with the United States. He credited broad support from Liberals, conservatives, church and press, while blaming Go mez followers for splitting the opposition.
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Bogota
Colombia
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Lleras
United States
Jaramillo
Laureano Gomez
National Front
Roman Catholic Church
Labor
Press
Congress
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Lieras
Pope Paul and Lodge Meet Over Viet Nam Crisis
In Vatican City Pope Paul VI and U S ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge held a private 40 minute talk in the papal library with no interpreters present The French language discussion reflected the meeting s significance Lodge arrived in Rome en route to Washington for consultations The session followed a recent 45 minute audience with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko on peace talks
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Lodge
Rome
Washington
Pope Paul
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Brazil Blast Kills 14 in Warehouse Explosion
In Vitoria Brazil an explosion tore through a warehouse stacked with dynamite fireworks and other explosives at night. Police say a fire likely caused the blast which killed 14 people and injured 66, 20 of them seriously, as authorities investigate the incident.
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Vitoria
Brazil
Argeu Almeiday
Couple Take Honors In Houston Fastest Guns In The West
STANTON Mo Mr and Mrs Bob Graham may be the fastest gun in the West or anywhere else for that matter The item suggests a light feature on a couple earning praise for sharpshooting skills or a similar contest in Houston or western area with AP attribution
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Stanton, Mo
Mrs
Bob Graham
West
Weather and events note in Lucernemines area
Mostly sunny and cool today with a high in the low 50s. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low in the 30s. Sunny and warmer Tuesday with a high in the 50s. Community notices include a rally for Witchell, a Labor endorsed Democratic candidate in 60th District, at Lucernemines Catholic Church on Tuesday at 7 p.m. A Wood Producers meeting is planned at Ernest Store in Wood County on Monday, May 2 at 8 p.m. The Houston, Vox area hosts a National Fast Draw Association world championship where Graham and Merril Graham won titles with fast draw times, and a remark about a Mystery Fire special day at Foodland on Monday.
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Butler
Alabama
George C
Wallace
Foodland
Witchell
Labor
Catholic Church
Lucernemines
Houstin
Vox
Graham
Vbank
Merril
Gra
Kant
Ground War Lull Continues in South Viet Nam
AP dispatch reports a third week of lull in ground fighting in South Viet Nam with U S Navy planes flying over 300 sorties against suspected Communist targets. BS52s from Guam bombarded Viet Cong positions near the Cambodian border while Air Force rescue efforts and Marine operations across the 1st Corps area continued amid ongoing casualties and clashes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Vinh
U. S. Command
South
Viet Nam
U.S
North
Fridday
Navy
Richard Mansfield
Brattleboro
Ranger
Mansfield
England
Air Force
Annamite Mountains
James M. In‘galls
Pato Alto
Calif
Ingalls
North Viet Nam
da Nang
1St Corps
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Vince
Selma
U.S. Senate
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Mon
Navy Fighter-Bombership
Hilda
Edwin Plank
Hagerstown
Restrepo
Viet
Houston
Indiana Co
Ernest Store
Las Vegas
Donald Oplinger
Chicago
Merrill
van D. Bell
Ninh Province
Latson
Indiana Lodge No
Robinson
Yue
Martin M. Miller
James Be. Keres
Wom
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