LBJ Files Detail Brazil Coup Backing Rumors
Declassified Lyndon B. Johnson Library papers indicate U S Navy vessels were prepared to back a 1964 coup in Brazil. Lincoln Gordon led Operation Brother Sam, which was never enacted as Gen Humberto Castelo Branco assumed the presidency.
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Austin, Texas
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Navy
Rio de Janeiro
Jornal Do Brasil
LBJ
Lincoln Gordon
U.S
Brazil
United States
Joao Goulart
Gordon
Brother Sam
Washington Post
Dean Rusk
Humberto Castello Branco
Vernon Walters
Branco
Rusk
Goulart
Brazilian Communist Party
Johnson
William P. Glade
Institute of Latin American Studies
University
Glade
Lighter Side GOP Saving Tops The News
Washington columnist Dick West notes that GOP survival debates include broadening the base and Ronald Reagan’s call for principles. He jokes about cryogenics to preserve a political organism and suggests a cold storage party cadre before a future revival.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Republican Party
GOP
California
Ronald Reagan
Two Sparks Teens Cited After Pipe Bomb Explodes
In Sparks Nevada two youths were arrested after a homebrew pipe bomb exploded in an H Street apartment. Police said the device fizzed and blew holes in the ceiling and tub. They were booked for manufacturing and detonating an explosive device and destruction of property.
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Sparks, Nev
UPI
Sparks
H-Street
Wittenberg Juvenille Hall
Boyle denies guilt and claims no special privilege at prison
W. A. Boyle, 75, former United Mine Workers leader, tells the Pittsburgh Press he is not addicted and can stop pain pills if needed. He challenges guilt for ordering the 1969 Yablonski murders, maintains innocence, and says he receives Talwin injections about every four hours. A prison official notes Boyle has special family visits. Boyle says others in his five bed ward share the room and his bed was the only one occupied during the interview.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony’ Boyle
Yablonski
Western Penitentiary
Boyle
Pittsburgh Press
Union
UMW
Joseph
Jock” Yablonski
James F. Howard
Howard
Bubble Gum Bandits Plague Russ Visitors
Western diplomats report Soviet teenage bands blocking the road to Finland near Viborg. Up to six youths stand a-cross the highway demanding gum and Western items, banging on cars and delaying travelers. One official was forced to stop when a bandit lay across the road. No violence reported. sighted mainly on Sundays along the main road to Helsinki, about 85 miles from Leningrad.
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Leningrad
Ussr
UPI
Finland
Viborg
Helsinki
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Gerald M. West
Attorney At Law
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von Tobel
S. Maryland Parkway
Marina
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