Sihanouk condemns U S policies in Cambodia border clashes
Prince Norodom Sihanouk leveled a broad attack on United States policy while receiving French military aid. He praised France as Cambodia’s ally and urged an international conference to guarantee neutrality. Cambodia also complained to the UN Security Council of alleged South Vietnamese attacks.
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UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Soviet Union
China
France
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
United States
Pierre Messmer
Sihanouk
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Britain
United Nations Security Council
U.S
Saigon
King cites confusion over Senate civil rights amendments
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr says Negro leaders are confused and concerned by signs of weakness among Senate backers of the civil rights bill. He warns amendments to the House bill could be unacceptable and that Dirksen proposed changes would be bad for the nation. King plans to confer this week.
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Washington
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Senate
King
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Il
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Wildcat walkout by firemen at Mattoon Illinois
A dozen or more firemen walked off the job in Mattoon Illinois forming a picket line at the New York Central division headquarters. Rail officials reported no service disruption as supervisors manned freights west of Mattoon. Union leadership and FBI comments feature in the day’s civil rights context.
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Mattoon, Jr
UPI
New York Central Railroad
Hulinois Division
Mattoon
New York Centrals
St. Louis
New York Central
H. E. Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Hoffa Trial Jury to Open Arguments in $20 Million Pension Fraud Case
In Chicago prosecutors and defense teams move toward opening statements as jurors and two alternates are seated for the Teamster president James R. Hoffa and seven associates on fraud charges. The government’s lead will be Abraham Peretz. The trial may run five months with tight security as 14 jurors remain locked up.
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Torneys
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Richard B. Austin
Austin
Soviets Bid for World Communist Unity in Clash with China
Moscow issued a stark appeal to global communists urging adherence to the Soviet line and warning that following Beijing would doom parties to a new Comintern led by Mao Zedong. Pravda framed ideological unity as the basis for a voluntary, disciplined world movement, signaling a clear split with Peking over leadership and strategy.
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Viet Union
World Condummunists
Red China
Comintern
Mao Tze Tung
Josef Stalin
Pravda
Moscow
Peking
Kremlin
Stalin
Moscow-Peking
Communist Movement
Communist Party
China
Mao Tze-tung
Moscow Satire Highlights Sino-Soviet Feud Humor
A Moscow anecdote at Gum department store mocks Mao Zedong with a bedroom set of two straw mats and two portraits, while Pravda analyzes the Sino-Soviet split. It argues for a voluntary union of like minded parties ensuring equality and independence amidst rising party autonomy.
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Moscow
Gum
Red Square
Mao Tre Tung
Mao Tre Ting
Johnsons Celebrate Mother's Day With Family Gifts
President Johnson gave Lady Bird a relaxed Mother's Day as the White House hosted an early celebration. The First Lady awoke to morning greetings from daughters Lynda and Luci who presented academic themed gifts including a portrait series and a UT campus view.
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White House
Mrs. Johnson
White Hose
Atlantic City
Lynda
Luci
Crash Kills Six Airmen Near Hobart Oklahoma
An Air Force C124 Globemaster exploded and crashed near Coopertown in the Wichita Mountain Refuge area during a severe thunderstorm. Six crewmen were killed as wreckage spread over about two miles. three bodies were found in the cockpit. An investigation team began surveying the scene amid radar loss and wild weather reports.
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Hobart
Okla
Air Force
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
U S Chiefs In Saigon To Assess Viet Nam War
Gen Max D. Taylor head of the U S Joint Chiefs arrives in Saigon for a routine review of the war effort as the monsoon season threatens to hinder government actions. Defense Secretary McNamara plans an overnight stop. talks follow a prior visit amid optimism about Khanh’s leadership. The blast on an aircraft carrier is attributed to Viet Cong guerrillas using an electronically detonated mine.
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South Viet Nam
Laos
Saigon
Apt
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
America
Viet Nam
John F. Kennedy
McNamara
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
U.S
Khrushchev denounces colonialism over Yemen raid charges
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev attacked colonialism during a rally in the U A R day after Yemen accused Royal Air Force planes of bombing Yemeni villages. He urged destruction of colonialism and cited Angola Mozambique and Arabian Peninsula Arabs still under colonial rule. Security tightened amid protests during his Africa tour and talks with President Nasser on Yemeni support and clashes with British forces.
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Cairo
U.A.R
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Yemen
Khrushchev
Britain
Royal Air Force
Yemeni Arab Republic
Nasser
Alexandria
Africa
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bomb explosion strikes Laurel Leader Call press plant
In Laurel Mississippi an explosion damaged the three year old Laurel Leader Call plant at about 2 30 a m no injuries reported and editor J W West notes a cross was burned in front two weeks earlier FBI summoned army munitions expert to identify explosives while the paper plans to publish despite the incident.
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Laurel Leader Call
J. W. West
West
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Laurel
Mississippi
Leader Call
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