White House keeps Viet Nam policy stance amid war review
The White House says there will be no major changes to U S policy in Viet Nam as a war review unfolds in Washington. Henry Cabot Lodge has briefed the White House, met Johnson, and discussed general issues including economics and inflation. Johnson remains hopeful Congress will revisit tariff concessions to Russia and Eastern European Communist nations to boost trade.
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Dodd Loses Round in Court Cols Geared for Trial
UPI reports Senator Thomas J. Dodd failed to win contempt threats against columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson as their libel suit moves toward trial. Judge Holtzoff limited public attendance at depositions while noting the case remains a damages matter.
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John F. Sennett
Massive Air Attacks In Vietnam War Report
In Da Nang soldiers Binkley and Morales recover from wounds after repelling Viet Cong charges. South Vietnamese and U S forces reported major finds including 20 000 pounds of rice and a large underground lab with 10 000 tubes of something. 23 U S rifles and multiple pistols were seized in Operation Birmingham along with 1842 tons of rice and 293 tons of salt. A Guam based B 52 strike hit a Viet Cong training center near Da Nang. Major Wilbur R Dudley described the downing of a MIG 17, noting the enemy pilot erred by letting the U S plane get behind him.
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Saigon
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Viet Nam
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Koled Case Redirected By Court On Additional Files
Appellate judges mandated Judge Arraj to review new files identical to excluded material and allow Koled Alderman and Alderisio to question government agents who may know about intercepted telephone calls. If relevant, relief is to be ordered. If not, resubmit the case to the Court of Appeals.
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Arras
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Chi Campus Ends Three Day Sit In At University Building
A student group at the University of Chicago votes to end a three day occupation of the administration building protesting cooperation with the draft. A token group remains to symbolize objections to grade disclosure to Selective Service boards. No major violence occurred.
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UPI
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Selective Service Boards
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Briton Blasts De Gaulle NATO Plan Hurting Disarmament Talks
British Disarmament Minister Lord Chalfont told an Anglo American Press luncheon in Paris that Charles de Gaulle's NATO policy harms the chance for meaningful East West disarmament deals. He said some of De Gaulle's long term aims are admirable but tactics are ill advised.
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UPI
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Anglo-American Press Association
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Tiller Elected President of American Baptist Convention
Carl W. Tiller, a layman and official in the U.S. Bureau of the Budget, was elected president of the American Baptist Convention at its 58th annual meeting in Kansas City Missouri. He has headed budget methods for the Budget Bureau since 1952 and was the sole nominee, succeeding Rev. Dr. Robert G. Torbet of Kansas City Kansas.
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UPI
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U.S
American Baptist Convention
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Robert G. Torbet
Kansas City
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Gemini 9 Spacemen Gear for Blastoff
Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan rehearse the rendezvous and spacewalk for Gemini 9 as NASA reports smooth preparations for America's 13th manned flight. Launch is set for Tuesday with a 11 a.m. EDT liftoff and an Atlantic splashdown planned for next Friday.
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Texas Flood Debacle Strains Homes Across State
Unseasonable rains drenched Texas causing widespread flooding and water intrusion into houses and other structures. Forecasters predicted continued downpours into Saturday as authorities assess damage and relief efforts. At Hot Springs Virginia President Johnson's top economic adviser described the economy as less boomy but warned inflation remains the administration's top domestic concern.
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Antipoverty Chief Moves Women's Job Corps Center
Sargent Shriver announced the Women's Job Corps Center will be moved from St Petersburgh Florida due to local hostility, stating the program cannot succeed in a hostile environment. The move reflects concerns over local reception and program effectiveness.
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UPI
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Rhodesia high court convicts saboteurs tied to nationalist groups
A high court judge in Salisbury, Rhodesia, convicts two Africans of Communist-trained sabotage and spying plans to aid outlawed nationalist parties in an attempted overthrow of the white government. In Cannes, Sophia Loren returns to preside over the jury, facing six days of screening to catch all competition titles.
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UPI
Cannes
France
Sophia Loren
London
Iraqi Troops Launch Major Offensive Against Kurds
Kurdish sources report a large Iraqi military push starting May 1 in Erbil Province north of Ruwandiz involving about 24 000 Iraqi soldiers and 2000 pro government Kurdish irregulars. They say rebels’ supply lines from Iran remained intact and hundreds of government troops were killed.
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Lebanon
UPI
Saladin
Ruwandiz
Erbil
Iran
Truth in packaging bill clears Senate committee vote
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the five year old truth in packaging and labeling bill by 14 to 3 to curb phony phrases in supermarkets and drugstores. It aims to standardize front label quantity, separate promo words, and ban misleading claims such as full, fat 16 ounces. The measure, backed by FDA and FTC, moves toward a floor vote within two weeks amid administration support. In Egypt, Kosygin and Nasser drew large crowds in Alexandria as anti U.S. rhetoric rose with a strong pro Soviet reception during Kosygin's visit.
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Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
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Everett M. Dirksen
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
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Nasser
U.S
Cairo
al Ahram
Mohammed H. Heikal
Egypt
Kosygin
Aswan Dam
Alexandria
Auto Production Dips for 1966 Car Output
Ward's Automotive Reports shows U.S. auto makers produced 188,800 passenger cars in the week, a drop of 5,798 from the prior week and 17,570 from a year ago. May sales declines trigger further cuts through July, with Chrysler pausing Newark and Los Angeles plants May 31 to June 6, though June car output forecast at 138,000 remains above 1965. Ford and GM continue limited assembly amid strikes and overtime truck production persists.
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