Communists’ Dominican Danger Reduced by Actions
World briefs describe Quebec separatist Pierre Bourgault praising riots in Montreal and vowing more demonstrations for French autonomy. In Moscow, Cosmos-47, a new unmanned satellite, signals possible space rendezvous later this year. Italy passes mafia crackdown bill as parliament approves rapid enforcement. Typhoon Amy spares northern Philippines but casualties rise with eight killed and four missing as it weakens.
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UPI
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Rassemblement Pour L'Independance
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Amy
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Formosa
Okinawa
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Baltimore's Newspaper Strike Ends
Baltimore News-American will resume Thursday ending an eight day blackout. Sunpapers may also restart by Thursday as unions return to work after refusing to cross picket lines.
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UPI
Baltimore News-American
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American Newspaper Guild
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Washington
Bundy
U.S
GI bill for Cold War veterans clears Senate panel
The Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee approved a Ralph Yarborough proposed GI bill by 11 to 5 with 40 sponsors. The measure would extend World War II style benefits to Cold War veterans, advancing to the full Senate for debate. A separate AP report notes a B47 jet landed safely at Pease Air Force Base after a midflight fire with crew of three. Five Republicans opposed the bill. In Vietnam, U.S. forces reported their 385th combat fatality as battle deaths surpassed the 1898 Spanish-American War total.
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UPI
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Pease Air Force Base
N.H
Apti
U.S
Former Thunderbird hotel owners settle with six guards
Former owners of the Thunderbird Hotel reach an out of court 6500 dollar settlement with six hotel security guards who struck last July to gain union recognition. Union negotiator William Poffinbarger says names remain confidential to shield workers from discrimination.
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William Poffinbarger
Joe Wells
Cliff Jones
Weather Summary by United Press International
Temperature and precipitation table for a 24 hour period ending 4 a m Pacific Standard Time. Data prepared by the U S Weather Bureau at San Francisco. Readings cover major U S cities and indicate arrivals of rain or clear conditions with forecast notes.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Negro Delegations Meet Alabama Lawmakers at Capitol
In Montgomery Alabama leaders including Dr Martin Luther King Jr led Negro delegations into the state capitol to confer with House Speaker Albert Brewer on jobs education housing and voting. Delegations from Mobile Wilcox Hale and Marengo counties met lawmakers while King remained at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
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George Mathieson
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Mobile
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Hale
Marengo Counties
Black Belt
Roland Cooper
Camden
Sam Nettles
My County
Martin Luther King
Jesse Douglas
Montgomery Improvement Association
New Casino Union HCEU Gains Incorporation in Nevada
The Hotel and Casino Employes Union Local 7-11-21 filed articles of incorporation in Nevada, led by attorney George Rudiak and challenging Tom Hanley’s AF of GCEU. Officers include Robert Feldman and Ronald Lewis among others. office address listed at Las Vegas location. NLRB investigators visit Henderson amid charges Hanley’s union filed against Eldorado Club over representation. Feldman asserts HCEU will organize Showboat and Eldorado Club after recent losses for Hanley.
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State of
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George Rudiak
American Federation of Gaming and Casino
Tom Hanley
HCEU
Robert B. Feldman
Las Vegas Blvd
Ronald Lewis
Greenway
James McClain
E. St. Louis Ave
Jerry Tuller
Elmhurst Lane
John Erramouspe
van Patten Ave
Rex N. Gillespie
Casbah Hotel
First and Lewis
Earl Brookner
Desert Inn Rd
National Labor Relations Board
Henderson
Hanley
Fldorado Club
Feldman
Eldorado Club
NLRB
Showboat Hotel
Committee Limits McNamara Power to Close Base Facilities
The House Armed Services Committee voted to curb Defense Secretary McNamara's authority to shut military bases in the future while rejecting a retroactive ban on closures already announced. The action comes as the panel approved 1.9 billion dollars for military construction for the year starting July 1, with amendments to limit presidential power.
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Washington
UPI
House Armed Services Committee
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
House
Senate
L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Congress
Senators dispute mint plans over silver dollar policy
Nevada senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon criticized the Treasury Department for reversing plans to mint 45 million silver dollars. They urged legislation to curb speculation, hoarding, and coin shortages while stressing continued support for silver and small coinage production despite fiscal limits. Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana supported keeping the cartwheel design with reduced silver content.
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Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Treasury
Bible
Cannon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Traffic Study Outlined For Las Vegas Valley Construction
A regional meeting of the Regional Street and Highway Commission outlined a June 7 origin and destination traffic study to guide a 100 million plus street program. Clark County Commissioners will discuss a one cent per gallon gas tax to fund about 40 million in local construction.
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Regional Street and Highway Commission
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Henderson
Boulder City
Clark County
Darwin Lamb
Nevada Highway Department
Clark County Commission
Johnson agrees to larger excise tax cut plan
President Johnson reluctantly accepted House tax writers adding another 1 billion to a proposed 4 billion excise tax reduction. He promised fiscal discipline and urged lower federal expenditures, as Republicans signaled support for a 5 billion slashed excise tax bill likely to reach the House floor the first week of June.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Planes Stray Off Course In South Viet Nam Firefight
U.S. four fighter jets misrouted near the 17th parallel strafed a South Vietnamese engineer battalion injuring five soldiers. Marines clashed with Viet Cong near Da Nang, five guerrillas killed, one Marine wounded. 25,000 more American troops to arrive to reach about 70,000. Navy and air forces hit targets in North Vietnam including Quan Lan barracks and radar sites. Premier Quat reshuffled his cabinet amid unrest.
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da Nang Air Base
North Viet Nam
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
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U.S. Airaid
Gia Dinh
da Nang
Saigon
Sea
Trio of Federal Prisoners Escape Plot Foiled at County Jail
Three federal inmates identified as Charles Hayter Larry Blohm and Jerald Wolff were placed in solitary on bread and water for 30 days after an unauthorized escape test at the county jail. Authorities say the men probed security planned further acts and left marks and a lifted ceiling panel and elevator shaft hatch as evidence.
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Ralph Lamb
Charles Eugene Hayter
Larry Eugene Blohm
Jerald Wayne Wolff
Hayter
Blohm
Lamb
Reno
First National Bank
Las Vegas
Federal
Wolff
House approves $3.37 billion foreign aid bill
The House passed the administration aid bill amid strong support for Johnson’s foreign policy with a $3.37 billion authorization for fiscal year starting July 1, including $2.2 billion in economic and $1.1 billion in military assistance. An attempted $131 million loan cut failed. Senate action to follow in about two weeks.
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UPI
House
Johnson
Senate
U.N. Debates Dominican Crisis With No Action Taken
The Security Council ended its 17th Dominican session without action on Fedorenko’s demand to condemn the U.S. intervention and withdraw troops. A French resolution seeking a temporary cease-fire gained approval with the U.S. abstaining, while no move favored subordinating peace efforts to the OAS. The council closed noting a de facto halt to hostilities in Santo Domingo.
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Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.S
Il-nation
Fedorenko
U.N
Organization of American States
OAS
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Santo Domingo
Council
Radhakrishna Ramani
Malaysia
Pacific Air Lines cancels move heads to LA plan
Pacific Air Lines will keep its headquarters in San Francisco and instead build a $1 million maintenance base at San Francisco International Airport within 18 months, airport manager George Hansen said Tuesday.
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San Francisco
API
Pacific Air Lines
Los Angeles
George Hansen
San Francisco International Airport
Hansen
Cooling Off in Bogalusa
The Bogalusa Civic and Voters League announces a cooling off period through Sunday and will withdraw downtown pickets. It will not press desegregation of parks until next week, as Mayor Jesse Cutter moves to repeal segregation ordinances after weeks of protests. The league will assess white community response before deciding further action.
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Bogalusa, LA
UPI
Bogalusa
West Las Vegas Narcotics Arrests Reported
A 57 year old man and a 25 year old woman were arrested in a West Las Vegas apartment shortly after midnight Monday and booked into city jail on suspicion they had narcotics paraphernalia in their possession. Chief of Detectives Lt. Paul Gulas identified the suspects as Elbert Williams and Norma Jean Hardeman. Both were taken into custody at 15 North A Street by detectives of the city's narcotics squad armed with a search warrant.
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Las Vegas
Paul Gulas
Elbert Williams
Norma Jean Hardeman
North A Street
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