Mines Pose Big Danger To Americans
In Viet Nam near Boi Loi Woods 35 miles northwest of Saigon an American unit from A Company 1st Infantry Division suffered casualties from a Viet Cong mine and sniper fire as they advanced. The dead were a young officer and several soldiers while others tended the landing zone awaiting helicopters. A local engineer Peter Harrell from Elizabethton Tennessee spoke of the loss and Staff Sgt. Fred Gabbin of Colorado Springs lamented the ongoing mine threats as the search continued.
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Boi Loi Woods
Saigon
Viet Nam
Peter Harrell
Elizabethton
Tenn
Fred Gabbin
Colorado Springs
Colo
S.O.B
Boi Loi
Two Day Phys Ed Workshop Set At KU April 29 30
A two day workshop in physical education for the mentally retarded will be held at Kansas University April 29 30. It is one of 15 nationwide this spring and financed by a grant from AAHPER. Henry A Shenk and Chester E Gorton are planning the program aimed at physical educators special education personnel teachers and recreation leaders. The workshop is part of a war project on recreation and fitness for the mentally retarded conducted by AAHPER and the Kennedy Foundation.
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Kansas University
American Association For Health, Physical Educators, and Recreation
Henry A. Shenk
KU Physical Education Department
Chester E. Gorton
Nee of Education
Aahper
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Foundation
Ouster of General Nasution Could Trigger Indonesian Violence
Singapore sources warn Sukarno may spark clashes between the regular army and Nasution loyalists after firing Nasution as defense minister and army chief. The move follows the purge of the Communist party after the 1965 coup attempt and a live military tribunal that sentenced Njono to death. Maj. Gen. Haji Sarbini named as Nasution’s replacement amid unclear military backing.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesia
Nasution
Communist Party
Subandrio
Njono
Defense Ministry
Haji Sarbini
Sarbini
Army
Boating Surges as Popular Leisure in 1960s America
The article notes more than 8 million recreational boats in use, highlighting boating as the fastest growing leisure activity among the affluent during the 1960s. It emphasizes broad popularity and expanding recreational boating culture.
Driver ban extends to 2011 for Manchester businessman
In Manchester Crown Court Matthew McGarahan, a 38 year old bankrupt businessman, was banned from driving until 2011 after pleading guilty to his latest offense. He admitted driving using the license of a dead man.
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Manchester
England
Crown Court
Matthew McGarahan
McGarahan
Esso Grant Supports Baker University Projects 1965 66
Baker University receives a $2,500 Esso Foundation grant for unbudgeted 1965 66 projects. Funds will buy a desk calculator for math and science, an opaque projector for English, an oil microscope and slides for biology, maps for history, a primer typewriter for education, and art exhibitions for the Elsie Allen Art Gallery.
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Baker University
Esso Foundation
Elsie Allen Art Gallery
Wilson presses Soviets for Viet Nam peace talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged Soviet leaders to back unconditional peace negotiations on Vietnam spanning Asia and possibly the world. Premier Kosygin rejected that call, insisting any settlement follow the 1954 Geneva accords and hinting North Vietnam terms. Wilson warned that without a treaty this year to curb nuclear arms the world could reach an irreversible point.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Britain
Viet Nam
Asia
Alexei Ne ‘Kosygin
Wilson
North Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Kosygin
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Soviet Pravda Attacks Western Plans Over Asia Crisis
A distorted OCR excerpt notes Pravda attacking Western plans to arm West Germany with nuclear weapons amid NATO talks in Washington. Reports describe a five minister meeting as Bonn and Moscow seek a unified stance on the Viet Nam crisis, with limited chances of consensus.
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Kosygin
Soviet Union
Condh
West Germany
Wilson
Asia
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Germany
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defenise
U.S
Bonn
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Round Corner Drug Co
ESSO
Associated Presse
Bismarck
Denver
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Juneau
Los Angeles
Miami
Mpls
St. P
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Gulf Coast
Florida
Lower Lakes
North Pacific Coast
California
North Central
Southern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Harold Pippin
Hillcrest
Iowa
Two Circle
Golonlé
Coop
Farmers Co-Op Association
Haskell
Lawrence
Farmers Cooperative Association
Haskell, Lawrence
Midland
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