Saigon in turmoil as Buddhists revive anti American chants
In Saigon a renewed Buddhist led riot saw anti American slogans erupt with as many as 1,000 protesters smashing windows and hurling Molotovs. Monks urged U S Marines to force a withdrawal from Da Nang where skirmishes again broke out between rebel and loyal forces.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
Honduran Adventure Nears For Dr. AC Mitchell Family
Lawrence physician Dr A C Mitchell heads to Tegucigalpa and Trujillo Honduras for a six week AMDOC medical service project with his wife Ruth and three children. The trip aims to aid a small AmDoc hospital, train locals, and improve supplies in a nation battling poverty and disease.
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A. C. Mitchell
W. 20Th St
Honduras
AC. Mitchell
Lawrence
Ruth
Stephen
Mary
Ann
Helga Wachinger
Schweinfurt
Germany
Mitchells
Baldwin
Jeff
Ft. Sill
Okla
U.S. Geological Survey
New Orleans
Robert Talmadge
Talmadge
Lawrence High School
Neal Wherry
Tegucigalpa
Trujillo
Mitchell
AMDOC
Academy of General Practitioners
Paul Williamson
Santa Barbara
Dr. Mitchell
Williamson
Mexico
Steve
A. B. Mitchell
Model Moon Vehicle Passes Landing Test
A test Surveyor lunar lander model descended 900 feet and landed smoothly in New Mexico, using three engines and radar to slow from 50 mph to 3.5 mph. The test, at Holloman Air Force Base, precedes the May 30 launch toward Cape Kennedy with Atlas Centaur rocket, to gather surface data for Apollo.
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Alamogordo, N.M
Moon
Surveyor
U.S
Russia
Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Market Rally Gains Steam as GM Optimism Lifts Stocks
A brisk rally closed trading today with faster activity after a slow session. General Motors' optimistic auto business report in the final half hour boosted stocks across sectors, with airlines and aerospace issues leading the gains.
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New York
General Motors
KU Officials Respond to Campus Pranks At KU
Exploding firecrackers eggs and water fights drew Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe and two KU officials to fraternity houses on Stewart Avenue near Tau Kappa Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha. Police reported eggs and firecrackers hurled at houses and workers set near Delta Chi. First complaints came at 11 30 p m Thursday and by 1 a m Friday campus officials had spoken with students and ended the disruption.
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Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Stewart Ave
Lambda Chi Alpha
Wescoe
Donald K. Alderson
Fred McElherne
Stewart Avenue
Delta Chi
Stock Market Ends Higher as 60-Stock Index Rises
New York AP reports the closing price of the 60-stock index at 319.0, up 1.0 point. Investors ended the day with modest gains and a positive close on stock markets.
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New York
Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Northeast Kansas Tonight
Weather alert reports the threat of several severe storms with large hail and damaging winds through this evening. Temperatures lie in the 50s tonight with a high in the lower 80s expected Saturday.
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Kansas
Second Patient For Operation Is Dead Today
Walt er L. McCans, 61, the second patient to receive a partial artificial heart at Methodist Hospital in Houston, died at 8 a.m. after a two day struggle with persistent chest bleeding. Doctors cited hemorrhagic diathesis and pulmonary complications as the cause, despite signs of heart chamber repair.
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Houston
Tex
Walter L. McCans
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Woodinville, Wash
China's Nuclear Blast Exceeds Early Estimates
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the May 9 Chinese nuclear blast yielded at least 200 kilotons, higher than the initial 130 kilotons reported by the State Department. The larger yield signals a more powerful explosion than first portrayed.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Robert McCloskey
Students Protest Faculty Salaries at Oklahoma University
Several hundred Oklahoma students staged a quiet study in to spotlight what they call low faculty salaries and long hours. They attended classes, then gathered on the lawns to study and distribute mimeographed sheets outlining their demands led by Gary Blasi, a senior from Liberal Kansas, chairing the protest group.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Gary Blasi
Liberal
Kan
GOP Doffed Image With Go Go Dinner in Pittsburgh
Republicans staged a $100 plate go go party in Pittsburgh with Richard Nixon as main speaker. Go go dancers, a trained elephant, and rock n roll entertainment accompanied Nixon's attack on Johnson Viet Nam policy. The 1,500 guests applauded as Nixon urged a Democratic split to aid a November victory. Gene Doane Wants to Be Your Insurance Agent Advy.
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Pittsburgh
Gogi
Nixon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Gene Doane
Advy
Storm Watch Expanded Across Kansas Area
A severe thunderstorms watch covers eastern Kansas and nearby counties from Russell north to Joplin Missouri area. Lawrence and central Kansas, west central Missouri, and south central Nebraska fall under the alert until 8 tonight. Rain possible tonight with 60 percent chance. 30 percent on Saturday with highs near 80.
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Kansas
Russell
Joplin
Lawrence
Missouri
Nebraska
First U.S. Feedlot Cattle Futures Market Approved
Kansas City Board of Trade votes to create the nations first feedlot cattle futures market. President Ralph J. Crawford expects opening by mid June. The notice references Modern Surroundings and Rumsey Funeral Home in the surrounding copy.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade
Ralph J. Crawford
Rumsey Funeral Home
Johnson Aides Meet on NATO Policy and Europe Debate
President Johnson convened top advisers to discuss NATO and foreign policy with Dean Rusk Robert McNamara George Ball Walt Roslow and Dean Acheson slated for a 6 pm session Belgium’s Harmel visited White House as NATO headquarters location rumor swirled Congress backed Mansfield plan to shift Europe defense costs Senators Symington and McIntyre urged tougher stance arguing U.S. commitments are too costly while allies lag. They proposed using Polaris missiles if Europe weakens.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
NATO
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
George Ball
Walt W. Roslow
Dean Acheson
Belgium
France
Pierre Harmel
Mike Mansfield
United States
Europe
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Symington
Congress
McIntyre
U.S
Senate
West Germany
Red China
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Germany
Mansfield
Montana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas C. Schelling
Harvard
Malcolm W. Hoag
Rand
Evacuation Considered for 400 Americans in Vietnam
State Department officials said the United States is weighing a plan to order about 400 American civilians to leave the Hue Da Nang area amid the ongoing political crisis between the Ky regime and Buddhist dissidents. Civilians were previously evacuated but have since returned.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hue-Da Nang
Viet Nam
J A Cleavinger Resigns as Baldwin School Superintendent
J A Cleavinger, Baldwin schools superintendent since 1960, resigns to lead Unified School District No 441 at Sabetha starting July 1. The district serves Sabetha and nearby towns with 1,350 students across three high schools and four elementary schools.
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J. A. Cleavinger
Baldwin Schools
Sabetha
Cleavinger
United District No. 441
Morrell
Wetmore
Goff
Baldwin Board of Education
James Irick
Supt
Irick
Baldwin
Prairie City
Vinland
Marion Springs
Linwood
Baker University
Kansas University
J.D
Washburn University
Topeka
Don
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Bureau
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