Marines Recapture Key Vantage Point Near Hue
Marine forces near Hue repelled a North Vietnamese assault Saturday with 62 enemy killed. The 27th Regiment suffered 20 dead and 27 wounded as U S air and ground forces sustained operations across North and South Vietnam including missions around the A Shau Valley and Gio Linh.
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U.S
South Vietnam
A Shau
Kontum
27Th Marine Regiment
South China
da Nang
Gio Linh
Quang Tri City
Dmz
Quang Tri
Ito
Mahon Sees Long Road To Peace And Diet Of Bills
Representative Mahon outlines Congress facing a tight agenda focused on reducing government costs and urban needs. He notes the farm bill as key, doubts passage this session, and highlights 400000 in water import studies for West Texas and New Mexico. He avoids commenting on the presidential race.
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Mahon
West Texas
New Mexico
House
National Party
Ahon
Washington
Tornado kills 200 in Dacca area of Pakistan
Gov Abdul Monem Khan said a tornado tore through Faridpur district near Dacca killing about 200 people and injuring around 1500. He reported 10000 homeless and extensive chaos from the disaster 60 miles southwest of Dacca.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Pancho Villa Honored as National Hero in Mexico
The article notes Pancho Villa being proclaimed a national hero and monuments built in his honor. In Chihuahua a Pancho Villa Park surrounds his ornate mausoleum, while his widow laments political delays to bury his body in a preferred location. She recalls Villa’s marriage, the mansion filled with memorabilia, and the car still at the house.
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Chihuahua
Villa
Mrs. Villa
Mexico
Pancho
Burglaries reported across city with multiple thefts
Police say window break-ins led to the theft of 11 suits valued at 100 dollars each from two homes and a television set, three guns, a record player, a radio, and a bed spread were taken from Juan Sanchez’s residence. Additional liquor was stolen from G D Vanderegriff’s home. A separate incident at Conquistadors apartments saw Jean Marie King fend off an intruder after a door was forced open. she described a 5'9" Caucasian male in torn shirt who fled after she screamed.
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Robert Floyd Earhart Jr
Ave. R
Juan Sanchez
Erskine
G. D. Vanderegriff
68Th St
Conquistadors Apartments
Jean Marie King
West Berlin Protests Turn Violent On Easter Sunday
Thousands of leftist demonstrators clashed with hundreds of police along the Kurfuerstendamm in West Berlin. Water cannons, projectiles, and overturned trucks marked a three hour melee as 37 people were arrested. Rudi Dutschke, shot on Holy Thursday, showed signs of progress in hospital.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
Rudi Dutschke
Caboose Modernization Leaves Old Lineages Behind
Santa Fe Railway unveils a four million dollar upgrade producing 255 new metal cabooses with enhanced safety, power, and comfort features. The old wooden units with coal lamps and cupolas are traded for modern chrome trains offering water and fuel tanks, three ceiling lights, two way radios, foam bunk seats, safety belts, air vents, and a front cupola.
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Crummif
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway
L. B. Hagerman
Slaton
Santa: Fe
Lubbock Boy Struck By Car In Indiana Avenue Incident
A 12 year old, James Lee Blake of 3515 59th Street, was left in very serious condition after being struck by a southbound car driven by Mathew W. Nickel 21, in the 5900 block of Indiana Avenue around 7 45 p m He underwent surgery at Methodist Hospital and the collision caused the car grill and radiator to cave in Patrolman Leon Berg investigated. A separate motorcycle incident injured Kenneth S Moore Jr 16 and a minor crash injured Joe Dominguez 27 elsewhere in the city.
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Indiana Avenue
James Lee Blake
59Th St
Methodist Hospital
Leon Berg
Mathew W. Nickel
48Th St
Nickel
Berg
Blake
66Th
Indiana
Kenneth S. Moore
55Th St
Moore
Joe Dominguez
Houston
West Texas Hospital
Parkway Drive
Cherry Avenue
Iraqi cavalrymen killed in ambush near Irbil
Iraqi authorities report ten cavalry soldiers killed and 11 wounded in an ambush near Irbil over the weekend. Four other troops were killed in the same area on Friday.
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Damascus
Syria
Irbil
Kennedy ally McNamara backs RFK in Cuban crisis tape
Former defense secretary Robert McNamara praised Robert F. Kennedy in a tape released during the Indiana primary campaign. Senator Thurston Morton demanded McNamara resign for breaking bank neutrality and praised Kennedy's role in the Cuban missile crisis and Berlin stand. Morton called Kennedy opportunistic and warned of harm to the White House.
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Robert
McNamara
World Bank
Robert F. Kennedy
Thurston B. Morton
R-Ky
Kennedy
Defense
New York
John F. Kennedy
Morton
Nelson Rockefeller
Bank
George Woods
Eugene Black
iBank
Indiana
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Robert Kennedy
U.S
Berlin
U.S. Senate
White House
McNamra
Tito Ends Japan Visit as Yugoslav Leader Returns
Yugoslav President Tito wraps up a week long stay in Japan as the first Communist chief of state to visit the country. A joint communique notes discussions with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato on Vietnam the Middle East disarmament and economic issues of developing nations.
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Tokyo
Tito
Yugoslavia
Japan
Eisaku Satoi
Vietnam
Middle East
Easter Joy Across America From Prayer To Sunrise Observances
Tens of millions of Americans joined Easter services from churches to stadiums and mountaintops. The report notes memorials for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and unity efforts, with sunrise services at Grand Canyon, Wichitas, Stone Mountain, and other sites.
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Christendom
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
St. James
University of Detroit
San Francisco
Mount Davidson
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Oklahoma
Holy City of the
Colorado
New Hampshire
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Illinois
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Georgia
Stone Mountain
Missouri
Meramec Caverns
Mount San Jacinto
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
Atlanta
Municipal Stadium
St. Louis
Fredericksburg
Tex
Johnson
Ilinois
Starved Rock
Father Jacques Marquette
Jekyll Island
Brunswick
Easter Parade And Yippie Rally In New York
Sun splashed Fifth Avenue as Easter parade attendees in miniskirts Nehru jackets and flower hats joined a peaceful yippie gathering in Central Park with rock bands and marijuana odor. Police reported about 25 000 on Fifth Avenue and 10 000 to 15 000 in the park.
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New York
UPD
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Lee Perin
Gasoline War Continues Amid Price Battle Across City
The two week price war among service stations keeps prices about eight cents below normal. Independent stations clash with majors as a brief truce flares, with no signs of a price rise by Sunday night. A jobber foresees another attempt to restore prices this week. Yellowstone National Park features about 300 miles of paved roads.
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Majors
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
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