World press foreboding over Viet Nam crisis
An Associated Press digest surveys global editorials on South Viet Nam in May 1966. Leaders and publics voice concern over Ky’s regime and U.S. policy, with criticism of Johnson Rusk and McNamara alongside warnings of possible American withdrawal or escalation.
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World Press
Viet Nam
U.S
Associated Press
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Asia
Europe
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Sunday Telegraph
North Viet Nam
Observer of
London
Daily Telegraph
Economist
Honolulu
France
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Figaro
Les Echoes
24 Hours
Red China
Koerner Stadt-Anzeiger
Hanoi
Frankfurt
Allegmeine Zeitung
Saigon
Frankfurter Rundschau
South
Seuddeutsche Zeitung
Munich
Viet
Italy
Turin
iGazetta del Popolo
Stempo
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
Rome
Tempo
Scandinavia
Dagens Nyhether
Stockholm
Stockhom
Aftonbladet
Social Democratic
Expressen
McNamara
China
State Department
Copenhagen
Denmark
Politiken
Social Liberal
Henry Cabot Lodge
America
Berlingske Tidende
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Volkskrant
Moscow
Turkey
Istanbul
Tercuman
Yugoslavia
Borda
India
New Delhi
Patrojot
Latin America
Mexico
Excelsior
el Sol
Doves and Hawks
Brazil
Estado of
Sao Paulo
Southeast Asia
Bomb Explosion in Manhattan Subways Spurs Old Mad Bomber Recall
A powerful homemade bomb exploded in Chambers Street station injuring two women as authorities recall the long‑noted mad bomber George Metesky. Metesky, a former Con Ed worker, planted 32 bombs from 1940 to 1957. he now seeks release from Matteawan State Hospital.
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New York
UPI
Chambers Street
BMT
New Brooklyn Bridge
Carrie Mangan
Brooklyn
New York Eye and Ear Hospital
Maria Ortez
Bronx
George P. Metesky
Consolidated Edison Co
Metesky
Matteawan State Hospital
Beacon
N.Y
New York City
New York Journal- American
Snow Plagues Town Tutin in Serbia
Snow continues to fall over Tutin in southern Serbia causing electric outages and widespread disruption to factory work. Heavy damage to crops orchards and pastures is reported as relief efforts begin.
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Tutin
Yugoslavia
Train wreck kills 12 at Dube Station in Johannesburg
A passenger train carrying home bound African workers collided with a stationary train at Dube Station in Johannesburg. Twelve people were killed and 107 injured in the crash.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Dube
Belgrade Plans New Chemical Plant Amid Armored Guard
Belgrade in Yugoslavia announces construction of a new chemical plant. Officials say personnel will operate with armed guards as a security measure during development and early operations.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Distortion Buying Charges Roil Texas Attorney General Race
In Texas the attorney general race heats up as Crawford Martin accuses AFL-CIO of distorting his voting record to aid state senator Franklin Spears. Spears accuses a powerful Austin clique of saturating the airwaves with pro-Martin advertising and lobby influence.
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Crawford Martin
Afl-Cio
Franklin Spears
Martin
Tyler
Spears
Austin
Texas
COPE
Union
J.B.C
John Bowden Connally
John’s Roy Crawford
Duval
Starr J
Zapata
Campaign Gifts and Expenses For Martin and Spears Runoff
Crawford Martins report shows he has collected more than three times as much in campaign contributions as Franklin Spears since the May primary. Both candidates filed mandatory finance statements with the secretary of state ahead of the June 4 attorney general runoff.
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Austin
Crawford
Martin
Franklin Spears
Spears
J. R. Partain
Conservative Party Nominates Bard Logan for Governor
SAN ANTONIO UPI The State Conservative Party on Monday nominated Bard A Logan of San Antonio as its gubernatorial candidate at its annual convention. He was the sole statewide nominee as he was the only party member to file for statewide office last February. The convention adopted a platform urging US withdrawal from the United Nations and aid refusals to nations aiding the enemy, recognition of Rhodesia, and a bill repealing the income tax.
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San Antonio
UPI
Conservative
Bard A. Logan
Logan
United Nations
Rhodesia
Conservative Party
Second man sought in Dallas hatchet assault case
Walter Young, a 48 year old ex convict once sentenced to death for rape, was arraigned on assault to murder and kidnapping charges in the abduction of Wanda Joyce Weaver 11 and the hatchet beating of her brother Douglas Glenn Weaver 8 near Dallas. Police seek a second suspect in the six day old case.
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Vincent Young
Dallas
Douglas Weaver
Wanda Joyce Weaver
Dallas (Ap
Sheriff's Deputies
Walter Young
Douglas Glenn Weaver
Rylie
Young
Justice of the Peace
Bill Richburg
Dallas ‘County
East Dallas
Richburg
Parkland Hospital
Wanda Joyce
Decker
Lancaster, Tex
R. G. Brown
Brown
Dallas Police Department
Will Fritz
Homicide Bureau
Fritz
Walter Vincent Young
Walter Crowder Young
Vincent Walter Young
Shostakovich Reported Suffering Possible Heart Attack
Unconfirmed reports in Moscow claim Dmitri Shostakovich, 59, had a heart attack. A conservatory official declined to confirm and Tass offered no details while noting his unexpected illness kept him from the Tchaikovsky Festival opening.
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Moscow
UPI
Dmitri Shostakovich
Moscow Conservatory
Conservatory
Shostakovich
Tass
Lenin
Shooting Feel Nairobi Kenya Hikes Animal Photo Rates
Nairobi Kenya based service Shooting Feel announces higher charges for animal photography sessions citing increased operating costs. The company plans tiered pricing for domestic and international clients with new packages and added travel fees.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Burglary and Theft Reports From Lubbock Police
Multiple incidents Sunday and over the weekend include three house burglaries yielding 365 dollars cash, jewelry and cigarettes. Victims listed include E. E. Wickliffe Ruth Wilkinson Johnny Branum and Tommy Herring with losses of cash pearls tools and a vehicle items. Vandalism includes pellet shots on a Texaco station and a window smash at Little Party House. Two youths were arrested in connection with a vending machine break-in.
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Lubbock
E. E. Wickliffe
57Th St
Johnny Branum
65Th St
Ruth Wilkinson
1St St
Tommy Herring
List St
James Lummus
Texaco
Ave. H
Alvin Gou Iete
Sinclair Station
50Th Street
Southeast Drive
Mackenzie Park
69Th
Hartford Avenue
Bill S Wright
65Th Place
James Smith
Baylor St
J. A. Womack
44Th St
Ince Automatic Laundry
E. Broadway
Model Home London Teen Arrested for Display House Break-in
Police were impressed during a visit to Anthony Sweet's home as they described the interior like a show house. The 17 year old was arrested for breaking into a builder's display home to furnish his mother's residence.
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Model Home London
Anthony Sweet
Sweet
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Russia
Copernicus
Archimedes
Plato
World Book Encyclopedia
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Smithsonian Institute
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