Riflemen to bolster South Viet Nam security postings
Army riflemen and military police will be sent to South Viet Nam to reinforce security at about 75 American bases. About 1,100 troops will be distributed in detachments to relieve guards and support logistics as part of agreed reinforcements. The moves aim to strengthen port facilities supply points and overall logistics for potential larger U.S. forces.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
South Vietnamese
Saigon
North Viet Nam Rejects Peace Talks and Aid Plan
North Viet Nam rejected President Johnson's offer of unconditional peace talks and dismissed his proposal for a $1 billion aid package to Southeast Asia. The stance comes as tensions over the war in Indochina continue.
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John Roderick Tokyo
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
George Ball
Washington
Ball
United States
Hanoi
Attempt On Life Probed In Iran Shah Attack
Tehran Iran AP government probes whether assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was part of a conspiracy. A soldier and two bodyguards were killed after gunfire at the Marble Palace entrance as the shah arrived. The regime says it will fight back and investigate conspiracy while the U S notes no official rejection of Johnson offers and urges peace talks without preconditions.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Marble Palace
Tornado devastates northern Ohio triggering widespread death toll
A massive tornado outbreak struck northern Ohio Sunday night killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 330. Toledo and nearby towns saw extensive damage with Pittsfield village wiped out except for a 12 foot high war monument. Gov Rhodes declared a disaster and ordered the National Guard to assist in cleanup as power outages and ruined homes affected dozens of communities.
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Toledo, Ohio
Ohio
Toledo
Pittsfield
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
The
van Wert
Indiana
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Army to Expand Communications with American Technicians
The Army will add American specialist technicians to bolster its communications system. Additional light observer airplanes are expected to be sent in, enabling pilots to fly daily over the same areas instead of spreading missions across the country.
Guard Units Helping In Flood Areas
Three National Guard units were ordered into action as Minnesota faced its costliest flood. The Minnesota and Mississippi rivers rose, 20,000 residents were homeless, 30 highways closed, and emergencies declared in St Paul as dikes were reinforced and rail services shifted to Minneapolis.
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St, Paul, Minn
National Guard
Minnesota
Mississippi
Red Cross
St. Paul
George Vavoulis
Union Depot
Mos
Minneapolis
Vavoulis
Mineapolis
Fridley
Johnson
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Marble Memorial Dedicated To FDR
Ambassador W Averell Harriman dedicated a small marble memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt on the 20th anniversary of his death. The ceremony on Pennsylvania Avenue near the National Archives honored Roosevelt’s ideals and plain people everywhere, with Harriman stating the monument would have pleased him most.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harriman
Roosevelt
National Archives Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tornado Toll Tops Hundreds Across Midwest States
A violent, multi state tornado outbreak killed at least 214 people and injured thousands, with Indiana hardest hit. Ohio Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Iowa saw dozens of deaths and widespread destruction as weather officials called it the worst since 1953.
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Indiana
Associated Press
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Dunlap
Holy Week Affects Three World Religions Across Faithful Rites
Pope Paul VI led Palm Sunday rites in Rome urging world peace as Holy Week begins for Christians Jews start Passover coinciding with Good Friday and Moslems begin the Feast of the Sacrifice. Talks urge Jewish emigration to Israel and Moslem pilgrimages amid Arab-Israeli travel limits.
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Sistine Chapel
St. Peters
Berlin
East Berlin
Wall
West Berliers
East
Great Britain
Ireland
Soviet Union
Israel
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Mt. Ararat
Weather Fair With Cooler Turning Tonight
Tonight will be fair and cooler with a low around 38. Tomorrow is expected sunny with temperatures in the 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 78, then cooled to 55 this morning.
Chuckle Over Tasks That Slip Mind After Delays
A light note about how some chores linger on the to do list as procrastination nudges them from memory. The piece wryly observes how repeated postponement leads to forgotten errands and comic resignation.
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