Bloodless coup installs Khanh ruler of South Vietnam
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh, a 37-year-old army corps commander, seized power in a swift bloodless coup backed by the U.S. He dissolved the old government and jailed four key generals, while promising to smash communists and neutralists. A new revolutionary leadership took shape, with Khanh as chair of the standing committee, as Saigon radio advertised the move as eliminating conspirators and establishing democracy.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
U.S
Khanh
France
Saigon Radio
Plip
Fredies Chariie de Gaulle
Revolutionary Military Committee
Jane
Minh
Junta
Tran van Don
Armed Forces
le Ban Kim
de Gaulle
Ton That Dinh
Do Mau
le van Khiem
Diem
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paul D. Harkins
Duong van Minh
le van Kim
Military officials condemn news development amid war effort
U S military authorities voiced deep concern calling the move wrong in timing and harmful to the war effort. A senior officer described the development as wrong for the moment and damaging to strategic objectives.
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U. S
Trouble In South Viet Nam Could Benefit Communists
In Washington AP reports turmoil in South Viet Nam's government may open an offensive window for Viet Cong guerrillas to exploit. McNamara notes improved operations after the junta split political and military duties, with deltas showing aggressive activity yet some regions still fragile.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Akron landlady disputed over $21,259 found in home
The 16 year old son of Mrs Harriet Morris found a metal box with cash totaling 21,259 under a closet board in their Cuyahoga Falls rental. Landlord Thomas J LaCascio claims the money, hiring counsel, while Morris plans to keep it safe as efforts to locate the rightful owner continue.
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Akron
Ohio
Harriet Morris
David Morris
Cuyahoga Falls
Thomas J. LaCascio
Morris
Math Ability Pays Off For College Boys
Three Staten Island youths won second and third prizes in a New York contest at the Staten Island Ferry terminal by estimating the BTU content of a large fuel oil tank. Lewis Mandell, Jeffrey Michaels, and Arthur, all students aged 19 or 20, used probability math and slide rules to guess within 3 percent of capacity, aided by height surveys from shoulders and tape-measured sightings. They sold all prizes for nearly $1,800 to help pay college expenses.
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New York
Staten Island
Sud
Lewis Mandell
City College
Jeffrey Michaels
Arthur
Brooklyn College
Young Opposes Gov Wallace In Ohio Primaries
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio denounces George C. Wallace possibly entering Ohio's May 5 primary. He condemns Wallace for defying courts and abetting violence, calling his presidential bid audacious and unfit for national leadership. He criticizes Wallace’s TV remark calling federal government a central government in Washington.
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Young
Gov. Wallace
Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ohio
Wallace
Conference on Panama Collapses and Calls for OAS Meeting
The Panama government delivered a note to OAS secretary general Jose Mora alleging an unprovoked U S armed attack by forces in the Canal Zone and demanding an emergency hemisphere min isterial meeting. President Johnson rebutted the charge, saying U S troops repelled aggression amid sniper fire and mob action.
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OAS
Jose A. Mora
Inter- American Peace Committee
Moreno
Panama
Galileo Solis
Republic of Panama
United States of America
Canal Zone
Johnson
U.S
Siamese Twins Die in Pittsburgh Hospital Hour
Siamese twins born near St Clair Wednesday died within the hour at a Pittsburgh hospital. A spokesman said the juncture location and the babies' sex and parents' identities were not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
St. Clair
Westbound wisdom meets cloverleaf chaos
A witty quip about the old saying Go West clashes with real driving. The joke highlights the trouble of making a sharp turn at a cloverleaf interchange and the impracticality of the advice when faced with traffic design.
U.S. protests rise as Soviets down plane in East Germany
Washington accuses the Soviet Union of a brutal act after a U S Air Force trainer was shot down in East Germany killing three officers. The State Department urged access to wreckage and the bodies while noting Moscow must respond to the protest.
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State Department
West
East Germany
U.S
Asst. Secretary of State
William Tyler
Georgi M. Kornienko
Kornienko
Washington
Potsdam
Russians Knew Plane In Trouble
Washington AP reports Air Force officers believe Soviets suspected the US T-39 jet trainer downed in East Germany faced navigation and radio troubles. Attempts to warn the plane were broadcast in clear on monitored frequencies, and the craft reportedly did not answer. Sen. Barry Goldwater questioned why a training plane was over enemy territory while campaigning for the GOP nomination.
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Washington
East Germany
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Pittsburgh
Goldwater
GOP
Air Force Reserve
Air Force row officers angered by T39 loss
Air Force professionals expressed anger over the downing of the unarmed T39 and the loss of three officers. Much of the discussion centers on the aircraft's intrusion across the Iron Curtain and what the Soviets knew about its plight, with much of the text labeled as speculation.
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Iron Curtain
Saturns Next Problem To Send Craft To Moon
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the Saturn 1 rocket will loft into orbit a model of the Apollo man to the moon craft in April as a step toward landing men on the moon this decade. The Saturn marked a flawless first full scale test flight lifting a 37700 pound satellite and generating 1.3 million pounds thrust. President Johnson called the test a giant step forward in U S space effort, noting cargo capability of 19000 to 20000 pounds.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Johnson
Washington
United State Space
United States
Moon
Space leaders on moon mission confidence in 1960s decade
Robert Seamans of NASA said the upcoming flight should bolster national trust in achieving a manned lunar landing this decade and advance the program. Wernher von Braun, head of the Marshall Space Flight Center, commented on the milestone as pivotal.
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Robert Seamans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cameras to snap closeups on Ranger 6 lunar mission
Cape Kennedy AP reports Ranger 6 launched atop an Atlas Agena to photograph and relay over 3 000 lunar surface images. Six cameras aim to capture objects the size of a car as the craft heads toward a hoped for crash landing Sunday, amid competing Soviet lunar activity.
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Cape Kennedy
Filia
Moon
Earth
Lunik 3
Ranger 6
Ts Six
Goldstone
Calif
U S May Join In Cyprus Peace Plan
London AP reports President Johnson told Britain the United States would join an international peacekeeping force in Cyprus if satisfactory arrangements are made. Ambassador Bruce relayed the decision to Commonwealth Secretary Sandys as the Soviet Union criticized moves to deploy soldiers from the US and NATO to Cyprus amid Greek Turkish tensions.
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London
Johnson
Britain
Cyprus
David Bruce
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Soviet Union
United States
NATO
Monoxide Gas Fatal in Columbus Home
Lou C Frey, 62, of Columbus appears to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Police forced entry after finding a home filled with fumes and operating space heaters.
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Columbus, Ohio
Louis C. Frey
Columbus
Weather outlook with increasing clouds and rain
Increasing cloudiness is forecast for tonight and tomorrow with rain in the area starting early tomorrow. Temperatures will be mild with daytime readings in the 40s and nighttime readings in the 30s. The high yesterday was 41 and the low today was 20.
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Doone van Minh
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Pentagon
Idelta
Ann Landers Seeneer
Dr. Crane
Michaels
Mandell
By Lewis Gulick
Moscow
Kremlin
Barents Sea
By Fred S. Hoffman
U. & Jet
Saturn
von Braun
Pla
H. M. Schurmeier
Space Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Russia
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