Escalating US raid hits North Viet Nam ports
More than 160 U S and Vietnamese Air Force planes attacked Quang Khe and Xom Dang ports and munition depots in North Viet Nam. Officials said 70 to 80 percent of the targets were destroyed and several planes were shot down. The attack followed recent Viet Cong actions and signaled a stepped up air war against Hanoi.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Quang Khe
Viet Nam
Xom Dang
Hanoi
Nguyen Kim Khanh
Namese
U.S
United States
Washington
Twin sisters found on mud bank in Stillwater River
Twin 18-year-old sisters Linda and Barbara Baker of Oakwood were found on a mud bank in the Stillwater River in Dayton. A moving van driver spotted them and alerted the city rescue unit. They are in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital while authorities investigate how they ended up in the river.
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Dayton, Ohio
Linda
Barbara Baker
Oakwood
Good Samaritan Hospital
What is your son taking up at college Space
A humorous exchange about a college student choosing space as a study path. The line plays on the double meaning of space as both a field of study and physical space around campus.
Two Bills Rez Provide Aid to Appalachian Areas in House Vote
The House planned a Wednesday vote on two economic aid bills targeting Appalachia. One, backed by the Johnson administration, would limit 1.1 billion dollars for 355 counties in 11 states mainly for roads. The other, from Rep. Cramer, would spend 995 million to aid current public works eligibles nationwide, mainly for highway construction. Democrats held a 294 to 140 edge, with 22 Republicans from Appalachia.
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Senate
Appalachian Mountain Area
Alabama
North Carolina
Ohio
Vania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
William Cramer
R-Fla
House
GOP Policy Committee
Johnson
Highlands
Appalachia
Rainy but mild forecast from Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau says it will be rainy yet mild tonight and tomorrow with temperatures in the 40s tonight and not reaching the 60s tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 65 and today’s low was 42.
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Weather Bureau
Safety Parley Opens at Manchester Inn Conference
About 100 people registered in 90 minutes for the Butler County Safety Conference as 8 a m registrations continued in the Manchester Motor Inn lobby. Juke Seibold said the event was just getting started as sections gathered at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and a banquet with awards and a keynote by Ohio State Sen. Tenneyson Guyer was planned for 6 15 p m with about 300 expected attendees.
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Butler County Safety Conference
Manchester Motor Inn
Manchester
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Ohio
Tennyson Guyer
Findlay
Mass Funeral Planned for Slain Negro Worker in Alabama
Civil rights leaders push for a large student funeral procession for Jimmie Lee Jackson 26 shot Feb 18 in Marion. Services planned in Selma and Marion with a mass march from a Marion church to the cemetery as King leads voter registration efforts in six counties amid rain and protests.
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Selma
Ala
Marion
Martin Luther King Jr
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Black Belt
Canal plan labeled feasible by Army Engineers
Brig. Gen. W. P. Leber, division engineer at Cincinnati, says the proposed Lake Erie and Ohio River canal project is feasible. Rep. Michael J. Kirwan, a on Appropriations Committee member, predicts board approval and says Congress may act this year to authorize construction.
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Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Industry And Union Steel Leaders Set Parley On Thursday
Pittsburgh AP negotiators for United Steelworkers and 11 basic steel companies plan a Thursday session to shape next steps in resuming talks for a new contract. Aimed at extending the May 1 strike deadline, the meeting precedes a Monday restart of talks and a proposed special Thursday union chairmen session.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
R. Conrad Cooper
USW
David J. McDonald
Basic Steel
Cooper
McDonald
Basic Steel Bargaining Committees
Women On Campus Stir Controversy At Kenyon College
At Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio administrators propose a separate but equal coed college adjacent to the all male campus. Student leaders and many students oppose the plan fearing distraction from studies and loss of campus culture. Proponents say coeducation would boost academics and competitiveness.
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Kenyon
Gambier, Ohio
Little Kenyon College
Women's College
William Hamilton
Cincinnati
Stormy Weather Strikes Central and Southern Regions
Stormy weather with snow rain hail sleet and strong winds swept central and southern areas. Blizzard warnings issued for eastern Kansas northwestern Missouri and parts of Minnesota while eight Midwest states and New Mexico faced heavy snow. Schools closed power disrupted and many families evacuated due to flooding from ice jams and rising rivers. Snow totals reached up to 14 inches in Minnesota and New Mexico with highways still closed in eastern New Mexico.
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Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Midwest
New Mexico
Iowa
Nebraska
Housing Bill Is Presented by President Johnson to Congress
President Johnson urged Congress to create a Department of Housing Affairs and to provide 100 million dollars in matching grants for basic community facilities. He proposed rent subsidies for needy individuals and families funded by direct federal payments, with urban planning as a condition of aid and private builders delivering homes backed by FHA insurance.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Housing Affairs
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Atlas Centaur Rocket Explodes Before Surveyor Launch
A 10 story Atlas Centaur rocket exploded on its Cape Kennedy pad just as a Surveyor mockup was set for liftoff. The blast created a large fireball and smoke cloud but the 80 crew in a nearby blockhouse were unharmed. The rehearsal aimed to test lunar landing readiness for next autumn.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
McNamara Seeks Guard Merger To Boost Combat Readiness
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told Congress that merging Army Reserve units into the National Guard would raise combat capability by treating Guard units as high priority with full equipment. He said annual savings would exceed 150 million dollars, while drill strength would drop from 700 000 to 550 000 across Reserves and Guard, provoking opposition over retirement benefits.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
National Guard
Senateness Subcommittee
McNamara
Guard
Air Force Reserve and Guard
Education and Labor OKs $1.3 Billion School Aid Bill
The House Education and Labor Committee approved President Johnson's $1.3 billion bill to aid public and parochial schools.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
U S Policy In Viet Nam Confusing Communists
AP Analyst William L. Ryan notes that Johnson administration moves on Viet Nam may be widening rather than narrowing the gulf with Communist blocs. He cites cautious shifts in Moscow Peking and Asian anti American factions and highlights Sihanouk'sCambodian conference urging withdrawal of both sides.
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Viet Nam
Asia
Washington
Hanoi
Peking
United States
U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Philos
Sihanouk
South
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